Soccer-Lazio striker Immobile suffers hamstring injury
(Reuters) - Serie A's joint top scorer Ciro Immobile has suffered a medium-grade injury to his left hamstring, his club Lazio said on Wednesday after the Italy international underwent tests.
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Benzema, Messi, Ronaldo and Haaland on Dubai Globe Soccer Awards shortlist
Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema could soon be adding more awards to his ever-expanding trophy cabinet after the Real Madrid striker was shortlisted in two catergories at the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards.
Indonesia stadium where stampede killed more than 130 to be demolished
Indonesia will demolish and rebuild a football stadium where a stampede killed more than 130 people this month, President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday as he vowed to «thoroughly transform» the sport in the football-mad nation.
Bundesliga: Schalke sack coach Frank Kramer after German Cup defeat
Schalke 04 have sacked coach Frank Kramer following a 5-1 defeat by Hoffenheim in the German Cup, the club announced on Wednesday. Schalke are 17th in the league standings on six points from 10 games following a run of four straight defeats.
Christian Pulisic is ‘pushing’ for Chelsea starting spot, admits Graham Potter
Graham Potter admits Christian Pulisic is ‘pushing’ for a starting spot but says the American must be ‘ready’ when his opportunity arrives.
NFL won't 'back off' on protecting quarterbacks after controversial roughing the passer calls, executives say
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Opinion: Why Jimmy White is right to demand professionalism from chuckling snooker referees
There are several timeless yarns about Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins and his endless confrontations with officialdom from the sporting vaults which, like his old mucker Jimmy White potting balls for fun on the snooker table, tend to get better with age. One, in particular, remains pure genius amid the hell-raising Hurricane's legendary Guinness guzzling of yesteryear. Ad Ireland's evergreen 1997 world champion Ken Doherty faced Higgins in what turned out to be the Hurricane's final match at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield in 1994, the scene of his totemic second world triumph in 1982 and that swashbuckling do-or-die run of 69 against White in an epic 16-15 semi-final win.
Soccer-Dutch government to send official delegation to Qatar World Cup
AMSTERDAM -The Dutch government confirmed on Wednesday that it would send a delegation to the Qatar World Cup in November despite a parliamentary vote urging it not to do so due to concerns over the Gulf country's treatment of migrant workers.