Football
ATP Finals: Manchester & London on five-city shortlist to host event from 2021
Manchester has joined current hosts London on a five-city shortlist to stage the ATP Finals from 2021.Singapore, Tokyo and Turin have also made the cut after more than 40 cities expressed an initial interest...
Chelsea draw with MOL Vidi 2-2
Chelsea lost striker Alvaro Morata to a knee injury as they drew with MOL Vidi 2-2 in a Europa League dead rubber on Thursday.The Blues, who had already won Group L to reach the...
Liverpool face Man Utd test as Man City look to get back into groove
Jose Mourinho faces a quandary as he prepares Manchester United for a trip to Premier League leaders Liverpool while Manchester City will be keen to show that last week’s Chelsea defeat was just a...
FIFA won’t be bound by politics over sharing Qatar World Cup
AP, New York :Political tensions won’t prevent FIFA from deciding whether to place some World Cup games outside Qatar, the head of world soccer’s governing body said Thursday.FIFA President Gianni Infantino used a summit...
Milan out as Sevilla, Villarreal advance in Europa League
AP, New York :Captain Kostas Fortounis scored late from the penalty spot to help Olympiakos defeat AC Milan 3-1 on Thursday and knock the seven-time European champion out of the Europa League.Sevilla, Villarreal, Genk,...
Barcelona to face demons as Levante host leaders in La Liga
Barcelona will head to Levante on Sunday night top of La Liga and with a score to settle.Seven months ago, they were two games away from becoming the first team to finish a Spanish...
Hoarau brace beats Juve but Italians take top spot ahead of Man United
AFP, Bern :Guillaume Hoarau scored in either half as Young Boys inflicted a 2-1 defeat on Juventus in their final Champions League group game on Wednesday in Switzerland, but the Italians still took top...
Australia end France’s dream run in hockey World Cup
Agency :France’s World Cup dreams in field hockey ended Wednesday as they lost to defending champions Australia 3-0 in the quarter-finals in Bhubaneshwar.The Frenchmen, who came into the 16-team tournament ranked 20th in the...
Benfica end Champions League campaign with 1-0 win over AEK
AP, Lisbon :Benfica finished its Champions League campaign with a 1-0 win over AEK Athens on Wednesday.Both teams were out of contention for the knockout stage, and Benfica had already secured third place and...