REUTERS: Throughout a good part of his career Phil Mickelson was the best golfer never to win a major but as “Lefty” turns 50 he has become golf’s nearly man. As in nearly won the U.S. Open (runner-up six times). Nearly won the career slam. Nearly climbed to number one […]
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LONDON: Williams driver George Russell took his fourth successive virtual Formula One victory on Sunday (Jun 14) in the last race before the real season starts in Austria next month. With Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc absent, the Briton had already ‘won’ a fun series designed to fill the gap left by […]
LONDON: Williams driver George Russell took his fourth successive virtual Formula One victory on Sunday (Jun 14) in the last race before the real season starts in Austria next month. With Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc absent, the Briton had already ‘won’ a fun series designed to fill the gap left by […]
MADRID: Marcelo celebrated by taking a knee as Real Madrid returned from three months away following the coronavirus suspension by beating Eibar 3-1 on Sunday (Jun 14). After scoring Madrid’s third goal in the 37th minute, Marcelo dropped onto his left knee and raised his clinched right fist into the […]
LONDON: The stance of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in potentially banning athletes who kneel in support of anti-racism protests is a breach of human rights, the Global Athlete movement said on Sunday (Jun 14). Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter states that “no kind of demonstration or political, religious […]
LONDON: Sheffield United defender Chris Basham fears the introduction of the five substitutes rule for the rest of the season will favour the Premier League’s big clubs. Chris Wilder’s side are pushing for an unexpected place in the Champions League as the English top-flight season resumes on Wednesday with the […]
LONDON: England manager Gareth Southgate has said it was an easy decision to accept a 30 per cent wage cut to help the Football Association (FA) mitigate the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Football was suspended in March due to the coronavirus outbreak and England’s friendlies against Italy, Denmark, […]
BELGRADE: An emotional Novak Djokovic broke down in tears in front of a packed 4,000 crowd at his own tennis tournament after a 4-0 1-4 4-2 win over German Alexander Zverev sent fellow Serb Filip Krajinovic into the final on Sunday (Jun 14). “I am not crying because I got […]
MAINZ, Germany: Bundesliga club Mainz 05 said Nigerian winger Taiwo Awoniyi, on loan from Liverpool, was taken to hospital for checks after suffering a serious head injury in Sunday’s relegation battle at home to Augsburg. The 22-year-old was briefly motionless after landing awkwardly following a clash of heads with Augsburg […]
SINGAPORE: This year’s edition of the Singapore Grand Prix has been cancelled, it was announced on Friday (Jun 12). This decision was made due to “continuing nationwide restrictions on construction and business activities” brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, said race promoters Singapore GP in a press release. “While there […]