PARIS: Daniil Medvedev moved into second place in the ATP rankings on Monday, overtaking Rafael Nadal. The 25-year-old Russian, who was beaten by world number one Novak Djokovic in this year’s Australian Open final, was elevated to second thanks to his win in the final of the Marseille tournament on […]
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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, is seen through a traffic sign at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office building in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. TOKYO: Tokyo Olympics organisers said on Monday (Mar 15) the […]
MADRID: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said on Friday that he is unsure as to where captain Sergio Ramos’s future lies after recent speculation about the defender’s next move. Ramos reiterated in multiple interviews on Thursday that he wanted to stay at the club once his contract expires this summer, […]
Former Singapore national football team captain and current head coach of the Young Lions Nazri Nasir. SINGAPORE: The Young Lions’ head coach Nazri Nasir will take on an “advisory role” this year as he continues his rehabilitation following a mild stroke last year, said the Football Association of Singapore […]
LONDON: Pep Guardiola says he may not be able to give Sergio Aguero much time on the pitch before his contract is due to end as Manchester City chase an unprecedented quadruple. The club’s record goalscorer, 32, is back in contention after a season ravaged by injury and illness but […]
BERLIN: Germany’s World Cup-winning head coach Joachim Loew will step down after the European championships this July, the German football association said on Tuesday (Mar 9). Loew will leave with a year left on his contract having signed up until the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar. In a statement, […]
PARIS: Novak Djokovic set a new landmark of 311 weeks as world number one on Monday, one week longer than Roger Federer whose tally of a record 20 Grand Slam titles is now firmly in the Serb’s sights. “Big day today”, tennis superstar wrote on Twitter. Djokovic, 33, won his […]
ISKANDAR: Here’s a chilling message from Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) head coach Benjamin Mora to the rest of the Super League teams: “I don’t think we are at 100 per cent.” If this JDT side, who are not firing on all cylinders, can shrug aside Kedah Darul Aman FC (KDA […]
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp raised eyebrows when he replaced top scorer Mohamed Salah in today’s 1-0 defeat by Chelsea but the German defended his decision, saying the striker was “feeling the intensity”. Klopp took off Salah, the league’s leading scorer with 17 goals, for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in the 62nd […]
In a study of 789 athletes from major league sports, only five showed signs of damage Most professional athletes who got COVID-19 didn’t suffer heart damage from it, a new study suggests. Researchers screened 789 players who had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infections for signs of myocarditis or pericarditis — […]