Dan Ashworth set to become Newcastle’s new sporting director
Dan Ashworth is to become Newcastle’s new sporting director after the Magpies finally got their man.
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Ireland to face Philippines as part of nine-day Turkish training camp
The Republic of Ireland will play the Philippines in a friendly as part of a nine-day Turkish training camp as they ramp up preparations for their crucial World Cup qualifier against Georgia.
The Finals matchup: Celtics vs. Warriors for NBA title
MIAMI: Somewhere, Gregg Popovich must be pleased. Ime Udoka and Steve Kerr both played for Popovich with of the San Antonio Spurs, both served as assistant coaches under him, and neither makes any effort to hide the affinity they have for the NBA’s career victory leader. And now, Udoka and Kerr are about to go head-to-head — in the NBA Finals.
World No. 1 Swiatek survives scare at French Open; Medvedev and Tsitsipas crash
PARIS: Women’s top seed Iga Swiatek took her winning streak to 32 matches in the fourth round of the French Open on Monday, while men's world number two Daniil Medvedev and fourth-ranked Stefanos Tsitsipas crashed out.
France blames ticket fraud for Champions League final chaos
PARIS: French authorities defended police on Monday for indiscriminately firing tear gas and pepper spray at Liverpool supporters at the Champions League final, while blaming industrial levels of fraud that saw 30,000 to 40,000 people try to enter the Stade de France with fake tickets or none at all. UEFA ordered an independent report that it said would “examine decision making, responsibility and behaviors of all entities involved in the final” and be made public. After a meeting into Saturday’s chaos, the French ministers of the sport and the interior shifted responsibility onto the Liverpool fans while not providing details on how they were sure so many fake tickets were in circulation.
Security plan in place as Ireland head east to Yerevan
The FAI will send a security delegation to Yerevan ahead of Stephen Kenny and his squad as the Republic of Ireland face Armenia in Saturday's UEFA Nations League fixture.
Messi: ‘No doubt’ that Benzema deserves to win Ballon d’Or
BUENOS AIRES: According to Lionel Messi, there is “no doubt” that Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema deserves to win his first Ballon d’Or award this year. Messi has won a record seven Ballon d’Or awards as the world’s best player, but saw his new club Paris Saint-Germain eliminated by Madrid in the round of 16 of the Champions League this year — after Benzema scored a hat trick in the second half of the return leg. Benzema netted another four goals against Chelsea in the quarterfinals and three against Manchester City in the semifinals — including the decisive penalty in extra time of the second leg — before Madrid defeated Liverpool 1-0 in the final on Saturday.
El Moutaraji strikes twice as Wydad become African champions
CASABLANCA: Zouhair El Moutaraji was the two-goal star as Wydad Casablanca defeated Egyptian outfit Al Ahly 2-0 on Monday to win the CAF Champions League and complete a Moroccan club double in Africa this season. Renaissance Berkane won the second-tier CAF Confederation Cup on May 20 and will face Wydad for the CAF Super Cup. Wydad coach Walid Regragui promoted El Moutaraji from the bench for the title decider and it proved a masterstroke as he netted after 15 and 48 minutes in Casablanca.