CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Hummels header sinks PSG and sends Dortmund into final
PARIS: Borussia Dortmund produced a fine away performance to beat Paris Saint-Germain both in France and on aggregate to reach their first Champions League final since 2013. Dortmund held a 1-0 advantage following the first leg of the semi-final and doubled their lead when Mats […]
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Italian football faces battle of its own over plan for outside regulator
KEIR RADNEDGE REPORTS: Italian football is entering similar stormy waters as the English Premier League over proposals for the government to impose a financial watchdog. In Italy the measures are expected to form part of a wider sports decree to be presented by the government […]
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Maradona’s ‘missing’ 1986 Golden Ball put up for auction in France
PARIS: Diego Maradona’s “stolen” Golden Ball trophy, awarded for being named the best player at the 1986 World Cup, has been found and will be auctioned off in France on 6 June. The Aguttes auction house announced on Tuesday that the item had resurfaced and […]
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Cesar Luis Menotti dies at 85 . . . a World Cup winner with the broadest of shoulders
KEIR RADNEDGE REMEMBERS —- Cesar Luis Menotti struck an imposing figure on the days when he opened the gates of Argentina’s Jose C Paz training camp during the 1978 World Cup finals. Menotti, tall with long lank hair, stood head and shoulders above the mad […]
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Cesar Luis Menotti: The perfect judge of Pele v Maradona
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 […]
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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 evaluation report: Brazil 4.0, Belgium-Netherlands-Germany 3.7
ZURICH: Following a thorough assessment of each bid, including inspection visits to the bidding countries, today FIFA published the Bid Evaluation Report in respect of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027™. Based on the findings of the report approved by the Bid Evaluation […]
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AIPS takes a stand on the use of artificial intelligence in the media industry
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 […]
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One-time Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmed is banned for 15 years by IOC
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 […]
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