SPIELBERG, Austria: Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff may have seen his world champion team claim victory in the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix, but he still insists the “gloves are off” when the duel for supremacy with rivals Red Bull resumes on Sunday (Jul 12). Valtteri Bottas gave Mercedes a pole-to-flag […]
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MADRID: Barcelona kept their faint title hopes alive and doomed Espanyol to relegation on Wednesday (Jul 8) as Luis Suarez’s goal proved the winner in a pivotal Catalan derby at the top and bottom of La Liga. A cagey contest at Camp Nou exploded into life for six frantic minutes […]
BRIGHTON, England: Mohamed Salah scored twice as champions Liverpool moved on to 92 points with a 3-1 win at Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League on Wednesday (Jul 8). The victory kept Liverpool on target to secure a record Premier League points tally, with Juergen Klopp’s side needing […]
PARIS: Organisers of the 2024 Paris Olympics will review the risk of extra expenditure for the event due to the coronavirus pandemic by the end of the year, sources said on Wednesday (Jul 8). French President Emmanuel Macron, International Olympic Committe (IOC) chief Thomas Bach and the head of the […]
MADRID: Four of Spain’s largest construction firms are competing for a contract to upgrade soccer club Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium, having submitted preliminary offers last week, five sources close to the matter said on Wednesday (Jul 8). Infrastructure heavyweights Ferrovial, Sacyr, FCC and Acciona have each paired up with local […]
LONDON: Two-times Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso said age was not the issue after securing a comeback deal with Renault to race into his 40s. The Spaniard turns 39 this month and, after two seasons out, will be returning next year with the team that took him to his […]
REUTERS: This year’s Ryder Cup, which was scheduled to be held in late September in Wisconsin, has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers said on Wednesday (Jul 8). The hotly-contested biennial team competition between the United States and Europe, known for its raucous, partisan crowds, was originally scheduled […]
LONDON: The Indianapolis 500, and the possibility of taking the Triple Crown of Motorsport, remains Fernando Alonso’s top priority for this year despite securing a Formula One comeback with Renault for 2021. The Spaniard is a double F1 world champion and Monaco Grand Prix winner as well as two-times Le […]
LONDON: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United may need to win all of their remaining Premier League games to qualify for next season’s Champions League. Leicester’s 1-1 draw at Arsenal on Tuesday (Jul 7) means if United, who travel to Aston Villa on Thursday, win their remaining five matches they […]
BELGRADE: Novak Djokovic has accused critics of subjecting him to a “witch-hunt” after his regional Adria Tour tennis event ended in a novel coronavirus fiasco and said he was still uncertain whether he would play at the Aug 31-Sep 13 US Open. Images and videos of the players hugging at […]