Catlin beats Puig in playoff to win International Series Macau
American John Catlin won the International Series Macau title on the second playoff hole on Sunday, staving off David Puig's spectacular late surge at the Macau Golf and Country Club.
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Leverkusen beat Freiburg to edge closer to maiden league title
FREIBURG, Germany : Leaders Bayer Leverkusen beat hosts Freiburg 3-2 on Sunday to stay 10 points clear at the top of the league standings and edge closer to a first ever Bundesliga title.
Hasenhuettl succeeds Kovac as Wolfsburg coach
BERLIN :VfL Wolfsburg appointed Ralph Hasenhuettl as coach on Sunday, hours after parting ways with Niko Kovac following Saturday's 3-1 home loss to Augsburg which was their third league defeat in a row.
Liverpool great claims Manchester United's struggles to blame for Kobbie Mainoo's England snub
Former Liverpool star John Barnes believes Kobbie Mainoo's omission from the England squad might not be a bad thing for the Manchester United midfielder.
IOC's John Coates anticipates limited Russian presence at Olympics
International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates is unsure how many Russian athletes will compete as neutral athletes at the Olympic Games this summer, but thinks reports that it might be as low as 40 could be close to the mark. Under sanctions put in place because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, for which Belarus acted as a staging post, the IOC is allowing only some Russian and Belarussian athletes to compete in Paris under tight restrictions. The inclusion of the neutral athletes remains a contentious issue, with Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba describing December's decision to allow them as "shameful", and Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo saying last week she hoped they would not come. "The issue is how many of them are going to be there too, because they're not going to be in any team sports because they can't compete as Russia," Coates said in Sunday's edition of Sydney's Daily Telegraph. "And then anyone who is prepared out of the Russian military clubs, they're not going. I don't know, but obviously some athletes might choose not to go if they're not competing for Russia.
Erik ten Hag has three late Casemiro replacements vs Liverpool amid Man United injury scare
Manchester United are expected to be without Casemiro for the FA Cup quarter-final against Liverpool at Old Trafford this afternoon. The experienced midfielder was forced to withdraw from the Brazil squad for the upcoming international fixtures with national team manager Dorival Junior revealing the injury blow in his press conference.
Phil Foden fires Manchester City warning to Arsenal and Liverpool in Premier League title race
Phil Foden has sent an indirect message to Manchester City's Premier League title rivals Arsenal and Liverpool following the FA Cup win over Newcastle. A first-half brace from Bernardo Silva at Etihad Stadium was enough for Man City to secure a spot in the semi-finals.
I really wanted to sign for Liverpool FC but instead joined Manchester United - and it was brilliant
After scoring 158 goals in just under 300 games for Liverpool, few could have ever imagined Michael Owen pulling on a Manchester United shirt.