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[ad_1] LONDON: Ipswich took a huge step towards a return to the Premier League for the first time since 2002 after a 2-1 win at Coventry on Tuesday (Apr 30). The Tractor Boys move three points clear of Leeds in second place in the Championship with just one match for both sides remaining. Ipswich need […]

[ad_1] MELBOURNE : Australia selectors have dropped veteran campaigner Steve Smith from their squad for the T20 World Cup and ignored calls to include Jake Fraser-McGurk despite the young batsman’s sensational form in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Smith, a member of Australia’s title-winning squad at the 2021 tournament in the United Arab Emirates, played […]

[ad_1] Brazilian swimmer Bruno Fratus, whose jubilation at winning a freestyle bronze medal went viral at the Tokyo Olympics, has opted out of the Paris Games after a long battle with injuries. Fratus at 32 became the oldest swimmer to claim a first Olympic medal when he finished third in the 50 metres freestyle won […]

[ad_1] Twenty-two time Grand Slam champion Rafa Nadal fell 7-5 6-4 to Czech Jiri Lehecka in the fourth round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday, marking his final appearance at a tournament he has won five times. In just over two hours, a feisty Lehecka thwarted Nadal’s hopes of reaching his 100th Masters 1000 quarter-final […]

[ad_1] World number one Novak Djokovic thanked his long-time fitness coach Marco Panichi for his years of service on Tuesday, signaling the end of their working relationship in the latest shakeup in the 24-times Grand Slam winner’s camp. The Serb said last week that he was considering going without a coach after ending a five-year […]

[ad_1] MUNICH, Germany : Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti was disappointed with his players’ attitude, calling them “soft” for defending too deep in their 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-final, first leg on Tuesday. Ancelotti was critical of his team’s commitment after Vinicius Jr’s first-half goal gave them the lead as […]

[ad_1] MUNICH, Germany :Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr scored twice, including a late penalty, to snatch a 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich in an entertaining Champions League semi-final, first leg on Tuesday, leaving the tie wide open. The Brazilian, who put Real in front after 24 minutes, has now scored in the semi-finals for a third […]

[ad_1] :Manchester United said on Tuesday that interim CEO Patrick Stewart and CFO Cliff Baty will step down from their positions at the end of the season. Jean-Claude Blanc will take over as CEO on an interim basis until the arrival of Omar Berrada on July 13, while Roger Bell will replace Baty as CFO, […]

[ad_1] Belgium’s Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will not be selected for Euro 2024 after being sidelined for most of the season through injury, coach Domenico Tedesco said on Tuesday. The 31-year-old has not played so far this term after sustaining an ACL tear in August and a torn meniscus in March but is set […]

[ad_1] MADRID : Atletico Madrid have been ordered to partially close their south stand for two matches by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) after Athletic Bilbao player Nico Williams suffered racist abuse in Saturday’s LaLiga game. Referee Juan Martinez Munuera stopped the match in the 36th minute as part of LaLiga’s protocol against racism after […]