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LEVERKUSEN: Bayer Leverkusen staged a remarkable late comeback to move into the Europa League final with a 2-2 draw at home to Roma as they won 4-2 on aggregate and set the longest unbeaten run in all competitions including European matches. Leverkusen were 2-0 down […]

BERGAMO: Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman, Matteo Ruggeri and El Bilal Toure all got on the scoresheet to send the Italians to their first Europa League final with a 3-0 win over Olympique de Marseille for a 4-1 aggregate victory. The Italians will meet Bayer Leverkusen, who […]

ATHENS: Olympiakos Piraeus striker Ayoub El Kaabi netted twice as the Greek side cruised into a Europa Conference League final against Fiorentina thanks to a 2-0 home win over Aston Villa that gave them a 6-2 victory on aggregate. Villa started well but El Kaabi, […]

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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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 […]

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 […]

LONDON: Olympic Champions Tom Daley and Jack Laugher are among the first eight divers today confirmed to represent Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as part of the synchronised diving pairing selections. Following their World Championship silver medal together […]