MUNICH: Joshua Kimmich powered in a 63rd-minute header to give Bayern Munich’s a 1-0 victory over Arsenal in the Champions League and send them through to the semi-finals for the first time in four years with a 3-2 aggregate win. Germany international Kimmich timed his […]
DORTMUND: Borussia Dortmund stormed into the Champions League semi-finals with a rip-roaring 4-2 home win over Atletico Madrid after hitting back from a 2-1 defeat in the first leg to win the tie 5-4 on aggregate. The German side scored twice in the first half […]
BARCELONA: Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe scored twice in the second half to help guide his side to a 4-1 comeback win at 10-man Barcelona in their Champions League quarter-final, second leg to wrap up a 6-4 aggregate revenge victory. Raphinha gave Barca the lead in […]
—- Pierre de Coubertin, creator of the modern Olympics, might be turning in his two graves after World Athletics said it will become the first international federation to award prize money at the Games – rewarding athletes financially for achieving the pinnacle of sporting success, […]
FRANKFURT: German football is in mourning for 1974 World Cup-winning left winger Bernd Hölzenbein who has died at 78 after a long illness. Hölzenbein was the victim of the foul in the final against Netherlands which earned an equaliser for West Germany on their way […]
RUNNING LEGENDS DAME KELLY HOLMES AND JASMIN PARIS TO START 2024 TCS LONDON MARATHON.— Dame Kelly Holmes, Olympic gold medallist in the 800m and 1500m, to be Official Starter for the elite men’s race and the masses at 2024 TCS London Marathon.—- Two running icons […]
ATHENS: On the eve of 100 days to go, the flame for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 has been lit. It was ignited at the historic birthplace of the Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia in Greece. The Olympic flame, embodying peace and hope, will now […]
—- Lithuania’s Mykolas Alekna broke the longest standing men’s world record, throwing an incredible 74.35m* to smash the discus mark at the Oklahoma Throws Series meeting in Ramona. That throw improves the world record of 74.08m set by Jurgen Schult in 1986 – 16 years […]
LONDON: The 2023 TCS London Marathon, the world’s biggest annual one day fundraising event, has already raised £63m for thousands of charities. It is the highest total since 2019 (the last edition of the London Marathon prior to the pandemic) and brings the cumulative total […]