EFL defend League Cup ball after Arteta gripe
The English Football League (EFL) has defended the ball used in the League Cup after Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said it "flies differently" from those used in the Premier League.
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Hungary's 'Iron Lady' Hosszu retires
Hungary's 'Iron Lady' Katinka Hosszu has retired from swimming at the age of 35, with the three-times Olympic champion saying she is looking forward to helping young athletes follow their dreams in the sport.
Sinner begins Australian Open title defence against Jarry, Sabalenka gets Stephens
MELBOURNE : Top seed Jannik Sinner will begin his Australian Open title defence against Nicolas Jarry while women's champion Aryna Sabalenka takes on Sloane Stephens after the draw for the year's first Grand Slam was made at Melbourne Park on Thursday.
Postecoglou's trust in youth repaid as Bergvall, Gray shine for Tottenham
LONDON : A pair of 18-year-olds gave Tottenham Hotspur fans reason to believe in a bright future on Wednesday as Lucas Bergvall and Archie Gray shone in a 1-0 victory over Liverpool in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final.
Iconic Riviera CC in evacuation zone for Pacific Palisades wildfire
The iconic Riviera Country Club is being threatened while in the mandatory evacuation zone for the Pacific Palisades fire northwest of Los Angeles.
Doping-US withholds WADA dues, calls for reforms to global watchdog
NEW YORK : The United States has withheld 2024 dues payments to the World Anti-Doping Agency, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy told Reuters on Wednesday, calling for reforms to the global sport watchdog.
Tottenham's Bentancur conscious after freak injury, says Postecoglou
LONDON : Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur was conscious and under observation in hospital after suffering a freak injury early on in his side's League Cup semi-final first-leg victory over Liverpool on Wednesday.
Liverpool incensed as Tottenham match-winner Bergvall escapes red card
LONDON : Swedish teenager Lucas Bergvall opened his Tottenham Hotspur account in thrilling fashion with the winner in Wednesday's League Cup semi-final first leg but should not even have been on the pitch according to Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk.