Feyenoord lose captain to knee injury for rest of season
MILAN : Feyenoord captain Quinten Timber has been ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing knee surgery on a ligament injury, his club said on Monday.
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Brugge coach talks to dead mother before match
BERGAMO, Italy : Club Brugge coach Nicky Hayen said he would be talking to his dead mother before Tuesday’s second leg of their Champions League playoff against Atalanta, keeping up a pre-match ritual he feels helps him.
Late Mbangula strike gives Juventus 2-1 first-leg lead over PSV
TURIN, Italy : Juventus substitute Samuel Mbangula snatched a late winner as the Italian giants beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League knockout phase playoff tie on Tuesday.
Italy coach hails win over Wales as turning-point
ROME : Italy overcame difficult odds and made a major step forward with a disciplined victory over Wales in the Six Nations, their coach Gonzalo Quesada said after the 22-15 win on Saturday.
Two late changes for Wales ahead of Six Nations clash
ROME : Wales were forced into making two late changes to their lineup to take on Italy in the Six Nations Championship in Rome on Saturday after veteran fullback Liam Williams and lock Dafydd Jenkins were withdrawn from the team 90 minutes before kickoff.
Springbok stalwart Etzebeth struggling with concussion symptoms
DURBAN, South Africa : South Africa’s star forward Eben Etzebeth has suffered a return of concussion symptoms and been sent to specialists, ruling him out of action for the immediate future, his club the Sharks said.
Watkin ruled out for Wales but Wainwright might yet play
Wales centre Owen Watkin will not feature in Saturday's Six Nations clash against Italy, but the team's other major injury concern remains in the balance ahead of the match in Rome.
Ajax end Galatasaray's long unbeaten streak
AMSTERDAM : Ajax Amsterdam made sure of a placein the Europa League playoffs as they beat Galatasaray 2-1 at home on Thursday and went above the Turkish league leaders in the final group standings.