Jorginho will “play through pain” when Chelsea face Leeds United in the Premier League on Saturday, with fellow midfielders N’Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic still unavailable, manager Thomas Tuchel said. Kante has missed games due to COVID-19 and a groin problem this season and has not played since injuring his […]
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NAPLES: Brendan Rodgers admitted he doesn’t know what the Europa Conference League is after Leicester’s 3-2 defeat at Napoli condemned them to a place in the unheralded competition on Thursday. Napoli sent Leicester crashing out of the Europa League as the Italian side advanced to the knockout stages in a […]
LOS ANGELES: Jaren Jackson scored 25 points and Desmond Bane added 23 as the Memphis Grizzlies withstood LeBron James’s 100th career triple-double in a 108-95 NBA victory on Thursday. Lakers superstar James scored 20 points, pulled down 10 rebounds and handed out 11 assists and Anthony Davis added 22 points […]
OSLO: She risks prison, he has buried several colleagues: Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia, two champions of the free press, will on Friday receive this year’s Nobel Peace Prize honouring a profession under attack. Ressa, co-founder of the news website Rappler, and Muratov, chief editor […]
ABU DHABI: Max Verstappen continued his criticism of Formula One rules and officials on Thursday ahead of the title showdown in Abu Dhabi, saying he has been singled out for sanctions. The 24-year-old Dutchman, who was penalised twice in last Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, said he is punished for […]
MUMBAI: New Zealand are bracing for a trial by spin in their two-test series against India but the world champions are excited to face the acid test, captain Kane Williamson said on Wednesday. Winning a test series in spin-dominated India, who have not lost a series at home since late […]
Former Liverpool and England striker Daniel Sturridge has joined Perth Glory to help turn the A-League side into a winning team said the club’s head coach Richard Garcia. Sturridge has signed a one-year contract with the West Australian outfit for the coming season, which kicks off on Nov. 20 […]
TOKYO: As Tokyo’s Paralympics draw to a close and focus shifts to Paris 2024, France is looking for inspiration to the so-called “British model” that has produced Games success. Team GB is riding high in the medal tables at Tokyo once again, trailing only China in terms of golds. And […]
England are favourites to win the Twenty20 World Cup despite the absence of pace bowler Jofra Archer and all-rounder Ben Stokes, wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler said. Stokes was not included in England’s 15-man preliminary squad as he extends his break from cricket to focus on his mental health, while Archer ruled […]
LONDON: Players based in England will be able to represent their national teams in countries on the UK’s travel red-list this month after a bespoke quarantine exemption was granted today. A number of South American and African stars were not released by their clubs for the September international break as […]