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[ad_1] SUZUKA, Japan : Triple world champion Max Verstappen will not leave Red Bull next season, his Aston Martin rival Fernando Alonso said on Thursday, dismissing the prospect of his departure being the surprise twist in this year’s drivers market. Double champion Alonso is among several drivers out of contract at the end of the […]

[ad_1] SUZUKA, Japan : Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz said he wanted to speed up talks with Formula One teams for a seat next season and hoped to resolve his future sooner than later. The only driver to have beaten dominant Red Bull since 2022, with his most recent victory coming in Australia last month, Sainz is […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI : Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Mitchell Starc was a relieved man on Wednesday after he finally got among the wickets to help his team to a thumping away win over Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. Starc’s $2.98 million deal with Kolkata made him the most expensive player in league history […]

[ad_1] MANILA: Hidilyn Diaz, the first and only Olympic gold medallist from the Philippines, vowed on Thursday (Apr 4) to continue in weightlifting just hours after failing to qualify for a fifth consecutive Games. Diaz, 33, was beaten in the IWF World Cup 59kg class in Thailand late Wednesday by 25-year-old compatriot Elreen Ando, who […]

[ad_1] New Zealand’s professional women’s basketball league is doubling player payments this season with the result that they are likely to be paid more than their male equivalents. Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa had previously pegged wages to those of the men’s National Basketball League but the commercial success of their first two seasons has allowed them […]

[ad_1] U.S. women’s captain Lindsey Horan and striker Alex Morgan said on Wednesday they were extremely sad over recent social media posts by team mate Korbin Albert which failed to uphold the integrity of the national side. Paris St Germain midfielder Albert apologized last week after it came to light she had shared a video […]

[ad_1] LONDON: Mikel Arteta praised his bit-part players after they helped take Arsenal back to the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 victory over Luton Town on Wednesday (Apr 3). Forward Reiss Nelson made his first league start of the season, Emile Smith Rowe his third and midfielder Thomas Partey was in the […]

[ad_1] MANCHESTER, England: Phil Foden has an incredible gift for scoring goals, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said after his young forward scored a sublime hat-trick in a 4-1 thrashing of Aston Villa on Wednesday (Apr 3) that kept them on course to retain the Premier League title. With City’s league-leading scorer Erling Haaland an […]

[ad_1] MANCHESTER, England : Phil Foden has an incredible gift for scoring goals, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said after his young forward scored a sublime hat-trick in a 4-1 thrashing of Aston Villa on Wednesday that kept them on course to retain the Premier League title. With City’s league-leading scorer Erling Haaland an unused […]

[ad_1] PARIS : Kylian Mbappe’s strike propelled Paris St Germain into the French Cup final with a comfortable 1-0 win over Stade Rennais on Wednesday, taking them one step closer to a 15th trophy. Mbappe opened the scoring five minutes before halftime with his eighth goal of the tournament at the Parc des Princes after […]