PARIS: Just over a week since the end of their Champions League adventure in Lisbon, Lyon return to domestic action on Friday (Aug 26) at home to Dijon with aspirations of dethroning Paris Saint-Germain for a first Ligue 1 title since 2008. Lyon reached the Champions League semi-finals for only […]
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NEW YORK: The PGA Tour said on Thursday (Aug 26) it will support any players who decide to protest against racial injustice following boycotts by athletes in other sports in the wake of the police shooting of a black man in Wisconsin. The NBA’s Wisconsin-based Milwaukee Bucks started the boycotts […]
PARIS: Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba was omitted from the France squad announced Thursday (Aug 27) for next month’s Nations League matches against Sweden and Croatia after testing positive for COVID-19, coach Didier Deschamps said. World Cup winner Pogba has been replaced by teenager Eduardo Camavinga, who was called up […]
NEW YORK: Japan’s Kei Nishikori said on Wednesday he had tested negative for COVID-19 after testing positive twice this month but he has decided to skip the US Open anyway. The 30-year-old, a finalist at Flushing Meadows in 2014, withdrew from the Western & Southern Open hardcourt event after his […]
PARIS: France midfielder Paul Pogba has been left out of their squad for next month’s Nations League matches after testing positive for Covid-19, manager Didier Deschamps said today. Rennes midfielder Eduardo Camavinga was called up as a late replacement for Manchester United’s Pogba. “I had to make a last-minute change […]
HONG KONG: Badminton’s world body cancelled a series of tournaments in Asia today in its latest calendar reshuffle, but said it hoped to finish the coronavirus-hit season with three major events in the region. The Badminton World Federation said the Thomas and Uber Cup, the year’s highlight after the Olympics […]
REUTERS: Premier League record appearance holder Gareth Barry has ended his playing career aged 39, British media reported on Thursday. Midfielder Barry made 653 appearances in lengthy spells with Aston Villa, Manchester City and Everton, scoring 53 goals. He also made 53 appearances for England. After almost a decade at […]
LONDON: Several Chelsea players have not returned for pre-season training after testing positive for Covid-19, according to reports in British media. The reports did not name the players and Chelsea did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Players who test positive have to self isolate for 10 […]
LONDON: Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has been granted a full retrial after appealing against Greek court convictions on multiple charges following a brawl on the island of Mykonos last week, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. England defender Maguire was found guilty of repeated bodily harm, attempted bribery, […]
KUALA LUMPUR: The back-up and professional shuttlers still stand a chance to make the national squad for the men’s singles event in the Thomas Cup in Aarhus, Denmark, in October. National men’s singles head coach Hendrawan said he and the other coaches would evaluate all aspects, including players’ current form, […]