TOKYO: The Tokyo Olympics may have to be postponed again if the novel coronavirus mutates into a stronger pathogen, Kiyoshi Kurokawa, a prominent Japanese government adviser, said on Wednesday (Jul 15). However, a recent spike in cases in Tokyo is due to a failure to stick to guidelines to prevent […]
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Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said he has invited Wycombe Wanderers’ Adebayo Akinfenwa to their Premier League title parade shortly after sending the forward a congratulatory message for sealing promotion to the Championship. REUTERS: Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said he has invited Wycombe Wanderers’ Adebayo Akinfenwa to their Premier League title […]
Stricter interpretations around the tackle in Super Rugby Aotearoa are allowing sides to ignore contesting the breakdown and fan out across the field making defences more like rugby league, Waikato Chiefs assistant coach Roger Randle has said. WELLINGTON: Stricter interpretations around the tackle in Super Rugby Aotearoa are allowing sides […]
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool boss Juergen Klopp described as “not a good day for football” Manchester City’s successful appeal against a two-year UEFA ban for allegedly breaking Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. “I don’t think it was a good day for football yesterday, to be honest,” Klopp told a virtual news conference […]
MANCHESTER: If there is one thing that still riles Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, it is the suggestion that his Premier League success is down to money. After City were cleared of breaking UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which overturned the club’s two-year […]
Manchester City’s legal victory at the Court of Arbitration for Sports on Monday may be its most important one yet, says John Duerden. SINGAPORE: Monday (Jul 13) may have seen the most significant football result of the season but while Union of European Football Associations’ (UEFA) Financial Fair Play (FFP) […]
LONDON: An underwhelming Chelsea boosted their chances of a spot in next season’s Champions League, overcoming a slow start to beat relegated Norwich City 1-0 at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday (Jul 14). Olivier Giroud scored with virtually the last touch of the first half as Chelsea consolidated third place in […]
REUTERS: Benfica kept their slim hopes of winning the Portuguese title alive as a first-half goal from midfielder Chiquinho and a late second from substitute Haris Seferovic gave them a hard-fought 2-0 home win over Vitoria de Guimaraes on Tuesday. The victory leaves Benfica on 71 points after 32 games, […]
MILAN: Mario Pasalic scored a hat-trick as Atalanta brushed aside struggling local rivals Brescia 6-2 to move second in Serie A on Tuesday (Jul 14). Gian Piero Gasperini’s side extended their unbeaten league run to 13 games to move six points behind leaders Juventus who visit eighth-placed Sassuolo on Wednesday. […]
REUTERS: The Court of Arbitration of Sport’s (CAS) decision to overturn Manchester City’s two-year UEFA ban from European football while fining them €10 million (£9.09 million) is a disgrace, Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho said on Tuesday (Jul 14). UEFA ruled in February that City had committed serious breaches of […]