Pep Guardiola will reportedly leave Manchester City at the end of the season. Photo: AFP LONDON: Pep Guardiola is set to bring his trophy-laden decade in charge of Manchester City to an end this weekend, according to multiple reports on Monday. Guardiola, 55, has won six Premier League titles and City’s first Champions League among…
Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti names Santos’ Neymar in his squad during the press conference. Photo: REUTERS BRAZIL: Neymar has been named in Brazil’s squad for next month’s World Cup, manager Carlo Ancelotti said on Monday, handing the forward a chance to return to international soccer’s biggest stage after an injury-disrupted cycle. The 34-year-old, Brazil’s all-time…
Aryna Sabalenka crashed out of the Italian Open against Sorana Cirstea in the third round. Photo: AFP/File LONDON: Aryna Sabalenka looked unbeatable when the clay-court season got underway last month, but now as the world number one arrives in Paris for her latest tilt at winning Roland Garros, her dominance of the women’s game has…
LONDON: Freiburg have never won a trophy nor qualified for the Champions League, but could achieve both with victory against Aston Villa in the Europa League final in Istanbul on Wednesday. The match at Besiktas Park is the Black Forest side’s second major final – after losing the 2022 German Cup final to Leipzig on…
North Korea’s Naegohyang Women’s FC head coach Ri Yu Il (L) and captain Kim Kyong Yong (R) attend a press conference at Suwon Sports Complex ahead of the Women’s Asian Champions League semi-final. Photo: AFP LONDON: The coach of the first North Korean sports team to visit the South in eight years batted away questions…
Kai Havertz headed Arsenal to the brink of the Premier League title. Photo: AFP LONDON: Arsenal are on the brink of ending a 22-year wait to win the Premier League after beating Burnley 1-0 on Monday to open up a five-point lead at the top. Kai Havertz headed in the only goal but was also…
Vinicius Junior scored the only goal of the game as Real Madrid won at Sevilla but the hosts will stay up regardless. Photo: AFP LONDON: Vinicius Junior earned Real Madrid a 1-0 win at Sevilla on Sunday in La Liga in the penultimate round of fixtures, but results elsewhere mean the hosts have secured safety…
Bangladesh tightened their grip on the second Test against Pakistan after veteran batter Mushfiqur Rahim struck a superb century to help the hosts set a daunting 437-run target at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Monday. At stumps on day three, Pakistan were 0/0 in two overs in their second innings, with openers Abdullah Fazal…
Jannik Sinner won the Italian Open on Sunday. Photo: AFP ROME: Jannik Sinner has his eyes on a first Roland Garros title after winning the Italian Open on Sunday to claim a record-extending sixth consecutive Masters 1000 tournament victory.World number one Sinner beat Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-4 to complete the ‘Golden Masters’ by winning all…
They will play a final friendly match and apply for visas to fly to the United States Iran’s team were given a send off last week in Tehran, but doubts still hang over their World Cup participation. Photo: AFP LONDON: Iran’s national football team was headed to Turkey on Monday to play a final friendly…