SYDNEY: Australia’s planned A-League restart next week was thrown into chaos after three Melbourne teams failed to leave Victoria state when their dramatic airport dash to beat a border closure was scuppered by fog. Nine days from the scheduled opening game, the A-League was left seeking a New South Wales […]
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WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s government said on Tuesday (Jul 7) it has released the first instalment of a NZ$265 million (US$174 million) funding package to help the local sports industry cope with the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sports Minister Grant Robertson said much of the initial NZ$80 million tranche […]
LONDON: Arsenal are in talks with Real Madrid over keeping Dani Ceballos at the club, with the playmaker’s loan deal due to expire soon, manager Mikel Arteta has said. Ceballos, who joined Arsenal in July last year, missed over two months with a hamstring injury but scored in stoppage time […]
Ferrari are planning to speed up the introduction of upgrades to their under-performing Formula One car after a difficult season-opening race in Austria last Sunday. REUTERS: Ferrari are planning to speed up the introduction of upgrades to their under-performing Formula One car after a difficult season-opening race in Austria last […]
When the players of England and West Indies walk out on to the lush Ageas Bowl pitch on Wednesday it will be a landmark moment for international cricket after a 117-day hiatus. LONDON: When the players of England and West Indies walk out on to the lush Ageas Bowl pitch […]
BERLIN: German Hans-Wilhelm Mueller-Wohlfahrt has said he quit as Bayern Munich team doctor in 2015 amid a spat with Pep Guardiola because the Spaniard “knew better”. “I couldn’t put up with the fact that a young coach (Guardiola) – who was very successful and who is probably one of the […]
Players are allowed to show more emotions at the Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS) than normally allowed on Tour and Frenchman Corentin Moutet did not hold back in an angry verbal exchange during his match against Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday. REUTERS: Players are allowed to show more emotions at the Ultimate […]
REUTERS: Leicester City playmaker James Maddison and full back Ben Chilwell are injury doubts for Tuesday’s Premier League clash at Arsenal, manager Brendan Rodgers said on Monday (Jul 6). The pair are among the top chance creators in Rodgers’ side this season as the Foxes look to retain their top […]
LONDON: Brendan Rodgers says Jamie Vardy’s decision to stay at Leicester has cemented his legacy at the King Power Stadium after the striker joined the Premier League’s “100 club”. The striker turned down the chance to join Arsenal in 2016, just weeks after spearheading the Foxes’ Premier League title success. […]
Nemanja Matic has signed a new contract with Manchester United to keep him at the club until June 2023. LONDON: Nemanja Matic has signed a new contract with Manchester United to keep him at the club until June 2023. The 31-year-old Serbia midfielder joined United from Chelsea in 2017 and […]