O’Neill named to take over as new chair of league managers body
LONDON: The League Managers Association has appointed Martin O’Neill as new chair to succeed Howard Wilkinson who retires at the end of this season. O’Neill began his playing career in Northern Ireland before moving to England in 1971 where he spent most of his playing career with […]
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Bellingham strikes to win it late as Real Madrid floor Barcelona yet again
MADRID: LaLiga leaders Real Madrid’s pursuit of a record-extending 36th Spanish title gathered momentum after Jude Bellingham scored a goal in added time to secure a 3-2 comeback win over Barcelona. Real twice fought back from a goal down and before Bellingham smashed in the […]
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Liverpool bounce back to win at Fulham and keep title bid alive
LONDON: Liverpool rekindled the fire in their Premier League title chase by hitting back from a goal down, to defeat Fulham 3-1 at Craven Cottage and pull level on points with leaders Arsenal. Jurgen Klopp’s men have a far inferior goal difference but more important […]
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African confederation to rule on cup row over ‘Western Sahara’ team shirt
ALGIERS: Algerian side USM Alger’s African Confederation Cup semi-final first leg tie against Morocco’s Renaissance Berkane did not go ahead on Sunday because of a political dispute over the visiting team’s jersey, leaving the outcome of the tie open to a ruling from the African […]
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FA CUP: Pressure builds up on Ten Hag after United stagger past Coventry on penalties
KEIR RADNEDGE at WEMBLEY: Erik ten Hag can breathe again. The Manchester United manager’s job hung in the balance after his team dropped a three-goal lead before defeating second-tier Coventry 4-2 on penalties after a 3-3 extra-time draw in their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. […]
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Figo & Co urge more respect for officials and less time-wasting
NYON: The UEFA Football Board, featuring a distinguished cast of football legends and elite-level coaches, met yesterday, Monday 22 April, at the House of European Football in Nyon. Chaired by UEFA football advisor Luís Figo, yesterday’s meeting focused on officiating matters such as coach and […]
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AFC: Uzbekistan beat Vietnam to top Group D
ODILOV HITS BRACE ASUZBEKISTAN STAY PERFECT..Doha: 2018 champions Uzbekistan ended their Group D campaign with three wins from as many matches by seeing off Vietnam 3-0 on Tuesday evening to cruise into the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024™ last eight without conceding a single […]
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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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Duplantis breaks world pole vault record with 6.24m in Xiamen
—- Mondo Duplantis set the 2024 Wanda Diamond League season off to a stunning start in Xiamen on Saturday, elevating his world pole vault record to a new high of 6.24m*. Sweden’s 24-year-old Olympic and world champion sailed over the bar at the first attempt, adding 1cm […]
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