Portugal's Olympic champion Pichardo out of worlds with back injury
BUDAPEST : Portugal's Olympic triple jump champion Pedro Pichardo will not defend his world title in Hungary because of lower back pain.
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Stones, De Bruyne, Bernardo - Man City injury news and return dates ahead of Newcastle fixture
Manchester City have several injury concerns ahead of their return to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday night against Newcastle United.
What is a heat dome? Warnings as high temperatures set to sweep across Europe next week
Europe faces another heatwave next week as forecasters warn that a 'heat dome' is set to bring near record high temperatures to the continent.
Saudi transfer target Mitrovic out of Fulham's home derby with Brentford
LONDON : Saudi transfer target Aleksandar Mitrovic will miss Fulham's home Premier League game against Brentford on Saturday due to injury, manager Marco Silva said.
Ireland admit to nerves before World Cup warm-up against England
DUBLIN : A lack of competitive rugby in recent months for many of the Ireland team means there will be nerves going into the World Cup warm-up test against England on Saturday, captain James Ryan said on the eve of the match in Dublin.
Triathlon-Yee takes gold at Paris 2024 test event to complete British double
Alex Yee won the Paris 2024 triathlon men's test race on Friday by 13 seconds to give Britain the double following Beth Potter's victory in the women's race a day earlier.
Chelsea Sign Teenage Southampton Midfielder Romeo Lavia
Chelsea have signed Romeo Lavia on a seven-year contract from Southampton it was announced Friday in the latest addition to their squad after the teenage midfielder rejected a move to Premier League rivals Liverpool. No fee has been disclosed but British media reports estimated the worth of the deal at 53 million pounds ($67.5 million, 62 million euros), possibly rising to 58 million pounds. Lavia, 19, is the eighth player to join Chelsea in the current transfer window, with the London club, now owned by a consortium led by American businessman Todd Boehly, having spent more than 350 million pounds-- although they have sold several high-value footballers as well.
England Test not just a 'warm-up', says Ireland captain James Ryan
Captain James Ryan admits there is nervousness among Ireland's returning stars as they bid to generate World Cup momentum by producing a statement display against England.