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Soccer-Villa extend Emery's contract until 2027 after steady improvement

(Reuters) - Aston Villa have agreed to a new contract extension with manager Unai Emery that will keep him at the club until 2027, the Premier League side said on Tuesday. The Spaniard joined Villa in October 2022 and helped them finish seventh in the Premier League, their best campaign since 2009-10. They had finished 14th in the previous season. This season Villa are aiming for their first

2024-04-23T15:21:51Z

Manchester City players celebrate Etihad Airways’ new home at Zayed International Airport

Manchester City players put their best foot forward as they joined the celebrations for Etihad Airways’ new home at the Zayed International Airport. Stars like Erling Haaland, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish and Kevin De Bruyne are seen showcasing their football skills in the short film that was released to promote Etihad Airways’ new hub during a celebr...

2024-04-23T12:07:09Z

Soccer-Man United's Rashford, McTominay doubts for Sheffield United game

(Reuters) - Manchester United could be without forward Marcus Rashford and midfielder Scott McTominay through injury when they take on bottom-side Sheffield United at Old Trafford, manager Erik ten Hag said on the eve of Wednesday's Premier League game. The 26-year-old Rashford had a stellar 2022-23 campaign, scoring 30 goals in all competitions and went on to be named United's player of the year

2024-04-23T13:21:43Z

MMA Junkie Radio #3456: Guest Ben Rothwell, PFL's first half, Luke Rockhold's return, Ryan Garcia, more

Monday's edition of MMA Junkie Radio with "Gorgeous" George and "Goze" is here. On Episode 3,456, the fellas welcome in guest Ben Rothwell, who fights T

2024-04-22T12:54:57Z

Soccer-Inter secure Serie A title in heated win over Milan

(Reuters) -Inter Milan won their 20th Serie A title on Monday after a 2-1 win at AC Milan gave Simone Inzaghi's side an unassailable lead in the standings. A goal from Francesco Acerbi and Marcus Thuram in each half proved sufficient to secure Inter's victory, with Fikayo Tomori scoring a late goal to reduce the deficit. The match also witnessed three red cards in stoppage time, with Milan being

2024-04-23T03:40:03Z

Liverpool ‘leading candidate’ leans towards exit with Prem boss ruled out despite ‘interview’ claim

According to reports, Feyenoord head coach Arne Slot has emerged as the new 'leading candidate' to replace Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.

2024-04-23T15:13:30Z

Unstoppable Scheffler wins again on PGA Tour as he takes out the RBC Heritage in South Carolina

The American reinforces his dominant position as No 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking for a fourth victory in five outings

2024-04-23T10:57:40Z

Soccer-FA Cup final to kick off as usual at 3pm, in relief for travelling fans

(Reuters) - The FA Cup 2023-24 final between holders Manchester City and Manchester United will kick off at 3pm local time, the English FA said on Tuesday, in welcome news for travelling fans who often struggle with late kickoffs. The May 25 final will see the two sides from Manchester - 200 miles north of the capital - face off at London's Wembley Stadium for the second year in a row. "This

2024-04-23T11:36:17Z

Meet the Mongolian Man United fan who cycled for 11 months to see his team at Wembley

Ochirvaani Batbold, 26, is a Mongolian Manchester United fan who was at Sunday's dramatic FA Cup semi-final against Coventry City at Wembley. His method of transport was likely different from most in the 83,672 crowd. He cycled. From Mongolia, a journey of nearly 7,000 kilometres. He set off 11 months ago and was declined a British visa three times...

2024-04-22T06:34:32Z

Meet Garrick Porteous: a Dubai-based Challenge Tour winner making waves in the UAE

A former amateur champion in the UK the Newcastle-native says his short game has improved since relocating to the UAE

2024-04-23T13:58:07Z

Al Hilal vs Al Ain: UAE side head to Riyadh for crunch ACL semi-final second leg

Al Ain's AFC Champions League heroes set off for Saudi Arabia on Monday as the UAE club look to maintain their upper hand in the second leg of their semi-final against Saudi giants Al Hilal. Al Ain put up one of their best performances in recent times as they defeated their Saudi opponents 4-2 in the first leg at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium last We...

