Southampton to sign striker Mara from Bordeaux
Southampton have reached an agreement to sign French forward Sekou Mara from Ligue 2 club Girondins de Bordeaux, the Premier League club said on Thursday.
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Germany continue impressive form with win over Austria to reach semi-finals
Germany carried their impressive group stage form into the knockout stages with a 2-0 win over Austria to reach the Euro 2022 semi-finals.
Germany continue impressive form as win over Austria seals place in semi-finals
Germany carried their impressive group stage form into the knockout stages with a 2-0 win over Austria to reach the Euro 2022 semi-finals.
Manchester United make decision on Anthony Martial's future
Manchester United have decided not to sell striker Anthony Martial this summer.
Opinion: Indefatigable Wout van Aert must make Tadej Pogacar go green with envy after latest Tour de France blitz
When did you last see the defending champion being dropped by the green jersey on the final hors categorie climb of the Tour? Never. Well, not until this Thursday’s Stage 18 to Hautacam, when the runaway leader of the so-called sprinters’ classification hammered the final nail into Tadej Pogacar’s coffin before propelling his team-mate Jonas Vingegaard to a maiden stage win in the yellow jersey, all but securing the overall win for the Dane in the process.
Senegal striker Sadio Mané named African footballer of the year
Mané finished ahead of Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah, his former Liverpool teammate, and fellow Senegalese Edouard Mendy in the voting for the award given by the Confederation of African Football.
'This is just a stepping stone' - Chris Froome backed for Tour de France return after untimely exit
Adam Blythe and Robbie McEwen have both backed Chris Froome (Israel Premier-Tech) to return to the Tour de France next year after his untimely 2022 exit. Froome had to withdraw from the Tour ahead of Stage 18 after testing positive for Covid. Ad/> The four-time Tour winner has struggled for form since his career-threatening crash at the Criterium du Dauphine back in 2019, but showed flickers of his former prowess at the 2022 Tour, most notably on the Alp d’Huez.
Germany 2-0 Austria: Martina Voss-Tecklenburg's side make semi-finals with hard-fought win
Germany’s class shone through as they saw off a resilient Austria to claim their place in the semi-finals of Euro 2022 in front of 16,000 supporters at Brentford. Lina Magull’s first-half effort gave Die Nationalelf the lead and Alexandra Popp added an unconventional second in added-time as Martina Voss-Tecklenburg’s side sealed their spot in the final four where they will meet either Netherlands or France on Wednesday.