Galway United defender Alex Murphy set for Newcastle move
Newcastle United are set to sign Galway United star Alex Murphy, holding off a scatter of other clubs in the battle for the 17-year-old.
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Antonio Conte impressed with Dejan Kulusevski’s start to Tottenham career
Tottenham boss Antonio Conte is excited about the potential of Dejan Kulusevski after the Sweden international continued his strong start to life at the club.
Football rumours: Aston Villa pushing to sign Kalvin Phillips for record £60m
Aston Villa will make another attempt to sign Leeds midfielder Kalvin Phillips this summer, The Daily Telegraph reports. Three years after Leeds knocked back their bid for the 26-year-old, Steven Gerrard’s side are rumoured to be prepared to pay a record £60million for the England international.
All-conquering IPL returns to capture attention of cricket world
The bonanza that is the Indian Premier League is back in town or, rather, Mumbai and Pune. As highlighted last week, there is an unprecedented amount of professional international cricket taking place at present. Attention is likely to be deflected away from it once the first IPL match opens on March 26.
Boxing champion Usyk leaves Ukraine for Joshua rematch preparation
KYIV: Reigning world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has left war-torn Ukraine to begin his preparation for a rematch with Britain’s Anthony Joshua, his manager told AFP on Friday. The 35-year-old holder of the WBA, IBF and WBO belts came back to Ukraine to defend his family as soon as Russia invaded his home country on February 24.
East Asia looking for more giant-killing at Dubai World Cup for trainer Ian Williams
If seven-year-old East Asia comes first in the $1m Dubai Gold Cup on Saturday, it will be one of the biggest upsets of the 2022 Dubai World Cup. Indeed, of any Dubai World Cup.
5 things we learned from Saudi Arabia’s successful World Cup qualification journey
Saudi Arabia are heading to the World Cup for a sixth time.
Alan Shearer: Newcastle need to buy another goal scorer in the summer
NEWCASTLE: Premier League record goalscorer Alan Shearer has called on the club’s owners to deliver goals for Eddie Howe in the summer transfer window.