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[ad_1] LONDON : A win at the weekend has given Arsenal a boost but facing Chelsea on Tuesday will be a challenge for the Premier League leaders, manager Mikel Arteta said. Arsenal beat Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, returning to winning ways after losing to Aston Villa the previous weekend and being knocked out of the […]

[ad_1] International team captain Mike Weir on Monday announced Ernie Els, Trevor Immelman, Geoff Ogilvy and Camilo Villegas as his four assistants for this year’s Presidents Cup showdown against the United States in Montreal. The 2024 edition of the biennial competition, which pits a 12-man U.S. team against a lineup of international players from outside […]

[ad_1] MONTREAL: A 17-year-old from India will become the youngest player to challenge for the World Chess Championship crown after winning a major tournament in Canada. Gukesh Dommaraju will face reigning champion Ding Liren from China for another piece of history, after being the youngest player to win the prestigious Candidates Tournament. “I’m just so […]

[ad_1] BEIJING: Beijing on Monday (Apr 22) called reports about 23 Chinese swimmers testing positive for a banned substance ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 “fake news”. The sport was rocked at the weekend by revelations that the swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) – a prescription heart drug that is banned in athletes […]

[ad_1] World number one Novak Djokovic will not compete at this week’s Madrid Open after being left out of the main draw for the ATP Masters 1000 tournament on Monday. Reports on Saturday said the Serbian would skip the tournament and continue his preparations for next month’s French Open at the Italian Open in Rome. […]

[ad_1] Rafa Nadal will play in the Laver Cup later this year, organisers said on Monday, in what could be the Spaniard’s last tournament before his retirement from the sport. The 37-year-old Nadal, who returned to action after a months-long layoff at last week’s Barcelona Open, has struggled with injuries for the last two years […]

[ad_1] After a Lamine Yamal goal was disallowed by VAR in Barcelona’s 3-2 defeat at Real Madrid, Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez criticised the officiating in LaLiga, which does not use goal-line technology. Vinicius Jr and Lucas Vazquez’s goals helped Real equalise twice after Andreas Christensen and Fermin Lopez had put Barca ahead on Sunday (Apr […]

[ad_1] Nottingham Forest have been criticised by former players and referees for their response to penalty decisions that went against them during their 2-0 Premier League defeat at Everton on Sunday. The loss left Forest 17th in the standings with 26 points, four behind 16th-placed Everton who have a game in hand. Luton Town are […]

[ad_1] Manchester City players are “in the fridge” for two days as they try to deal with the demands of a packed fixture schedule, manager Pep Guardiola said ahead of their next Premier League game. City, seeking their fourth league title in a row, are third on 71 points, two behind Arsenal and Liverpool with […]

[ad_1] World number four Elena Rybakina said she was pleased with the consistency she has shown in recent months after picking up her third title of the season in the Stuttgart Open. Wimbledon 2022 champion Rybakina had little trouble in seeing off Marta Kostyuk 6-2 6-2 to win the WTA 500 tournament on Sunday, adding […]