LONDON: Premier League champions Liverpool are the only club certain of their place in next season’s Champions League as the teams below them jostle for position and Manchester City await a court ruling. Pep Guardiola’s City, who humbled Liverpool 4-0 on Thursday, should still comfortably finish in the top four, […]
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SPIELBERG, Austria: In the unlikely scenario of Romain Grosjean sweeping to a podium finish at Sunday’s (Jul 5) Austrian Grand Prix, he demands forgiveness should he break the strict COVID-19 health protocols put in place at the Red Bull Ring. “We will want to jump into the arms of the […]
PANAMA CITY: Panamanian Roberto “Hands of Stone” Duran was released from hospital on Thursday (Jul 2) after being treated for COVID-19, the six-time boxing world champion announced via social media. “Today, with the blessing of God, I returned home after battling the COVID-19 virus. It was a World Championship fight,” […]
MADRID: Lionel Messi was reported on Thursday (Jul 2) to be planning to leave Barcelona in 2021, but Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane was hoping the Argentine maestro will stay in Spain. Messi’s current contract expires next year and he has halted negotiations due to frustrations with the direction of […]
BARCELONA: Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has called off negotiations over renewing his contract with the club and is ready to leave the Catalans when his current deal expires in 2021, according to a report by Spanish radio station Cadena Ser on Friday (Jul 3). The report said Messi and his […]
MANCHESTER: Manchester City reacted with a vengeance to being dethroned as Premier League champions by Liverpool to thrash the Reds 4-0 on Thursday (Jul 2). City sent a warning shot of their intentions to take the title back next season as Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling and Phil Foden all […]
World Rally Championship (WRC) organisers cancelled Argentina’s postponed round on Thursday while announcing the season, halted by the COVID-19 pandemic, would re-start in Estonia in September.* REUTERS: World Rally Championship (WRC) organisers cancelled Argentina’s postponed round on Thursday while announcing the season, halted by the COVID-19 pandemic, would re-start in […]
MOSCOW: Russia’s suspended athletics federation said on Thursday (Jul 2) it had missed a Jul 1 deadline to pay US$5 million of a fine to World Athletics, jeopardising the chances of its track and field athletes being able to compete internationally as neutrals. World Athletics, the sport’s global governing body, […]
Stephy Mavididi spent last season on-loan at Dijon MONTPELLIER, France: Montpellier announced on Thursday (Jul 2) they had signed English striker Stephy Mavididi from Juventus for a reported 6.3 million euros (US$7.12million). Arsenal youth product Mavididi, 22, has signed a four-year deal with the French club after scoring eight […]
LONDON: Brendan Rodgers says Leicester need to “reset mentally” to stay in charge of their Champions League destiny after their slump continued with a 2-1 loss at Everton. The Foxes remain third in the Premier League but are fading, claiming just two points from their three games since the Premier […]