TOKYO: Just one in four people in Japan want to see the coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Games held next year, with most backing either further delay or a cancellation, a new poll shows. Only 23.9 per cent of respondents in the three-day nationwide poll published on Sunday (Jul 19) said they wanted […]
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MADRID: Zinedine Zidane said Saturday (Jul 18) that his players will not be given any holiday after La Liga ends this weekend as Real Madrid turn their attention to their crunch Champions League tie with Manchester City. Madrid have won La Liga with a game to spare and could rest […]
England fast bowler Jofra Archer was fined an undisclosed amount and received an official warning for breaching the team’s bio-secure protocols following the opening test against West Indies, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Saturday. MANCHESTER, England: England fast bowler Jofra Archer was handed a fine and […]
Barcelona coach Quique Setien says his side still have what it takes to win this season’s Champions League despite their dismal end to the La Liga campaign. BARCELONA: Barcelona coach Quique Setien says his side still have what it takes to win this season’s Champions League despite their dismal end […]
Aiden Markram and AB de Villiers bludgeoned lightning half-centuries to lead their Eagles side to victory in the inaugural, experimental three-team Solidarity Cup fixture at Centurion Park on Saturday. PRETORIA: Aiden Markram and AB de Villiers bludgeoned lightning half-centuries to lead their Eagles side to victory in the inaugural, experimental […]
BUDAPEST: Red Bull used its first technical ‘joker’ of the season overnight Friday to make set-up changes to their Formula One cars ahead of qualifying for this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix. The team broke a technical curfew, which bans them from working within the confines of the circuit for an […]
MONACO: Monaco have sacked coach Robert Moreno and are preparing to hire former Bayern Munich boss Niko Kovac, a source close to the Ligue 1 club told AFP on Saturday (Jul 18). According to the source Spaniard Moreno, 42, has been relieved of his duties at the principality club only […]
MANCHESTER: England fast bowler Jofra Archer will be available to play in next week’s series finale against the West Indies after being ruled out of the second Test for a breach of coronavirus protocols, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced Saturday (Jul 18). Both teams have been living in […]
MANCHESTER, England: England need to bowl West Indies out cheaply and try to force a follow-on to have any chance of winning the second test, said seamer Sam Curran ahead of the third day on Saturday which was delayed by rain. “If we do get washed out today it is […]
Quique Setien said on Saturday he does not feel undermined by Lionel Messi’s damning review of Barcelona’s season and insists they can still win the Champions League. MADRID: Quique Setien said on Saturday (Jul 18) he does not feel undermined by Lionel Messi’s damning review of Barcelona’s season and insists […]