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'You won't see me...' Virat Kohli reveals retirement plans

The 35-year-old is currently keeping Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL playoffs hopes alive with powerful performances

2024-05-16T11:42:04Z

Video: Afghan taekwondo champion’s remarkable journey to the Olympics

For many athletes across all sporting disciplines, getting to the Olympic Games is a lifetime achievement. For Mansouri, who last week was one of the 36 athletes selected for the Olympic Refugee Team, the goal of getting to Paris was more than that, it was a dream that got him through a prolonged period of darkness and uncertainty.

2024-05-17T18:11:27Z

Soccer-Napkin used by Barcelona to sign Messi sold for nearly $1 million

(Reuters) - The napkin on which Barcelona promised to sign Lionel Messi when he was a 13-year-old has been sold for 762,400 pounds ($969,000, auction house Bonhams said on Friday. The napkin was signed in December, 2000 by Barca's former sporting director Carles Rexach and transfer advisor Josep Minguella along with Argentine agent Horacio Gaggioli over lunch at a tennis club. Messi became one

2024-05-17T22:14:06Z

Arne Slot ‘confirms’ Liverpool move to replace Jurgen Klopp in his final Feyenoord press conference

Dutch head coach Arne Slot has confirmed he will leave Eredivisie outfit Feyenoord to take over as Liverpool boss next season.

2024-05-17T17:12:17Z

Boxing-Fury weighs in nearly 30 pounds heavier than Usyk

RIYADH (Reuters) - Briton Tyson Fury was nearly 30 pounds heavier than Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk at Friday's weigh-in ahead of their unified world heavyweight title bout in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Usyk weighed in at 233.5 pounds (105.9 kg) -- the heaviest he has been in his career -- while Fury tipped the scales at 262 pounds (118.8 kg). Billed as the "Ring of Fire", the fight on Saturday will

2024-05-17T18:43:30Z

Bellator Champions Series video: Mansour Barnaoui makes Yusuke Yachi tap out with slick D'arce choke

is back in the win column. At Bellator Champions Series: Paris on Friday, Barnaoui (21-6) thrilled the French crowd with a slick D'arce choke submission of (26-13). The stoppage during the lightweight prelim came 4:08 into Round 1 at Accor Arena. Barnaoui ends a…

2024-05-17T17:46:25Z

Bellator Champions Series: Paris live and official results

Bellator Champions Series: Paris takes place Friday, and you can join us for live and official results beginning at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). The event takes place at Accor Arena in Paris. The card streams on Max (formerly HBO Max). Bantamweight champion Patchy Mix (1

2024-05-17T11:04:49Z

Premier League predictions: Man City to be champions, Liverpool and Spurs to win big

Arsenal v Everton (All games Sunday, 7pm kick off UAE) Despite winning five games on the spin, Arsenal look set to finish second in the title race for the second season in a row. The Gunners – two points behind Manchester City – need to beat Everton and hope the leaders stumble against West Ham. Everton have ended a troubled season on a high after ...

2024-05-17T03:09:26Z

Tyson Fury 'ready for a good fight' against Oleksandr Usyk

Tyson Fury declared himself "ready" for the challenge of Oleksandr Usyk but refused to engage with his opponent in a face off at Thursday's final press conference ahead of Saturday’s undisputed world heavyweight showdown in Riyadh. Usyk turned to face Fury on stage but the Englishman stared straight ahead facing the crowd with his arms folded. The ...

2024-05-17T04:54:30Z

Ali Al Qaisi enjoying the spotlight as UAE Warriors celebrate milestone 50th event

The UAE Warriors will be celebrating their milestone 50th event this weekend and marking the event will be Ali Al Qaisi who features in the main featherweight title contest at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre Marina on Saturday. The Jordanian meets Sweden's Samuel Bark in the main contest of the 12-fight card that also includes a welterweig...

2024-05-16T14:52:14Z

Steady Koepka leads the charge for Dubai-based coach Peter Cowen's stable of golfers at Valhalla

The American sits five shots off the lead with Dubai-based Thomas Detry and Thorbjorn Oleson staying in contention on a record-setting day

2024-05-17T07:00:20Z

Man Utd: Fernandes ‘may leave’ in 2025 despite Prem ‘priority’ with two £85m bids mooted

According to reports, Portugal international Bruno Fernandes 'may leave' Manchester United in 2025 amid interest from Bayern Munich.

