Ship-tracking data showed three liquefied natural gas tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, heading to Pakistan, China and India, as well as a supertanker with Iraqi crude for China after being stranded for nearly three months. The vessels join a handful of supertankers leaving the Gulf this month via a transit […]
Guardiola says Man City successor cannot be ‘copy and paste’
Departing Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he hoped his successor can be true to themselves, warning that any attempt to find a carbon copy of him would likely backfire. Guardiola, who led City to six Premier League titles, a Champions League triumph and the Club World Cup, will leave at the end of the […]
Iran to base World Cup camp in Mexico after switch from Arizona
Iran will base their squad in the Mexican border city of Tijuana during this year’s World Cup after soccer’s world governing body FIFA approved a request to move the training camp from Arizona, the head of Iran’s football federation said on Saturday. “We will be based in the Tijuana camp, which is near the Pacific […]
Kane hat-trick hands Bayern German Cup victory and domestic double
Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane scored a second-half hat-trick to steer the Bundesliga champions to a 3-0 victory over holders VfB Stuttgart in the German Cup final on Saturday as they claimed the domestic double for the first time in six years. Kane headed home for a 55th-minute lead, then bagged his second after a […]
N Korea’s Naegohyang beat Tokyo Verdy to win Asian women’s title
North Korea’s Naegohyang won the Asian Women’s Champions League with a 1-0 victory over Tokyo Verdy Beleza of Japan in the final on Saturday, with forward Kim Kyong-Yong netting the only goal of the match. Naegohyang, who arrived in Suwon last Sunday and beat the hometown team 2-1 in the semi-finals on Wednesday, are the […]
Antonelli fastest in incident-hit Canadian Grand Prix practice
Mercedes’ championship leader Kimi Antonelli was fastest in sole practice for the Canadian Grand Prix sprint weekend on Friday as the team made a strong start with their first major upgrade package of the Formula One season. The 19-year-old Italian, chasing a fourth win in a row, lapped the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve with a best […]
US says Congo team must isolate before arriving for World Cup
Due to an Ebola outbreak in their ?country, members of Congo’s national soccer team must isolate before entering the US for the World Cup. Andrew Giuliani, executive director of the White House Task Force for the World Cup, confirmed to ESPN on Friday that the Congolese delegation must maintain a bubble where they currently are […]
Return to your countries to apply, US tells foreigners seeking green cards
Foreigners seeking to adjust their immigration status in the United States to secure green cards will have to do so from outside the country via the State Department, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services said on Friday, in a move criticized by aid groups. USCIS announced the move in a policy memo, which directed officers […]
New Zealand captain Wood fit and fired up for World Cup
New Zealand captain Chris Wood says he is fully fit for the World Cup and his long injury battle has made him hungrier for success as the All Whites look to reach the knockout phase for the first time. After undergoing surgery on his left knee in December, the 34-year-old striker returned to action for […]
Uruguay’s Bielsa says his job ends ‘with the World Cup’
Marcelo Bielsa hinted on Thursday that he may not remain as manager of Uruguay beyond July, saying that his job with the team ends with the World Cup. “Our job ends with the World Cup,” Bielsa said at an event organised by the Uruguayan Football Association. Although he did not elaborate on his remarks, local […]