Man City fly out for pre-season tour without Mahrez as Mendy signs for new club
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Man City's Riyad Mahrez set for $39m move to Al Ahli - sources - ESPN
Manchester City have agreed a £30 million ($38.7m) deal with Al Ahli for winger Riyad Mahrez, sources have told ESPN. The bid, which includes a guaranteed payment of £26m plus another £4m in add-ons, was accepted on Wednesday afternoon.
Brendan Rodgers looks on the bright side after Celtic defeat in the Land of the Rising Sun
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers was keen to take the positives from a 6-4 defeat to Yokohama F Marinos in the opening game of his side's pre-season tour of Japan.
Soul Cap approved for top swimming meets with aim of increasing diversity
The Soul Cap has gotten the green light from swimming's top governing body, which figures to be a huge step toward bringing more diversity to a largely white sport.
Surfing-Toledo speeds to win at J-Bay, qualifies for Paris Olympics
Brazil's world champion Filipe Toledo surfed with speed and style to win his third Corona Open J-Bay in South Africa on Wednesday, qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympics and the end of season, one day world tour finale in California along the way.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 'Smashes' Guinness World Record With Fastest Badminton Hits
Star India shuttler Satwiksairaj Rankireddy has set the Guinness world record for the fastest hit by a male player in badminton, recording a mindboggling 565 km/h with his smash. Satwik, who alongwith his partner Chirag Shetty won the Indonesia Open Super 1000 recently, thus broke a decade-long record set in May, 2013 by Malaysian Tan Boon Heong, who had produced a speed of 493 km/h (306.34 mph) with his smash. Satwik's smash was faster than the top speed of 372.6 km/h achieved by a Formula 1 car.
PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Will Restart Quest For First Title Of Season In Pre-Olympic Year
Star Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will look for consistency in their quest for a maiden title of the season when they begin their campaign at the Korea Open Super 500 tournament in Yeosu on Tuesday. A title has eluded Sindhu this year with more than half the season already over. She has not been able to string together a series of wins in a week after returning from a five-month long injury lay-off following a stress fracture on her ankle.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Enter Second Round At Korea Open
Star Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the second round with a straight-game win over Thailand's Supak Jomkoh and Kittinupong Kedren in the Korea Open Super 500 tournament in Yeosu on Tuesday. The world number 3 pair beat Jomkoh and Kedren 21-16 21-14 in the round of 32 to set up a clash with China's He Ji Ting and Zhou Hao Dong in the next round.