Leeds players celebrate after their dramatic 4-2 penalty shoot-out win over West Ham. Photo: AFP/FILE LONDON: Leeds reached the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time in 39 years as they survived a dramatic penalty shoot-out after squandering a two-goal lead in a thrilling clash with West Ham on Sunday. Daniel Farke’s side were moments…
LONDON: Manchester City captain Bernardo Silva will leave the club at the end of the season, assistant manager Pep Lijnders confirmed on Sunday.The 31-year-old Portugal international, who has won six Premier League titles and the Champions League during a nine-year spell at the Etihad Stadium, will depart as a free agent when his contract expires…
Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez celebrates after scoring in their 5-2 Serie A win over Roma at the San Siro. Photo: AFP/FILE MILAN: Inter Milan took a big step towards winning the Serie A title by thrashing sorry Roma 5-2 on Sunday, ending a late-season wobble and moving nine points clear at the top of the…
SUZUKA: Kimi Antonelli took pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes team-mate George Russell on Saturday as Max Verstappen suffered another qualifying nightmare. Mercedes have claimed one-two finishes at both grands prix so far in a flying start to the Formula One season and they were again dominant in dry conditions at…
Luka Doncic of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots over Noah Clowney in the Lakers’ NBA victory over the Brooklyn Nets. Photo: AFP LOS ANGELES: The Oklahoma City Thunder got back in the win column on Friday, beating the Chicago Bulls 131-113 to maintain their grip on first place in the NBA Western Conference. Two days…
South African Olympic champion Caster Semenya poses at a press conference in Cape Town on March 29. Photo: AFP CAPE TOWN: South African Caster Semenya, a two-time Olympic 800 metres champion, said on Sunday that the IOC’s reinstatement of gender verification tests for the 2028 Los Angeles Games was “a disrespect for women”. The former…
AUSTIN: Jorge Martin won the U.S. MotoGP sprint in Austin on Saturday while Aprilia Racing teammate and championship leader Marco Bezzecchi crashed and failed to finish a sprint for the second time this season. Martin overtook Francesco Bagnaia during the final lap at the Circuit of the Americas where he made a move at turn…
Italian driver of Mercedes Kimi Antonelli celebrates after winning the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit. Photo: REUTERS/FILE MIAMI: Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes won the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday for his second straight victory as the 19-year-old Italian became the youngest driver in Formula One history to lead the world championship…
Ilia Malinin bounces back from Olympic disappointment to claim a third world title, reaffirming his dominance on the global stage. Photo: REUTERS/FILE PRAGUE: American Ilia Malinin returned to the pinnacle of his sport as he skated to a third world title on Saturday and shrugged off the shock of an eighth-place finish at last month’s…
Max Verstappen has won the Japanese Grand Prix for the past four years. Photo: AFP SUZUKA: Max Verstappen said his current unhappiness has left all options on the table, including retirement once the current Formula 1 season ends. A winner of 71 career F1 races, which trails only Lewis Hamilton (105) and Michael Schumacher (91)…