MANCHESTER: Manchester City have signed Chelsea’s Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic on a four-year deal, the treble winners said yesterday. No financial details were disclosed but British media reported that City paid Chelsea £25 million (RM148.7 million) plus five million in add-ons for the midfielder. “This is a brilliant move for […]
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SYDNEY : If Eddie Jones was looking for winners when he started thinking about his Wallabies squad for the World Cup, the call to leviathan lock Will Skelton would have been one of the first he made. The hulking forward won the Super Rugby title in 2014 with the New […]
ENSCHEDE (Netherlands): Substitute Joselu scored a fortunate winner three minutes from the end as Spain booked their place in a second successive Nations League final with a deserved 2-1 victory over Italy today. Coach Luis de la Fuente’s side will meet Croatia in Sunday’s decider in Rotterdam having lost to […]
MELBOURNE : Australia head coach Rohan Taylor says Ariarne Titmus is tracking in the right direction ahead of her world championships showdown with Summer McIntosh despite falling well short of snatching back her 400m freestyle world record this week. Titmus qualified for Fukuoka with a dominant 400m win at world […]
MADRID: Carlos Alcaraz has enjoyed a spectacular start to his career by winning a Grand Slam crown and three Masters 1000 titles as a teenager and the world number two said he dreams of becoming one of the game’s all-time greats. The Spaniard, who turns 20 on Friday, won the […]
England fast bowler Stuart Broad wants the team to replicate the success of the 2005 Ashes series when they host Australia in the summer and inspire fans across the country. England regained the famous urn for the first time in 18 years in 2005 with a 2-1 series victory, which […]
NEW DELHI : Ajinkya Rahane made a name for himself with his fluent, textbook strokes in test cricket but the India stalwart has undergone a stunning metamorphosis to become one of the most dangerous batters in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL). Purchased by Chennai for the base […]
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said he already has his sights on the next season, urging the team to use their remaining games to build a strong foundation. Liverpool have had a disappointing run in the Premier League this season, with Klopp’s side eighth in the standings with 47 points – […]
LONDON: Frank Lampard claims Chelsea’s frantic fixture schedule is damaging his bid to solve his struggling team’s problems. Lampard is in charge at Chelsea until the end of the season after the Blues legend returned to replace the sacked Graham Potter last week. But the 44-year-old has had limited time […]
Three people were arrested in connection with homophobic and discriminatory chants made during an English soccer match on Saturday between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chelsea, the Wolves said. Both teams and the Premier League condemned the chants directed at Chelsea supporters during the game, which the Wolves won 1-0 at home. […]