AMSTERDAM: Ajax Amsterdam defender Daley Blind will undergo further tests after his implanted heart defibrillator momentarily switched off in yesterday’s pre-season friendly against Hertha Berlin, manager Erik ten Hag said. The former Manchester United defender dropped to ground late in the game, which Ajax won 1-0 at the Johan Cruyff […]
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MILAN: Spanish forward Pedro Rodriguez yesterday signed a three-year contract with Serie A club Roma after leaving Chelsea on a free transfer. The 33-year-old former World Cup winner becomes the Italian club’s first summer signing on a deal which runs until June 2023. “I am delighted to be here at […]
BERLIN: Germany coach Joachim Loew omitted Bayern Munich’s Champions League-winning players from his squad announced yesterday for upcoming Nations League games against Spain and Switzerland, giving them extra time to recover. Captain Manuel Neuer, Joshua Kimmich, Serge Gnabry and Leon Goretzka were all left out for next month’s double-header, although […]
NEW YORK,: Usain Bolt was in quarantine yesterday as Jamaican media reported the sprint legend had tested positive for the coronavirus, just days after he celebrated his 34th birthday with a lavish party. The retired 100m and 200m world-record holder didn’t confirm his test result, but he urged anyone who […]
NEW YORK: Serbia’s Filip Krajinovic bounced second-seeded Austrian Dominic Thiem from the Western & Southern Open yesterday with a dominant 6-2, 6-1 victory. Krajinovic dropped just two service points on the way to victory in the tournament moved from Cincinnati to New York to put players in the same quarantine […]
NEW YORK: World number one Novak Djokovic battled through neck pain on the way to a 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 victory over Ricardas Berankis at the Western & Southern Open, where second seed Dominic Thiem crashed out. Djokovic, who pulled out of doubles with a sore neck on Sunday, made it […]
NEW YORK: Andy Murray claimed the biggest win of his comeback and a place in the last 16 of the Western and Southern Open yesterday by taking out self-destructing fifth seed Alexander Zverev 6-3 3-6 7-5. Murray offered hope he was on the right track after his injury woes with […]
LISBON: Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak said his club wants to develop a “constructive relationship” with European football’s governing body Uefa after the end of their bitter legal battle over financial rules. Uefa had banned City from European competition for two years after ruling they had breached Financial Fair […]
LONDON: Newcastle United have signed Ireland midfielder Jeff Hendrick on a four-year contract, the Premier League club said yesterday. Hendrick, who has 54 caps, arrives at St James’ Park on a free transfer after leaving Burnley at the end of his contract last month. The 28-year-old made 139 appearances for […]
NEW YORK: Slovan Bratislava have forfeited their Champions League first qualifying round tie against Faroe Islands side KI Klaksvik after a player from the Slovakian club tested positive for Covid-19, Uefa said yesterday. The match was initially scheduled for August 19 but postponed to August 21 after a member of […]