Palace sign Europa hero Johnson from Tottenham in club record deal
LONDON: Crystal Palace have signed Wales forward Brennan Johnson from Tottenham on a four-and-a-half year deal for a club record £35m. Palace, who are 10th in the Premier League, said Johnson would be eligible to make his debut away at Newcastle United on Sunday. “I’m […]
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Atletico Madrid in mourning for their long-time skipper Enrique Collar
MADRID: Enrique Collar, who has died at 91, remains a legendary figure in the history of Atletico Madrid. Collar was an intelligent and skilful outside left yet won ‘only’ 16 caps (five goals) for Spain because he was a contemporary of Real Madrid’s remarkable Paco […]
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More turmoil at Stamford Bridge after Maresca is shown the door
LONDON: Chelsea’s relentless cycle of upheaval continued as the club confirmed it had parted company with head coach Enzo Maresca midway through the season, bringing a premature end to a reign that promised much but ultimately unravelled under the weight of expectation at Stamford Bridge. […]
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Contrasting results for Russia and Israel in trying to win back friends through sport
JAMES M DORSEY —- Russia and Israel share a common problem: much of the international community views them as regional brutes and occupiers of other people’s lands. To address the problem, both use fog to gain lost ground in their information wars. In sports, the […]
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AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS: What next in the group stage of the finals
RABAT: The group stage of the Africa Cup of Nations has concluded with the Round of 16 pairings now set. Teams like Algeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Sudan, and Mozambique have joined previously qualified sides such as Nigeria and Morocco in the knockout rounds. […]
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FIFA and Dubai Sports Council sign partnership agreement for new awards to celebrate the best in football annually
Memorandum of Understanding signed between FIFA and the Dubai Sports Council (DSC) at World Sports Summit in Dubai — Annual event to be the only official global awards that honours best performers on and off the pitch — First awards ceremony to take place in […]
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Our year 2026, between war drums and the hope of a sport that rediscovers culture
GIANNI MERLO, AIPS president / LAUSANNE: We are living through the most delicate period for global stability since the end of the Second World War. The echo of the drums of war is part of our daily lives, and we risk becoming numb to the […]
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Duplantis, Bonmati take the honours as AIPS Athletes of the Year for 2025
LAUSANNE: Swedish pole vaulter Armand “Mondo” Duplantis has been named the AIPS Best Male Athlete for the second year running after amassing an unassailable lead in the traditional end-of-year poll, organised by AIPS. The AIPS Best Female Athlete of the Year 2025 award went to […]
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More AIPS awards for Paris Saint-Germain and the FIFA Club World Cup
LAUSANNE: French football club Paris Saint-Germain have been voted as the AIPS Best Team of the Year 2025, while the FIFA Club World Cup scooped the AIPS Best Press Facilities accolade. This is the result of the poll by the International Sports Press Association (AIPS), […]
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