PARIS: France beat Ireland 1-0 in Dublin on Monday to win their second Euro 2024 qualifier, while the Netherlands beat Gibraltar 3-0. Right-back Benjamin Pavard pounced with half an hour remaining at a sold-out Lansdowne Road before the impressive Mike Maignan struck twice in the last two minutes. With 30 seconds to play in Dublin,...
LONDON: Antonio Conte has thanked Tottenham Hotspur fans and everyone at the club who shared his “passion” after being relegated from the Premier League. The Italian stepped down as manager of Spurs “by mutual consent” on Sunday after 16 months in charge of the north London club. His departure came after the Italian’s shocking post-match...
JOHANNESBURG: Nigeria avenged a humiliation African Cup of Nations qualifying defeat to Guinea-Bissau three days ago by winning the second leg on Monday, while Algeria beat Niger to book a final place. Moses Simon was Nigeria’s goal scorer in a 1-0 win in Bissau, converting a 30th minute penalty after Fali Cande fouled Bright Osayi-Samuel....
LONDON: Chelsea said the government sanctions were imposed on the former manager Roman Abramovich part of the club’s £121.3 million ($148.8 million) loss for the 2021/22 season. Russian billionaire Abramovich was fined by the British government in March last year following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The minister described him as part of the inner circle...
Zurich: FIFA’s compensation paid to clubs to release players for the World Cup has increased by nearly 70% to $355 million for the 2026 and 2030 games, the soccer governing body said. worldwide and the European Club Association (ECA) on Monday. The Club Benefit Program provides clubs with a share of national team competition revenue...
MIAMI: World number three Stefanos Tsitsipas He finally started his Miami Open campaign on Monday with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over Cristian Garin while Argentina’s Francisco Cerendulo was upset by fifth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime. Hard Rock Stadium and 12 weren’t over yetth-American Francis Tiafoe lost by 59th-ranked Italian Lorenzo Sonego in straight sets. Frenchman...
MIAMI: Former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu’s comeback was cut short on Monday after the Canadian injured her left ankle in her Miami Open fourth-round match against Ekaterina Alexandrova. While trying to return, Andreescu injured his ankle, and fell to the court as he screamed in pain. After receiving medical treatment on the court he...
BERLIN: Teacher Hansi Flick Germany has promised to play “a style and style of football that will make the fans happy” as his side continue their World Cup revival against Belgium on Tuesday. Flick’s Germany were kicked out of the group stage in Qatar, their second successive World Cup exit, but were told not to...
LONDON: Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has admitted the Premier League club have a “fight” on their hands as they try to salvage their postseason run. Antonio Conte’s the reign of chaos ended. The Italian’s departure seemed inevitable after his impressive performance in the 3-3 draw at bottom club Southampton earlier this month. But the divorce...
MIAMI: Sorana Cirstea reached the quarter-finals of the Miami Open for the first time with a win over Czech Marketa Vondrousova on Monday as she continued her late career surge. The 32-year-old Romanian followed up his run to the last eight at Indian Wells – his best showing on the California tour – with another...