Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is lining up for a surprising move for Sevilla winger Yevhen Konoplyanka to bolster his depleted attack. The Blues Portuguese manager was present in Kiev for the Spain-Ukraine Euro 2016 qualifier match and Konoplyanka is reportedly one of three potential signings Mourinho was looking after. He is also interested in another […]
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Deal Done: Arsenal sign Spanish international
Spanish full-back Nacho Monreal has once again reiterated his loyalty to Arsenal as he agreed to sign a new three-year deal to give a huge boost to Arsene Wenger amid rumours of a potential transfer to La Liga side Athletic Bilbao, as per the reports of the Metro. The Spain international was earlier in the […]
Jose Mourinho PC ahead of Dynamo Kyiv game, no Remy, no Pedro, MAYBE no Hazard
Jose Mourinho’s pre-match press conference ahead of his side’s trip to Dynamo Kyiv has taken place. The Blues sit third in Group G after two games, having lost away to Porto last time out. They now head to the Ukraine hoping to take charge of what should be a winnable section. Here are quotes from […]
Djokovic to meet Tsonga for Shanghai Masters title
Shanghai, Oct 18 (IANS) World number one Novak Djokovic was at the peak of his game as he cruised into the Shanghai Rolex Masters final with a dominant 6-1, 6-3 victory over longtime rival Andy Murray. The Serb sets up a final clash against Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who dispatched eighth seed Rafael Nadal of Spain […]
Nadal loses 3-set thriller to Tsonga at Shanghai Masters
Shanghai, Oct 18 (IANS/EFE) Spain’s Rafael Nadal came up short in his bid to reach his second straight final, falling 6-4, 0-6, 7-5 to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters hard-court event. Nadal took the initiative at the start of the match on Saturday, but Tsonga got a service break in the […]
Transfer Talk: Arsenal prepare 40.5 million pound for 2 strikers in the time for Euro 2016
Arsenal is preparing bids for two strikers and could have both deals done before Euro 2016, according to reports. The English giants failed to strengthen their forward line this summer, with goalkeeper Petr Cech the sole arrival at Emirates. But the Sunday today claims manager Arsene Wenger is willing to spend £7million on Dynamo Moscow […]
Djokovic wins Shanghai Masters for third time
Shanghai, Oct 18 (IANS) World No.1 Novak Djokovic rolled to a 6-4, 6-2 win over France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final of the Shanghai Masters hard-court tennis tournament here on Sunday. World No.16 Tsonga played better in the second set, but it was not enough to beat Djokovic, who finished the match with 18 winners […]
Sindhu loses to Xuerui in Denmark Open final
Odense, Oct 18 (IANS) Giant-killer P.V. Sindhu of India faltered against Olympic badminton champion Li Xuerui of China to lose in the women’s singles final of the $650,000 Denmark Open Superseries Premier here on Sunday. Double World Championships bronze medallist Sindhu lost to title holder and former World No.1 Xuerui 19-21, 12-21 in 47 minutes […]
Sindhu stuns world champ Carolina to enter Denmark Open final
Odense, Oct 17 (IANS) Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu stunned two-time reigning world champion, Carolina Marin of Spain, to extend her dream run into the final of the $650,000 Denmark Open Superseries Premier here on Saturday. Double World Championships bronze medallist Sindhu beat the second seed 21-15, 18-21, 21-17 in an hour and 14 minutes in […]
Denmark Open badminton quarterfinal results
Odense (Denmark) Oct 17 (IANS) The following are the quarterfinal results at Yonex Denmark Open 2015 badminton tournament, held here on Friday, according to Xinhua news agency. Prefix number denotes seeding. Men’s singles: 1-Chen Long, China, bt Wei Nan, Hong Kong, China, 13-21, 21-13, 21-16 Tommy Sugiarto, Indonesia, bt 2-Jan Oe Jorgensen, Denmark,21-19, 21-19 6-Viktor […]