NEW YORK: Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady said yesterday that an NFL rule change easing jersey number restrictions was “dumb” and would lead to “a lot of bad football” next season. The 43-year-old quarterback who sparked the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to victory in February’s championship game after winning six […]
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BARCELONA: Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona crushed Getafe 5-2 today to stay in the hunt for the La Liga title. Messi gave Barca an early lead with the help of a pin-point pass from Sergio Busquets but Getafe pulled level with an own goal by Clement Lenglet. The visitors […]
SAO PAULO: Brazil’s Olympic football coach, Andre Jardine, said yesterday he wants to pick star forward Neymar for the Games in Tokyo later this year, but admitted it would be “difficult.” Neymar inspired Brazil to their first Olympic gold medal in football on home soil in 2016, ending a six-decade […]
LONDON: Chelsea forward Tammy Abraham will not be handed game time just to boost his chances of making England’s squad for the European Championship as manager Thomas Tuchel told his players their personal ambitions won’t sway his choices. Abraham, 23, is Chelsea’s top scorer this season with 12 goals in […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Perak FC staged a strong fightback to defeat Super League minnows UiTM FC 3-2 at Perak Stadium in Ipoh last night. Ghanaian striker Nana Poku shocked the hosts in the 20th minute through a penalty, which was awarded after he was brought down by Perak FC defender Muhammad […]
LONDON: Real Madrid will benefit more than Liverpool from the absence of fans in their Champions League quarter-final, said Rafa Benitez. Liverpool face Madrid in Spain later today before next week’s return fixture at Anfield, where the Merseyside club have struggled in the Premier League this season, with matches taking […]
PARIS: Both legs of Chelsea’s Champions League quarter-final meeting with Porto will be played in Seville, Spain over restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic, European soccer’s governing body Uefa said today. The first leg will take place on April 7 at Estadio Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan with the return fixture scheduled for […]
BERLIN: Bayer Leverkusen today sacked head coach Peter Bosz and brought in Hannes Wolf in a bid to stop their slide down the Bundesliga table after having been top in December. Bosz, 57, has been replaced by former Germany Under-18 coach Wolf, 39, until the end of the season with […]
BERLIN: Nico Rosberg, himself the son of a former world champion, has warned Mick Schumacher to expect huge media attention when he makes his Formula One debut next week to follow in the footsteps of his father Michael Schumacher. “It’s not easy to be the ‘son of’. And with Mick, […]
LOS ANGELES: Golfer Tiger Woods said on Tuesday he is back home and continuing his recovery after suffering severe leg injuries in a car accident last month. “Happy to report that I am back home continuing my recovery,” the 45-year-old golf great said on Twitter. “I will be recovering at […]