Lee Zii Jia to Return in the China Open
Men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia is set to make his competitive return after nearly a month in the China Open starting on Tuesday in Changzhou. And that should be good news for his legion of supporters in China. Zii Jia, who captured bronze in the Paris Olympics last month, last competed in the Japan […]
Women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah are pumped up to end their two-year title drought in the Hong Kong Open despite a huge challenge ahead.
They face a significant hurdle in the form of China’s Paris Olympics silver medallists Liu Shengshu-Tan Ning in the final at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Kowloon today. Despite the tough battle that awaits them, the world No. 8 duo are keen to crown their superb run with the title. Yesterday, Pearly-Thinaah showed great fighting […]
AC Milan manager Paulo Fonseca said his side gained much-needed confidence from their 4-0 win over Venezia on Saturday as they now prepare for matches against Liverpool and Inter Milan.
The 51-year-old, who has been with Milan since June, has already faced pressure due to a lacklustre start, with two draws and a loss before the comfortable home victory over Venezia, with all the goals coming inside the first half an hour. “Our season already started four rounds ago, we dropped points and need to […]
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said his side were not dominant enough to deserve a 2-0 win at Real Sociedad secured with second-half penalties by Vinicius Jr and Kylian Mbappe.
However, Ancelotti praised his players’ resilience and was proud of how they were able to endure the home side’s pressure and claim three valuable points. “It was a complicated match. We didn’t deserve to win, because Real Sociedad pushed us really hard,” he told a press conference. “We held on and suffered, showed character and […]
Four goals before the half-hour mark helped AC Milan to thrash Venezia 4-0 for a resounding Serie A home win on Saturday.
Milan had a disappointing start to the season, with two draws and a loss, but they delivered an impressive performance on Saturday to secure their first win of the campaign. Theo Hernandez gave Milan the lead just two minutes in with a shot from a tight angle which deflected off Venezia keeper Jesse Joronen’s legs […]
Julien Alfred ends Perfect Season, Ingebrigtsen Earns Revenge
Olympic 100 metres champion Julien Alfred completed her perfect season at the finale of the Diamond League series in Brussels on Friday, while Jakob Ingebrigtsen secured victory in the 1,500 metres to make up for his Paris hiccup. Alfred, the Olympic gold medallist from St Lucia, led most of the women’s 100 metres but was […]
Cristiano Ronaldo has hit 1bn total followers across his various social media accounts – making him the first person to reach that mind-boggling figure.
The number is calculated by combining his total number of followers across Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Chinese social media sites Weibo and Kuaishou. It does not equate to one billion individual followers, as many people will follow him across multiple platforms, and some will be fake accounts, known as bots. Nonetheless social media expert […]
What Eric ten Hag said about Casemiro
“Erik ten Hag says Casemiro just had a bad day at the office.” Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag says he is still relying on Casemiro despite the midfielder’s “bad day at the office” against Liverpool. The 32-year-old Brazil international was hauled off at half-time after mistakes led to two goals in the Reds’ 3-0 […]
High Court Sentences Acting IG Gilbert Masengeli to Six Months for Contempt of Court
The High Court has imposed a six-month prison sentence on Acting Inspector General Gilbert Masengeli after he was found guilty of contempt of court. Justice Lawrence Mugambi directed that Masengeli report to the commissioner general of prisons. “In event he doesn’t submit himself CS Interior must take all steps to ensure he is committed to […]
Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has been charged by the Football Association for using a racial slur about team-mate Son Heung-min.
Appearing on Uruguayan TV in June, Bentancur was asked by a presenter for a Tottenham shirt, before replying: “Sonny’s? It could be Sonny’s cousin too as they all look the same.” Bentancur later apologised on Instagram and said his comments were a “very bad joke”. The FA said the 27-year-old Uruguay international had been “charged […]