Gento, who spent 18 years with Real from 1953-1971, is the only player to have won six European Cups. The left-winger made 600 appearances for the club and scored 182 goals as he also helped them to 12 league crowns, two Copa del Rey titles and one Intercontinental Cup. He won 43 caps for Spain…
Real Madrid won a 12th Super Cup title as goals from Luka Modric and Karim Benzema secured victory against Athletic Bilbao in Saudi Arabia. Modric curled in a brilliant strike to give Real a first-half lead at Riyadh’s King Fahd International Stadium. Benzema then made it 2-0 with a penalty after the video assistant referee…
The Indomitable Lions took the lead when captain Vincent Aboubakar drilled home his fifth goal of the tournament after 39 minutes. Cape Verde equalised eight minutes after the break as half-time substitute Garry Rodrigues stylishly flicked home. Aboubakar should have won it midway through the second half only to blaze over the bar with the…
Cameroon turned in a strong second-half performance and advanced to six points after also winning their opening game against Burkina Faso. But the triumph over Ethiopia at the Olembe Stadium was much more convincing and will come as a morale boost as they carry a major burden of expectation. Ethiopia made a shock start as…
City have not released the details on the length of the 33-year-old’s extension, but in a statement say Houghton is “committing her immediate future” to the club. The England captain has won the Women’s Super League title, three Women’s FA Cups and three Continental Tyres Cups since moving to City in 2013. “I’m delighted to…
Crawford, 34, left Top Rank in November 2021 after his contract expired, having first signed with the promoter in 2011. His suit, which seeks over £3.9m ($5.4m) in damages, was described as “frivolous” by Arum, 90, who has worked with the likes of Muhammad Ali, George Foreman and Tyson Fury in his career. Crawford is…
The nine-time champion has been drawn against fellow Serb Miomir Kecmanovic. Britain’s US Open champion Emma Raducanu, seeded 17th, faces American world number 68 Sloane Stephens, the 2017 champion at the New York major. The Australian Open is the first Grand Slam of the 2022 season and starts at Melbourne Park on Monday. The draw…
It follows several days of negotiations, in which Villa beat off interest from Chelsea, Newcastle and West Ham for the former Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona defender teven Gerrard brings in his second signing as manager following the arrival of his former Liverpool team-mate Philippe Coutinho, with Brighton’s midfielder Yves Bissouma also a target. “When Lucas became…
Wood says he is “delighted” to have signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the Magpies and is available to play in Saturday’s Premier League match against relegation rivals Watford at St James’ Park. “I have played at St. James’ Park a few times and it’s an amazing place, so to have the chance to represent this…
