Category: Sports
Antonio Nusa: Brentford’s £25m deal for Club Brugge winger stalling | Football News
Brentford’s deal to sign teenage Norwegian winger Antonio Nusa from Club Brugge is stalling. On Sunday, Brentford agreed a £25m (€30m) deal in principle with the Belgian club to sign the 18-year-old, with the Bees willing to allow the 18-year-old to stay at the Belgian club on loan for the rest of the season. However,…
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Suns add to Heat woes
Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, left, and Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) battle for a loose ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) MIAMI — The Phoenix Suns are figuring things out. The Miami Heat had better do the same soon. Eric…
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Man Utd: Marcus Rashford ‘takes responsibility for his actions’ after missing FA Cup clash with Newport | Football News
Manchester United say the club have dealt with an “internal disciplinary” matter with Marcus Rashford after he was absent from the team’s 4-2 win at Newport County. The original guidance given for Rashford’s absence from the squad on Sunday was an illness, after the England striker was pictured out in Belfast earlier in the week.…
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Mahomes, Chiefs vs Purdy and 49ers
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) holds up the Lamar Hunt Trophy next to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) after the AFC Championship NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, in Baltimore. The Chiefs won 17-10. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City…
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Senegal 1 – 1 Ivory Coast
Franck Kessie stepped up from the penalty spot to send defending champions Senegal tumbling out of the Africa Cup of Nations and spark wild celebrations in Yamoussoukro. Kessie had given hosts Ivory Coast hope when he coolly dispatched an 86th-minute spot-kick past Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy to send the tie into extra-time. The 27-year-old delivered…
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Hidilyn lets it all out in last stretch of Olympics prep
Philippines’ Hidilyn Diaz (Photo by Tang Chhin Sothy and TANG CHHIN SOTHY / AFP) Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo is bracing for the final stretch of her journey to reach Paris and see action in a fifth straight Olympic Games later this year. The Tokyo Olympics weightlifting gold medalist seems unshakable in the top 10 of the women’s…
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Marcus Smith: England fly-half suffers injury scare ahead of Six Nations opener against Italy | Rugby Union News
Marcus Smith is a major doubt for England’s opening Six Nations match against Italy after limping out of Monday’s training session. Smith was spotted on crutches in England’s training camp in Girona before having a leg scan. His injury means Steve Borthwick’s side may be left with just two fly-halves in George Ford and the…
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Cone names intrepid 12 to make up long-term Gilas Pilipinas program
Tim Cone in his Asian Games victory ride. —PDI FILES The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) expectedly made its announcement of appointing Tim Cone as the new man in charge of the Gilas Pilipinas national men’s basketball team program, a no-brainer considering the success he came up with when the Filipinos ended a 61-year wait…
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Andy Murray suffers early exit to Benoit Paire at Open Sud de France in Montpellier | Tennis News
Andy Murray stormed off after suffering a three-set defeat to Benoit Paire in the opening round of the Open Sud de France in Montpellier to continue his disappointing start to 2024. Murray, who was sent packing early at the Australian Open by Tomas Martin Etcheverry, won the opening set and appeared to be on course…
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Deep rotation for San Miguel bundles out Ginebra in semis, and Gallent will obviously use the same edge in title series
For a third straight game, San Miguel brandished its depth and found success. Only on Sunday night, the traditional powerhouse did so to dethrone Barangay Ginebra and march on to another trip to a Philippine Basketball Association championship series. The Beermen, led by impressive stretch big import Bennie Boatwright Jr. and spark plug Jericho Cruz,…
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