NEW YORK: Phil Mickelson, making his first US PGA Tour start since turning 50, fired a seven-under-par 63 on Friday (Jun 26) to seize the lead in the Travelers Championship in Connecticut. The five-time major winner was the star of a marquee group that also featured world number one Rory […]
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SEVILLE, Spain: Sevilla missed out on an opportunity to move up to third in La Liga when they were held to a fourth consecutive draw in a 1-1 stalemate against visiting Real Valladolid on Friday (Jun 26). A late Lucas Ocampos penalty for the hosts cancelled out Kiko Olivas’s first-half […]
TURIN, Italy: Cristiano Ronaldo scored a thumping penalty and created goals for Paulo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuain as Juventus hammered 10-man Lecce 4-0 on Friday (Jun 26) to stretch their lead over Lazio at the top of Serie A to seven points. With Lecce’s Fabio Lucioni getting a straight red […]
PARIS: Formula One on Friday (Jun 26) distanced itself from comments by the sport’s former CEO Bernie Ecclestone that Black people were often more racist than white people. “In lots of cases, Black people are more racist than what white people are,” Ecclestone said in an interview with CNN. “At […]
NEW YORK: A total of 16 NBA players have tested positive for COVID-19 from 302 tests conducted last Tuesday, the league and its players union announced on Friday (Jun 26). None of the players or teams involved were revealed by the NBA in its two-sentence statement. The tests were required […]
LONDON: Former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers hailed his successor Jurgen Klopp’s achievement in securing the club’s first league title in 30 years as “an incredible moment in their history”. The 47-year-old Leicester manager saw his Liverpool team lose out by just two points to Manchester City in the 2013/14 season. […]
Novak Djokovic’s coach Goran Ivanisevic before his match during the Adria Tour in Belgrade, Serbia, Jun 13, 2020. LONDON: Former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic is the latest to announce he has tested positive for COVID-19 following the ill-fated Adria Tour organised by Novak Djokovic. Ivanisevic, who is part of […]
LONDON: Frank Lampard has warned his Chelsea players they still face a dogfight in the battle for a top-four Premier League finish despite their win against Manchester City. Christian Pulisic and Willian scored as the fourth-placed Blues beat City 2-1 on Thursday (Jun 25) – moving five points clear of […]
Soccer Football – Premier League – Leicester City v Aston Villa – King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain – March 9, 2020 Aston Villa’s Pepe Reina applauds fans after the match REUTERS: Former Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina said he was proud to have played for the Premier League outfit and […]
There was nobody in the stadium to burst into rapturous applause, but hearts were racing around the world among followers of Liverpool FC, says an observer. LEICESTER, England: What were you doing 30 years ago? Were you even born? Let me mark your card here. Research at CERN in Switzerland […]