He has only played one match in Euro 2020 and has already collected another two moments of history. His first came by just stepping on the pitch against Hungary on Tuesday as he became the first player to appear at five men’s European Championships. We had to wait a while for his second moment as…
Agency ReportPremier League champions Manchester City will start the defence of their title away to Tottenham after the fixtures for the 2021-22 season were unveiled on Wednesday. City are among the sides heavily linked with Spurs striker Harry Kane, throwing up the tantalising possibility that the England captain could line up against his boyhood club…
Austria forward Marko Arnautovic has said he is “not a racist” after a heated goal celebration during Sunday’s Euro 2020 win over Arnautovic, who has Serbian heritage, had to be restrained by captain David Alaba as he celebrated his late goal. Several reports suggested he directed comments at North Macedonia’s Egzon Bejtulai and Gjanni Alioski,…
It was new and dazzling, and yet, in the end, it was all painfully fam The hope that built to a deafening crescendo by kick-off. The sensory overload that accompanied the Scotland players on to the pitch. The sheer nerve-jangling anticipation of what was about to unfold. Then, reality. The missed opportunities. The desperate concessions….
By Olalekan Okusan After edging out some of the best fighters in the world at the just concluded Poland Open Ranking Series in Warsaw, Nigeria’s Odunayo Adekuoroye has been tipped as a potential gold medalist at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan. From her first-round fight against European runner-up Tetyana Kit of Belarus, Odunayo known…
Australian city Brisbane has moved a step closer to being named the host for the 2032 Olympic Games. Brisbane was and has now been proposed as host by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board. Several cities and countries had expressed an interest in hosting the Games, including Indonesia, Budapest, China, Doha and Germany’s Ruhr Valley….
England boss Gareth Southgate says his side’s opening European Championship win over Croatia will “relieve some tension” in his squad. It is the first time England have won their opening game at the tournament. Raheem Sterling scored the only goal in front of 22,500 fans at Wembley after being set up by Leeds midfielder Kalvin…
hair had previously met, when Adesanya claimed a split-decision victory over Vettori igerian-born Kiwi’s second Uaturday night’s rematch Adesanya, 31, showed his class with a virtuoso performance as he ped apahe Italian over the full five-round championship duration at the Gila Vettori started the bout in aggressive fashion and landed an early takedown, but Adesanya…
Novak Djokovic won his 19th Grand Slam title after fighting back from two sets down to beat Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in the French Open final. Top seed Djokovic, 34, was in deep trouble before rediscovering his energy to win 6-7 (6-8) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4. The Serb’s greater experience shone through as fifth seed Tsitsipas…
