MADRID: Real Madrid showed they remain Europe’s comeback kings as Joselu’s late double rescued them from the brink of elimination to reach the Champions League final with a dramatic 2-1 second-leg win over Bayern Munich at Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday. A 4-3 aggregate victory sealed […]

MADRID: Former Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales will stand trial for his unsolicited kiss of national team player Jenni Hermoso after a High Court judge admitted the case, the court said on Wednesday. Rubiales faces one count of sexual assault and one of coercion […]

BRUGES: Lucas Beltran scored a late penalty as Fiorentina secured a 1-1 second-leg draw at Club Brugge to win their semi-final tie 4-3 on aggregate and secure back-to-back appearances in the Europa Conference League final. The Italians led 3-2 from the first leg in Florence, […]

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KEIR RADNEDGE COMMENTARY: No man was ever better placed than Cesar Luis Menotti to express a definitive opinion in the recurring debate about the comparative genius of Pele and Diego Maradona. After all, Menotti played alongside the one and managed the other. Menotti was born […]

SANTA SUSANNA, Barcelona: The international sports journalists’ organisation AIPS joined the media indstry debate over the use of artificial intelligence and approved the following resolution: After 100 years of existence, our association enters its new century with some new professional challenges to face. Our founders […]

LAUSANNE: Former Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmed al-Fahad al-Sabah has been suspended for 15 years by the International Olympic Committee over a conviction for forgery which had been upheld on appeal earlier this year by a Swiss appeals court. The Kuwaiti former head of OPEC […]

LONDON: Olympic Champions Tom Daley and Jack Laugher are among the first eight divers today confirmed to represent Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as part of the synchronised diving pairing selections. Following their World Championship silver medal together […]

DOHA: Eight years after their last appearance, Iraq are bound for the Olympic Games again after securing their sixth qualification. Having stumbled at the semi-final stage three days ago, the West Asians grabbed their second chance by overcoming Indonesia 2-1 in extra time of the […]