MADRID: Pedro Rocha has been elected president of the Spanish football federation, despite being under investigation in a corruption probe. Rocha had been serving as interim president after Luis Rubiales resigned in September after the scandal over allegations of an unsolicited kiss to player Jenni […]
LONDON: European Leagues president Pedro Proença congratulated the 48th congress on football stakeholders’ credit in defeating the European Super League project. Speaking in London, Proença said: “Together, we fought and defeated the European Super League and the attempt to create an elitist competition for the […]
LONDON/ROTTERDAM: Arne Slot – not Xabi Alonso and not Ruben Amorim – is to succeed departing Jurgen Klopp as manager of Liverpool after a compensation deal worth up to £9.4m was agreed between the Anfield club and Feyenoord. Klopp announced in January that he would […]
LONDON: Leicester City have been promoted back to the Premier League after Leeds United were thrashed 4-0 by QPR. Leeds’ defeat at Loftus Road left manager Daniel Farke’s side four points behind Championship leaders Leicester with only one game left. The Foxes remain on track […]
CONFIDENCE IN SHINCARRIES INDONESIA THROUGHDoha: Shin Tae-yong believes that the confidence and trust he has managed to earn from his Indonesian charges is the key factor behind their historic run at the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024™, which continued on Thursday night as they pulled […]
LONDON: Three further athletes – Emile Cairess (coach: Renato Canova, club: Leeds City), Mahamed Mahamed (Idris Hamud, Southampton) and Rose Harvey (Alistair, Cragg, Clapham Chasers) – have been named by the British Olympic Association as the final marathon athletes selected to compete at the Paris […]
MONTREAL: The World Anti-Doping Agency, under fire over its aquiesence in the Chinese swimming doping scandal, has asked independent prosecutor Eric Cottier to conduct a thorough review of its handling of the matter. Anger had erupted internationally – and notably from United States anti-doping directors […]
LONDON: The 2024 TCS London Marathon will set a world record for the biggest annual one-day fundraising event, with more than £67m raised from this year’s event already. Enthuse, the official online fundraising partner of the London Marathon, has announced £27m has been raised so […]