MADRID: Gerard Moreno took his season’s La Liga goal tally to 15 with a double strike as Villarreal stayed on course for the Champions League with a 2-0 win at Real Betis on Wednesday (Jul 1). Villarreal are in fifth place in the table, three points behind Sevilla who occupy […]
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If Tokyo can pull off a successful Olympics in 2021 despite the pandemic, it really could go down in history as the “Recovery Olympics”, says an observer. LONDON: Japan’s path to hosting the Summer Olympics has had more than its fair share of twists and turns. The Tokyo 1940 Olympics […]
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta understands playmaker Mesut Ozil’s disappointment at not featuring since the Premier League restart but says he will only select players based on their form. REUTERS: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta understands playmaker Mesut Ozil’s disappointment at not featuring since the Premier League restart but says he will […]
Adidas is itself no stranger to controversy FRANKFURT AM MAIN: German sportswear makers Adidas and Puma said Tuesday (Jun 30) they would join a growing advertiser boycott over hate speech against Facebook and Instagram in July, following major consumer companies like Levi’s and Coca-Cola. “Puma will join the #StopHateForProfit […]
REUTERS: Premier League chief executive Richard Masters suggested the proposed Saudi takeover of Newcastle United had become complicated but hoped to have a conclusion to the process shortly. The Premier League’s board has been carrying out an examination of the proposed takeover as part of its ‘owners and directors test’ […]
LONDON: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has challenged Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford to improve, saying he is open to further strengthening his attack despite their impressive goalscoring form this season. The Old Trafford giants are on course to have two players hit the 20-goal mark in the same campaign, in all […]
UEFA currently sees no need for a plan B for the Champions League final tournament due to be held in Lisbon, despite several suburbs of the Portuguese capital preparing to go back into lockdown as coronavirus cases surge again. PARIS UEFA currently sees no need for a plan B for […]
REUTERS: Liverpool defender Joel Matip will miss the remainder of the season due to a foot injury, the Premier League champions said on Tuesday (Jun 30). Centre back Matip, who has been limited to 13 games in all competitions this season, sustained the injury during Liverpool’s goalless draw with local […]
KARACHI: Six players have been cleared to join Pakistan’s cricket tour to England after recording two successive negative COVID-19 tests, officials said on Tuesday. But the other four of 10 players who originally came up positive for coronavirus last week will have to stay behind after failing further tests. Mohammad […]
JAKARTA: An Indonesian former sports minister has been jailed for seven years after being found guilty of taking US$800,000 in bribes, his lawyer said on Tuesday (Jun 30). The sentence handed down Monday by a Jakarta anti-corruption court came after Imam Nahrawi was convicted of accepting bribes to approve grants […]