2024-04-22T10:48:32Z

Soccer-Inter's Martinez delighted with Scudetto win in Milan derby

(Reuters) - Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez said he was close to tears after they became the first side to clinch the Serie A title in the Milan derby following their 2-1 win over AC Milan on Monday. Francesco Acerbi and Marcus Thuram scored in each half to secure Inter's 20th Serie A title and a sixth consecutive win against Milan, who scored a late goal through Fikayo Tomori. Martinez,

2024-04-23T06:00:24Z

China calls swimmer doping reports 'fake news' ahead of Paris Olympics

China's foreign ministry on Monday hit back at the widespread reports, which first emerged in the and German broadcaster

2024-04-22T09:38:58Z

Paul Broadhurst keeps an ‘eye’ on the prize to win on Champions Tour

Former Ryder Cup player employed a unique putting technique to edge David Toms for first victory in five years

2024-04-23T14:13:13Z

Man United win FA Cup thriller against Coventry on penalties

Rasmus Hojlund's penalty sent United into the final against Manchester City

2024-04-21T17:51:48Z

Soccer-Inter Milan secure Serie A title with win over AC Milan

(Reuters) - Inter Milan won their 20th Serie A title on Monday after a 2-1 win at AC Milan gave Simone Inzaghi's side an unassailable lead in the standings. Inter, who have lost only once in the league this season, hold a 17-point advantage over second-placed Milan with five matches remaining. A header from Francesco Acerbi in the 18th minute and well placed low shot from Marcus Thuram four

2024-04-22T21:34:10Z

Bellingham eyeing triple trophy success with Real Madrid and England

Bellingham has scored 21 goals for Real since signing in the close season from Borussia Dortmund for 103 million euros

2024-04-23T11:27:46Z

Premier League talking points: Title tussle, misfiring Jackson, Ten Hag's future

Can Arsenal build on Wolves boost? With the title race set to go down to the wire, every match is vital with just one point separating Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City. All three sides suffered European blows last week with Arsenal and Manchester City exiting the Champions League – against Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, respectively – while L...

2024-04-23T04:36:04Z

England, Scotland boost: Euro 2024 teams can take 26 players as Prem refs discover roles

Scotland and England will be able to select 26 players in their squad for this summer's European Championships in Germany.

2024-04-23T12:28:06Z

‘Great for women’s golf': Legend Sörenstam applauds record-setting Nelly Korda for remarkable feat

Chevron Championship victory by the daughter of former Czech tennis great was her fifth successive win on the LPGA tour

2024-04-23T12:12:53Z

Soccer-Inter's title success brings just reward for Inzaghi

By Tommy Lund (Reuters) - Inter Milan have dominated Italian football this season and when the final whistle blew on their 2-1 win over AC Milan at San Siro on Monday, marking the club's 20th Serie A title, it was a moment of sweet triumph for Simone Inzaghi's side. Inter have suffered only one league defeat this season and conceded just 18 goals, by far the fewest in Serie A, securing the

2024-04-22T21:34:11Z

Al Hilal v Al Ain: Jorge Jesus confident of ACL semi-final comeback

Jorge Jesus says Al Hilal have full belief in their ability to overcome a two-goal deficit against Al Ain on Tuesday night and qualify for the Asian Champions League final. The record four-time winners – runners-up last year – go into the semi-final second leg at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh 4-2 down after Al Ain’s impressive display in the UAE last...

2024-04-22T15:49:09Z

Soccer-Liverpool's Klopp counts on cool heads and fresh legs to win Merseyside derby

LIVERPOOL (Reuters) - Cool heads and fresh legs will hopefully help Liverpool win at Everton on Wednesday, but they will have to do it without Diogo Jota who picked up an injury at Fulham, manager Juergen Klopp said. Liverpool left some key players out of their starting line-up for Sunday's 3-1 win at Fulham, including Mohamed Salah, Ibrahima Konate, Dominik Szoboszlai, Darwin Nunez and Alexis

2024-04-23T14:06:46Z

Rugby-Wallabies winger Petaia out of Super Rugby with shoulder injury

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Jordan Petaia's Super Rugby Pacific season is likely over after the Australia winger suffered a shoulder injury at the weekend, Queensland Reds coach Les Kiss said on Tuesday. Petaia came off in the first half of the Reds' 31-0 win over the Otago Highlanders after being hurt in a tackle and played no further part in the match. "(Jordan)'s obviously disappointed but he's

2024-04-23T07:20:39Z

Erik ten Hag calls criticism of Man United scraping into FA Cup final 'a disgrace'

Erik ten Hag has hit back at criticism of Manchester United's FA Cup semi-final win over Coventry City describing some of the reaction as “embarrassing” and “a disgrace”. United secured their place in the FA Cup final for a second successive season – when they will again take on Manchester City – by the skin of their teeth after edging past Coventr...

