‘Magical’ Lazio down Juventus in Saudi for Super Cup win
AFP, Riyadh :Lazio won the Italian Super Cup for a fifth time on Sunday, defeating Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus 3-1 in a game played in the...
Football
Real Madrid lose ground in Spanish title race after stalemate
AFP, Madrid :Real Madrid were left to rue a series of near misses Sunday as they stumbled to a 0-0 home draw with Athletic Bilbao,...
Lampard wants action over racist abuse of Rudiger after Chelsea sink Spurs
AFP, London :Frank Lampard called for strong action to be taken after Antonio Rudiger suffered alleged racist abuse in Chelsea’s 2-0 win at Tottenham, but...
Messi closes year with 50 goals as Barcelona routs Alaves
AP, Madrid :Lionel Messi closed the year with a total of 50 goals for club and country for the sixth straight time, helping Barcelona stay...
Ancelotti takes on tough challenge as new Everton manager
Agency :Carlo Ancelotti took one of the most challenging jobs of his trophy-filled career when the 60-year-old Italian was hired as manager of relegation-threatened English...
Liverpool lands 1st world title, Qatar passes pre-2022 test
AP, Doha :After tens of billions of dollars spent on infrastructure, and skepticism over this tiny gas-rich nation’s suitability as a sporting host, a World...
Lukaku scores 2 as Inter beats Genoa 4-0 to share lead
Agency :Romelu Lukaku scored two goals and set up another as Inter Milan beat relegation-threatened Genoa 4-0 on Saturday to move level on points with...
Infantino defends awarding of Club World Cup to China amid Uighur outcry
Agency :FIFA president Gianni Infantino has defended the decision to award the hosting of his much-vaunted new Club World Cup to China despite the country...
Hoffenheim upset Dortmund with 2-1 comeback win in Bundesliga
Agency :Andrej Kramaric’s last-gasp winner helped Hoffenheim to snatch a 2-1 comeback victory over wasteful Borussia Dortmund at the curtain raiser of the 17th round...
England Women win final match by 26 runs to complete 3-0 Twenty20 series win
BBC Online :England Women beat Pakistan Women by 26 runs in the final match of the Twenty20 series to secure a 3-0 series victory in...
England fast bowler Anderson admits ‘not up to match speed yet’
AFP, Benoni :England fast bowler James Anderson admitted Thursday that he is “not up to match speed yet”, just a week out from the first...
Jardim again in firing line at middling Monaco
Agency :Leonardo Jardim finds himself again facing mounting scrutiny in his second spell as Monaco boss after a humbling home defeat by Lille in the...