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[ad_1] Spain manager Luis de la Fuente said he was ashamed to hear some fans jeering Atletico Madrid forward Alvaro Morata during Tuesday’s 3-3 draw with Brazil at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, the home of Atletico rivals Real Madrid. “It hurts me deeply that in my country they boo a player from the national team, […]

[ad_1] SYDNEY: Australian Rules football said on Wednesday (Mar 27) it was reviewing its illicit drugs policy after a whistleblower aired claims of widespread cocaine use among players. Independent MP Andrew Wilkie said the Australian Football League – one of the country’s most popular spectator sports – was “secretly” manipulating drug tests. Wilkie claimed that […]

[ad_1] Elena Rybakina survived a gruelling Miami Open quarter-final against Maria Sakkari on Tuesday as the former Wimbledon champion advanced to the last four for a second straight year with a 7-5 6-7(4) 6-4 victory. Rybakina, who will meet Victoria Azarenka for a place in the final, needed nearly three hours to beat Sakkari. The […]

[ad_1] MADRID: Brazil’s Lucas Paqueta scored a penalty deep in added time to rescue a fortunate 3-3 draw with Spain in an ill-tempered friendly at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Tuesday (Mar 26). The hosts dominated proceedings early on and youngsters Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams were a constant menace running in the channels. It […]

[ad_1] MELBOURNE :Whistleblowers have accused the Australian Football League (AFL) of conducting “off-the-books” drug testing of players and covering up positive results, a Federal lawmaker told Australian parliament late on Tuesday. Member of parliament Andrew Wilkie said allegations of “egregious misconduct” had been provided by former Melbourne Demons president Glen Bartlett, club doctor Zeeshan Arain […]

[ad_1] THE ANGELS: Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers take centre stage on Thursday (Mar 28) as Major League Baseball’s new season gets underway on US soil against the backdrop of a gambling scandal that has engulfed its brightest star. When the Dodgers won the race to sign Japanese superstar Ohtani last December on […]

[ad_1] Vietnam head coach Philippe Troussier has been sacked after his side’s 3-0 defeat by Indonesia in the third round of Asia’s preliminaries for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday, the Vietnam Football Federation announced. The Frenchman, who took over from Park Hang-seo last year, was informed of the decision following the loss in Hanoi, […]

[ad_1] LONDON : Belgium coach Domenico Tedesco said it would have been special had his team held on to their 2-1 halftime lead at Wembley on Tuesday but he had no complaints about the result after Jude Bellingham snatched a stoppage-time equaliser for England. Two goals by Youri Tielemans either side of an Ivan Toney […]

[ad_1] MARSEILLE, France : France rallied from an early deficit to beat Chile 3-2 thanks to goals from Youssouf Fofana, Randal Kolo Muani and Oliver Giroud in a friendly at the Stade Velodrome on Tuesday. The visitors’ early pressure paid off as they opened the scoring after six minutes with a low shot from Marcelino […]

[ad_1] LONDON : Aston Martin will not appeal a penalty that dropped Fernando Alonso from sixth to eighth at last weekend’s Australian Grand Prix for “potentially dangerous” driving just before George Russell crashed. The double Formula One world champion was handed a 20 second penalty after he braked unusually early into turn six at Albert […]