Kylian Mbappe’s Euro 2024 was hampered by a broken nose, but with that all behind him and enjoying a new lease of life at Real Madrid, he is fully focused on the beginning of the Nations League, the France forward said on Thursday. Mbappe damaged his nose in the team’s first game of the tournament…
Cole Palmer has not been included in Chelsea’s squad for the opening stages of the UEFA Conference League in a bid to manage the England star’s minutes in a season that could run till mid-July. Romeo Lavia and Wesley Fofana were also left out reportedly due to “load management” reasons with Chelsea set to participate…
Goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen said Thursday the end of a 12-year wait to succeed Manuel Neuer as Germany’s number one goalie felt like “a balm for the soul”. First called into the squad in 2012, Barcelona captain, Ter Stegen will take the field as Germany’s permanent number one choice between the sticks against Hungary in…
With the Asian Games becoming “unmanageable” because of the ever-growing number of athletes, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is planning to introduce a criteria where teams failing to qualify will not be able to compete in the continental showpiece. As preparations for the OCA General Assembly here on Sunday gather full steam, deputy director…
Musheer Khan rescued India B with a gutsy century (105 batting, 227b, 10×4, 2×6) on day one of its Duleep Trophy encounter against India A at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here. From a precarious 94 for seven, the 19-year-old and Navdeep Saini (29 batting, 74b, 4×4, 1×6) staged a remarkable rescue act, putting on 108…
Brazilian striker Vinicius Junior has called for Spain to be stripped of its 2030 World Cup hosting duties unless it makes progress on the issue of racism in stadiums. The Real Madrid star, who has repeatedly been the victim of racist abuse from opposition fans at La Liga matches, said during an interview broadcast on…
French engineer Loic Serra will take over as Ferrari’s chassis technical director when he joins in October, the Formula One team said on Thursday. Ferrari’s former chassis technical director Enrico Cardile stepped down in July, with team principal Frederic Vasseur overseeing the chassis area as an interim measure. Cardile will join rivals Aston Martin next…
Julian Alvarez was picked in 83 match-day squads last season. Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz and Phil Foden played in 72 games. Cristian Romero traveled more than 160,000 kilometers for international games. In comparison, Erling Haaland had a summer break without a national-team tournament and has started the season fresh with a flurry of goals for…
The FIFA World Cup 2026 CONMEBOL Qualifiers return on September 5 as the top six sides aim to book a direct spot in the quadrennial event that is less than two years away, set to be held in USA, Mexico, and Canada. As of now, defending world champion Argentina sits atop the table with five…
The Ballon d’Or 2024 nominees were announced on Wednesday and it was the first time since 2003 that neither Cristiano Ronaldo nor Lionel Messi has been part of the list. Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland were the highlights of the list alongside England prodigy Jude Bellingham while Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams, two young stars…
