Erik ten Hag and Sir Jim Ratcliffe might collide over Manchester United transfer targets
The summer transfer window rumour mill has started and Matthijs de Ligt and Brian Brobbey are the early names being linked with a move to Manchester United.
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Indian Men's Hockey Team Starts 4-Nation Tourney With 4-0 win Over France
Skipper Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace as Indian men's hockey team thrashed France 4-0 to begin its campaign in the Four-Nation Tournament on a rousing note in Cape Town on Monday. The Indian defence produced a resolute performance with France failing to get past veteran PR Sreejesh and Krishan Bahadur Pathak at the goalpost. Harmanpreet (13th, 26th minutes) converted two penalty corners while Lalit Upadhyay (42nd) and vice-captain Hardik Singh (49) were the other goal-getters for India. India broke the deadlock two minutes from the first quarter through Harmanpreet's powerful dragflick. He doubled the lead in the second quarter, converting another penalty corner.
Irish abroad: Troy Parrott and Sinclair Armstrong among top performers
Irish players put in strong performances in the Dutch Eredivisie, the Championship, League One and the Northern Ireland Premiership this week.
India Placed In Tough Pool B In Men's Hockey Competition Of Paris Olympics
Asian Games champions and Tokyo Olympics bronze medallists India are place in a tough Pool B in the men's hockey competition at this year's Paris Games. Eight-time champions India, who clinched a historic bronze medal in Tokyo after a hiatus of 41 years, have been clubbed with reigning Olympic champions and world no.2 Belgium, mighty Australia, Rio Games gold medallist Argentina, New Zealand and Ireland. The Indians are currently ranked third in the world, behind Belgium and the Netherlands, and they had found it tough to beat Tokyo silver medallist Australia and Argentina in the past.
Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden Duo Enter Quarter-Final Of Australian Open
India's Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden entered the men's doubles quarterfinals of the Australian Open with an impressive 7-6 7-6 victory over Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands and Croatia's Nikola Mektic in Melbourne on Monday. The 43-year-old Bopanna and Ebden, who are seeded second in the draw, were broken early in both sets but showed themselves to be up to the task with some great returns against the 14th seeds. The Indo-Australian pair will next meet the sixth-seeded Argentine duo of Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni.
Transgender golfer Hailey Davidson pushes back on 'misinformed hatred' amid outrage over win on women's tour
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Leverkusen’s Palacios ruled out with injury, Frimpong cleared
Bayer Leverkusen’s players celebrate after the German first division Bundesliga football match between RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen in Leipzig on January 20, 2024. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP)
Erik ten Hag can complete Manchester United transfer masterplan with Ajax duo reunion
Manchester United pretty much handed the key for their transfer deals to Erik ten Hag when he was appointed to the Old Trafford dugout in 2022. While the Dutchman was unequivocally backed in that regard, even he might have done things differently had other factors not been at play.