Manchester City’s 3–0 defeat to Arsenal in the Community Shield at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff should not be treated as a verdict on the post-Pep Guardiola era. It was Enzo Maresca’s first competitive game, City were missing important pieces, and Arsenal arrived with greater continuity. But the performance still offered an early warning: City…
João Cancelo is set to return to Barcelona on a free transfer after terminating his Al Hilal contract/ Instagram João Cancelo is set to return to Barcelona for a third spell after reaching an agreement to terminate his contract with Al Hilal, clearing the way for the Portugal international to rejoin the Spanish champions as…
Arsenal’s Martin Odegaard lifts the trophy after his team won the FA Community Shield final soccer match between Arsenal and Manchester City in Cardiff, Wales, Sunday, Aug.16, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) Arsenal made a strong statement ahead of the new Premier League season, beating Manchester City 3-0 in the Community Shield on Sunday. It was…
Spain’s Rodri celebrates with the tournament’s best player award after the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Barcelona have reportedly reached an agreement in principle to sign Rodri from Manchester City, with the Spain captain set to return…
Luis Torrens hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fourth inning for the host New York Mets, who continued their post-trade deadline hot streak by closing out a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals with a 4-3 win. Luis Torrens powers Mets to sweep of Nationals Torrens’ homer capped a three-run fourth for the Mets,…
TORONTO — Ben Rice hit a tiebreaking home run in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. Ben Rice hits tiebreaking homer in 10th as Yankees beat Blue Jays 4-3 to avoid three-game sweep New York’s four runs were twice as…
Munetaka Murakami hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning and the visiting Chicago White Sox completed a three-game series sweep with a 7-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon. First-place White Sox finish off road sweep of rival Tigers Murakami clubbed his 28th homer of the season off Tyler Holton as…
Ten-man Lens denied Paris Saint-Germain a second trophy in five days as Florian Thauvin’s first-half goal secured a 1-0 victory in the French Champions’ Trophy on Sunday. PSG beaten by Lens in French Champions’ Trophy Lens were worthy winners in their first match under new coach Dino Toppmoeller, adding to the French Cup title they…
New Delhi: From the legendary Prakash Padukone to the late Syed Modi, the venue for the BWF World Championships here carries a rich legacy of Indian badminton. Back in the day, the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, then known as the Indraprastha Indoor Stadium, was the country’s only air-conditioned venue for badminton and witnessed some of…
Cameroon, who failed to qualify for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations only to get a second chance, beat fairytale finalists Malawi 3-0 on Sunday to be crowned champions. Cameroon beat fairytale finalists Malawi to win WAFCON Marie Ngah scored twice and Naomi Eto once in the final in Rabat as the Indomitable Lionesses…