2024-05-17T18:41:11Z

Fury-Usyk clash in Saudi will define the world heavyweight championship of the century

'Let your hands talk in the ring. I am excited … let’s make history., said the Ukrainian Usyk after the official weight-in where the Briton avoided eye-contact with his opponent

2024-05-17T11:01:01Z

Tennis-Jarry becomes first Chilean to reach Masters 1000 final in 17 years

(Reuters) - Nicolas Jarry claimed the biggest win of his career on Friday, defeating Tommy Paul 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3 in the Italian Open to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 final. The Chilean, seeded 21st, is the first player from his country to reach a Masters 1000 final since Fernando Gonzalez in Rome in 2007. He will also move up in the world rankings to 17th. "I think I played my best tennis. I

2024-05-18T00:04:24Z

Postecoglou admits Man City loss was his ‘worst experience’ amid claim Tottenham boss ‘could leave’

Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou admits Tuesday night's 2-0 loss to Manchester City was the "worst experience" he's "had as a football manager".

2024-05-17T16:27:04Z

Bellator video: Costello van Steenis puts Gregory Babene to sleep with Von Flue choke

Add to the list of fighters to successfully pull off a Von Flue choke in a major promotion. In a middleweight bout on the Bellator Champions Series: Paris main card, Van Steenis (15-3) put (23-12) to sleep at 2:16 of Round 2. The event took place at Accor Arena.…

2024-05-17T20:11:27Z

Bellator Champions Series video: Asael Adjoudj knockout punch sends Bruno Fontes into backward somersault

sent his opponent head over heels, quite literally, in the Bellator Champions Series: Paris prelims opener Friday. At Accor Arena, Adjoudj (8-1) opened the card with a bang when he clocked with a slick right hook. The shot floored Fontes (6-1), who rolled into a ba

2024-05-17T16:51:03Z

Soccer-Marseille manager Gasset announces retirement

(Reuters) - Olympique de Marseille manager Jean-Louis Gasset will take charge of his last game on Sunday before retiring from management, the 70-year-old said on Friday. Gasset was appointed as interim manager by the Ligue 1 club in February after the sacking of Gennaro Gattuso, and Marseille are eight in the standings going into their final Ligue 1 game of the season at Le Havre. "Sunday will

2024-05-17T18:13:23Z

Cricket-Pandya's form mirrors Mumbai woes in wretched IPL season

By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Five-time champions Mumbai Indians finished their woeful season with yet another defeat on Friday, with captain Hardik Pandya's own performance a reflection of their struggles in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Mumbai are one of the two teams to have won five IPL titles, all of them under Rohit Sharma, who was replaced by all-rounder Pandya in a shock

2024-05-18T06:20:28Z

UFC Fight Night 241 video: Edson Barboza, Lerone Murphy make weight in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS – The main event for the UFC's latest home show is official after the headliners made weight Friday. Ahead of UFC Fight Night 241 (ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex, featherweights (24-11 MMA, 18-11 UFC) and (13-0-1 MMA, 5-0-1 UFC) s

2024-05-17T16:50:59Z

Golf-Morikawa in PGA contention after five straight birdies

(Reuters) - Five birdies in a row put American Collin Morikawa in good position heading into PGA Championship weekend, as the former winner harnessed a red-hot putter to card a six-under par second-round 65 in Louisville, Kentucky on Friday. Morikawa ended the day 11-under, one shot off the record for a PGA Championship through 36 holes and exactly the start he wanted. "I know I still have it in

2024-05-17T20:43:51Z

Al Wasl dominate Al Nasr to end 17-year wait for a third President's Cup win

Brazilian Fabio Lima strikes twice in Dubai club's emphatic 4-0 victory at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain

2024-05-17T18:02:12Z

Abdullah Al Qahtani eyes gold after 'perfect' Saudi charge at inaugural PFL Mena event

Saudi mixed martial artist Abdullah Al Qahtani says he has eyes firmly on gold after he headlined a hometown hat-trick at the inaugural PFL Mena event last weekend. Al Qahtani, the first from the kingdom to sign for the Professional Fighters League (PFL), cruised past Jordan’s Yazeed Hasanain at The Green Halls in Riyadh on Friday, winning by verba...

