Derry await in potential Sam Maguire group of death
The All-Ireland SFC stage draw threw up a potential group of death on Tuesday, with either Armagh or Donegal, and the winners of Galway v Mayo, pitted against Derry and Westmeath.
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Premier League clubs back plans to explore spending cap
A majority of Premier League clubs have given their backing to progressing with plans to examine a spending cap in the top flight.
The big decisions facing Jim Ratcliffe and Manchester United this summer
From signings to sales and the wider club management, Manchester United face some big decisions heading into the summer.
Some FIFA rules on player transfers may be illegal, EU adviser says
BRUSSELS : Some of world soccer governing body FIFA's rules on player transfers may breach EU rules as they hamper players seeking to move to another team and clubs looking to hire players, an adviser to Europe's top court said on Tuesday.
FIFPRO, Nike and others team up to study ACL injuries in women's game
MANCHESTER, England : A growing chorus of women's soccer players have called for research into anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, one of sport's most debilitating injuries and one that women are between two and six times more likely to suffer than men.
Uzbekistan and Japan secure qualification for Olympic Games football tournament
DOHA: Uzbekistan and Japan on Monday (Apr 29) secured two of Asia's three berths at this year's Olympic Games football tournament with wins over Indonesia and Iraq respectively at the under-23 Asian Cup in Qatar.
Indonesia's wait for Olympic football goes on after Uzbekistan defeat
JAKARTA: Indonesia were knocked out of the under-23 Asian Cup on Monday (Apr 29) after a 2-0 semi-final defeat to Uzbekistan, forcing the country to wait for qualification to the Olympic men's football tournament for what would be the second time in its history.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Manchester United dream could turn into a nightmare before it's started
Sir Jim Ratcliffe is probably starting to feel that there might have been better times to become a minority owner of his boyhood football club. The 71-year-old finally got his seat in the boardroom in February but a project he described as his "biggest challenge" in sport has got considerably harder in the past couple of months.