An effervescent Son Heung-min inspired title-chasing South Korea to a comfortable 2-0 victory over China on Wednesday to finish top of their Asian Cup group. China’s defender Yiming Liu (L) fights for the ball with South Korea’s forward Heung-min Son during the 2019 AFC Asian Cup group C football matchContinue Reading
World cycling’s governing body, the UCI, is to ban painkiller tramadol from March 1 and will punish offenders with penalties ranging from a fine to a nine-month suspension. While the synthetic opinoid is widely available on the Internet and is not currently on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited list,Continue Reading
Aggressive defending champion Caroline Wozniacki powered into the Australian Open third round Wednesday with a confidence-boosting romp over Sweden’s Johanna Larsson. Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki The third seeded Dane snuffed out a late rally from the world number 77 to win 6-1, 6-3 and continue her bid to become the firstContinue Reading
The only Japanese-born grand champion or “yokozuna” in sumo tearfully insisted he had “no regrets” as he announced his retirement Wednesday after a disastrous run of form and injury. Kisenosato Kisenosato, the first Japanese-born wrestler to reach the heights of yokozuna since 1998, decided to throw in the towel afterContinue Reading
Head coach Gregor Townsend has named seven uncapped players in his 39-man Scotland squad for the Six Nations, which starts next month. Three hookers — Edinburgh’s David Cherry, Leicester’s Jake Kerr and Grant Stewart of Glasgow — have been handed call-ups following injuries to Fraser Brown and George Turner. TheyContinue Reading
Tottenham defender Serge Aurier was arrested on suspicion of assault after police were called to his home near London but released without charge, reports said on Wednesday. Aurier Sky Sports News reported that the Ivory Coast international, 26, was taken into custody on Saturday and missed Tottenham’s 1-0 defeat byContinue Reading
Newcastle survived an FA Cup scare at Blackburn as they blew a two-goal lead before hitting back to win 4-2 after extra time in Tuesday’s third-round replay. Rafael Benitez sent out an under-strength line-up featuring eight changes from Newcastle’s 2-1 defeat at Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday. Liverpool’sContinue Reading
Bernardo Silva says Manchester City’s squad is approaching full strength at the right time as they mount a four-pronged trophy assault. Bernardo Silva Kevin De Bruyne and Benjamin Mendy have missed large chunks of the campaign through injury, while David Silva, Fernandinho, Sergio Aguero and Ilkay Gundogan have had spellsContinue Reading
Nwankwo Kanu said on Tuesday that he had suffered the “saddest day” of his life after finding out every medal won by the former Arsenal and Nigeria star had vanished from a Lagos property of his. Speaking to online outlet The Cable, Kanu lamented the “rude shock” of learning thatContinue Reading
Teenage Italian cyclist Samuele Manfredi has emerged from a coma more than a month after a serious accident in training, his team announced on Tuesday. Samuele Manfredi The 18-year-old who rides for French outfit Groupama-FDJ was rushed to a hospital with head injuries after being run over by a carContinue Reading
