Al Orooba relegated from Adnoc Pro League on final day
Al Orooba were relegated from the Adnoc Pro League following their 2-1 defeat to Al Dhafra in heir final game of the season on Wednesday.
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Colourful curling great Thomas Ulsrud, winner of 2010 Olympic silver, dies at 50
Norwegian curler Thomas Ulsrud, a three-time Olympian who won silver at the 2010 Vancouver Games, has died after a long illness, the World Curling Federation said Wednesday.
“I feel like I’ve arrived” – Exclusive: Newport’s Dom Telford on proving a point, modelling himself on Jermain Defoe, and his future
“I would’ve liked for it to be earlier but I feel like I’ve arrived now.”
World champion Ulsrud passes away from cancer
Norway’s Thomas Ulsrud, a world champion and Olympic curler, has passed away from cancer according to his team’s Facebook page.
Newcastle United's Miguel Almiron nominated for Premier League award after Jack Grealish jibe
Newcastle United midfielder Miguel Almiron has been nominated for the Premier League's Goal of the Season award for his stunning solo strike against Crystal Palace.
Ansu Fati gets late winner as Barcelona down All Stars 3-2
Ansu Fati got a late winner as Barcelona survived a scare to beat Dwight Yorke's A-League All Stars in a 3-2 thriller in front of 70,000 fans in Sydney on Wednesday. The Catalan giants only arrived in Australia on Tuesday morning on a whistlestop 48-hour visit, barely a day after completing their league season with a 2-0 loss to Villarreal, which saw them finish 13 points adrift of champions Real Madrid. They showed few effects from the long trip to turn on the style for a noisy pro-Barca crowd, dominating the first half and going into the break 1-0 ahead after French striker Ousmane Dembele clinically finished in the 34th minute.
Jose Mourinho sets sights on another European crown in remarkable managerial journey
Should Roma become the first champions of European football’s newest senior competition on Wednesday, keep an eye on any hand signals their head coach makes after the final whistle. Jose Mourinho has a history of counting up his honours on his fingers, and making sure his audience gets the message.
AFC Cup: ATK Mohun Bagan thrash Maziya 5-2 to book knock-out stage berth
Mohun Bagan dished out a dominant performance to book their place in the AFC Cup inter-zone semi-finals with a resounding 5-2 win over Maziya Sports & Recreation to top Group D on Tuesday. ATK Mohun Bagan thus became the first Indian club in AFC Cup history to top the group and qualify for the knockout stage after losing their opening group-stage game.