Erling Haaland: Man City striker's show of respect to club kit man goes viral
Erling Haaland’s start to life at Manchester City has been the stuff of dreams.
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Al-Hilal defeat Al-Wehda to maintain perfect start to Roshn Saudi League campaign
Al Hilal beat Al-Wehda 3-0 at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium on Friday night to maintain their perfect start to the Roshn Saudi League season.
Top-ranked Alcaraz loses to Canada's Auger-Aliassime at Davis Cup
BARCELONA, Spain: Carlos Alcaraz’s biggest fans had flocked see the world’s new top-ranked player in his homecoming to Spain. Instead, they witnessed Felix Auger-Aliassime beat their new idol before staying on the hard court to secure a second victory in doubles and help Canada score a 2-1 upset win over Spain in the Davis Cup group phase on Friday. Alcaraz lost 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2 to a superb Auger-Aliassime, who endured the partisan crowd and tilted the match at Valencia his way after the 19-year-old Spaniard dug deep to claim the first-set tiebreaker.
Ex-teammate charged over attack on French football star
VERSAILLES, France: A former France and Paris Saint-Germain player was placed in pre-trial detention Friday, charged with aggravated violence and “criminal association” over an attack on teammate Kheira Hamraoui last November, prosecutors said. Aminata Diallo, 27, was detained Friday evening at the behest of the prosecutor’s office in Versailles, near Paris, after police arrested her and took her into custody. Four other suspects, men allegedly involved in the attack, have also been charged over the attack last November on Hamraoui, 32.
Newcastle keeper Karius ready to put ‘haunting’ mistakes behind him: Howe
NEWCASTLE: Eddie Howe believes Loris Karius has a point to prove at Newcastle United, but not for the reasons many believe.
Evolution of fielding positions in cricket and their strategic use
Among cricket’s unfathomable characteristics for those trying to understand the game from scratch are fielding positions and their names. Even once these are mastered, there is another, higher, plane to comprehend — that of their strategic use at different stages of the match. Over cricket’s history, positions, their use and importance, have evolved, continuously and gradually.
Lukaku to miss Belgium Nations League games with injury
BRUSSLES: Romelu Lukaku will miss Belgium’s upcoming Nations League matches with injury as coach Roberto Martinez named a 30-man squad on Friday. Belgium’s all-time record goalscorer, on loan at Inter Milan from Chelsea, has not played since August due to a muscle problem. Rennes winger Jeremy Doku is also out injured, with Martinez giving a first call-up to 18-year-old Anderlecht defender Zeno Debast. Belgium will host Wales in Brussels on September 22 and take on the Netherlands in Amsterdam three days later in their final competitive game before the World Cup in Qatar. The Belgians trail leaders the Netherlands by three points in Group A4 heading into their last two matches. Belgium open their World Cup campaign against Canada in Al Rayyan on November 23, before further Group F games against Morocco and Croatia.
Pep Guardiola: 'Exceptional' Haaland will only get better
Pep Guardiola is expecting plenty more from the prolific Erling Haaland.