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 […]
THAILAND STUN IRAQFOR DREAM START.—- Al Wakrah: A disciplined and clinical display from Thailand saw them defeat Iraq 2-0 on Tuesday evening to get their AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024™ campaign off to a perfect start, thanks to goals from Waris Choolthong and Teerasak […]
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 […]