£15.3m Newcastle star 'open to other options' after January transfer decision
Matt Targett has other options as well as Newcastle this summer, according to journalist Dean Jones.
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PIF can get St James' bouncing as NUFC plot bid for "untouchable" £45m titan - opinion
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe addressed one of the team’s biggest issues in January by bolstering the defence with the signings of Matt Targett, Dan Burn and Kieran Tripper – leading them to conceding just five goals in their last eight Premier League games.
Chicago Cubs owners to lead bid to buy Chelsea as Coe joins the fray
LONDON: Chicago Cubs owners the Ricketts family have confirmed they are leading a consortium that will bid to buy English Premier League club Chelsea, as British athletics great Sebastian Coe announced his involvement in a rival effort to purchase the Blues. New York merchant bank Raine Group has set a Friday deadline for bids, with Roman Abramovich’s trophy-filled 19-year tenure as owner of the Stamford Bridge club coming to a close.
Dortmund beat Mainz 1-0 to cut Bayern’s lead to 4 points
BERLIN: Axel Witsel scored late to give Borussia Dortmund a bad-tempered 1-0 win at Mainz on Wednesday in their postponed Bundesliga game to cut the gap to leader Bayern Munich to four points. American forward Gio Reyna, who came on in the 69th minute as a substitute, set up the winner by floating a free kick to the far post for Witsel to score in the 87th. But the game itself had few highlights as it was punctuated by many fouls, niggles and disagreements.
Newcastle key figure 'perfect' for St. James' Park challenge
Eddie Howe has proven himself to be the “perfect manager” for Newcastle, according to Sky Sports reporter Keith Downie.
Frank Lampard on Newcastle's January bonus behind 'great progress' despite Everton's £74m spend
Everton boss Frank Lampard believes Eddie Howe deserves 'huge credit' for Newcastle United's turnaround and their January transfer business. The Magpies have pulled nine points clear of the relegation zone following a nine-match unbeaten run which came to an end in a controversial defeat at Chelsea on Sunday.
Major winners Hall, Nordqvist gear up for Aramco Saudi Ladies International
JEDDAH: Reigning and former British Open champions Anna Nordqvist and Georgia Hall have described this week’s Aramco Saudi Ladies International presented by Public Investment Fund as “one of the headline events” in women’s golf as they prepare to tee off in what will be the first Ladies European Tour event to feature three Arab golfers.
LIV Golf Invitational series to tee off in June with new formats, teams and more than $250m in prize money
LONDON: The LIV Golf Invitational Series was launched on Wednesday with a promise to modernize the game of golf via expanded opportunities for both fans and players.