Real Madrid winger Marco Asensio has finally broken his silence and revealed that he was never offered the no.7 shirt after the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus. Asensio revealed he was not offered no. 7 after the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo. Right after Ronaldo was on his way to Juventus, the talking point was […]
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Atletico coach says squad improving
Madrid, Sep 24: Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone said on Monday that his squad is improving after a rocky start to the La Liga football season, and praised France midfielder Thomas Lemar for his first Spanish league goal in the 2-0 win against Getafe over the weekend. In the first five La Liga matches, Atletico suffered […]
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Nadal stays atop ATP rankings
Madrid, Sep 24: Spain’s Rafael Nadal continued to lead the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday with 8,760 points, ahead of Switzerland’s Roger Federer. Austria Dominic Thiem exchanged places with Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov, to be ranked seventh and eighth respectively, after his victory at St. Petersburg Open on Sunday, reports […]
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Luka Modric Given 8-Month Prison Sentence Over Alleged Tax Fraud
Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric has been imposed with eight-month prison sentence over alleged tax fraud. He has been pleaded guilty to the accusation of defrauding the treasury of over €870,000 (£784,000/$1m). Modric is the latest to get involved in tax fraud issue. According to El Mundo, Modric first defrauded €290,000 before then using Ivano SARL to take […]
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Klizan stuns Wawrinka to reach St. Petersburg final
St. Petersburg, Sep 22: Slovakia’s Martin Klizan on Saturday upset former World No. 3, wildcard Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 to earn a place in the St. Petersburg Open final. Three-time Grand Slam champion Wawrinka, currently ranked 88th, seemed on his way for a fourth win over Klizan in as many career matches when […]
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France-Belgium Become Joint Leaders in FIFA Rankings
France and Belgium have made history, as both the countries have become first-ever joint ranked leaders in FIFA rankings. France and Belgium make history. According to the latest published rankings, France and Belgium are levels on points, which is 1,729. Both teams had a FIFA World Cup in Russia to remember. France were the eventual winners after […]
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Rayo edge Huesca 1-0 to spoil home opener for La Liga newcomers
Huesca (Spain), Sep 15: SD Huesca, playing their first football season in La Liga, lost their 2018-2019 home debut 0-1 to Rayo Vallecano here. The visitors showed no signs of rust on Friday despite the passage of 19 days since their last contest, nor any trace of desperation after netting zero points from their first two […]
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India eye upset against Djokovic-less Serbia in Davis Cup tie
Kraljevo (Serbia), Sep 13: India’s depleted Davis Cup squad will bank on the consistency of Prajnesh Gunneswaran to pull the side through when it takes on a shorn-of-star-power Serbia in the World Group Play-off tie here from Friday. Recently-crowned US Open champion Novak Djokovic’s decision to opt out of the playoffs along with world number […]
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Valencia’s director general says thrilled with squad after summer transfers
Valencia (Spain), Sep 12: Valencia’s director general Mateu Alemany on Wednesday said he was thrilled with his current squad, adding that the La Liga side had achieved all of its goals during the summer transfer window. Valencia signed several players over the summer, including Portugal winger Gonçalo Guedes and France midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia, respectively from Ligue […]
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Sami Khedira Signs New 3-Year Contract With Juventus
German midfielder Sami Khedira has signed a new contract with the Seria A champions. He will be playing for the club until 2021 with an option for a one-year extension. Khedira signs three year contract with an option to extend one more year. Khedira, who won three Seria A titles with Juventus wants to keeping playing […]