Netherlands name Xavi Hernandez as new coach through to 2030 World Cup
AMSTERDAM: Xavi Hernandez has been appointed as the Netherlands’ head coach on a contract through the 2030 World Cup. The 46-year-old Spaniard replaces Ronald Koeman and takes charge of a national team for the first time. Xavi has been out of coaching since leaving Barcelona […]
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‘Terrible mistake’ if FIFA ousts Infantino as president, says Trump
WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind FIFA president Gianni Infantino at a moment when the football governing body is facing one of its most serious leadership crises in years. Trump’s intervention was anything but neutral. In a statement on Tuesday, […]
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Troubled Liverpool seek to solve injury crisis by signing Araujo on loan
LONDON: Liverpool have signed Uruguay defender Ronald Araujo from Spanish champions Barcelona on a season-long loan in a bid to strengthen an injury-hit defence. British media reported that the deal includes an option to buy the 27-year-old for about £47m. Separately, a consortium including billionaire […]
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UEFA SUPER CUP: Six out of six for Luis Enrique as PSG make Villa their latest victims
JONATHAN SHALLARD in SALZBURG —- Paris Saint-Germain underlined their status as the dominant force in European club football by defeating Aston Villa 2-1 in the UEFA Super Cup in Salzburg, handing coach Luis Enrique a remarkable sixth European trophy from six continental finals. The reigning […]
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FIFA CRISIS: What happens next is all down to UEFA and Ceferin
KEIR RADNEDGE COMMENTARY — The political ball is now firmly back in the court of UEFA after Gianni Infantino survived the initial storm over his scrapped by to commercialise the World Cup. What began as a covert financial operation to core sectors of international football’s […]
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British Cycling
British cycling stars provisionally announced to compete at Lloyds Tour of Britain Women — Some of British cycling’s biggest stars are today provisionally announced to be racing in the 2026 Lloyds Tour of Britain Women, which gets underway a week today on Wednesday 19 August. […]
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Home, sweet home as Hudson-Smith storms to third European gold
BIRMINGHAM: Matthew Hudson-Smith cemented his legacy in British athletics history by surging to gold in the men’s 400m at the European Athletics Championships on his home track. Drawn in the blind spot of lane nine, the 31-year-old Wolverhampton native unleashed a blistering front-running display to […]
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Hinchcliffe storms through late to land gold in European 100m final
BIRMINGHAM — Day two of the 2026 European Athletics Championships at Alexander Stadium delivered another electric night of world-class action, headlined by a blistering men’s 100m final and a tactical masterclass in the women’s 10,000m. The marquee event of Tuesday evening saw Great Britain’s Jeremiah […]
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Hunt strikes gold for Team GB on European Athletics opening day
BIRMINGHAM: Britain’s Amy Hunt delivered a thrilling surge to claim the women’s 100-meter title on an explosive opening night at the European Athletics Championships in Alexander Stadium, Birmingham. The 24-year-old sprinter recovered from a sluggish start out of the blocks to power through the middle […]
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