Serbian tennis star Ana Ivanovic won a second round match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships against 2015 winner Simona Halep from Romania 7-6, 6-2. The highly motivated Ivanovic expressed her keenness on winning against the 24-year-old Halep after her first round victory and made few mistakes in the match here on Wednesday, reports […]
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Kick-off time of Spanish football matches to be changed next season
Madrid, Feb 16 (IANS) Domestic matches of Spanish football could see some big changes in the 2016-17 season, Liga de Futbol Profesional (LFP) president Javier Tebas said on Tuesday. Tebas said the LFP were considering extending the range of kick-off times to include an afternoon start on Saturday fixtures in order to compete with the English […]
Dortmund sign midfielder Mikel Merino for next season
Dortmund (Germany), Feb 16 (IANS) Borussia Dortmund has signed Mikel Merino from Spanish second division outfit CA Osasuna for the next season, the German Bundesliga runner-up has announced. The eight-time German champions reinforced their midfield with Merino, who will join Dortmund in July 2016 after putting pen to paper on a contract until June 2021, reports […]
Two things could keep me riding in 2017: Cyclist Contador
Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador has said there were two things which could stop him from retiring at the end of the current season. The 33-year-old, who is the only Spaniard to have won the three “grand tour” (France, Italy and Spain), said he was thinking of retiring at the end of the year, reports Xinhua. […]
Simeone tells Atletico Madrid that he will take charge of Chelsea next season
The summer in the Premier League has all the makings of a busy one with any clubs pondering over an overhaul of the squad including the manager. Chelsea, who sacked Jose Mourinho in December are also in search of a top class manager even as Guus Hiddink is unbeaten this since he took over the […]
Spanish giants to open talks for possible summer move for Juan Mata
Manchester United are looking at a change in management and squad just two years after signing Louis van Gaal and it will be interesting to see who the next manager is and the team he will acquire at Old Trafford. This has given rise to a number of players linked for a move into and […]
Barcelona coach Enrique defends Messi, Suarez’s penalty
Barcelona, Feb 15 (IANS) FC Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has rejected suggestions that the team’s “Cruyff” penalty was intended to embarrass La Liga opponents Celta Vigo, claiming he had seen strikers Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi produce moments of magic in training. Messi passed up the chance to net his 300th La Liga goal and instead […]
Three Chinese Super League clubs planning Man United raid for Juan Mata
Juan Mata becomes the latest global footballing superstar who has been linked with a lucrative move to the emerging Chinese Super League, according to a report from Mirror Sport. Mata only arrived at Manchester United from Chelsea two years ago in a £37m deal but was believed to be looking for a move back to Spain […]
Man United failed to sign Fabregas before he joined Chelsea, confirms David Moyes
David Moyes was searching for a marquee signing when he started to build his new-look Manchester United squad after replacing Sir Alex Ferguson and he was quite convinced that Cesc Fabregas would make a switch from Barcelona to Manchester United. But United watched their several bids rejected for the Spanish midfielder as David Moyes was keen […]
Arsenal confident, despite rumours, Ozil will sign new contract
Arsenal are really bemused by ongoing rumours that claim Mesut Ozil wants to leave the club this summer as Spanish giants Barcelona have shown interest to sign the German playmaker. The La Liga champions quite expectedly rate Ozil highly, and their interest dates back as long as 2010 when he could have joined Barcelona instead […]