Ruthless Madrid celebrate crown with easy win at relegated Granada
GRANADA: Newly-crowned LaLiga champions Real Madrid earned an emphatic 4-0 win over relegated Granada, extending their unbeaten league run to 28 games. Coach Carlo Ancelotti’s side continued their superb form following their midweek Champions League semi-final win over Bayern Munich, reaching 90 points in the […]
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Forest stay up despite defeat as Burnley and Luton go down
LONDON: Burnley and Luton joined Sheffield United on the way out of the Premier League as Nottingham Forest survived despite late goals from Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Jackson which lifted Chelsea to a 3-2 victory at the City Ground. Mykhailo Mudryk also scored for Mauricio […]
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Lucky 13 in Bulgaria as Ludgorets match Rosenborg league titles record
SOFIA: Ludogorets have sealed a 13th straight Bulgarian league title after beating CSKA Sofia 3-1 at home extending the longest current title-winning streak in European football. Ludogorets lead the standings on 79 points from 32 games and have increased their advantage over second-placed CSKA to […]
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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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World Athletics: The week ahead
Olympic fields take shape in Antalya and The Bahamas. — It has been a busy few weeks, with two World Athletics Series events – the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Antalya 24 and the World Athletics Relays Bahamas 24 – both offering Olympic qualification […]
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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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Daley and Laugher to lead Team GB synchro campaign at Paris Games
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 […]
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