2024-04-23T12:52:15Z

IPL talking points: India's T20 World Cup dilemma, impact player woes and uncapped stars

With the Indian Premier League past the halfway mark, we take a look at the main talking points over the coming days. Impact player rule missing the mark When the impact player rule was introduced in the IPL last year, the idea was to provide teams an additional resource during the match. However, what we have now is teams lengthening their batting...

2024-04-23T09:36:44Z

Premier League predictions: Arsenal and Liverpool seal derby wins over Chelsea and Everton

Tuesday: Arsenal v Chelsea (11pm kick off UAE) Arsenal returned to winning ways at the weekend after their 2-0 home defeat by Aston Villa as they defeated Wolves by the same scoreline at Molineux. The Gunners are top of the table on goal difference ahead of Liverpool. Chelsea missed out on a place in the FA Cup final after a narrow defeat against M...

2024-04-23T02:50:52Z

'Shameful' La Liga has no goal-line technology: Barca coach Xavi

The coach was furious after Lamine Yamal had a shot which Barcelona said crossed the line

2024-04-22T12:39:26Z

Soccer-Inter Milan secure Serie A title in heated win over Milan

(Reuters) -Inter Milan won their 20th Serie A title on Monday after a 2-1 win at AC Milan gave Simone Inzaghi's side an unassailable lead in the standings. A goal from Francesco Acerbi and Marcus Thuram in each half proved sufficient to secure Inter's victory, with Fikayo Tomori scoring a late goal to reduce the deficit. The match also witnessed three red cards in stoppage time, with Milan being

2024-04-22T21:54:13Z

Unai Emery ‘commits future’ to Aston Villa, who see him as ‘their version of Sir Alex Ferguson’

Unai Emery has extended Aston Villa contract by 12 months but the Premier League club want to agree a longer deal at the end of the season.

2024-04-23T13:26:46Z

Asian Tour leader John Catlin heads strong field for Challenge Tour event in Abu Dhabi

Among them are 17 of the top 20 players in the current rankings including a host of Emirates Golf Federation invitees

2024-04-23T11:27:51Z

Muhammad Waseem the star but UAE’s Asia Cup qualification was a team triumph

It felt obvious that Muhammad Waseem would be the man to drag UAE cricket out of its malaise and back to glory. Even he had acknowledged as much. “It does feel that if I go early my team is under pressure,” Waseem said in the aftermath of the UAE’s series loss to Scotland last month. “In the coming tournaments, I have to handle this.” That statemen...

2024-04-22T06:03:09Z

Olympics-Teen skater Trew eyeing Paris after rolling off with Laureus award

MADRID (Reuters) - Resplendent in a pink dress with matching sneakers, 14-year-old Arisa Trew performed a kickflip on her skateboard in a unique red carpet entrance to the Laureus awards ceremony in Madrid before rolling away with a trophy in her category. The Australian trailblazer became the first female skateboarder to be named World Action Sportsperson of the Year, beating out nominees

2024-04-23T03:00:01Z

I have nothing to hide, says F1's Emirati boss Ben Sulayem

A former Emirati rally driver, Ben Sulayem was also cleared by the FIA ethics committee of influencing the results of the Saudi Arabian GP

2024-04-22T12:09:23Z

Cricket-India's Jaiswal sends timely reminder ahead of T20 World Cup

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Rajasthan Royals opener Yashasvi Jaiswal roared back to form with a timely hundred against Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League on Monday to strengthen his claim for a place in the India squad for the T20 World Cup in June. Jaiswal was India captain Rohit Sharma's opening partner in the home T20 series against Afghanistan earlier this year but his place looked under

2024-04-23T08:00:44Z

Newcastle sale: £100m Arsenal target ‘expected to leave’ amid ‘fierce competition’ from Prem rivals

Transfer journalist Rudy Galetti believes Bruno Guimaraes is 'expected to leave' Newcastle United in the summer transfer window.

2024-04-23T15:12:01Z

Jude Bellingham targets trophy treble with Real Madrid and England

Jude Bellingham hopes to cap a memorable debut season at Real Madrid with a La Liga and Champions League double before helping England win this summer's European Championship. Bellingham is riding the crest of the wave having bagged the winning goal in Sunday's 3-2 El Clasico victory over Barcelona and picked up individual silverware on Monday when...

