Reigning champion Zhao Xintong of China has been knocked out of the World Snooker Championship by Shaun Murphy. Photo: AFP LONDON: Defending champion Zhao Xintong fell victim to the “Crucible curse” as he was knocked out of the World Snooker Championship on Wednesday following a 13-10 quarter-final defeat by Shaun Murphy. Zhao, 29, was the…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is juggling multiple issues ahead of the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, the last major gathering of football’s global governing body before the World Cup. Photo: AFP LONDON: Football’s power brokers meet in Vancouver on Thursday as FIFA convenes its 76th Congress, a high stakes gathering less than two months before…
KENYA: There was a hero’s welcome for marathon world record-breaker Sabastian Sawe as he returned to Kenya and was lauded by President William Ruto on Thursday. Sawe made history in London on Sunday by becoming the first athlete to run a sub-two hour marathon in race conditions.Receiving Sawe at State House in Nairobi, Ruto said…
LONDON: Scott Parker has left his position as head coach of Burnley by mutual consent following the club’s relegation from the Premier League, it was announced on Thursday. Burnley said in a statement that Parker and the board had “mutually agreed that his time at Turf Moor would conclude” following one season back in the…
LONDON: A FIFA rule change allowing Afghanistan’s women footballers to compete in official matches is a “historic moment” and “basic human right”, former captain Khalida Popal told AFP on Thursday. Afghanistan will in future be eligible to qualify for the Women’s World Cup and the Olympics, something Popal said was the culmination of a “long…
Kimi Antonelli leads the driver’s standings with 72 points heading into Miami, with new rules and car upgrades marking a fresh phase of the season. Photo: AFP MIAMI: Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli, the youngest championship leader in F1 history, will seek to complete a hat-trick of early season victories this weekend as Formula One returns…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced a sharp increase in financial distributions for the 2026 World Cup ahead of the body’s Congress in Vancouver. Photo: AFP LONDON: FIFA on Tuesday boosted overall World Cup cash distributions to nearly $900 million following concerns over the spiraling costs for teams taking part in the tournament.Football’s global governing body…
Paris Saint-Germain’s 5-4 semi-final first-leg win over Bayern Munich on Tuesday will go down as one of the greatest Champions League games. Photo: AFP PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique admitted his team will likely need to score several more goals away to Bayern Munich next week to be sure of reaching another Champions League…
Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest are both former winners of the European Cup. Photo: AFP/File LONDON: Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest, two clubs rich in European history, are one step from a first continental final in decades as they meet in the last four of the Europa League. English clubs dominated the European Cup, now…
San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama delivers a dunk in the Spurs’ series-clinching victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Photo: AFP LONDON: The San Antonio Spurs punched their ticket to the second round of the NBA playoffs on Tuesday, leading wire to wire in a 114-95 victory…