Ukraine receive surprise Italy safe haven offer before World Cup meeting with Scotland to help country in need
Ukraine may get around their league shutdown before meeting Scotland in the World Cup play-off by staging games in Italy.
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Aleksander Ceferin conducts Ukraine players crisis talks as UEFA president holds 48 hour call with stranded stars
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has revealed he spent 48 hours on the phone to Ukrainian players amid the Russian invasion.
'Living in a parallel world' – UEFA's Alexander Ceferin outraged at timing of European Super League relaunch
UEFA president Alexander Ceferin was left outraged at the timing of another bid to relaunch the much-maligned European Super League and claims club owners are «living in a parallel world». The original European Super League proposal included 12 clubs from England, Spain and Italy in April last year, but nine of those teams soon dropped out after a huge raft of criticism from UEFA, fans and other national associations. Ad/> But Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus are still eager to relaunch the concept, and Ceferin did not hold back in his criticism of three clubs.
Takanashi secures ski jumping World Cup win in Lillehammer
Sara Takanashi was overjoyed after securing her second win on the ski jumping World Cup circuit this season, topping the podium ahead of Slovenia's Nika Kriznar in Lillehammer. The Japanese star recorded jumps of 130.0 metres and 132m on the HS 140 large hill to prevail with a points total of 291.5, finishing 6.4 points clear of nearest rival Kriznar.
Wout van Aert, Tadej Pogacar, Fabio Jakobson - nine talking points from ‘Opening Weekend’ and the UAE Tour
Even with the cancellation of the Tour Down Under, subscribers to discovery+, Eurosport and GCN+ have been gorging themselves on cycling for over a month now. But as much as an uphill assault from Nairo Quintana on Montagne de Lure in the Tour de Provence, or Remco Evenepoel’s brilliance in the Algarve, or the Wout Poels revival in Andalucia can all set pulses racing, everyone knows that it isn’t until the so-called ‘Opening Weekend’ that the season’s action really gets going.
Kriznar catapults herself to World Cup gold in Hizenbach
Nika Kriznar extended her red-hot ski jumping form with a brilliant normal hill World Cup triumph in Hizenbach. The 21-year-old Slovenian star grabbed mixed team gold and individual bronze at the Winter Olympic Games and continued that momentum in style in Austria.
Two-time UAE Tour winner Tadej Pogacar eyeing Tour de France hat-trick
With the pressure of retaining his UAE Tour crown behind him, UAE Team Emirates star Tadej Pogacar’s next goal is completing a hat-trick of Tour de France titles.
Nets shock NBA champion Bucks, Morant dazzles in Grizzlies win
Kyrie Irving returned from a two-week absence to score a season-high 38 points and lead the Brooklyn Nets to a nail-biting 126-123 win over the NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday.