Marcelo’s reunion with Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus appears to be off the table following the reappointment of Zinedine Zidane. Marcelo has been at Real Madrid since 2007, making almost 500 appearances in all competitions, but it appeared as though his time in La Liga was coming to an end. Reports had previously claimed the 30-year-old full back was close to agreeing a […]
Arsenal and Tottenham could be set for a summer battle over Michael Keane. The north London rivals both had representatives watching the England centre back during Everton’s 2-0 win at West Ham. Keane has been in excellent form this season, regaining his place in Gareth Southgate’s side and performing well in the recent games against Czech Republic and Montenegro. The […]
An attorney for Kristaps Porzingis acknowledged Saturday that a woman has accused the NBA star of rape, but says the Dallas Mavericks forward “unequivocally” denies the allegation. Lawyer Roland Riopelle said the claim against the player was part of an extortion attempt that is being investigated by the FBI. Citing unidentified law enforcement officials, the […]
Roger Federer captured his fourth Miami Open title with an emphatic 6-1 6-4 win over defending champion John Isner. The 37-year-old world number five broke in the opening game and took the first set in 24 minutes. “What a week it’s been for me, I’m just so happy right now. It’s unbelievable. I played here […]
Lewis Hamilton inherited victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix after an engine problem hit runaway leader Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari late in the race. Leclerc had dominated after retaking the lead following a poor start and was on course for a maiden victory when his hybrid system failed. Hamilton closed an eight-second deficit within three laps and swept by for […]
German club Borussia Dortmund have confirmed Morocco defender Achraf Hakimi will miss the rest of the season with a broken metatarsal. The 20-year-old, who is on loan from Real Madrid, will return to the Spanish capital for an operation. He lasted just 24 minutes after coming on as a substitute in Dortmund’s 2-0 win over Wolfsburg on […]
The Uganda U17 national team is in Nairobi for a nine-day residential camp ahead of the U17 AFCON Finals due in Tanzania from 14-28 April. The youngsters have been in residential training camp for eight days at FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru with the newly appointed head coach Paa Samuel Kwesi Fabin in charge this according […]
Andy Murray lost to Roberto Bautista Agut in five sets of the Australian Open first round on Monday in what could be his last appearance. The 31 year old started on a good pace but finally lost to 6-4 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-7 (4-7) 6-2. Murray had the crowd hail support on him when he […]
Manchester United’s world cup winner Paul Pogba is the only player for the Manchester side club appearing on the UEFA’s 50-man Team of the Year shortlist. United shot stopper David de Gea, Romelu Lukaku and Anthony Martial are the surprise misses from the list. Napoli has also one player by the names of Kalidou Koulibaly making the […]
Kevin De Bruyne is set to miss out for about two months after he damaged his ligament during Carabao Cup game with Fulham on Thursday. De Bruyne has been out for the last two months due the right knee injury he had sustained earlier in August. Manchester United loanee Timothy Fosu-Mensah fell on De Bryune’s knee that escalated the injury. The […]