Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane has set his sights on chasing down Alan Shearer’s all-time Premier League goalscoring record after his two goals against Nottingham Forest moved him up to joint-third in the scoring charts. Kane missed a penalty but netted twice to surpass 200 league goals in his career […]
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PARIS: Gianluca Scamacca scored his first West Ham goal on Thursday to help secure a 3-1 win over Danish minnows Viborg in the Europa Conference League play-offs. West Ham, who made the Europa League semi-finals last season, went into the game after back-to-back losses in the Premier League to Manchester […]
SINGAPORE: Just a year ago, Loh Kean Yew was ranked 40th in the world. Eliminated in the group stages of the men’s singles at the Tokyo Olympics, his last tournament win was two years prior. By his own admission, Loh was an unknown entity. The Singaporean’s claim to fame was […]
SINGAPORE: Former US Masters champion Patrick Reed will headline events in Singapore and South Korea as part of the Asian Tour’s new relationship with Saudi-backed LIV Golf, it was announced today. The American will play at the International Series Singapore from August 11 at Tanah Merah Country Club and the […]
British marathon runner Chris Thompson will miss the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon after being unable to obtain an American visa in time for the competition, UK Athletics (UKA) said on Friday. Dozens of competitors have been struggling to get a United States visa, with the logjam threatening to […]
LONDON: Formula 1 can learn an important safety lesson from Chinese driver Guanyu Zhou’s huge British Grand Prix accident, according to Mercedes driver George Russell. The Briton was involved in the opening lap accident that sent Zhou’s sparking Alfa Romeo skidding upside down along the track before it flew over […]
Formula One statistics for Sunday’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone, round 10 of the 22-race season: Lap distance: 5.891km. Total distance: 306.198km (52 laps) 2021 pole position: Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull – grid set by result of sprint qualifying. 2021 race winner: Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes Race lap record: […]
Will Jordan became the sixth member of the All Blacks camp to test positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday but captain Sam Cane said the players were “rolling with the punches” ahead of Saturday’s test against Ireland. Outside back Jordan was in brilliant form in Super Rugby this season but joined […]
Former world number one Simona Halep pulled out of her semi-final match at the Bad Homburg Open in Germany on Friday due to a neck issue, days before the start of Wimbledon. The 30-year-old Romanian was due to play Canadian Bianca Andreescu, who will advance to the final of the […]
Europe’s DP World Tour on Friday (Jun 24) banned players who took part in Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf’s inaugural event earlier this month from three upcoming tournaments and also fined them £100,000 (US$122,790) each. “Every action anyone takes in life comes with a consequence and it is no different in […]