2024-04-23T06:36:18Z

Soccer-Real's Bellingham eyeing triple trophy success this season

(Reuters) - Jude Bellingham is targeting LaLiga and Champions League titles with Real Madrid this season, as well the Euros with England this summer, the 20-year-old said after winning the Breakthrough of the Year prize at the Laureus awards on Monday. Bellingham has scored 21 goals for Real since signing in the close season from Borussia Dortmund for 103 million euros ($109 million). The

2024-04-23T07:00:37Z

Bellingham clasico winner could be 'fundamental' to Real Madrid winning La Liga: Ancelotti

Carlo Ancelotti said Jude Bellingham's late strike in Sunday's 3-2 clasico win over Barcelona could be "fundamental" to Real Madrid winning the Spanish league. Madrid twice came from behind with Vinicius Junior and Lucas Vazquez netting to level Andreas Christensen and Fermin Lopez strikes, before Bellingham rammed home the winner in stoppage time....

2024-04-22T04:47:35Z

UAE ready to play role of giantkillers at Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier

Esha Oza, the UAE captain, says her side are ready to cause more upsets at the Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier in Abu Dhabi. The 10-team competition will decide the final two teams for the main event, which will take place in Bangladesh in September and October. The national team have yet to play at a World Cup at senior level. When they debuted at...

2024-04-23T07:37:21Z

Who will be next Liverpool manager if Amorim joins Alonso in saying ‘no’?

Jurgen Klopp is leaving Liverpool, so who next? The two clear favourites appear not to be in the running and there is no obvious place for FSG to look.

2024-01-26T13:04:47Z

Tennis-Djokovic mulls going without coach after 20 years as a professional

(Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic is considering going without a coach after 20 years in professional tennis, the Serb said after receiving the top men's honour at the Laureus awards. The 24-time Grand Slam title-winner ended a five-year partnership with Croatian coach Goran Ivanisevic last month following his third-round exit at Indian Wells. He had former doubles world number one

2024-04-23T12:51:41Z

PFL makes Paul Hughes signing official

After an early announcement from the promotion's president Friday, the PFL has made a marquee free agent signing official. The promotion has signed top lightweight prospect (11-1), a 27-year-old who has been a standout for Cage Warriors. PFL president Ray Sefo let leak a…

2024-04-21T18:12:54Z

Al Hilal v Al Ain: Hernan Crespo urges players to embrace the pressure in ACL semi-final

Faced with one of the most important matches in Al Ain’s history, manager Hernan Crespo said his players must embrace the pressure and leave Tuesday’s Asian Champions League semi-final against Al Hilal in Riyadh with “no regrets”. Al Ain, 2003 champions, are in pole position to reach the continental showpiece for the first time in eight years, with...

2024-04-22T18:04:22Z

Three alternative Man Utd manager candidates better than Southgate and co.

We're assuming Erik ten Hag will lose his job at the end of this season but how bad are the options? What about Xavi?

2024-04-23T13:43:42Z

Pakistan grapple with scoring rate and fielding issues after New Zealand's T20 win

Pakistan were left with more questions than answers after a weakened New Zealand side eased to a seven-wicket win in the third T20 in Rawalpindi. Mark Chapman is one of the few recognised players in an understrength Kiwi squad and he made the most of three dropped catches to hit an unbeaten 87 from just 42 balls to help chase down 179 and level the...

2024-04-22T08:03:01Z

Dubai: After last-minute dash through floods, UAE teens catch flight, win int'l tournament

With their luggage missing, the youngsters entered the competition without their UAE jerseys — but what they didn’t lack was the motivation to perform for the country

2024-04-22T21:25:38Z

This Week in Golf: With Dubai's Porteous in tow, the Challenge Tour visits Saadiyat Beach Golf Club

The DP World Tour reaches the midway point of its Asian Swing when it returns to action with the ISPS HANDA Championship in Japan

2024-04-23T10:42:38Z

Liverpool move up to second in Premier League after victory against Fulham

Liverpool kept up the pressure on Arsenal at the top of the Premier League as they moved level on points with the leaders after beating Fulham 3-1 at Craven Cottage. Jurgen Klopp's side moved a point above Manchester City – who have a game in hand – on 74 points, trailing the Gunners on goal difference. Mikael Arteta's side reclaimed top spot on Sa...

2024-04-21T18:46:18Z

Dubai-owned horses big winners at Dubai Duty Free Spring Trials Weekend in the UK

Classic Trials at Newbury Racecourse’s season open throws up plenty of surprises as HHidden Law wins for Godolphin and Teraabb for Sheikh Ahme

2024-04-22T14:24:43Z