[ad_1] Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are among the golfers expected to be given equity in PGA Tour Enterprises as a thank you for sticking with the Tour instead of jumping to rival LIV Golf, the Telegraph reported on Wednesday. Woods will receive a $100 million and McIlroy a $50 million stake in the newly-formed […]
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PSG close in on title with 4-1 win at Lorient
[ad_1] Paris St Germain closed in on a record-extending 12th Ligue 1 title as Ousmane Dembele and Kylian Mbappe each scored twice in a 4-1 away victory against second-from-bottom Lorient on Wednesday. Luis Enrique’s side will seal the title later on Wednesday if second-placed Monaco fail to beat Lille at home. PSG are on 69 […]
Kewell eyes success as Marinos reach Asian Champions League final
[ad_1] Harry Kewell has set his sights on making history with Yokohama F Marinos after guiding the Japanese club to the Asian Champions League final for the first time with a dramatic penalty shoot-out win over South Korea’s Ulsan Hyundai on Wednesday. Kewell’s side advanced despite playing for much of the game with 10 men, […]
Threatening Abramovich ally would be ‘suicide’, soccer agent tells London court
[ad_1] LONDON : A soccer agent on Wednesday denied threatening a senior director at the English Premier League club Chelsea in an email, telling a London court that trying to intimidate an ally of former owner Roman Abramovich would be a “suicide mission”. Saif Rubie is on trial over an email he sent to Marina […]
Sue Day to replace Campbell as FA’s director of women’s football
[ad_1] :Former England rugby captain Sue Day will replace the outgoing Sue Campbell as the Football Association’s new director of women’s football, English soccer’s governing body said on Wednesday. The 51-year-old will make the move at the end of the year from the Rugby Football Union where she is a board member and chief operations […]
Ferrari strikes multi-year partnership with HP for Formula One team sponsorship
[ad_1] MILAN : Ferrari has signed a multi-year partnership with HP, making the world’s second-largest PC vendor the new so-called title sponsor of Ferrari’s motor racing team, including for Formula One, the two companies said on Wednesday. Based on the agreement, for which no financial details were provided, the HP logo will make its debut […]
Popp the hero as 10-man Marinos advance to Asian Champions League final
[ad_1] Yokohama F Marinos will face Al-Ain of the United Arab Emirates in the Asian Champions League final after Harry Kewell’s 10-man side defeated Ulsan Hyundai 5-4 on penalties as a 3-2 win for the Japanese outfit on Wednesday secured a 3-3 aggregate draw. Brazilian defender Eduardo scored the decisive spot kick after Marinos’ William […]
Parisians warm up for Olympics with workouts in Louvre museum
[ad_1] PARIS : Parisians warmed up for the coming Olympics with a series of workouts inside the renowned Louvre Museum on Wednesday, part of a programme to meld sports and culture as the French capital girds to host the Summer Games. Participants took part in four 10-minute sessions of various disciplines dubbed “Run in the […]
Liverpool open talks with Feyenoord over coach Slot – reports
[ad_1] Liverpool have lined up Feyenoord coach Arne Slot as successor to departing manager Juergen Klopp and have opened negotiations with the Eredivisie club, Dutch media reported on Wednesday. The Algemeen Dagblad newspaper said Liverpool made contact with Feyenoord on Wednesday morning. Slot was heavily linked with a possible move to Tottenham Hotspur last year, […]
Alpine skiing-Austrian ski great Hirscher going Dutch for comeback
[ad_1] AMSTERDAM : Alpine skiing great Marcel Hirscher is looking to make an unexpected comeback to the slopes, made even more surprising by his decision to represent his mother native’s country the Netherlands instead of Austria. Born in Austria in 1989, Hirscher has a Dutch mother and an Austrian father and holds both nationalities himself. […]