W&S OPEN: DJOKOVIC ADVANCES TO QUARTER-FINALS

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic needed six match points to tough out a 6-2, 6-4 win over Tennys Sandgren on Tuesday in the third round of the Western & Southern…

DALEY BLIND COLLAPSES DURING AJAX, HERTHA FRIENDLY

Ajax’s Daley Blind collapsed during a pre-season friendly on Tuesday, raising fears over his career following his diagnosis with a heart condition last year. The former Manchester United defender was…

MIKEL SCORES IN FIRST GAME FOR STOKE

John Obi Mikel scored his first Stoke City goal in their 5-1 hammering of Shrewsbury Town in Tuesday’s pre-season friendly match. Mikel who joined the Potters on a free transfer…

Messi tells Barcelona that he wants to leave

As incredible and unbelievable as that might sound, the player has sent a certified fax to the club asking to be released from his contract through the triggering of the…

AFRICAN NATIONAL TEAMS TO RECOMMENCE PLAYING, SAYS CAF

African national teams are set to resume playing this October, according to CAF, with a nine-day window available for friendly matches ahead of 2022 Cup of Nations qualifiers one month…

England squad: Shaw, Oxlade-Chamberlain out, Maguire, Greenwood in

Harry Maguire was on Tuesday named in England’s squad for their Nations League matches against Iceland and Denmark despite the Manchester United captain’s arrest on assault charges in Greece. The…

W&S Open: Murray delivers biggest win, Djokovic, Serena advance

World number one Novak Djokovic battled through neck pain on the way to a 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 victory over Ricardas Berankis at the Western & Southern Open, where second seed…

PSG OLD BOY COMAN COMES BACK TO HAUNT FORMER CLUB

Kingsley Coman spent a decade at Paris Saint-Germain, coming up through the club’s academy and making four senior appearances, but it was his goal which condemned the French giants to…

SOARES, MARI SIGN PERMANENT DEALS WITH ARSENAL

Cedric Soares and Pablo Mari have joined Arsenal on a permanent basis following their successful loan spells in the second half of the 2019-20 campaign. Soares joined on an initial…

TOP SCORER, LEWANDOWSKI ENDS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Robert Lewandowski ended the 2019/20 Champions League season as the tournament’s top scorer with 15 goals. He was close to 16 when a first-half attempt came back off the post…