LONDON: Fulham have signed goalkeeper Alphonse Areola on a season-long loan deal from French Ligue 1 champions Paris St Germain with the option to make the move permanent, the promoted Premier League side said in a statement on Wednesday. French World Cup-winner Areola, 27, spent the previous season on loan […]
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MILAN: AC Milan have signed Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali from Brescia on loan with an option to make the move permanent, the Serie A club said on Wednesday. Tonali, 20, has made 89 appearances for Brescia, who were relegated in July, and scored seven goals. He made his senior Italy […]
LONDON: The Premier League’s hopes of bringing fans back into stadiums in early October could be hampered after the UK government said it will review the plans and limit test events for sport. Prime Minister Boris Johnson told a Downing Street news conference that pilot events for sport in September […]
WASHINGTON: The United States has revoked visas for more than 1,000 Chinese nationals under a May 29 presidential proclamation to suspend entry from China of students and researchers deemed security risks, a State Department spokeswoman said on Wednesday (Sep 9). The acting head of the US Department of Homeland Security, […]
LONDON: Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne was named men’s Player of the Year while Chelsea forward Bethany England won the women’s award, England’s Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) announced on Tuesday. De Bruyne, 29, scored 13 Premier League goals last season and the Belgian international also equalled the league record […]
BERLIN: Bayern Munich head coach Hansi Flick admitted today that uncertainty over whether Thiago Alcantara and David Alaba will stay is “not ideal” as the newly-crowned European champions prepare for the new season. Spain playmaker Alcantara and Austria defender Alaba — key members of the team which won the Champions […]
LAUSANNE:The International Olympic Committee has confidence in its preparations and in Japanese government support for next year’s Tokyo Olympics, but said all scenarios would be discussed in the coming weeks amid the ongoing pandemic. IOC President Thomas Bach said on Wednesday that his organisation was committed to delivering a safe […]
NEW YORK: Brooks Koepka will miss next week’s US Open due to his ongoing knee injury, the two time champion said on Wednesday. Koepka, who won the tournament in 2017 and 2018, has been plagued by a knee problem all season and skipped this year’s FedExCup playoffs. “Unfortunately, I have […]
LONDON: Mexican driver Sergio Perez will leave Racing Point at the end of the Formula One season, he and the team announced on Wednesday. The news followed speculation that four times world champion Sebastian Vettel is poised to join the Canadian-owned team, which will take the name of sportscar maker […]
NEW YORK: Third seed Daniil Medvedev continued his march towards a first Grand Slam title on Wednesday powering into the US Open semi-finals with a clinical 7-6(6) 6-3 7-6(5) victory over childhood friend Andrey Rublev. The first Russian duo in the quarter-finals at a Grand Slam since Igor Andreev and […]