West Ham must 'move fast' to sign £17m star at London Stadium
West Ham have to move fast to sign Paris Saint-Germain defender Thilo Kehrer this summer, according to transfer insider Dean Jones.
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Bayern ease past Wolfsburg 2-0 with Musiala and Mueller on target
Bayern Munich made it two Bundesliga wins from two matches when they comfortably beat visitors VfL Wolfsburg 2-0 on Sunday with goals from Jamal Musiala and Thomas Mueller. The Bavarians, who have now scored eight goals in their first two league matches, were lethal in attack, especially in the first half, with Sadio Mane, Mueller and Musiala wreaking havoc in their opponents' box.
Lucy Glover and co eyeing World Championships glory after European success
Lucy Glover and Britain’s quadruple scullers waltzed to European Championship glory then roared – bring on the Worlds. Warrington rower Glover, 23, joined forces with Jess Leyden, Lola Anderson and Georgie Brayshaw to beat the Netherlands in Munich on a super Saturday for British Rowing. Ad Their gold medal marked one of four won by Britain on the day – including three in a row – as the women’s quadruple scullers’ dominant display built further momentum ahead of next month’s World Championships in Racice.
VAR denies Mané but not Bayern in win over Wolfsburg
BERLIN (AP) — Sadio Mané had two goals ruled out through VAR but Bayern Munich still managed to beat Wolfsburg 2-0 in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
Rowan McKellar believes British Rowing is on the way up after European success
Rowan McKellar reckons radical restructuring within British Rowing is already reaping rewards after a memorable Munich morning at the European Championships. British stars racked up a red-hot four gold medals on Saturday morning – including three in a row – in the women’s and men’s four, women’s quadruple sculls and men’s eight events at the city’s 1972 Olympic Regatta Centre. Ad Team GB endured a torrid time at the Tokyo Olympic Games last summer as just one silver and bronze medal marked their worst Games return for almost half a century.
Josie Knight overcomes 'biggest challenge' for fourth at European Championships
Josie Knight battled through the 'biggest challenge' she’d ever faced and wanting to fly home from Munich to secure a valiant fourth-place finish at the European Championships. The 25-year-old narrowly missed out on a medal in Saturday’s individual pursuit bronze showdown as she went down to Italian Vittoria Guazzini by 2.71s. Ad Knight clocked a personal best time of 3:25.231 to qualify fourth in the morning but was unable to emulate those exploits later in the day on Munich’s makeshift 200m track.
Fatigue to blame as Charlie Tanfield misses out on medal in Munich
Charlie Tanfield admits the physical demands of a jam-packed cycling summer got the better of him after missing out on a European medal in Munich. The Great Ayton star, 25, was denied a spot on the podium by just 1.41s in Saturday night’s individual pursuit bronze medal showdown against Manlio Moro after a third-place finish in qualifying scuppered his hopes of a shot at gold. Ad Tanfield helped steer England to team pursuit silver at this month’s Commonwealth Games before doing the same with Britain’s stars at the European Championships on Friday night.
Commonwealth hangover hampers Sheldon’s European push
Hamilton hero Grant Sheldon admits the emotional hangover from the Commonwealth Games scuppered his bid for a medal at the European Championships. The Scottish triathlete, 27, came home 15th out of the 57 athletes who finished in Saturday’s men’s race at Munich’s 1972 Olympic Park.