2024-05-17T06:56:53Z

Curtis Blaydes: UFC 304 fight vs. Tom Aspinall for 'real belt,' Jon Jones won't unify with winner

isn't holding out hope that will unify the heavyweight championship with the winner of his UFC 304 co-main event vs. . With Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) recovering from injury and holding out for a title defense vs. Stipe Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) on

2024-05-17T23:12:05Z

IPL 2024: Pooran does the 'job' as Lucknow power to victory over hapless Mumbai in dead-rubber

The maverick West Indies' wicketkeeper-batsman hit eight sixes in his 29-ball 75 to set-up a comfortable win over the pre-tournament favourites

2024-05-17T20:17:36Z

Five possible candidates to replace Rahul Dravid as India cricket coach

Indian cricket has started its search for the next national team coach with Rahul Dravid’s tenure coming to an end following the T20 World Cup in June. Dravid was handed a short-term extension when his two-year contract expired after India's defeat to Australia in the ODI World Cup final last November. The former India captain is said to not be int...

2024-05-16T10:06:38Z

New York gets ready to embrace cricket at T20 World Cup 2024

The US is gearing up to host one of the biggest sporting events of the year with the newly-built Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, near New York, unveiled by the International Cricket Council ahead of the T20 World Cup that begins early next month. New York is one of the three venues in the US that will host matches during the showpiece ...

2024-05-16T11:36:19Z

UFC Fight Night 241 ceremonial weigh-in faceoff highlights video, photo gallery

LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 241 weigh-ins took place Friday, and the fighters came face-to-face one final time before Saturday's event. The weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel. The UFC Apex hosts Saturday's event (ESPN+). Check out the video above to see…

2024-05-17T18:21:29Z

Soccer-Elneny to leave Arsenal after eight years

(Reuters) - Midfielder Mohamed Elneny will leave Arsenal at the end of the season after eight years at the Premier League club, the Egypt international said on Friday. Elneny joined Arsenal from Swiss side FC Basel in 2016 for 5 million pounds ($6 million) and has made 161 appearances for the London club. A knee injury restricted the 31-year-old to eight outings during the 2022-23 season. He has

2024-05-18T06:20:28Z

PGA Championship: Olympic gold medalist Schauffele leads survivors as several Major winners miss the cut at Valhalla

Jon Rahm, Wyndham Clark, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods were among the stars packing their golf bags and leaving the famed Kentucky course after a testing second round on Friday

2024-05-18T06:34:21Z

Tennis-Jarry stuns Paul to set up Italian Open final against Zverev

ROME (Reuters) -Chilean 21st seed Nicolas Jarry outclassed American Tommy Paul 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3 to reach the Italian Open on Friday as former champion Alexander Zverev recovered from a slow start to beat Chilean Alejandro Tabilo 1-6 7-6(4) 6-2. Jarry produced relentless power from the baseline, hitting 13 aces and 35 winners to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 final in two hours and 44 minutes.

2024-05-17T22:44:10Z

Yousif Mirza backs trailblazer Safiya Al Sayegh to make UAE proud at Paris Olympics

Prominent Emirati cyclist Yousif Mirza is feeling extremely proud as he prepares to pass the Olympic baton to Safiya Al Sayegh who is set to become the first Emirati female cyclist to fly the national flag at the Games in Paris. Mirza had the honour of becoming the first Emirati to compete in the road race event, at the Rio Games in 2016, and now h...

2024-05-17T13:10:51Z

Soccer-Southampton east past West Brom to reach playoff final

SOUTHAMPTON, England (Reuters) -Southampton moved a step closer to returning to the Premier League with a 3-1 home win over West Bromwich Albion in the second leg of their Championship playoff semi-final on Friday to reach the final 3-1 on aggregate. Russell Martin's side will face Leeds United, who beat Norwich City 4-0 on Thursday, at Wembley on May 26 for a place in the top flight. Having

2024-05-17T21:44:12Z

Sabalenka relishing Saturday's historic clash against Swiatek in Italian Open final

It is the first meeting between the world No.1 and No.2 in the tournament's history with a winner's purse of €699,690 at stake

2024-05-17T12:46:22Z

Soccer-Marta celebrates Brazil hosting 2027 Women's World Cup

(Reuters) - Brazil's all-time leading scorer Marta celebrated her country's selection to host the 2027 Women's World Cup on Friday and called for the opening match to be played in Rio Grande do Sul, which has been devastated by recent flooding. Brazil was chosen by the FIFA Congress to stage the tournament, beating a joint bid from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany to become the first South

2024-05-17T20:13:45Z

PGA Championship: Sizzling Schauffele sets the pace with record-equalling opening round

Olympic champion set the target that no one in the 156-player field could match at Valhalla Golf Club

2024-05-17T06:30:15Z

Liverpool, Chelsea among Prem quartet targeting £30m Leeds star ‘most likely’ to leave this summer

According to reports, Chelsea and Liverpool are among the four Premier League clubs interested in Leeds United winger Crysencio Summerville.

