Chelsea and Everton survive scares in English League Cup
LONDON: Chelsea and Everton survived major scares against fourth-tier opponents to advance to the third round of the English League Cup on Wednesday.
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Champions League draw to include 14 former winners as PSV Eindhoven beat Rangers in playoffs
MONACO: There will be 14 winners of the Champions League, or the old European Cup, in the 32-team group stage draw Thursday after PSV Eindhoven advanced in the qualifying playoffs.
Rangers fail to qualify for Champions League after thrashing by PSV Eindhoven
Rangers' Champions League hopes were extinguished in Eindhoven as PSV ran out comprehensive 5-1 play-off winners to go through 7-3 on aggregate.
Nike to sell women’s goalkeeper kits after England’s Earps supports campaign
DUBAI: Nike will make its women’s teams goalkeeper kits available for fans to buy, the sportswear giant said on Thursday following a petition supported by England keeper Mary Earps. While fans were able to buy their national teams’ replica kits, the goalkeeper’s jersey was not on sale during the women’s World Cup, which led to criticism from Golden Glove winner Earps and a petition shared by her which had over 150,000 signatures. The England men’s goalkeeper jersey is available to buy. Nike issued a statement after the World Cup final to say it understood the desire for a retail version of the women’s jersey and was working toward solutions for future tournaments. “Nike has secured limited quantities of goalkeeper jerseys for England, US, France and the Netherlands to be sold through the Federation websites over the coming days,” Nike told Reuters. “We recognize that during the tournament we didn’t serve those fans who wished to show their passion and support to the squad’s goalkeepers.
Mauro Icardi’s goal and late assist lift Galatasaray to 3-2 win at Molde in Champions League playoff
GENEVA: Mauro Icardi’s clever goal then an unselfish assist on the winner in stoppage time lifted Galatasaray to a 3-2 victory at Molde in the first leg of a Champions League qualifying playoff Wednesday.
Chinese star Muni He to compete at Aramco Team Series in Hong Kong
HONG KONG: Chinese golf star Muni He is set to join a star-studded lineup — including world No. 13 Xiyu Lin — as the Aramco Team Series presented by PIF makes its highly anticipated debut in Hong Kong.
UAE jiu-jitsu team grab 8 medals at Youth World Championship
ASTANA: The UAE’s national jiu-jitsu team, sponsored by Mubadala Investment Co., made a strong start at the JJIF World Championship YOUTH 2023 in Astana, Kazakhstan, clinching an impressive eight medals in the under-16 division.
Kipyegon and Barshim make history at the worlds in Budapest
BUDAPEST: Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon won a historic third world 1500m gold on Tuesday and although Qatari high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim missed out on a fourth crown, he became the first man to win five medals in the event.