Brundle believes ‘punchy’ Ocon played a role in Alonso exit
Martin Brundle believes that, while Fernando Alonso moving to Aston Martin is in part down to his ‘multi-year’ contract, his battles with Esteban Ocon will not have helped matters.
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India and Pakistan to clash at Asia Cup cricket
NEW DELHI: Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will clash at the Asia Cup cricket in Dubai on August 28, organizers said on Tuesday as they released the match schedule. Political tensions mean cricketers from the two countries currently only meet in multi-nation events.
South American countries launch official 2030 World Cup bid
MONTEVIDEO: Four South American countries on Tuesday launched an unprecedented joint bid to host the centenary 2030 World Cup with the hope of bringing the global showpiece back to its first home. “We are in this iconic place where history began,” said Alejandro Dominguez, president of South American football’s governing body CONMEBOL, from the Centenario stadium in Montevideo where the first World Cup final was held in 1930. Uruguay won that, beating Argentina 4-2, but now the neighbors have joined together — alongside Paraguay and Chile — to bid for the right to host the 2030 global showpiece under the “Juntos 2030” (Together 2030) slogan.
Ronaldo and Maguire most abused Premier League players on Twitter — report
LONDON: Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire have received the most Twitter abuse of any Premier League players, a report published Tuesday has found. Analysis by British media regulator Ofcom of 2.3 million tweets in the first half of last season found nearly 60,000 abusive posts, affecting seven in 10 top-flight players. Half of that abuse was directed at just 12 individuals — eight from United.
'AJ has the hunger back', but 'Usyk could get even better'
The winner of the Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua rematch is likely to be decided by which of the fighters makes the right adjustments and that question will only be answered when the two box again on August 20, live and exclusive on Sky Sports Box Office.
Madrid bets Benzema will stay in top form for another season
MADRID: When Karim Benzema went down in pain after getting hurt in a practice session during Real Madrid’s preseason tour in the United States, it was understandable why his teammates and the coaching staff appeared concerned. Madrid can’t afford to lose Benzema, who was the team’s best player last season and had a key role as the club won the Champions League and the Spanish league. To repeat their success, Madrid know they will need the 34-year-old France striker to perform at a high level for another season.
Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua 2: Eddie Hearn says AJ is under pressure for rematch
Anthony Joshua is under ‘a lot of pressure’ as he prepares for his heavyweight title rematch with Oleksandr Usyk, according to Eddie Hearn.
Greg Norman says Tiger Woods rejected up to $800M US to join LIV Golf series
Tiger Woods turned down an offer that Greg Norman says was "somewhere in that neighborhood" of $700 million to $800 million US to take part in the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series.