Newcastle United close in on Ligue 1 title winning centre-back as £35m fee is agreed
The Magpies have agreed a £35million transfer fee with Lille OSC for the Dutch defender, who is expected to travel to Newcastle for a medical next week.
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Dundalk draw blank at Shelbourne to lose ground in title race
Wasteful Dundalk surrendered ground in the title race in a forgettable game on a balmy evening in Drumcondra.
Lawmakers sound off on Biden's proposed Title IX changes: 'waging a woke war on women and girls'
Legal experts Alex Swoyer and John Yoo weigh in on proposed new rules by the Biden administration to solidify 'gender identity' protections in schools under Title IX on 'Fox News @ Night.'
Milan begin Serie A title defence with Udinese visit in mid-August
AC Milan will begin their Serie A title defence with the visit of Udinese after the 2022/23 season's fixture list was announced on Friday. Stefano Pioli's side then face Atalanta, Bologna and Sassuolo before hosting the first Milan derby of the season in early September. Milan took the Scudetto from Inter on the final day of last season's enthralling title race and will likely be doing battle with their local rivals -- who are set to bring back Romelu Lukaku -- for the title in a campaign which starts earlier than usual.
Yash Dubey, Shubham Sharma tons deflate Mumbai, MP close in on maiden Ranji title
Mumbai's first innings score of 374 looked reasonably good on the second day but Dubey (133, 336 balls) and Sharma (116, 215 balls) added 222 runs for the second wicket to take MP to a solid 368 for 3 at the end of day three. Madhya Pradesh now need only seven more runs to take a decisive first innings lead and unless they suffer a collapse in the fourth innings, the title is theirs for taking. Day 3: As it happenedMP had lost to Karnataka when the last time they competed in a Ranji Trophy final in the 1998-99 season. The duo took the sting out of Mumbai attack with some 'khadoos' (stubborn) batting straight out of Chandrakant Pandit's coaching play book as 245 runs were scored through the whole day but more effectively, they ran Mumbai attack ragged with their solid game plan.
Villeneuve questions Leclerc’s title credentials
Jacques Villeneuve has questioned Charles Leclerc’s ability to win the World Championship and criticised the Ferrari driver for making “little mistakes.”
Real Madrid to begin La Liga title defence at Almeria
MADRID: Real Madrid will begin the defence of their Spanish league title away to Almeria on Aug 14 and Barcelona host Rayo Vallecano the same weekend, La Liga said on Thursday (Jun 23).
Carlos Alcaraz believes it is too soon for him to challenge for Wimbledon title
Carlos Alcaraz feels this year is too soon for him to challenge for the Wimbledon title.