Ajax hoping for a favour to salvage Dutch title bid
AMSTERDAM :Ajax Amsterdam are still hoping they might snatch the Dutch title on Sunday after blowing a comfortable nine-point lead over the last month but now need a favour to win the league.
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Van Nistelrooy hails 'total package' Vardy as one of the greatest
Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy's numbers, the trophies he has won and his individual honours prove he will go down in history as one of the greatest to play in the Premier League, manager Ruud van Nistelrooy said on Friday.
Unnati Hooda, Malvika Bansod, Aakarshi Kashyap Exit Thailand Open; India's Campaign Ends
India's dismal run in elite international badminton tournaments continued, as all remaining shuttlers, including world number 10 women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand exited early, ending the country's campaign at the Thailand Open Super 500 in Bangkok on Thursday. Treesa and Gayatri, returned to action following an injury layoff but fell 20-22, 14-21 to Japan's Rui Hirokami and Sayaka Hobara in the second round. With Lakshya Sen having bowed out in the men's singles opening round on Wednesday, Treesa and Gayatri were the last elite Indian players in the fray.
Barca's Yamal rises to stardom in stellar year capped with title triumph
BARCELONA :Barcelona's 28th Spanish league title caps a remarkable season defined by teenage sensation Lamine Yamal, who at 17 has emerged as world football's most electrifying talent.
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West Indies Issue Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Cricket Plea
Cricket West Indies have urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to give Caribbean nations a chance to qualify for the 2028 Los Angeles Games and avoid the region being "shut out of history". LA 2028 will see cricket returning to the Olympics for the first time since 1900, with a six-team T20 event in both the men's and women's game set to be included in the programme. The ICC, cricket's global governing body, have yet to announce the qualification process but there are concerns in the West Indies, long one of the sport's established major international teams and the one closest geographically to Los Angeles, that their constituent countries could be excluded.
Ben Sulayem backs Hamilton's father for FIA role
IMOLA, Italy :Lewis Hamilton's father Anthony is set for an official role at Formula One's governing body after advising FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem on young driver development, it emerged on Thursday.
US will welcome international fans for World Cup, says FIFA president
ASUNCION : The world will be welcomed to the United States for the 2026 World Cup and this year's Club World Cup, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Thursday, days after a meeting with officials from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.