Tag: Sport
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Kang moves to take control of Olympique Lyonnais owner EFG for $30 million
June 23 : Sports businesswoman Michele Kang, who has been the chair and CEO of Eagle Football Group, has offered to pay $30 million for an 88 per cent stake in a deal which also includes €71 million ($81 million) in financing aimed at restructuring the debt of the owner of French soccer club Olympique…
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Journalist loses World Cup credentials after on-air outburst over Almiron red card
MIAMI, June 23 : A football commentator has been stripped of his World Cup credentials by FIFA after an expletive-laden tirade against the organisation and match officials during Paraguay’s 1-0 victory over Turkey when Miguel Almiron was sent off.Jorge Chipi Vera lost his composure on live television when Par
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No ‘I’ in team as Mbappe puts World Cup glory above records
NEW YORK, June 23 : Kylian Mbappe is closing in on one of football’s most coveted scoring records, but France’s captain insists individual milestones pale beside the prospect of Les Bleus lifting a third World Cup trophy.Mbappe’s double in Monday’s 3-0 win over Iraq propelled France into the knockout rounds w
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In Mexico, World Cup jerseys fit all shapes, sizes – and species
MEXICO CITY, June 23 : In Mexico, World Cup fever has spread to pets. From Chihuahuas to Chow Chows, hamsters to horses, and of course Merlin the duck, Mexicans are dressing their furry — or feathered — friends in the colours of the national team. In markets across the capital, vendors sell pet soccer je
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France name squad for opening Nations Championship encounter
PARIS, June 23 : France named 33 players on Tuesday for their opening Nations Championship fixture against New Zealand but are expected to strengthen the squad after this weekend’s Top 14 final.Coach Fabien Galthie trimmed his squad from 39 players who had been at a training camp, ahead of Tuesday’s depar
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Springboks braced for fearless England and unpredictable Pollock
JOHANNESBURG, June 23 : South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus expects a fearless England when his Springbok side host the tourists in their Nations Championship opener at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on July 4, and played down the attention given to back row Henry Pollock.The world champions host England for the fi
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Belgium’s Doku set to rejoin World Cup squad after son’s birth
MIAMI, June 23 : Belgium’s Jeremy Doku is preparing to fly back to join the national team at the World Cup after the winger returned to England to be with his wife, who gave birth to a boy on Monday.Doku and his wife Shireen welcomed a boy called Praise.• The 24-year-old was criticised by a…
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Netherlands gun for top spot against hapless Tunisia
HOUSTON, June 23 : The Netherlands complete their Group F campaign at the World Cup with a clash against a Tunisia side in disarray in Kansas City on Thursday, looking to cement top spot in the pool and manage several strikers carrying knocks.Tunisia have already been eliminated after two heavy losses that ha
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Senegal skipper Koulibaly owns up to mistakes against Norway
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, June 23 : Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly owned up to key mistakes in his side’s World Cup group-stage loss to Norway on Monday that left the African side in danger of early elimination.Koulibaly’s slips allowed Norway to win 3-2 and book their place in the next round along
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PREVIEW-Ivory Coast chase runners-up slot while Curacao eye upset
PHILADELPHIA, June 23 : Tiny Curacao had previously given themselves little chance against the Ivory Coast at the World Cup, but a draw in their last group game with Ecuador might well have changed their perspective.The smallest nation to compete at the finals were handed a 7-1 pasting by Germany on their tou
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