London – Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger have been inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame. They are considered to be among the greatest football managers of all time. The Hall of Fame is the highest individual honour awarded by it.
Fencers protest against Russian athletes
BERLIN – Over 300 fencers have written a letter to International Olympic Committee urging it to not allow Russian fencers to compete. The International Fencing Federation said earlier it will allow fencers from Russia and Belarus to compete in next year’s Olympics in Paris as neutral athletes and not carry their national symbols or flags.
Gayle corrects fans’ wrong assumption about him
Mumbai – In an episode of ‘My Time with Virat’, available on Jio Cinema, the official streaming partners for IPL 2023, Gayle spoke on several topics. He said it was not just the boundaries in the recent season but he engaged in a lot of running between the wickets with Kohli during those century-plus stands. Answering to fans that he’s not …
Canadian mixed doubles curling championship
SUDBURY- Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing won the Canadian mixed doubles curling championship at Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex. Next they will be going to the world mixed curling doubles championship in Gangneung, South Korea.
Talks on with Arsenal striker Balogun to switch to US
MIAMI – It has been confirmed that American officials have met with Arsenal striker, New York-born Folarin Balogun, 21, amid speculation he could switch to the United States. He moved to England when just two. He impressed this season during French Ligue 1 club Reims, netting 17 goals in 27 appearances. Talks with Balogun have been confirmed by US caretaker …
Bianca Andreescu beats Emma Raducanu, Leylah pips Lesia
MIAMI – Bianca Andreescu and Leylah Fernandez won first-round of the women’s singles draw at the Miami Open. Andreescu from Mississauga, defeated Britain’s Emma Raducanu 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, while Fernandez of Laval, defeated Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko 6-4, 6-3 at the WTA/Masters 1000 tennis tournament.
Switzerland beat Canada 7-6 at world women’s curling championship
SANDVIKEN – Canada lost in world women’s curling championship against undefeated Switzerland 7-6. The top six teams in the 13-team field qualify for the playoff round. The final is scheduled for Sunday.
Hodgson returns as Crystal Palace manager
London – Former England boss Roy Hodgson, 75, replaces Patrick Vieira as he has been appointed Crystal Palace’s manager once again until the end of the season. He said the sole objective was to ensure survival in the English top flight, adding it was a privilege to be asked to return to the club.
Rafael Nadal no longer in ATP top 10
Melbourn – Rafael Nadal, who has won the Grand Slam 22 times, is out of the ATP top 10 for the first since 2005. This happened as he withdrew from the Indian Wells a month ago due an injury. Nadal is 13th in rankings now.
Ibrahimović oldest ever goalscorer in Serie A
Milan – AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimović has become the oldest ever goalscorer in Italy’s Serie A. The Swede, at the age of 41 years and 166 days, scored a goal from a retaken penalty but team lost 3-1 defeat to Udinese.