MILAN: Unbeaten since the restart of the season and with their players finally performing to their potential, AC Milan seem to be on the right track – yet the coach who has sparked the revival still faces an uncertain future. Stefano Pioli has carried on against a backdrop of reports, […]
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SPIELBERG: Red Bull team chief Christian Horner on Monday called on Lewis Hamilton to consider changing his approach to racing after knocking Alex Albon out of contention in Sunday’s action-packed Austrian Grand Prix. In the aftermath of a tumultuous 2020 season-opener held behind closed doors on their home Red Bull […]
REUTERS: Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold has enjoyed great success at full back but the 21-year-old has the ability to play anywhere in the Premier League champions’ midfield, club great Graeme Souness has said. Alexander-Arnold has made 12 assists in the league this season – behind only Manchester City playmaker Kevin De […]
REUTERS: Six-times world champion Lewis Hamilton has said he was “silenced” earlier in his Formula One career over his plans to protest racism by taking a knee. The Mercedes driver was one of 14 who knelt before Sunday’s season-opening Austrian Grand Prix. Afterwards Hamilton spoke of a discussion he had […]
LONDON: British sprinter Bianca Williams said on Monday (Jul 6) she was considering legal action against the police after accusing officers of racially profiling her and her partner in a stop-and-search operation in London. The European and Commonwealth 100m relay gold medallist also rejected the force’s account their car had […]
NEW DELHI: India captain Virat Kohli faces an inquiry into a potential conflict of interest over his positions in two business ventures. DK Jain, ethics officer for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), said late on Sunday that a complaint by a state association member will be […]
SEOUL: Former team mates of a South Korean triathlete found dead last month after alleging she had been abused by her coaching staff said on Monday (Jul 6) athletes endured a living “hell” and were habitually beaten and verbally abused. Choi Suk-hyeon, a member of the national triathlon team, died […]
MUMBAI: French Open organisers are taking every precaution to ensure the Grand Slam does not meet the same fate as Novak Djokovic’s Adria Tour, which was abandoned after several players tested positive for COVID-19, tournament director Guy Forget has told Reuters. Djokovic has come under fire after the charity event […]
LONDON: Sadio Mane helped Liverpool keep alive their bid to set a new Premier League points record as the champions beat Aston Villa 2-0 to restore a 23-point lead over Manchester City, who were beaten at Southampton on Sunday (Jul 5). Just four days after City thrashed Liverpool 4-0 to […]
BERLIN: Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick says he is determined to keep defender David Alaba and midfielder Thiago Alcantara, who has been linked to a move to Liverpool. “I will do everything I can to ensure that we can keep two such quality players,” said Flick after the Bundesliga champions […]