LISBON: The latter stages of this season’s Champions League to be played as a mini-tournament in Lisbon could throw up some surprises, according to former Barcelona forward Rivaldo. Europe’s flagship club competition was left in limbo in March by the COVID-19 pandemic but action resumes later on Friday (Aug 7) […]
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DOHA: Former Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla said “Xavi was very important in my decision to come to Qatar” as he signed for the country’s highest-profile team Al-Sadd, where his fellow Spaniard is head coach. “He was my reference when he was a player, and I’m sure he’ll be the same […]
SILVERSTONE: Formula One team Racing Point will be docked 15 championship points after a complaint from rivals Renault that it had copied elements from Mercedes’ world championship-winning 2019 car was upheld, the FIA said Friday. Racing Point will lose 7.5 points for each of its two cars participating in the […]
SAN FRANCISCO: Brooks Koepka may have fallen just short in his bid for a US Open three-peat last year but yesterday the man who appears built for majors took another step towards a similar bold bid at the PGA Championship. Following his four-under-par 66 in the opening round at TPC […]
ROME: US billionaire Dan Friedkin has signed a deal to purchase the Italian Serie A football club AS Roma, the club said today. Roma said formal contracts with the Friedkin Group were signed yesterday for a transaction valued at €591 million (RM2.93 billion). The transaction is anticipated to close by […]
Vivo paid $330 million for a five-year deal up to 2022 NEW DELHI: The Chinese headline sponsor of the Indian Premier League, the world’s richest cricket tournament, is set to withdraw amid mounting hostility after a border clash between the Indian and Chinese armies, reports said. Phonemaker Vivo was […]
LONDON: Chelsea forward Pedro has undergone surgery on his shoulder ahead of an expected transfer to Roma, meaning he will not play for the Premier League club again. The 33-year-old Spain international confirmed on social media his operation had been successful. He landed awkwardly on his right shoulder when appearing […]
BERLIN: Football clubs in Germany’s top two divisions on Tuesday agreed to plans drawn up by the league which could allow the partial return of fans to stadiums from mid-September, despite the coronavirus pandemic. Under the plans proposed by the German Football League (DFL) for the new season, which starts […]
The 2021 Women’s World Cup in New Zealand could be played behind closed doors and in a bio-secure environment. Organisers of the tournament, scheduled for February and March, are advertising for a “bio-security manager”. The International Cricket Council (ICC) is understood to be looking at a range of options, in […]
MADRID: Spain’s World Cup-winning captain and goalkeeper Iker Casillas announced his retirement from the professional game on Tuesday (Aug 4), ending a career that spanned over two decades in which he captured the game’s biggest prizes. The former Real Madrid skipper had called time on his five-year spell with Portuguese […]