TOULOUSE: Italian sprinter Sonny Colbrelli of the Bahrain-McLaren team won a bunch sprint on stage two of the four-day French Route d’Occitanie race on Sunday after a 174.5km run from Carcassonne to Cap Decouverte. Britain’s Chris Froome and Colombian Tour de France champion Egan Bernal are warming up on the […]
REUTERS: When Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte faces the cameras after a match, it is a case of lighting the blue touch paper and standing well back. In his first season at Inter, the 51-year-old former Juventus, Italy and Chelsea coach has railed against his own club’s “poor planning” and […]
SILVERSTONE: Daniil Kvyat escaped unhurt when he crashed heavily after suffering a puncture on lap 13 of Sunday’s British Grand Prix, wrecking the rear end of his Alpha Tauri car. The Russian driver’s car lost both rear wheels in the impact, which saw him spinning off at the high-speed Maggots […]
NEW YORK: A record high percentage of US companies are beating analysts’ forecasts this earnings season, giving investors a glimmer of hope in what is still expected to be the slowest profit period since the financial crisis. More than halfway through second-quarter earnings, 82.1 per cent of companies reporting have […]
Global soccer body FIFA has said there is no reason for Swiss authorities to launch criminal proceedings against its president Gianni Infantino who will continue in his role as normal. BERN: Global soccer body FIFA has said there is no reason for Swiss authorities to launch criminal proceedings against its […]
McLaren are in good financial shape after a troubled start to a year turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Formula One team’s chief executive Zak Brown told reporters at the British Grand Prix. SILVERSTONE, England: McLaren are in good financial shape after a troubled start to a year […]
REUTERS: Manchester City’s struggle to prevent the best teams from scoring against them and their central defenders could be targeted in Friday’s (Aug 7) Champions League clash against Spanish champions Real Madrid, former England skipper Wayne Rooney said. Pep Guardiola’s City lead Real after they won the away leg of […]
VfB Stuttgart are ready to part ways with their top scorer Nicolas Gonzalez as long as the price is right, the club’s sports director Sven Mislintat said on Sunday. BERLIN: VfB Stuttgart are ready to part ways with their top scorer Nicolas Gonzalez as long as the price is right, […]
World 200 metres champion Noah Lyles has said fellow American sprinter Christian Coleman must show more responsibility after he was provisionally suspended for breaching whereabouts rules. REUTERS: World 200 metres champion Noah Lyles has said fellow American sprinter Christian Coleman must show more responsibility after he was provisionally suspended for […]
England’s Stuart Broad said he considered retiring after being omitted for last month’s series opener against West Indies at Southampton. LONDON: England’s Stuart Broad said he considered retiring after being omitted for last month’s series opener against West Indies at Southampton. England’s decision to go with James Anderson, Jofra Archer […]