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[ad_1] LONDON : European soccer’s governing body UEFA has asked England’s High Court to throw out lawsuits brought by more 1,000 Liverpool fans who attended the 2022 Champions League final in Paris for personal injuries allegedly caused by chaos outside the stadium. The case against UEFA and UEFA Events, which was filed last year, was […]

[ad_1] England’s top-flight clubs have agreed to trial an alternative league-wide financial system alongside the Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) in the 2024-25 season on a “non-binding basis”, the Premier League said on Thursday. The decision to trial Squad Cost Rules (SCR) and Top to Bottom Anchoring Rules (TBA) was taken at the Premier League’s […]

[ad_1] MANCHESTER, England : Premier League teams voted in favour of keeping Video Assistant Referees (VAR) on Thursday, despite the considerable amount of criticism this past season about the technology-aided officiating system. The BBC reported that 19 of the 20 teams voted in favour of keeping VAR, which was first introduced in the 2019/20 season. […]

[ad_1] PARIS : Laura Siegemund and Edouard Roger-Vasselin beat Desirae Krawczyk and Neal Skupski 6-4 7-5 to win the mixed doubles title at the French Open on Thursday. The victory gave Siegemund a second mixed doubles Grand Slam crown and a first for Roger-Vasselin, while it was a second straight loss in a grand slam […]

[ad_1] LONDON : England manager Gareth Southgate has made his first two cuts for his European Championship squad, sending midfielders James Maddison and Curtis Jones home, the Football Association said on Thursday. Various media reports said Jarell Quansah was also among those to suffer the axe, although that was not confirmed by the FA. Southgate […]

[ad_1] PARIS :Novak Djokovic underwent surgery on his knee, the world number one said on Thursday, after he was forced to pull out of the French Open with an injury that could threaten his Wimbledon and Olympic chances. The injury, sustained in his fourth-round win over Francisco Cerundolo, ended the Serb’s quest to win a […]

[ad_1] PARIS/SYDNEY : As Shane Rose steered his horse over a fence once again – just two months after nearly breaking 20 bones in a training accident – the Australian sensed his bid to get back in shape in time for the Olympics was less far-fetched than some had thought. “That was the final tick […]

[ad_1] While the Dutch squad is brimming with individual talent, the strong camaraderie between the players is what can help them realise their ambitions to secure the European Championship after 36 years, forward Cody Gakpo said. With a historical reputation for feuding and infighting, divisions in the camp have widely been blamed for the derailment […]

[ad_1] LONDON : Tottenham Hotspur midfielder James Maddison will not be included in Gareth Southgate’s final 26-man England squad for Euro 2024 and has left the training camp, British media reported on Wednesday. Sky Sports television and the BBC said Maddison was the first player in the 33-player provisional squad not to make the final […]

[ad_1] Undisputed heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk said he may return to the cruiserweight division following his rematch with British heavyweight Tyson Fury later this year. Usyk – now the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO champion – defeated Fury by split decision in a thrilling contest at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh to become undisputed […]