Gernot Rohr has said he will not be the coach to lead out the NPFL stars who will take on Mexico in a friendly early next month in the USA. The NPFL stars will face Mexico on July 3 in a friendly on July in Los Angeles. Rohr has now clarified that he will not…
Lionel Messi earned a record-equalling 147th cap for Argentina as they progressed to the Copa America quarter-finals with victory over Paraguay. Papu Gomez scored the decisive goal early on, meeting a pass from Angel Di Maria before producing a fine finish. Messi, 34, equalled Javier Mascherano’s appearance record for the national team in the hard-fought…
The Times reported the games could be moved from London to Budapest if VIPs are not given an exemption to England’s strict quarantine rules. The UK government postponed lifting all restrictions until 19 July. Most countries in Euro 2020 are on the government’s amber or red list. Wembley’s capacity is reduced to 22,500 for group…
He has only played one match in Euro 2020 and has already collected another two moments of history. His first came by just stepping on the pitch against Hungary on Tuesday as he became the first player to appear at five men’s European Championships. We had to wait a while for his second moment as…
Agency ReportPremier League champions Manchester City will start the defence of their title away to Tottenham after the fixtures for the 2021-22 season were unveiled on Wednesday. City are among the sides heavily linked with Spurs striker Harry Kane, throwing up the tantalising possibility that the England captain could line up against his boyhood club…
Austria forward Marko Arnautovic has said he is “not a racist” after a heated goal celebration during Sunday’s Euro 2020 win over Arnautovic, who has Serbian heritage, had to be restrained by captain David Alaba as he celebrated his late goal. Several reports suggested he directed comments at North Macedonia’s Egzon Bejtulai and Gjanni Alioski,…
It was new and dazzling, and yet, in the end, it was all painfully fam The hope that built to a deafening crescendo by kick-off. The sensory overload that accompanied the Scotland players on to the pitch. The sheer nerve-jangling anticipation of what was about to unfold. Then, reality. The missed opportunities. The desperate concessions….
By Olalekan Okusan After edging out some of the best fighters in the world at the just concluded Poland Open Ranking Series in Warsaw, Nigeria’s Odunayo Adekuoroye has been tipped as a potential gold medalist at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan. From her first-round fight against European runner-up Tetyana Kit of Belarus, Odunayo known…
Australian city Brisbane has moved a step closer to being named the host for the 2032 Olympic Games. Brisbane was and has now been proposed as host by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board. Several cities and countries had expressed an interest in hosting the Games, including Indonesia, Budapest, China, Doha and Germany’s Ruhr Valley….
