Women throng Saudi stadium for Italian Super Cup amid controversy
AFP, Jeddah :Chaperoned by men, thousands of women thronged a Saudi stadium Wednesday for the Italian Supercup final between Juventus and AC Milan, brushing off...
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Bangamata U-19 Women’s Int’l Gold Cup in April, Sk Kamal Int’l Club Cup in Oct
The six-team Bangamata U-19 Women’s International Gold Cup Football under the auspices of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and sponsored by K-Sports will be held in...
Kanu laments ‘saddest day’ of life after medals vanish
AFP, Abuja :Nwankwo Kanu said on Tuesday that he had suffered the “saddest day” of his life after finding out every medal won by the...
Five more matches of Nat’l Women’s Handball decided
Five more matches of the EXIM Bank 29th National Women’s Handball competition were decided on the second day (Wednesday) at Shaheed M Mansur Ali National...
Only Japanese-born sumo champ retires
AFP, Tokyo :The only Japanese-born grand champion or “yokozuna” in sumo has decided to retire following a disastrous run of form and injury, leaving two...
Kane set for 2 months out with ankle injury
AP, London :Tottenham striker Harry Kane was ruled out for around two months on Tuesday because of ligament damage in his left ankle, dealing a...
‘Short and strong’ Barty enjoying taste of Open success
AFP, Melbourne :Local hope Ash Barty maintained her red-hot form to reach the Australian Open third round Wednesday, revealing she enjoys the same qualities in...
Federer battles into Australian Open third round
Defending champion Roger Federer reached the Australian Open third round for a 20th straight year Wednesday but was made to battle all the way by...
Bernardo Silva welcomes return of Man City big guns
Bernardo Silva says Manchester City are approaching full strength at the right time as they mount a four-pronged trophy assault.Kevin De Bruyne and Benjamin Mendy...
Stephens out to improve ‘terrible’ Aussie Open record
Fifth seed Sloane Stephens said she was desperate to improve her “terrible” Australian Open record after advancing to the third round at Melbourne Park on...
