West Ham stick with Espirito Santo despite relegation from Premier League
West Ham United have decided to keep manager Nuno Espirito Santo in charge of the London side despite their relegation from the Premier League on the final day of the ...
Denmark goalkeeper Schmeichel retires due to shoulder injury
Denmark and Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel announced his retirement from professional football on Wednesday after failing to recover fully from a serious shoulder injury.
The 39-year-old Dane suffered the injury ...
De Minaur faces rising star Blockx at French Open, Svitolina downplays title talk
The French Open second round gets under way on Wednesday with a mouth-watering lineup featuring four-times champion Iga Swiatek and 24-times major winner Novak Djokovic.
Second seed Alexander Zverev will ...
Sabalenka, Osaka bring style to Paris but Medvedev comes undone
World number one Aryna Sabalenka sealed a stylish win to make the second round of the French Open, while Naomi Osaka brought runway flair to Roland Garros, but sixth seed ...
De la Fuente says Spain come before club loyalty after first World Cup squad without Real Madrid players
Luis de la Fuente stressed that Spain’s badge outranks any club crest on Tuesday after naming a World Cup squad with a distinctly Barcelona hue and, for the first ...
Osaka ramps up fashion stakes at French Open before first-round win
Naomi Osaka turned heads with another sparkling Grand Slam fashion statement on Tuesday and the former world number one matched it with striking tennis to dismantle unseeded German Laura Siegemund 6...
Medvedev stunned by wildcard Walton in French Open first round
Daniil Medvedev could not avoid the French Open first‑round trapdoor as he fell 6-2 1-6 6-1 1-6 6-4 to Australian wildcard Adam Walton on Tuesday in a match marked ...
Swiatek cruises, Wawrinka and Monfils conclude French Open chapters
Four-times French Open champion Iga Swiatek charged into the second round with a comfortable victory on Monday, but another much-admired winner in Paris was unable to extend his stay as ...
Swiatek on one-way street to second round in Paris
Four-time champion Iga Swiatek cantered into the second round of the French Open, dispatching Australian wildcard Emerson Jones 6-1 6-2 in quick time under a beaming sun.
The third-seeded Pole, ...
Ferreira, Moore win New Zealand Pro after photographer suffers ‘wildlife injury’
Hawaiian Carissa Moore and Brazil’s Italo Ferreira claimed wins in top quality surf at the New Zealand Pro in Raglan on Monday, after a delay caused when an in-water ...
Monfils embraces final Roland Garros as trickster Gaston looks to spoil send-off
The first round of the French Open continues on Monday with four-times champion Iga Swiatek, world number two Elena Rybakina and newly crowned Italian Open champion Elina Svitolina among the ...
Sunderland secure European spot after beating Chelsea
Sunderland became only the fifth side in Premier League history to qualify for Europe in their first season following promotion after beating Chelsea 2-1 on Sunday.
A 25th-minute volley from ...
Tottenham survive as Palhinha seals victory over Everton
Tottenham Hotspur salvaged their Premier League status in the nick of time as Joao Palhinha’s first-half goal earned a priceless 1-0 home victory over Everton on Sunday.
Only an 11...
Guardiola farewell takes centre stage as Villa spoil City finale
Tearful Manchester City fans serenaded Pep Guardiola with chants of “We’ve got Guardiola!” as the Etihad Stadium turned into a tribute on Sunday to the man who transformed both ...
Champions Arsenal finish Premier League season on high with win at Palace
Arsenal celebrated their coronation as Premier League champions with a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday at a sun-drenched Selhurst Park, capping a remarkable season that saw them finish ...
Brilliant Barcelona finally dethrone Lyon as queens of Europe
Barcelona’s blistering second-half display in their 4-0 win over OL Lyonnes in the women’s Champions League final was arguably the moment the Spaniards finally wrested the title of ...
Zverev in cruise control as French Open starts under blazing sun
French Open dark horse Alexander Zverev started his Roland Garros campaign with a meticulous 6-3 6-4 6-2 first-round demolition of France’s Benjamin Bonzi in searing heat on Sunday.
The 2024 ...
Ukraine’s Kostyuk keeps focus in Paris after missile strike near parents’ home
Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk made short work of Oksana Selekhmeteva with a 6-2 6-3 victory in the first round of the French Open on Sunday and said she was proud ...
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.
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Slot says he and Salah want ‘what’s best for Liverpool’ before Brentford finale
Liverpool manager Arne Slot said on Friday that he and Mohamed Salah both care about the club’s success after the Egyptian questioned their style of play in a social ...
Celtic complete double with Scottish Cup win over Dunfermline
Celtic completed their 14th double with a 3-1 victory over Dunfermline in the Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park on Saturday one week after their dramatic league title success, as ...
Frenchman Fils out of Roland Garros due to hip pain
French hopes for a title at Roland Garros suffered a blow even before the year’s second Grand Slam got underway as world number 19 Arthur Fils withdrew on Saturday with ...
UK’s Starmer calls for free broadcast of Champions League final
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on broadcaster TNT Sports to show next weekend’s Champions League final between England’s Arsenal and Paris St Germain of France to viewers ...
Vingegaard in the pink after climbing to third Giro stage win
Giro d’Italia favourite Jonas Vingegaard took the leader’s pink jersey for the first time on Saturday by completing a hat-trick of stage wins with a solo ride to ...