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 […]
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s all-time top scorer in both men’s and women’s football, Marta, will retire from internationals this year, the 38-year-old striker said ahead of the Paris Olympics. Marta, who has been playing in the United States with Orlando Pride since 2017, hopes to […]
— Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, has signed a four-year global partnership with FIFA.The company becomes FIFA’s Major Worldwide Partner exclusive in the energy category, with sponsorship rights for multiple events including the highly anticipated FIFA World Cup 26™ […]
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 […]
LONDON: Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir produced a stunning surge outside Buckingham Palace to sprint to victory in the TCS London Marathon in a women-only world record time of 2:16:16. The previous best time of 2:17:01 was also set here in London by Jepchirchir’s compatriot Mary Keitany […]