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[ad_1] MELBOURNE : After coaching A-League teams to four Grand Final defeats, Tony Popovic will hope to bury the hoodoo by guiding Melbourne Victory to a record-equalling fifth title in Saturday’s decider against the champion Central Coast Mariners. The former Australia defender struck out in three Grand Finals at the Western Sydney Wanderers (2013, 2014, […]

[ad_1] Claudio Ranieri, who famously led Leicester City to a shock Premier League title in 2016, has announced his retirement from football at the age of 72. The Italian’s last match as a manager was Cagliari’s 3-2 home defeat to Fiorentina on Thursday, where he received a rousing ovation from fans at the Sardegna Arena […]

[ad_1] France striker Olivier Giroud intends to retire from international football after next month’s European Championship, saying he wants to make sure he does not play “one season too many”. Giroud, who left AC Milan to join American Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC earlier this month, has made 131 appearances for France and […]

[ad_1] MELBOURNE : Former Wallabies captain Michael Hooper has been omitted from Australia’s rugby sevens squad for next week’s world series final in Madrid in a setback to his Olympic bid. Hooper, who was also dropped from Australia’s World Cup squad for France last year, played in the Singapore and Hong Kong legs of the […]

[ad_1] MELBOURNE : Former Australia prop Sekope Kepu will retire at the end of the Super Rugby Pacific season, bringing the curtain down on a globe-trotting career at the age of 38. Kepu was capped 110 times for the Wallabies, playing at three successive World Cups from 2011-19, and won a Super Rugby title under […]

[ad_1] BENGALURU : Ethnic clashes in India’s Manipur state saw its most successful women’s club fail to field a team in the Indian Women’s League in 2023-24, with its coach fleeing his burning home and a number of players in self-imposed exile interstate. The unrest in the northeastern state, which has resulted in more than […]

[ad_1] A B-sample requested by boxer Ryan Garcia came back positive for the banned substance Ostarine on Thursday. Garcia, though, maintains his innocence and is now claiming that contamination caused a positive test in both his A- and B-samples prior to his fight against Devin Haney last month. Garcia requested the B-sample be tested after […]

[ad_1] Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas announced his retirement from international football on Thursday at the age of 37, putting an end to rumours that he would play in the next Copa America. Navas, who made his international debut in 2008, has made 114 appearances and played in three World Cups, the most notable being […]

[ad_1] MONACO : Red Bull’s Formula One leader Max Verstappen recognised Lando Norris as a growing title threat on Thursday after the McLaren driver’s run of a win and two second places from the last three races. Verstappen has won five out of seven so far this season, with a record run of seven pole […]

[ad_1] GIRONA : Girona coach Michel will be hoping to cap his side’s most successful LaLiga season with victory over Granada in their final match of the campaign on Friday, with striker Artem Dovbyk also in the hunt to finish as the league’s top scorer. Girona, the surprise package of the season, already know they […]