Man Utd plan move for Sevilla goalkeeper as David de Gea absence explained
Manchester United are weighing up a move for Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou.
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Pau gets set to host WTCR season opener
The 2022 WTCR − FIA World Touring Car Cup will start in Pau from May 7-8 with the second running of WTCR Race of France. It will revive the WTCR’s previous tradition of opening the season on a street track with Circuit de Pau-Ville revving up to host international touring car racing for the first time since 2009.
Indian Wells: Maria Sakkari beats Paula Badosa to set up Iga Swiatek final
Maria Sakkari beat defending champion Paula Badosa to reach the biggest final of her career at Indian Wells.
Coach’s strife with players distracts from Morocco’s World Cup mission
RIYADH: In April 2018, just two months before the start of the World Cup, Japan fired Vahid Halilhodžić, the head coach who had taken them through a successful qualification campaign. There now seems to be the imminent possibility that history will repeat itself in Morocco.
Biggest names in women’s golf attempt to recreate Varner III’s monster 92-foot putt
RIYADH: Harold Varner III delighted the golfing world after his colossal 92-foot eagle putt to win last month’s $5 million PIF Saudi International.
UFC 281 confirmed for Abu Dhabi in October
LAS VEGAS/ABU DHABI: Premier mixed martial arts return to Abu Dhabi with UFC 281 at the Etihad Arena on October 22, with a title bout scheduled, it has been confirmed by the organizers.
F1 champion Verstappen laughs off claims Mercedes lacks pace
SAKHIR, Bahrain: Formula One champion Max Verstappen gave a sarcastic answer Friday when asked if rival Mercedes lacks pace heading into the season’s opening race in Bahrain on Sunday. Verstappen set the fastest time in preseason testing for Red Bull last week, with Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes teammate George Russell expressing doubts about the car’s speed. “I think they’ll be dead last, according to their comments,” a deadpan Verstappen said ahead of the first practice session later Friday.
Soccer-CAS upholds FIFA ban on Russian teams while court deliberates
DUBAI: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected a request from the Russian Football Union (RFU) to freeze FIFA’s decision to suspend all Russian teams and clubs from its competitions while the CAS deliberates on the case. Friday’s decision effectively prevents Russia from taking part in World Cup qualifying playoffs scheduled later this month as no CAS hearing has yet been fixed. Soccer governing bodies FIFA and UEFA had decided together that all Russian teams, whether national or club sides, be suspended from participation in FIFA and UEFA competitions until further notice after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.