Barcelona trigger fourth financial lever in bid to register new signings
Barcelona have sold a further 24.5% of Barca Studios to Orpheus Media for €100 million in a bid to register all their new signings for Saturday's game against Rayo Vallecano.
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Late eagle lifts Kim to share of FedEx St. Jude Championship lead
WASHINGTON: South Korean Siwoo Kim holed out for eagle from the fairway at the 18th hole on Thursday to grab a share of the first-round lead alongside J.J. Spaun at the PGA Tour St. Jude Championship.
Razzetti claims European 400m medley gold, Hosszu wins 97th medal
ROME: Alberto Razzetti won the men’s 400m medley as the hosts claimed two medals on Thursday in the opening final of the European swimming championships in Rome.
Kyrgios hammers de Minaur for Montreal Masters quarter-final spot
MONTREAL: Nick Kyrgios crushed fellow Australian Alex de Minaur 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the ATP Montreal Masters.
Swiatek ambushed by Brazil’s Haddad Maia in stunning upset at Toronto Masters
TORONTO: Brazilian outsider Beatriz Haddad Maia toppled world No. 1 Iga Swiatek 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the WTA Toronto Masters.
FIFA officially advances World Cup start by a day to Nov. 20
DOHA: FIFA on Thursday officially brought forward the opening match of this year’s World Cup by one day to Nov. 20 in a rare change so that hosts Qatar feature in the gala game.
Barcelona sell off assets to make signings in attempt to restore glory days
MADRID: Barcelona’s attempts to establish themselves once again as a force in La Liga and the Champions League this season have seen the heavily-indebted Catalans gamble with their future to enable a striking summer spending spree. A year after being forced to let Lionel Messi go as eye-watering reported debts of 1.35 billion euros ($1.39 billion) crippled the club, Barcelona have spent 153 million euros on transfer fees alone to strengthen their squad, with Robert Lewandowski the most notable new arrival.
Still a Gooner? Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang asked to pick between Spurs and Real Madrid
Whether it has any bearing or not on his desire to move to Chelsea or not remains to be seen, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang clearly still has some level of affection for Arsenal given his answer to a difficult quickfire question.