Celtic and Freiburg add to transfer interest in Man City defender
Manchester City defender Ko Itakura has attracted fresh interest from multiple clubs as he looks to sort his future for next season.
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Worth £1.8m in 2021, now worth £4.9m: Celtic struck gold on "magic" £18k-p/w star - opinion
Celtic not only secured the Premiership title this season and brought their arch-rivals’ reign as Scottish champions to an end, they also did it in style.
Asia Cup 2022: India eye big win against Indonesia, favourable result in Pakistan-Japan match
Indonesia by a huge margin and hope Pakistan defeat Japan in the other Pool A match for advancing to the knockout stage of the Asia Cup men's hockey tournament here on Thursday. India's fate is not in their own hands anymore as even a win against lowly Indonesia will not guarantee them a knock-out berth. Japan will have to beat Pakistan to keep India's faint hopes alive.
Asia Cup: Japan Crush India 5-2, Sardar Singh-Coached Team Looking At Exit Door
A new-look Indian team paid for its inexperience and profligacy with Asian champions Japan soundly thrashing them 5-2 in a group A league match of the men's Asia Cup hockey championship in Jakarta on Tuesday. Having drawn against Pakistan in the opening game, India's chances after this defeat have been badly dented as even a big win against Indonesia in the last game might not be enough for qualification to the knock-out stages. Ken Nagayoshi, Kosei Kawabe (twice), Ryomi Ooka and Koji Yamasaki scored for Japan while Pawan Rajbhar and Uttam Singh found the target for the Indians.
Why Frans Steyn ditched a big Japan pay-day for Cheetahs: 'My choice has been made'
In his typically forthright manner, Frans Steyn simply sent a text message to tell his Japanese suitors that he's staying put in his beloved Bloemfontein.
SEA Games: KOI Ready to Add More Indonesian Juries, Referees
TEMPO.CO, Vietnam - The Indonesian Olympic Committee (KOI) has said it is ready to increase the number of Indonesian referees and juries in SEA Games' sports branches such as martial arts.
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez to face Gennady Golovkin in trilogy fight in September
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez will step back down to super-middleweight to defend his status as undisputed champion against Gennady Golovkin in a trilogy fight on 17 September.
India Concede Late Goal To Draw 1-1 With Pakistan In Asia Cup Hockey
Defending champions India conceded a late goal to allow arch-rivals Pakistan walk away with a 1-1 draw in their opening Pool A match of the Asia Cup men's hockey tournament, in Jakarta on Monday. India took the lead in the ninth minute through Karthi Selvam before Abdul Rana broke their neighbours' heart by equalising in the 59th from a penalty corner. India will next play Japan on Tuesday. Pakistan had the first scoring chance in the third minute in the form of a penalty corner, but they failed to stop the ball properly as India survived.