2024-05-17T16:41:00Z

Jurgen Klopp 'will not forget a day' as he prepares for Liverpool farewell

Jurgen Klopp said he will not forget a single day of his time in charge of Liverpool as the German prepares to bring down the curtain on his remarkable tenure at the Anfield club. The Reds will face Wolves in what will be an emotional occasion at Anfield on Sunday as the home fans say goodbye to a manager who has transformed the club's fortunes ove...

2024-05-17T12:25:35Z

From handcuffs to six irons: Scheffler's mental strength helps him stay in contention at USPGA after brief arrest

Top players can compartmentalize their lives, shut out all other outside distractions and can just focus on their game, says renowned golf coach Peter Cowen

2024-05-18T06:04:16Z

UAE to host biggest-ever international Gymnastics Cup

Competition with confirmed field of more than 800 to be held at Al Nasr Club Dubai from May 17-19

2024-05-16T16:27:56Z

IPL 2024: Pressure on RCB ahead of pivotal CSK clash that will decide fourth team for playoffs

Bengaluru needs to win the match by at least 18 runs if they score a minimum of 200 runs batting first or win in 18.1 overs if they are chasing 200

2024-05-17T19:47:31Z

Bellator Champions Series results: Patchy Mix squeaks by Magomed Magomedov to retain title

Everyone who watched seemingly had their own opinion of who should win or why, but the two of the three opinions that mattered leaned toward . In the Bellator Champions Series: Paris main event at Accor Arena, Mix (20-1) defeated (20-4) by split decision (46-49,…

2024-05-17T21:36:47Z

Man Utd, Barcelona learn £60m would ‘close’ signing as ‘determined’ Ratcliffe eyes Prem star

According to reports, Manchester United are battling FC Barcelona in the race to sign England international Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa.

2024-05-17T18:11:07Z

UFC Fight Night 241 weigh-in results and live video stream

LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday's official UFC Fight Night 241 (ESPN+) fighter weigh-ins at the UFC host hotel in Las Vegas, which kick off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). Among those weighing in are Edson Barboza (24-11 MMA, 18-11…

2024-05-17T11:49:59Z

Bellator Champions Series results: Cedric Doumbe makes quick work of Jaleel Willis to set up Anthony Pettis showdown

walked out to the cage with a vacuum and cleaned the floor to remind everyone that his first MMA defeat was a fluke. Then he went out and proved just that. Doumbe made quick work of on Friday at Bellator Champions Series: Paris, winning by TKO with a flurry of punches…

2024-05-17T20:36:40Z

Golf-Woods packing his bags after disastrous PGA Championship outing

(Reuters) - A disastrous six-over-par 77 in the second round of the PGA Championship saw 15-times major winner Tiger Woods miles from the projected cut line in Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday, in his first tournament since the Masters. Woods enjoyed a Masters milestone last month with his 24th consecutive made cut at the major but was seven over par through 36 holes at Valhalla Golf Club with the

2024-05-18T01:44:40Z

RCB v CSK: Will weather impact IPL 2024 play-offs knockout?

The final weekend of the IPL 2024 league phase is all set to be a memorable one with just one spot remaining in the play-offs and two teams set to battle for it in what is a virtual knockout. Sunrisers Hyderabad (15 points) became the third team to qualify for the play-offs, after Kolkata Knight Riders (19 points) and Rajasthan Royals (16 points), ...

2024-05-17T10:40:19Z

All to play for as Man City and Arsenal gear up for dramatic Premier League finale

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola foresees another nail-biting finish to the Premier League season, just like in the 2021-22 campaign where his club nearly lost the title on the final day before late goals secured title glory. City are two points ahead of Arsenal heading into Sunday's final round of fixtures and can secure a fourth title in as man...

2024-05-17T15:11:25Z

World No.1 Scheffler released after being arrested by Police for breaching traffic controls outside PGA course

The American is faces four criminal charges with assault of a police officer, criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from an officer directing traffic

2024-05-17T13:46:31Z

Esperance v Al Ahly: A tale of two keepers in African Champions League final

Nobody claims the African Champions League without racking up the air miles, and if the competition remains determined to keep its powerbase firmly in one zone, the continent’s north, its leading Arab clubs have weathered difficult journeys to preserve their pre-eminence. A final that pairs Tunisia’s Esperance with Egypt’s Al Ahly is a match of tru...

2024-05-17T06:09:38Z