City, who play four of their last six away from home, host Spurs at the Etihad on April 20 – a game which comes after a two-legged Champions League quarter-final between the pair. Then the Manchester derby at Old Trafford on April 24 offers Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s United side the chance to ruin the ambitions […]
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Liverpool tops table for agents fees at 43 million pounds
LONDON: The 20 Premier League clubs splashed out a combined record 260 million pounds to agents last year, according to figures released on Thursday by the Football Association. Title-challenging Liverpool topped the table with £43.7 million going to agents for the 12 months ending Jan. 31 – more than Manchester City and Manchester United combined. […]
McGregor hints at retirement U-turn after Khabib feud
Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor hinted he may not be retiring after all on Wednesday after a racially-charged exchange of insults with rival Khabib Nurmagomedov. In a cryptic post on Twitter which came a week after he had vowed to hang up his gloves, the trash-talking Irishman indicated he was not done with fighting. […]
‘It hurts’: Valencia inflict first defeat on Zidane’s new Madrid
Zinedine Zidane dropped Gareth Bale and endured his first defeat since returning to Real Madrid as his side were deservedly beaten 2-1 by a resurgent Valencia on Wednesday. The last time Zidane left Bale on the bench, the Welshman proved a spectacular substitute against Liverpool in the Champions League final 10 months ago but there […]
England soccer manager Southgate honoured at Buckingham Palace
LONDON: England football manager Gareth Southgate received the OBE award at Buckingham Palace on Thursday after steering the national team to the World Cup semi-finals in Russia last Summer. Southgate, 48, dressed in his trademark waistcoat, was presented the award for services to football by Prince Charles after he was included in Queen Elizabeth’s 2019 […]
Bonucci says he spoke ‘too hastily’, condemns ‘all forms of racism’
Leonardo Bonucci (L) celebrates opening the scoring with Moise Kean (middle) Under-fire Juventus centre-back Leonardo Bonucci said Wednesday he had been “too hasty” when blaming young teammate Moise Kean for being partly responsible for racist insults hurled at him in a Serie A game at Cagliari. “After 24 hours I want to clarify my feelings,” […]
McGregor hints at retirement U-turn after Khabib feud
A week after mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor vowed to hang up his gloves, the trash-talking Irishman has indicated he is not done with fighting Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor hinted he may not be retiring after all on Wednesday after a racially-charged exchange of insults with rival Khabib Nurmagomedov. In a cryptic […]
Blundell called from wilderness into New Zealand World Cup squad
Wicketkeeper Tom Blundell was the surprise selection in New Zealand’s 15-man squad for cricket’s one-day World Cup later this year, despite never having played the format at international level. The 28-year-old Blundell has played just two Tests, making a century on debut, and three Twenty20 internationals for New Zealand, but will serve as a backup […]
Augusta National opens doors to women — at least for one day
When the fight for gender equality in golf is chronicled Augusta National will not be the key battle but it will be remembered as a provocative flashpoint and the site of another small victory this week when the club hosts a women’s tournament. When the golfers tee it up for the final round of the […]
ZTBL set women’s T20 Championship final date with SBP
Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) and State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) qualified for Friday’s final in the 2nd Inter-Departmental T20 Women’s Cricket Championship 2019 after winning their last league matches at the Diamond Ground here on Wednesday. In the first match of the day, ZTBL’s Almas Akram took three for 10 to dismiss the PCB […]