Jose Mourinho appeared to pinch the nose of Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk after his Fenerbahce team were knocked out of the Turkish Cup in a fiery match on Wednesday.In footage widely shared on social media, Mourinho appears to reach out from behind his opponent and make contact with his nose. Buruk
The inaugural Nations Championship finals — the biennial playoffs among the world’s leading international rugby union sides — is to be held in London next year with Qatar lined up for 2028, but Hong Kong is an increasingly popular suggestion for subsequent editions.The Kai Tak Stadium hosted its fir
Inter and AC Milan’s Coppa Italia semi-final was left finely balanced on Wednesday after the two giants of Italian soccer played out a 1-1 draw at the San Siro.Hakan Calhanoglu’s strike in the 67th minute made sure that Inter would head into the tie’s second leg later this month with the scores leve
The Zambia women’s national team have decided to remove their four US-based players from their squad for upcoming games due to concerns about the US President Donald Trump administration’s immigration policy, the country’s soccer federation announced on Wednesday.The policies have created significan
The US and the UK yesterday looked set to be picked by FIFA next year as hosts of Women’s World Cups expanded to 48 teams from 32.Their respective intentions to bid for the 2031 and 2035 editions are now alone in the contests after the first deadline to enter the race passed. The first formal bid do
Red Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda poses for a photograph in an old F1 car ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix that is to be held at Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan, on Sunday.
‘THE SKILL, THE BELIEF’: Stephen Curry’s display helped the Warriors vault over the Grizzlies into fifth in the Western Conference, closer to an automatic playoff berth
Stephen Curry on Tuesday delivered a majestic 52-point performance as the Golden State Warriors clinched a crucial victory over the Memphis Grizzlies, while Nikola Jokic bagged a career-high 61 points in vain as Denver lost a double overtime thriller to Minnesota.Curry, the NBA’s all-time leader in
On his first appearance after more than three months out injured, England winger Bukayo Saka on Tuesday scored what proved to be the clinching goal in a 2-1 win over Fulham as Arsenal trimmed the gap to Premier League leaders Liverpool to nine points.Saka — Arsenal’s star player and easily their mos
Arminia Bielefeld on Tuesday pulled off a major upset in the DFB-Pokal by defeating defending champions Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-1 in their semi-final.The third-division team came from behind after Jonathan Tah gave the visitors a 17th-minute lead.Marius Worl replied three minutes later and Maximilian
It was mission accomplished, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Tuesday after his side fought back from two goals behind to snatch a rip-roaring 4-4 draw for a 5-4 aggregate win that put them through to the Copa del Rey final.Ancelotti brushed off questions about a sub-par performance by his
COPPA ITALIADallinga scores braceA Thijs Dallinga double on Tuesday helped Bologna to a 3-0 win against Empoli in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final as the visitors remained on course to end their more than 50-year wait to lift the trophy. The relegation-threatened hosts were outclassed
LATE RALLY: The Pacers rallied from 16 points down in the third quarter to beat the Kings and maintain their grip on fourth place in the Eastern Conference
Veteran Al Horford turned back the clock on Monday to help NBA champions the Boston Celtics notch a ninth straight victory and nab a franchise first with a 117-103 win over the Grizzlies in Memphis.Horford, 38, led the Celtics scoring with 26 points off the bench.Jayson Tatum added 25 points and 14
Carson Kelly had come close to hitting for the cycle, yet that elusive triple kept holding him back. He had just two triples over a 10-year major league career before Monday.That is when Kelly became the first Chicago Cubs player in 32 years to hit for the cycle. He tripled in the eighth inning of a
Matvei Michkov did not score on Monday, but the Philadelphia rookie had a hand in both goals as hosts the Flyers earned a 2-1 victory over the Nashville Predators.Ryan Poehling and Jamie Drysdale got the goals for the Flyers (31-36-9, 71 points), who won their third straight. Michkov and Travis Kone
Russian-born Daria Kasatkina on Monday said that she was emotional and excited to begin a fresh chapter in her career under the Australian flag at the Charleston Open after being granted permanent residency last week.The 27-year-old has been playing on the WTA Tour as a neutral athlete after Russian
Fortunes are rising on and off the pitch for soccer club Wrexham and their Hollywood celebrity owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.The club on Monday reported record turnover of ￡26.7 million (US$34.5 million) for last season, a 155 percent increase which helped the fast-improving club to repay
CHILDHOOD HERO: Novak Djokovic is teen Jakub Mensik’s idol and he said that he started his career in the hope of emulating the great Serb
Czech teenager Jakub Mensik on Sunday upset Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/4) to win the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium, denying the Serb his 100th career title.The 19-year-old, ranked 54th in the world, claimed his first title on the ATP Tour with an outstanding display of powerful tennis.The fi
Donovan Mitchell led from the front on Sunday as the Cleveland Cavaliers bagged their 60th win of the season with a 127-122 victory over the in-form Los Angeles Clippers.Cleveland talisman Mitchell finished with 24 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in what Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson described as
Manchester City came from behind on Sunday to reach the FA Cup semi-finals for a record seventh consecutive season with a 2-1 win over AFC Bournemouth, but victory came at a cost as Erling Haaland hobbled off injured.Haaland had seen a first-half penalty saved before Evanilson put the Cherries in fr
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