[ad_1] LONDON : British welterweight Conor Benn has had a provisional suspension reimposed after successful appeals by UK anti-doping (UKAD) and the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC). UKAD had appealed against the independent National Anti-Doping Panel’s decision to clear Benn after he failed two voluntary drug tests in 2022 and was then suspended in […]
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Ochoa and Lozano out of Mexico’s young Copa America squad
[ad_1] MEXICO CITY : Mexico regulars goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa and forward Hirving Lozano were left out of the Copa America squad as the country aims for a generational change, coach Jaime Lozano said on Friday. Lozano named 10 players from the under-23 national team in his preliminary 31-man squad, intending to develop players ahead of […]
Inzaghi gets ‘all answers needed’ as Inter humiliate Frosinone
[ad_1] Clinical Inter Milan returned to winning ways with a 5-0 thrashing of relegation-threatened Frosinone on Friday and coach Simone Inzaghi admitted he had no questions left following his side’s stellar performance. Champions Inter stumbled to a 1-0 loss at relegation-battling Sassuolo last weekend but bounced back at Frosinone when five different players were on […]
Inter thrash Frosinone 5-0 for season’s best win
[ad_1] FROSINONE , Italy : Champions Inter Milan hammered relegation-battling Frosinone 5-0 in Serie A on Friday, with Simone Inzaghi’s side securing their biggest winning margin this season. Inter, who on Saturday suffered their second league defeat of the campaign when they were beaten 1-0 by second-from-bottom Sassuolo, also maintained their chances to beat the […]
Moyes says leaving West Ham is right for him and club
[ad_1] LONDON : West Ham United’s David Moyes said leaving after the end of the season was the right move for him and the Premier League club and he hoped to continue his career elsewhere. The east Londoners announced on Monday that the 61-year-old Scot, a former Manchester United and Everton manager, was leaving by […]
Bednarek storms to 200m victory in Doha, Britain’s Neita wins 100m by a whisker
[ad_1] DOHA : Kenneth Bednarek sounded out a warning to his Olympic rivals with a personal best and world-leading time in the 200 metres when he led an all-American podium at the Diamond League meeting in windy conditions in Doha on Friday. Wearing a headband with the words “Fear no one”, Bednarek was in lane […]
French soccer star Mbappe confirms he will leave Paris Saint Germain
[ad_1] PARIS : French soccer star Kylian Mbappe said in a video on social media platform X on Friday that he would leave Paris Saint Germain and end his ‘adventure’ with the club in a few weeks time. “This is my last year at Paris Saint Germain. I will not stay on and I will […]
Singapore table tennis players Izaac Quek, Zeng Jian qualify for Paris 2024 Olympics
[ad_1] Meanwhile, Singapore’s No 1 female table tennis player Zeng Jian, 27, stormed to an early 3-0 lead against Vietnam’s Nguyen Khanh in the women’s singles final, winning 11-7, 11-6, 11-8, before dropping the fourth set 9-11. The fifth set saw a close battle between Khanh and Zeng, but the Singaporean held on to win […]
Postecoglou has no qualms in disappointing King Charles and relegating Burnley
[ad_1] Tottenham Hotspur Ange Postecoglou visited Buckingham Palace this week but the Australian could leave King Charles disappointed on Saturday by relegating Burnley, a club the British monarch has a soft spot for. Speaking ahead of the game in which Tottenham will try to halt a four-match losing sequence in the Premier League and send […]
Indonesia sorry for online racism after Guinea loss ends Olympic dream
[ad_1] JAKARTA: Indonesia’s football association apologised on Friday (May 10) after fans directed racist comments at Guinea’s players online following a 1-0 playoff defeat that ended the Southeast Asian nation’s hopes of Olympic qualification. Guinea’s Under-23 men’s team beat their Indonesian counterparts at France’s Clairefontaine on Thursday after a penalty scored by Ilaix Moriba, who […]