Players and coaches around Europe are becoming increasingly perplexed by the current handball rule which one has said is best suited to table football. FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football – Premier League – Manchester United v Watford – Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain – February 23, 2020 Referee Martin Atkinson indicates to […]
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Chelsea were not eager to learn whether Manchester City’s ban from European football would be overturned or not and their target was always a top four finish, manager Frank Lampard said on Monday. REUTERS: Chelsea were not eager to learn whether Manchester City’s ban from European football would be overturned […]
Swiss sports shoe maker On, partly owned by tennis champion Roger Federer, denied on Monday a newspaper report that said it was making preparations for a stock exchange listing. VIENNA: Swiss sports shoe maker On, partly owned by tennis champion Roger Federer, denied on Monday a newspaper report that said […]
Spurs took a big step towards reaching the second-tier European competition with a 2-1 win against Arsenal on Sunday thanks to Toby Alderweireld’s late goal. Mourinho has already won the Europa League with Manchester United and with Porto – in its earlier guise as the UEFA Cup – and wants […]
TOKYO: Japan’s sumo association said Monday (Jul 13) it would allow fans to watch its July tournament at a Tokyo arena despite a recent spike in coronavirus cases in the capital. About 2,500 spectators a day, or 25 per cent of the indoor facility’s capacity, will be allowed to attend […]
England centre Manu Tuilagi has joined Sale Sharks until the end of next season after leaving Leicester Tigers, the Premiership club announced on Monday. REUTERS: England centre Manu Tuilagi has joined Sale Sharks until the end of next season after leaving Leicester Tigers, the Premiership club announced on Monday. Tuilagi […]
WASHINGTON: The NFL’s Washington Redskins will announce on Monday (Jul 13) they are changing their name, US media reported, following pressure from sponsors over a moniker widely criticised as a racist slur against Native Americans. Team owner Dan Snyder had long resisted calls to change the name, but came under […]
MANCHESTER, England: Manchester City’s two-year suspension from European football was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday (Jul 13), allowing the club to compete in next season’s Champions League. CAS ruled that City did not breach Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules by disguising equity funding as […]
Spaniard Pol Espargaro has signed a two-year deal to race for MotoGP champions Repsol Honda from 2021 when Marc Marquez’s brother Alex will move to the LCR team in place of Britain’s Cal Crutchlow, Honda said on Monday. REUTERS: Spaniard Pol Espargaro has signed a two-year deal to race for […]
TOKYO: Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, often floated as a future Japanese prime minister, said on Monday (Jul 13) the Olympics must go ahead next year as a symbol of world unity in overcoming COVID-19, even as her city grapples with stubborn spikes in cases. Japan has not seen an explosive […]