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Cody Gakpo has pulled out of the Netherlands squad. Photo: AFP NETHERLANDS: Cody Gakpo has pulled out of the Netherlands squad with an ankle problem, adding to Liverpool’s injury problems.  The winger suffered the injury in the first half of his country’s 2-1 win against Serbia in the Nations League on Sunday and will return … Read more

Pio Esposito (left) celebrates scoring Italy’s fourth goal with Gianluca Mancini in Bursa. Photo: AFP PARIS: Italy crushed Turkey 4-1 in the Bursa rain to drag themselves into contention in Nations League Group A1, as leaders France struck late to win 1-0 in Belgium on Monday. In Brussels, both teams had wasted chances before Michael … Read more

A verdict could trigger appeals, financial claims and a wider dispute over past titles Manchester City found guilty on 114 charges relating to Premier League financial regulations. Photo: AFP MANCHESTER: Manchester City’s fate in a legal battle with the Premier League is yet to be sealed, but reports they have been found guilty on widespread … Read more

Thomas Tuchel said he expected tough opposition from the Czechs in Prague. Photo: AFP LONDON: England coach Thomas Tuchel said Monday the upcoming Nations League game against the Czech Republic in Prague was “not yet a must-win” despite a 3-2 loss to Spain last weekend. Reigning world champions Spain came back from 2-1 down in … Read more

Nepal and Malaysia miss out as persistent rain denies both teams a chance to compete NAGOYA: Rain continued to disrupt the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Tuesday, with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh advancing to the men’s cricket semi-finals after their quarter-final matches ‌were abandoned without a ball being bowled. Sri Lanka had been scheduled to face … Read more

The six-time champion returns to Beijing after a month-long absence following his early US Open exit LONDON: Novak Djokovic said he was encouraged by the way his body was responding ahead of the China Open as the 24-times Grand Slam champion looks to regain momentum at a happy hunting ground after recent fitness concerns. Djokovic … Read more

COPENHAGEN: FIFA President Gianni Infantino has ordered an assessment of proposals to distribute more money to national associations, following calls from UEFA ‌and CONCACAF for a $2.1 billion payout from the governing body’s reserves, but stopped short of committing to an amount. In a letter to the six continental confederation presidents seen by Reuters on … Read more

NAGOYA: Japan’s 11-year-old eSports prodigy Yuki Kurihara said he was “embarrassed” after winning Asian Games gold on Saturday by thrashing a series of opponents up to three times his age. The bespectacled primary school student, believed to be the youngest competitor at the Games in Aichi-Nagoya, won the Puyo Puyo Champions final 10-2. He is … Read more

Green-shirts face 5-4 defeat despite Sufyan Khan’s four goals in Pool B hockey thriller Pakistan’s unbeaten run ended with a 5-4 defeat by Malaysia on Saturday in their Group B match of the men’s hockey competitions of the 20th Asian Games. In a fast-paced game Pakistan took the lead in the third minute through Sufyan … Read more

Kim Gichae of South Korea advances after knocking down Pakistani boxer in the second round South Korea’s Kim Gichae knocked out Pakistan debutant Irfan Khan in the men’s 90kg boxing competitions of the 20th Asian Games. Kim won the round-of-16 bout at Nishio Gymnasium when the referee stopped the contest in the second round. Irfan, … Read more