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[ad_1] MIAMI : Kei Nishikori’s return to competitive tennis suffered an early blow on Thursday when the former-Miami Open finalist was swept out of the opening round 6-3 6-4 by Austrian Sebastian Ofner. Seeing his first action since last July and playing his first Masters 1000 event in nearly three years, the injury prone Nishikori […]

[ad_1] TBILISI : Two goals from Budu Zivzivadze gave Georgia a 2-0 home win over Luxembourg in their Euro 2024 playoff semi-final on Thursday, when the visitors had a player sent off and a goal disallowed in controversial circumstances. Neither side has ever reached the finals of a major tournament and on a rainy night […]

[ad_1] SEOUL: Dodgers public relations officials blocked media from asking Shohei Ohtani questions in South Korea on Thursday (Mar 21)  following the team firing his interpreter for an alleged connection to an illegal bookmaking operator. Manager Dave Roberts said Thursday he never considered holding Ohtani out of the game but wouldn’t comment further on Ippei […]

[ad_1] BERLIN : The German Football Association (DFB) announced that American sportswear giant Nike would become their official supplier from 2027 onwards, ending a decades-long partnership with German firm Adidas. The DFB said on Thursday Nike would supply all national teams from 2027 to 2034, having made the best financial offer. “The coming partnership allows […]

[ad_1] PARIS : France’s top soccer league will become the McDonald’s Ligue 1 from July 1 after the U.S. fast food chain signed a three-year sponsorship deal on Thursday. “First French restaurant chain, present in more than 1,150 towns, with two million meals a day, McDonald’s joins the number one show in France,” the French […]

[ad_1] FRANKFURT, Germany : Germany forward Niclas Fuellkrug is confident his role will not change after several young forwards were called-up for this month’s friendlies, saying new blood is good for the team in their preparation for Euro 2024 on home soil. Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann called up six newcomers for their matches against France […]

[ad_1] MELBOURNE : Two weeks after surgery for appendicitis and with no training since the operation, Carlos Sainz will ease back into his Ferrari racing seat for the first free practice at the Australian Grand Prix on Friday. The 29-year-old Spaniard, third in the Bahrain season-opener, had to relinquish his seat to reserve driver Olive […]

[ad_1] Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo said he is hoping to make the English squad for the European Championship in Germany after receiving his first England senior call-up ahead of international friendlies. Initially part of the Under-21s squad, the 18-year-old was drafted into manager Gareth Southgate’s team on Tuesday before England host Brazil on Saturday […]

[ad_1] Israel are not concerned about having to play their “home” European Championship playoff match against Iceland in Hungary and are fully focused on the game, not how much support they will have in the stadium, manager Alon Hazan said. Hazan’s side have playing their home matches in a neutral country for security reasons amid […]

[ad_1] SYDNEY : Wallabies outside centre Izaia Perese has confirmed his departure from the New South Wales Waratahs to take up a two year-deal at England’s Leicester Tigers at the end of the Super Rugby Pacific season. The hard-running 26-year-old has played three tests for Australia and been in standout form in the centres for […]