List of countries assured of places in the 32-team field for next year’s World Cup finals in Russia after Sweden secured their spot at the expense of Italy on Monday: EUROPE Russia (Qualified as hosts) France Portugal Germany Serbia Poland England Spain Belgium Iceland Switzerland Croatia Sweden SOUTH AMERICA Brazil Uruguay Argentina Colombia AFRICA Nigeria […]
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(Reuters) – Former world number one Novak Djokovic and Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka will return from lengthy injury breaks at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship (MWTC) exhibition event in Abu Dhabi in December. After a poor run of form this year Djokovic retired from his Wimbledon quarter-final against Czech Tomas Berdych in July and the 30-year-old […]
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MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid have not thought about signing Harry Kane, club president Florentino Perez said on Tuesday, putting a dampener on widespread speculation that the in-form Spurs striker may be bound for the Santiago Bernabeu. Perez said that, if he did make an inquiry, Tottenham would value Kane at 250 million euros ($295 […]
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(Reuters) – Everton under-23 manager David Unsworth will take temporary charge of the senior team following the sacking of Dutchman Ronald Koeman, the club announced on Tuesday. The former Everton defender’s first task will be to prepare the team for their League Cup clash against Premier League champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. “Everton […]
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LONDON (Reuters) – Real Madrid’s Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo was crowned the best soccer player in the world for the second year running at FIFA’s The Best awards gala on Monday. The four-time Ballon d’Or winner won a La Liga and Champions League double with the Madrid club this year, striking twice against Juventus in […]
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By John O’Brien SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Simona Halep made a winning start to her WTA Finals campaign with an impressive 6-4 6-2 victory over Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia on Monday, the Romanian surging clear in the second set to subdue her in-form opponent at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The second Red Group match of the day […]
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(Reuters) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is relishing the “luxury” of the multiple attacking options he hopes will enable the club to compete across all competitions this season. Alexis Sanchez, Alexandre Lacazette and Mesut Ozil started together for the first time in the 5-2 Premier League rout of Everton last Sunday, while Olivier Giroud, Theo […]
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LONDON (Reuters) – Everton have sacked manager Ronald Koeman after they dropped into the relegation zone following Sunday’s 5-2 home defeat by Arsenal, the Premier League club said on Monday. Dutchman Koeman took over 16 months ago and spent a significant amount of money overhauling the squad in the last transfer window, but Everton have […]
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(Reuters) – Everton manager Ronald Koeman must be given more time to turn things around for the Premier League club after a disappointing start to the season, former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has said. Koeman is under mounting pressure, with Everton’s 5-2 loss to Arsenal on Sunday dropping them into the relegation zone. British media […]
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By Alan Baldwin AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Usain Bolt says he is serious about starting up a soccer career now he has retired from sprinting — and believes he could even be good enough to play for Jamaica. The 31-year-old eight-time Olympic gold medallist, currently recovering from a hamstring injury, accepted there might be some […]
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(Reuters) – Fourth seed Juan Martin del Potro put himself in contention for the ATP World Tour Finals when he successfully defended his Stockholm Open title on Sunday, defeating top seed and 2013 champion Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-2. The Argentine, who secured his first title since he lifted the trophy in Sweden last year, dominated […]
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By Rik Sharma MADRID (Reuters) – A Marco Asensio-inspired Real Madrid crushed Eibar 3-0 to close the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona to five points on Sunday, with Karim Benzema starting on the bench. Asensio forced an own goal and scored the second as Madrid moved up to third place with 20 points, one […]
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