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[ad_1] Fiorentina general manager Joe Barone has died aged 57 after suffering a cardiac arrest, the Serie A club said on Tuesday. Fiorentina had said on Monday that Barone remained in hospital on life support after collapsing on Sunday as the team were leaving the hotel for their Serie A match at Atalanta, which was […]

[ad_1] Manchester City will face Celtic, AC Milan, Barcelona and Chelsea in their 2024-25 pre-season tour to the United States in July, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. City, third in the league standings and aiming to repeat the treble, will kick off their preparation for the new campaign against Scottish Premiership side Celtic […]

[ad_1] Scotland will welcome world champions South Africa to Murrayfield for one of four autumn international series fixtures in November that also include Australia, Fiji and Portugal, officials confirmed on Tuesday. They open the series against Fiji on Nov. 2 before the visit of South Africa eight days later. The Springboks have won the previous […]

[ad_1] FRANKFURT, Germany : Bayern Munich midfielder Aleksandar Pavlovic will have to wait a little longer for his Germany debut with the teenager ruled out of their friendly internationals against France and Netherlands later this month, his club said on Tuesday. The 19-year-old, who has been having a sensational season at Bayern as a defensive […]

[ad_1] PARIS: Russia’s government is becoming increasingly aggressive towards the International Olympic Committee as the Paris Games draw near, IOC President Thomas Bach said on Tuesday (Mar 19). Russia sports minister Oleg Matytsin said last week Russia should not boycott the Jul 26 to Aug 11 Games despite restrictions on its athletes imposed by the […]

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES: Jalen Brunson scored 34 points as the New York Knicks completed a wire-to-wire 119-112 road victory over the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco on Monday (Mar 19). The Warriors, fresh from Saturday’s high-scoring win over the Los Angeles Lakers, were always on the back foot after New York sprinted into an […]

[ad_1] BERLIN : Hosts Germany will play two friendly matches against Ukraine and Greece in June days before the start of the European championships on home soil, the team said on Tuesday. The Germans will host Ukraine in Nuremberg on June 3 before taking on Greece in Moenchengladbach four days later. Euro 2024 kicks of […]

[ad_1] HONG KONG: Fans who snapped up tickets to watch Lionel Messi in Hong Kong, only for him to sit out the friendly, will get a 50 per cent refund – as long as they don’t launch legal action. A sell-out crowd paid from 880 Hong Kong dollars (US$110) to see the eight-time Ballon d’Or […]