Under-fire Rocha is elected as president of crisis-hit Spanish fedetion
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 […]
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Proenca claims leagues’ chunk of credit for seeing off Super League
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 […]
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Marvellous Marta says she will finally retire at year’s end after Olympics
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 […]
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Liverpool agree £9.4m deal with Feyenoord to turn Slot into Klopp’s successor
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 […]
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Leicester promoted back to Premier League after Leeds lose
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 […]
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AFC: Indonesia and Japan one step closer to Olympic dream
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 […]
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Final Team GB marathon spots secured for the Paris Olympic Games
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 […]
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WADA appoints top Swiss prosecutor to study handlng of China doping scandal
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 […]
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London Marathon to register record charity response of £67m
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 […]
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Jepchirchir smashes women’s world record as Munyao wins on London Marathon debut
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 […]
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