Arsenal’s Arteta says he understands Ozil is ‘hurt’ at being dropped
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta understands playmaker Mesut Ozil's disappointment at not featuring since the Premier League restart but says he will only select players based...
Adidas, Puma join Facebook ad boycott over hate speech
Adidas is itself no stranger to controversy FRANKFURT AM MAIN: German sportswear makers Adidas and Puma said Tuesday (Jun 30) they would join a...
Football: Saudi takeover of Newcastle is complicated says Premier League chief
[caption id="attachment_3589" align="alignnone" width="818"] Premier League - Newcastle United v Aston Villa [/caption] REUTERS: Premier League chief executive Richard Masters suggested the proposed Saudi takeover...
Football: Solskjaer warns Rashford, Martial to improve or risk being replaced
[caption id="attachment_3578" align="alignnone" width="889"] Manchester United forwards Anthony Martial (left) and Marcus Rashford [/caption] LONDON: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has challenged Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford...
Football: UEFA says Champions League final tournament still on but ‘we’ll adapt if we have to’
UEFA currently sees no need for a plan B for the Champions League final tournament due to be held in Lisbon, despite several suburbs of...
Football: Matip out of Liverpool’s final seven games due to foot injury
[caption id="attachment_3607" align="alignnone" width="854"] FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Everton v Liverpool - Goodison Park, Liverpool, Britain - June 21, 2020 Liverpool's...
Cricket: Six Pakistan players to join England tour after negative virus test
[caption id="attachment_3604" align="alignnone" width="891"] Pakistan cricketers Sarfaraz Ahmed (left) and Asad Shafiq donning facemasks at the Allama Iqbal International airport in Lahore on Sunday before...
Indonesia’s ex-sports minister jailed for corruption
[caption id="attachment_3601" align="alignnone" width="850"] Imam Nahrawi (centre) was jailed for seven years after being found guilty of corruption. [/caption] JAKARTA: An Indonesian former sports minister...
Basketball: ‘Black Lives Matter’ to be painted on NBA courts
[caption id="attachment_3595" align="alignnone" width="882"] Anti-racism protests have swept across the United States following the death in May of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, in...
Melbourne imposes lockdown on about 320,000 people to stop COVID-19 spike
[caption id="attachment_3542" align="alignnone" width="907"] A woman stands on a hill overlooking the city centre skyline amidst the easing of the restrictions implemented to curb the...