PARIS: Paris St Germain completed a domestic treble as they beat Olympique Lyonnais 6-5 on penalties to lift the French League Cup on Friday with the match ending in a 0-0 stalemate after regular and extra time. Second-half substitute Pablo Sarabia scored PSG’s final penalty in the shootout after goalkeeper […]
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REUTERS: Brendon Todd used a red-hot putter to grab a four-shot clubhouse lead over defending champion Brooks Koepka and South Korean An Byeong-hun in the second round at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis on Friday. World number 51 Todd, who won two PGA Tour titles on consecutive starts […]
REUTERS: A flawless, six-under-par round propelled Danielle Kang to an early lead at the LPGA’s inaugural Drive On Championship in Toledo, Ohio, with South Africa’s Lee-Anne Pace one stroke behind. The 54-hole tournament at Inverness Club started on Friday in a fanless setting as the LPGA got back into action […]
BERLIN: Benedikt Hoewedes, a German World Cup winner, said on Friday that he is retiring aged 32 for family reasons. He made 44 appearances for Germany at centre-back and full-back and played every minute on the way to triumph in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. He played more than […]
ROME: Victor Osimhen has signed for Napoli after the Serie A side splashed out a club record fee of up to €80 million (US$94.6 million) to sign the Nigeria forward from French outfit Lille. A source from Lille who was familiar with the transfer had told AFP that the Ligue […]
TOKYO: Tokyo’s new Olympic Stadium will host its first track and field meeting on 23 Aug 23, exactly two weeks after the 2020 Games’ athletics were due to end, World Athletics announced on Friday (Jul 31). The field will be largely made up of Japanese or Japan-based athletes. “Given the […]
NEW YORK: US Open organizers say they are confident in safety plans a month ahead of the Grand Slam tennis event in New York even as US COVID-19 outbreaks increase. The US Tennis Association (USTA) said Friday it “continues its plans to stage the US Open” as well as an […]
ORLANDO: Players and coaches took a knee during the US national anthem as the NBA season restarted at Disney World in Florida on Thursday (Jul 30). Players from the Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans wearing t-shirts bearing the slogan “Black Lives Matter” kneeled in unison just before tip-off as […]
RIYADH: The proposed takeover of Premier League club Newcastle United by a Saudi Arabian-backed consortium has collapsed after the group announced they were ending their interest in the deal. The group, which included Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund PIF, PCP Capital Partners and Reuben Brothers, was reported to have made […]
A special prosecutor appointed to look into dealings between Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber and FIFA President Gianni Infantino has launched criminal proceedings against the head of world soccer and requested approval to open proceedings against Lauber, authorities said on Thursday. ZURICH: Criminal proceedings have been opened against FIFA president […]