LONDON: Tottenham manager Antonio Conte said Harry Kane is running on empty just over a week before he leads England into battle at the World Cup. Conte blamed a lack of other available options for starting Kane in Spurs’ 2-0 League Cup defeat to Nottingham Forest on Wednesday. The England […]
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RAUB: UAE (Team Emirates) rider Juan Sebastian Molano shifted into top gear in the final 300 metres to win Stage 2 of the Tour de Langkawi from Kuala Klawang to Raub as sprinters dominated the race for a second consecutive day. The Colombian wriggled his way out of a tightly-packed […]
KUALA LUMPUR: The Mercedes Formula One team said today it will renew its title and technical partnership with Malaysian oil company Petronas from 2026. Mercedes have won the constructors title eight times since partnering with Petronas in 2010, though drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell are yet to win a […]
BOLOGNA: Bologna have appointed former Barcelona midfielder Thiago Motta as their head coach to replace the sacked Sinisa Mihajlovic, the Serie A team’s CEO Claudio Fenucci said on Saturday. Former Genoa boss Motta was most recently in charge of Spezia and will officially take charge of Bologna next week following […]
MUNICH, Germany : Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman will miss Saturday’s Bundesliga game against visiting VfB Stuttgart after picking up an injury in training, coach Julian Nagelsmann said on Friday. Bayern, who beat Inter 2-0 in their Champions League group opener on Wednesday, will look to bounce back after two […]
Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane has set his sights on chasing down Alan Shearer’s all-time Premier League goalscoring record after his two goals against Nottingham Forest moved him up to joint-third in the scoring charts. Kane missed a penalty but netted twice to surpass 200 league goals in his career […]
PARIS: Gianluca Scamacca scored his first West Ham goal on Thursday to help secure a 3-1 win over Danish minnows Viborg in the Europa Conference League play-offs. West Ham, who made the Europa League semi-finals last season, went into the game after back-to-back losses in the Premier League to Manchester […]
SINGAPORE: Just a year ago, Loh Kean Yew was ranked 40th in the world. Eliminated in the group stages of the men’s singles at the Tokyo Olympics, his last tournament win was two years prior. By his own admission, Loh was an unknown entity. The Singaporean’s claim to fame was […]
SINGAPORE: Former US Masters champion Patrick Reed will headline events in Singapore and South Korea as part of the Asian Tour’s new relationship with Saudi-backed LIV Golf, it was announced today. The American will play at the International Series Singapore from August 11 at Tanah Merah Country Club and the […]
British marathon runner Chris Thompson will miss the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon after being unable to obtain an American visa in time for the competition, UK Athletics (UKA) said on Friday. Dozens of competitors have been struggling to get a United States visa, with the logjam threatening to […]