Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will play a pre-season friendly in Hong Kong in February as part of the club’s first ever international tour, the Major League Soccer side said Thursday. Inter Miami said the club will play a Hong Kong XI made up of players from the Chinese territory’s First Division at the Hong Kong Stadium on February 4. …
Milwaukee: Giannis Antetokounmpo had 35 points and 10 assists, Damian Lillard added 28 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the New York Knicks 146-122 on Tuesday night to reach the semifinals of the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament. The Bucks posted a season high in scoring, shooting 60.5% (23 of 38) from 3-point range and 60.4% overall to set up a …
Next year’s 48th edition of the Copa America, featuring 10 South American nations and six North American teams, will be held in 14 venues across 10 US states, organizers said on Monday. South American governing body CONMEBOL had already announced that the June 20 opener would be held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta with the final on July 14 at …
The Women’s Premier League 2024 player auction is just a couple of days away. A total of 165 players will go under the hammer for the WPL 2024 auction that will take place in Mumbai on Saturday (9 December). The five teams will have a maximum of 30 available slots to be filled, with nine of them being for overseas …
Erik ten Hag urged Manchester United’s hierarchy to keep faith with him on Tuesday as his track record proves he is the right man to rebuild the troubled club. Ten Hag is under fire following a turbulent start to a season that began with high hopes after the Dutch boss led United to their first trophy in six years last …
Lionel Messi, who recently won his eighth Ballon d’Or award and made a ground-breaking move to Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami, has been named Time magazine’s “Athlete of the Year” for 2023. Time said the Argentine superstar had already had a transformative impact on the American sporting landscape, which has been historically slow to embrace football. “Lionel Messi this year …
Antony has blasted critics on social media for “ruining lives”, also stating that former Manchester United players are not helping matters with their “malicious” and “unreasonable” opinions. The 24-year-old arrived at Old Trafford for £85m in the summer of 2022, but has struggled to find any kind of consistent form. The Brazilian winger is yet to contribute a goal or …
Arsenal sporting director Edu Gaspar has suggested that Real Madrid lacked the patience to get the best out of Martin Odegaard, who has thrived since joining the Gunners. Odegaard made just 11 first-team appearances for Madrid and spent more than half of his six years at the club out on loan. Arsenal took the Norwegian star on loan in January …
Rodriguez had made himself an international superstar that year by scoring an outrageous volley for Colombia against Uruguay at the World Cup in Brazil and collecting the Golden Boot with six goals. That volley also landed him FIFA’s prestigious Puskas Award. Real Madrid secured an €80m (£63m) deal as Monaco cashed in while the player’s stock was high, but they weren’t …
Felix, who joined Barcelona on loan from Atletico late in the summer window, scored the only goal in Sunday’s game to down his primary employers, and he made no attempt to hide his celebrations. Asked why he declined to show respect to Atletico after the game, Felix insisted he was simply overcome with emotion after a challenging summer transfer window. “It was a spontaneous …
