De Bruyne, Benzema and Courtois up for UEFA Player of the Year award
Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne and Real Madrid duo Karim Benzema and Thibaut Courtois have been nominated for the 2021-22 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award.
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Karim Benzema, Thibaut Courtois and Kevin De Bruyne up for UEFA Player of the Year award
Karim Benzema and Thibaut Courtois and Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne are in the running for UEFA's 2021-22 men's player of the year award after topping a 15-player shortlist, European soccer's governing body said on Friday. The winner will be announced with the UEFA men's coach of the year and women's player and coach of the year at the 2022-23 Champions League group stage draw in Istanbul on Aug. 25.
Motherwell boss Stevie Hammell: I got this job on merit, not as an ex-player
Motherwell boss Stevie Hammell says he sold himself to the club and doesn't want to have been given the job just because he's an ex-player and coach.
'I'm missing home' - Tired Nick Kyrgios downs 'hell of a player' Alex De Minaur at Canadian Open
Nick Kyrgios continued his impressive run at the Canadian Open with a straight-sets win over Alex De Minaur to reach the quarter-finals, but he admitted that he was missing home. Coming off the back of beating world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev in a stunning match in Montreal, Kyrgios continued his superb form by overcoming his Australian compatriot pretty comfortably with a 6-2 6-3 scoreline.
Not KL Rahul, Ex-Pakistan Star Wants This Player To Open With Rohit Sharma in Asia Cup Clash
With the Asia Cup starting in just over two weeks' time, it will be a valuable opportunity for all the teams to test themselves against the best ahead of the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. The Indian cricket team and the Pakistan cricket face each other on August 28 in a Group A match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The last time the two teams faced each other, at the 2021 T20 World Cup, the Babar Azam-led Pakistan beat India comprehensively. Virat Kohli was the India skipper then, but now Rohit Sharma is at the helm of the side.
Brisbane AFL player Callum Ah Chee calls out racist abuse
Brisbane Lions utility Callum Ah Chee has been racially abused online, days after being concussed in a controversial incident at the Gabba. Ah Chee, who will miss the Lions’ crucial clash with St Kilda on Friday night under the AFL’s mandatory concussion protocols, posted the abuse he received on Instagram.
Manchester United player salaries 2022/23: which stars earn the most at Old Trafford?
Despite their troubles on and off the pitch and even after another trophyless season, Manchester United remain one of the biggest names in world football.
NHL-bound Russian hockey player wants court to reverse his conscription
The lawyer for a Russian goalie who was NHL-bound before being abruptly detained outside a St. Petersburg hockey rink in July asked a court in the Leningrad region Thursday to revoke a decision by the draft board that led to the player being forced into the Russian military.