PARIS: Teenage substitute Mezian Mesloub gave Lens a 1-0 win over Nantes in Ligue 1 on Friday to clinch his side qualification for next season’s Champions League, while relegating Nantes to the second tier. The result also keeps the Ligue 1 title race alive with second-placed Lens the only team that can still pip Paris…
Novak Djokovic hits a return to Monaco’s Valentin Vacherot during their Shanghai Masters semifinal. PHOTO: AFP ROME: Novak Djokovic slumped to an early elimination from the Italian Open on Friday, crumbling to a second-round defeat at the hands of qualifier Dino Prizmic which leaves question marks about his physical condition ahead of Roland Garros. Tennis…
Kenyans and many across Africa fell in love with the club during their glory days in the early 2000s. Photo: AFP NAIROBI: In Kenyan influencer Nana Owiti’s wardrobe, dozens of Arsenal jerseys tell the story of her passion for the club.It’s an unbreakable bond that goes back 20 years to the days when the London…
The Wolves, who have remained in the top division since promotion in 1997, sit in 16th place, the relegation play-off spot. PHOTO: AFP BERLIN: Already fighting to avoid relegation from the Bundesliga, Wolfsburg on Saturday host a Bayern Munich side still smarting from their Champions League elimination by holders Paris Saint Germain. The Wolves, who…
Barcelona are on the brink of the title and can claim it with a point in the Clasico on Sunday at Camp Nou. Photo: AFP/File BARCELONA: With the sting of Champions League disappointment fading but not forgotten, Barcelona are aiming to clinch back-to-back La Liga titles on Sunday when they host bitter rivals Real Madrid….
PARIS: The Worldwide Tennis Federation (ITF) mentioned Friday that the IOC’s transfer to raise restrictions on Belarusian athletes doesn’t have an effect on Belarus’s continued ban from the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup. In a press release despatched to AFP, world tennis’s governing physique mentioned its stance remained unchanged regardless of the Worldwide…
It will be the first time that a N Korean sports team has played in the South since 2018 SEOUL: Hundreds of South Koreans will cheer for a North Korean women’s football team when it makes a rare trip across the border for a continental semi-final this month, civic groups told AFP on Friday. North…
Al Ahly’s Mohamed Ben Romdhane in action with Zamalek’s Mohamed El Sayed in an Egyptian Premier League match at the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt. Photo: REUTERS JOHANNESBURG: Financially-embattled Egyptian club Zamalek will pocket a record four-million-dollar CAF Confederation Cup prize if they beat Algerian outfit USM Alger in the two-leg final. USM host…
Najmul Hossain Shanto carried his robust type from the white-ball sport into Checks. Photograph: AFP Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto struck an imposing century whereas Mominul Haque narrowly missed out on three figures because the hosts seized full management towards Pakistan on the opening day of the primary Take a look at of the ICC…
The opportunity of Babar Azam returning as T20 captain has been dominated out. Photograph: PCB KARACHI: The opportunity of Babar Azam returning as T20 captain has been dominated out. In line with board sources, no such proposal is at the moment beneath dialogue, and the main focus stays on giving alternatives to new expertise in…
