English Premier League club Manchester City have signed Brazil Under-20 midfielder Douglas from capital city giants Vasco da Gama, the clubs have confirmed. The 19-year-old will be tied to the Manchester City for the next five years, though he is expected to be loaned to City’s sister club Girona in Spain in his first year, […]
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Carolina, Nadal Lead Congratulatory Messages For Muguruza
Madrid, July 15 (IANS) Rio Olympics gold medallist shuttler Carolina Marin led the congratulatory messages for fellow Spaniard Garbine Muguruza, who on Saturday hammered veteran Venus Williams in straight sets 7-5, 6-0 to clinch the women’s singles final of Wimbledon in London. “Increíble Garbiñe!!! Exhibición total!!! Incredible @GarbiMuguruza!!! What an exhibition!!” Marin tweeted after Muguruza clinched […]
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Hamilton Takes Pole For British F1 GP
Silverstone (United Kingdom), July 15 (IANS) Briton Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes snatched pole position in the third round of qualifying of the British Formula 1 Grand Prix at a wet Silverstone circuit here on Saturday. Hamilton, who will start in pole at the British GP for a fifth time, completed his fastest lap in 1:26:600, reports […]
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Spaniard Muguruza Wins First Wimbledon Title
London, July 15 (IANS) Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain brushed aside American tennis veteran Venus Williams 7-5, 6-0 in the women’s singles final of Wimbledon for her second Grand Slam title here on Saturday. It was 23-year-old Muguruza’s first Wimbledon title. Her first Grand Slam title came in French Open 2016, reports Efe. Muguruza, playing in just […]
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Valencia Goalkeeper Diego Alves Set For Brazil Move
Valencia and Brazil goalkeeper Diego Alves is poised to join Brazilian football giants Flamengo, ending weeks of speculation about his future. According to Valencia football director Mateu Alemany, the Spanish club is negotiating financial terms with Flamengo after 32-year-old Alves expressed his wish to leave, reports Xinhua news agency on Friday. From Kohli-Kumble Rift To […]
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Real Madrid Squad Convinced Cristiano Ronaldo Will Stay At The Bernabeu
Arguably one of the greatest players to have ever played the game of football, Cristiano Ronaldo, turned 32 this year, but he has shown no signs of slowing down, as he has enjoyed a couple of stellar seasons in the last couple of years. The Portuguese international has now won two Champions League titles, a […]
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Zinedine Zidane Prepared To Rotate His Squad At Real Madrid Right From The First Game Of The Pre-Season
Spanish giants Real Madrid conquered Europe for the second season running when they beat Juventus to the Champions League title last season. Los Blancos also managed to win the league title for the first time in more than three years and Zinedine Zidane deserves a lot of credit for the way he has organised his […]
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Official! Barcelona Complete Gerard Deulofeu Signing
After failing to lift the league title in Spain last year, Barcelona have made a number of changes already, starting with replacing their previous manager Luis Enrique with Ernesto Valverde at the helm of the club. The former Athletic Bilbao manager has his own style of play and needs players who fit in his system […]
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Tottenham Full-Back Walker Moves To Man City
Manchester, July 14 (IANS) Manchester City on Friday added more firepower to their defence signing on England right-back Kyle Walker from Tottenham Hotspur on a five-year deal for a reported transfer fee of around 50 million pounds ($65 million). “Manchester City are delighted to announce the signing of England international Kyle Walker. He has opted to […]
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In Signing James Rodriguez, Bayern Hope For Return Of ‘Robben Effect’
Berlin, July 14 (IANS) Record German football champions Bayern Munich are hoping for the “Robben effect” after Colombian forward James Rodriguez on Thursday joined the club on loan from Real Madrid for two seasons. Like James, Robben, who joined Bayern in 2009, was unhappy on the bench in Spain’s capital, but while in Munich developed into […]