Arsenal’s promising young midfielder Joe Willock signed a new long-term contract, the club announced on Thursday. Willock has advanced from the Gunners’ youth academy to become a mainstay in Unai Emery’s squad this season. The 20-year-old made his senior debut in September 2017 and has gone on to make 19 more appearances for the north
Valencia should be looking forward to a prestigious double-header against Barcelona in La Liga and Chelsea in the Champions League, instead find themselves in full-blown crisis after the sacking of coach Marcelino Garcia Toral. Marcelino was fired on Wednesday and replaced by the former Barcelona, Real Madrid and Spain midfielder Albert Celades, who faces a
Cameroon’s four-time African Player of the Year Samuel Eto’o announced his retirement on Saturday at the age of 38, declaring “I need a rest”. “The end, towards a new challenge,” the former Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea striker posted on Instagram. “Thank you all, big love, adrenalin.” “In a few months you’ll see me doing
Watford announced the return of Quique Sanchez Flores as head coach on Saturday after Javi Gracia was sacked following a poor start to the season. The Premier League club announced the changes in two separate statements published within minutes of each other on social media. Flores was previously in charge of the club, who are
At its best, sport can promote international harmony, but that was not the case at the Stade de France where the hosts played the Andorran anthem for the Albanian team. The visitors refused to kick off their Euro 2020 qualifier on Saturday night. When their demand was met, they beamed, sung, celebrated and started the
Canadians took to social media on Saturday to hail their first tennis Grand Slam champion Bianca Andreescu after the 19-year-old’s US Open win over Serena Williams. The hashtag #SheTheNorth shot to the top of Canada’s trending topics on Twitter, as social media users reimagined the “We the North” slogan used by the Toronto Raptors during
Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei ran the fastest half-marathon ever by a woman on Sunday, winning the Great North Run in a time of one hour, four minutes and 28 seconds. Her time was 23 seconds quicker than the previous best of 1:04.51 by fellow Kenyan Joyciline Jepkosgei, set in 2017 but the course is not eligible
Britain’s Mo Farah won a record sixth successive Great North Run after setting his personal best time on Sunday. The Olympic gold medallist raced ahead of Ethiopian Tamirat Tola in the final mile to cross the line in 59 minutes and six seconds. Farah, double Olympic champion at both 5 000 and 10 000 metres,
Harry Kane kept England on course to qualify for Euro 2020 as the skipper’s hat-trick inspired a 4-0 demolition of Bulgaria on Saturday. Kane punished woeful Bulgaria defending to open the scoring in the first half at Wembley. The Tottenham striker netted again with a penalty soon after the interval before Raheem Sterling struck to
The eldest son of Brazilian legend Cafu has died after reportedly suffering a heart attack while playing football. Reports in Brazil claim Danilo, aged 30, was playing football at his family home in Barueri, Sao Paulo, before being rushed to hospital. Cafu’s former clubs, including Roma and AC Milan, both posted messages of condolence on Twitter. Sao
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