Transfer insider: Newcastle now eyeing £40k-p/w 'cat' with 'incredible muscular elasticity'
Newcastle United are reportedly now eyeing up a move to sign Yann Sommer this window.
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Zidane close to joining PSG as coach: reports
PARIS: French champions Paris Saint-Germain are near to reaching an agreement for Zinedine Zidane to replace Mauricio Pochettino as coach, French media reported on Friday. According to radio station Europe 1, an agreement in principle is in place between the club and 49-year-old Zidane for the former Real Madrid boss to join ahead of the new season. Contacted by AFP, a PSG source refused to confirm or deny the reports.
Azcona hoping Michelisz not the only Hyundai-powered WTCR hero at the Hungaroring
Mikel Azcona starts WTCR Race of Hungary determined that the spotlight doesn’t only shine on his fellow BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse driver and home hero Nobert Michelisz this weekend. Azcona joined the Italian squad for the 2022 WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup as team-mate to Michelisz and took a race win at the season-opening WTCR Clean Fuels for All Race of France.
Huff holds WTCR Trophy advantage ahead of ‘home’ race
CUPRA-powered Rob Huff, the winner of the 2012 FIA World Touring Car Championship, heads the provisional WTCR Trophy standings for home team Zengő Motorsport prior to the WTCR Race of Hungary weekend. The category for independent racers with no financial backing from a manufacturer, was introduced in 2020 and lists Jean-Karl Vernay and Gilles Magnus as its title winners.
Murray stuns Tsitsipas to reach Stuttgart semis where he faces Kyrgios
Andy Murray produced a vintage display against top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas to reach the semi-finals of the Stuttgart Open on Friday.
Molano disqualified after hitting rider twice in Criterium du Dauphine
Colombia's Juan Sebastian Molano was disqualified from the Criterium du Dauphine on Friday after the UAE Emirates rider hit another rider twice in the sixth stage.
Putin 'will probably never stop' denying existence of Ukraine: Austrian FM
After two Britons and a Moroccan were handed death sentences by a court in the self-proclaimed, Russian-backed People’s Republic of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, Schallenberg condemned the ruling: "These are prisoners of war [...] an exchange of prisoners of war is what is needed. These kinds of show trials are exactly the contrary and are utterly unacceptable."
Andy Murray beats Tsitsipas for 1st top 5 win since 2016
STUTTGART: Andy Murray claimed his biggest win more than five years on Friday when he defeated top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 (4), 6-3 to reach the semifinals of the Stuttgart Open. The 35-year-old Murray saved a set point in the first set against the fifth-ranked Tsitsipas and powered on to claim his first win over an opponent ranked in the top five since beating Novak Djokovic at the World Tour Finals in London in November 2016. That was also the last year he reached a grass-court singles final as he became Wimbledon champion for the second time.