Former Chelsea midfielder Oscar has retired at the age of 34 due to ongoing cardiac problems, his current club Sao Paulo said on Saturday. The former Brazilian international was admitted to hospital for five days due to cardiac complications in November, with extensive evaluations confirming the diagnosis of vasovagal syncope, […]
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March: Barcelona attacker Raphinha will miss their Champions League quarter-final tie with Atletico Madrid early next month after suffering a hamstring injury on international duty with Brazil, the LaLiga side said. The 29-year-old, who has scored 19 goals in all competitions for Barcelona this season, picked up the injury on […]
March: Rei Sakamoto became the latest teenager to make an impact at the Miami Open on Friday, claiming his first ATP Tour victory as five young players reached the second round of the Masters 1000 event for the first time in 19 years. The 19-year-old Japanese wildcard beat Aleksandar Kovacevic […]
The service, developed in partnership with StarHub, will be available for the 2026-27 Premier League season The world’s most popular club football competition, the English Premier League, is set to launch its own direct-to-consumer streaming service in Singapore this year, with plans for potential expansion to other countries, the Financial […]
MILAN: American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates said they believed they had delivered an Olympic gold-medal performance on Wednesday despite having to settle for silver behind France’s Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron. Chock and Bates entered the decisive free dance in a virtual tie for the lead […]
Wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has been ruled out of England’s Six Nations opener against Wales at Twickenham after pulling up with a leg injury in training, the Rugby Football Union said on Friday. The 23-year-old Exeter Chiefs player, who started all four of England’s autumn tests, was injured in training on […]
U.S. sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson was arrested on Thursday in Orange County, Florida and charged with dangerous excessive speeding, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. The Olympic gold medalist was pulled over by a traffic enforcement officer while traveling at 104 mph (167 kph) and “dangerously tailgating and traveling across […]
CAGLIARI, Italy: Juventus’ Serie A title ambitions are all but over after they suffered a 1-0 defeat at Cagliari on Saturday, in a game where the visitors were unable to make their domination of possession count. Juventus sit fifth in the standings on 39 points, 10 behind leaders Inter Milan […]
MELBOURNE: Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova withdrew from the Australian Open on Sunday after the Czech player said she was dealing with a shoulder injury. Vondrousova, who won her lone Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2023, has struggled for form since a quarter-final run at the U.S. Open last […]
Travis Head’s swashbuckling batting and the decision making of stand-in captain Steve Smith were hailed as the keys to Australia’s Ashes victory over England as the nation’s media revelled in their 4-1 series win. A five-wicket victory in the fifth test in Sydney on Thursday capped yet another comfortable home […]