REUTERS: Real Sociedad missed the chance to climb above Atletico Madrid into fourth place in La Liga on Tuesday as an injury-time equaliser from Pedro Leon gave neighbours Eibar a 2-2 draw in a Basque derby in which both sides had a player sent off in the second half. Juanmi Jimenez headed Real Sociedad into… Read More »
CARDIFF: Elliot Daly’s try four minutes from time gave champions England a 21-16 victory over Wales in a pulsating Six Nations clash played at relentless speed amid an amazing atmosphere at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on Saturday. England’s 15-match winning streak and hopes of a repeat grand slam looked over as they trailed late into a… Read More »
MOSCOW: World Cup 2018 hosts Russia ended a disappointing year with a last-gasp 1-0 friendly victory over Romania on Tuesday as they played in Grozny, Chechnya, for the first time. Substitute Magomed Ozdoev, who was born in the Chechen capital – one of the biggest cities in the North Caucasus -scored the only goal three… Read More »
LONDON: Players and staff at Leicester City Football Club gathered on Friday (Oct 14) at their training ground to pay their respects to the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej with a moment of silence. The Premier League champions, owned by Thai billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, said in a statement: “The world’s longest-reigning monarch, King Bhumibol was… Read More »
WASHINGTON: US Open champion Dustin Johnson birdied the final hole to cap a four-under-par 66 and grab a share of the first-round lead alongside Hideki Matsuyama and Kevin Chappell at the USPGA Tour Championship in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday (Sep 22). World number two Johnson arrived at East Lake Golf Club for the US$ 8.5… Read More »
ANKARA: Turkey will not hold a referendum on the powerful presidency sought by Tayyip Erdogan at least until the end of the year and could wait until 2019 if there is not enough support in parliament, the official overseeing the plans said. Erdogan and the ruling AK Party he founded want to replace Turkey’s parliamentary… Read More »