Koeman furious with referee after Barca beaten by Real
MADRID – Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman raged against the referee for not awarding them a penalty in their 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid in Saturday’s “Clasico”, which knocked them off course in…
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Tokyo Games organisers to secure 300 hotel rooms for athletes
TOKYO – Tokyo Olympic organisers plan to prepare 300 hotel rooms for athletes who test positive for the coronavirus at this summer’s Games but show no or minor symptoms of Covid-19, Kyodo…
Match-play mindset helps revive Masters leader Rose
AUGUSTA, UNITED STATES – Once Justin Rose shook off a miserable start and reminded himself he was still leading the Masters, the 40-year-old Englishman was able to play well enough to stay…
McIlroy hits dad with errant shot in Masters meltdown
AUGUSTA, UNITED STATES – Rory McIlroy struck his father with a wayward shot in Thursday’s (April 8) opening round of the Masters on the way to his worst start at Augusta National, a…
Leukaemia survivor Ikee qualifies for second Tokyo Olympic relay event
TOKYO – Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee powered to a second Tokyo Olympic berth by winning the 100 metres freestyle at the national championships on Thursday (April 8), less than eight months…
Chelsea punish wasteful Porto to put one foot in Champions League semis
SEVILLE, SPAIN – A classy goal from Mason Mount on Wednesday (April 7) helped Chelsea to a 2-0 first-leg win over Porto, whose wasteful finishing could have scuppered their hopes of…
Cheering banned as South Korean, Chinese women finally battle for place in Tokyo…
SHANGHAI – After repeated postponements stretching back more than a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, South Korea and China’s women’s football teams will finally meet on Thursday…
Johnson grouped with Westwood and Strafaci for Masters title defence
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA – Dustin Johnson will begin his title defence at the Masters at 10.30am ET on Thursday (10.30pm Singapore time) in a group with former runner-up Lee Westwood and amateur…
West Ham tame Wolves to break back into top four
WOLVERHAMPTON – West Ham United boosted their hopes of finishing in the Premier League top four and earning a Champions League berth after an impressive first half helped them to a 3-2 win…
Five-star West Brom hammer Chelsea to end Tuchel’s unbeaten start
LONDON – Relegation-threatened West Bromwich Albion gave their Premier League survival hopes a huge boost with a stunning 5-2 victory over 10-man Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday…