NEW YORK: World number eight Belinda Bencic has withdrawn from this year’s US Open, joining a growing list of players who have decided to skip the tournament amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Bencic on Saturday announced her decision on Twitter where she also said she would skip the Western & Southern […]
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LONDON: Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes has played down comparisons to Eric Cantona after a blistering start to his career at Old Trafford, insisting he needs trophies on his resume before he can begin to reach the Frenchman’s status. Fernandes has made an instant impact since arriving from Sporting Lisbon in […]
NEW DELHI: MS Dhoni on Saturday (Aug 15) retired from India’s national team ending one of the most heralded international cricket careers ever. The 39-year-old wicketkeeper batsman is India’s most successful captain having won the World Cup, the inaugural T20 World Cup and the Champions Trophy. Dubbed ‘Captain Cool’ because […]
GLASGOW: Scottish football has to assume it’s responsibilities in observing the coronavirus protocols and is not being singled out for punishment Professor Jason Leitch, Scotland’s national clinical director, told the BBC on Saturday (Aug 15). Scottish football has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons over the past […]
NEW YORK: Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremonies for the late Kobe Bryant and other 2020 inductees have been postponed to May 13-15, 2021 due to COVID-19 issues, officials announced. The organization had been trying to set up an October 2020 date for ceremonies, which will be staged at Mohegan […]
LONDON: Arsenal’s head of football Raul Sanllehi is leaving the club with managing director Vinai Venkatesham set to take over, the Premier League side announced today. Sanllehi, who was formerly Barcelona’s director of football, was initially appointed the club’s head of football relations before taking on the role of head […]
MADRID: Lionel Messi’s body language said it all as Barcelona were sent into full-blown meltdown in their historic Champions League quarter-final humiliation at the hands of Bayern Munich yesterday. He could only look on helplessly as the club to which he has brought so much glory succumbed to a record […]
LISBON: For the first time in 13 years, there is no Spanish team in the semi-finals of the Champions League and the way in which Barcelona were dumped out, with an 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich, emphatically ended the era of La Liga supremacy. There was one basic similarity in […]
IPL 2020 is all set to roll from September 19 and millions of cricket fans will be tuning in. However, in case you did not know, Hotstar, the official streaming partner for the Indian Premier League (IPL) has decided to move the match live streams behind a paywall this season. […]
SYDNEY: Former England and Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler claimed on Saturday (Aug 15) he was wrongfully dismissed by Brisbane Roar, saying the Australian club “turned gangster” on him and assistant Tony Grant. Fowler was appointed coach last year and overhauled the squad, lifting them to fourth in the A-League before […]