Following an alleged attack on German commentators during West Ham’s 2-1 defeat by Eintracht Frankfurt, the club said “two offenders have been identified.” The commentators’ headsets were pulled off and thrown on the floor at London Stadium on Thursday, according to German local news. “Along with continuing our own investigation, in keeping with our zero-tolerance … Read more
Ralf Rangnick, the manager of Manchester United, has been named coach of Austria’s national team, according to the federation, but he will remain at the club as a consultant. Rangnick joined United as an interim manager in November of last year and will transition to an advisory role once Ajax coach Erik ten Hag takes … Read more
Sportswriters in England selected Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, footballer of the year, while Chelsea’s Australian striker Sam Kerr received the women’s title. Salah won the Football Writers’ Association award with 48 percent of the vote, beating out Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne and West Ham midfielder Declan Rice. Salah, who has led Liverpool’s quest … Read more
Cricket South Africa and broadcaster SuperSport have agreed to hold a new Twenty20 event in the country beginning in January 2023. Plans for the yet-to-be-named tournament, which will feature six privately held teams, were unveiled in a joint statement. “We are energized by the establishment of something so new and exciting, which also provides the … Read more
Andrew McDonald’s first tour as Australia’s permanent head coach has been marked by significant improvements in all three formats. Pat Cummins will lead a 16-man squad to Galle for the two-Test series, while Aaron Finch will oversee an enlarged white-ball squad. Marcus Harris has been left out of the Test squad entirely after losing his … Read more
Judd Trump took a 7-1 lead against three-time winner Mark Williams during a feisty first session of his World Championship semi-final. Trump, who won the title in 2019, led 3-0 at the Crucible after a tense first frame in which he made two breaks of 70. Prior to the mid-session break, Williams rallied, but Trump … Read more
Following Manchester United’s recent Champions League defeat, fans threw objects at Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone, earning the club an £8,420 (€10,000) fine. After United’s 1-0 loss at Old Trafford, Simeone was attacked with missiles as he walked to the tunnel. Ralf Rangnick’s side was eliminated from the Champions League after losing 2-1 on aggregate … Read more
Four months after a training crash, Dutch cyclist Amy Pieters has regained consciousness and can “talk slightly non-verbally.” Pieters, 30, suffered severe brain damage in December when he fell during a training camp in Alicante. She was placed in an induced coma and moved to a Netherlands hospital in January after undergoing surgery. Pieters’ condition … Read more
Spain’s place in the 2023 Rugby World Cup has been taken away after World Rugby determined that they used an ineligible player during qualification. In March, the team qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 24 years, but Romania will now take their place in Pool B. Spain has been eliminated from … Read more
Barcelona will leave the Nou Camp for 2023-24 season while the stadium is undergoing renovations. The Spanish club has got permission from the municipal council to renovate, and construction is expected to begin in June. They will be able to play at a nearly full Nou Camp next season before moving to the Olympic Stadium … Read more
Reema Juffali, Saudi racing sensation, will compete in her first complete season in a GT3 series this weekend in Portugal’s International GT Open Championship. Juffali will return to the SPS Automotive Performance team for the season-opening race in Estoril, which will be her first competitive appearance since finishing second in the GT3-AM class at this … Read more
In light of Wimbledon’s decision to prohibit Russian and Belarusian players from competing this summer, Tunisian tennis great Ons Jabeur maintains that sports and politics should not be mixed. Due to the invasion of Ukraine, the All England Club declared last week that it would not accept entry for Wimbledon from Russian or Belarusian players, … Read more
GDP of the United States unexpectedly declined in the first quarter of 2022, according to Bureau of Economic Analysis data released on Thursday. Between January and March, the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), the broadest measure of economic activity, fell by 1.4 percent on an annualized basis, reversing the previous year’s strong gain. While one … Read more
People in China will be able to take a cab without someone behind the wheel for the first time. Baidu (BIDU) and Pony.ai, an autonomous driving startup, announced on Thursday that they had received the country’s first permits to offer public Robotaxi ride-hailing services. It is not necessary for an operator to sit in the … Read more
Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang, the founder of Archegos Capital Management, was arrested on fraud charges on Wednesday morning, roughly a year after the investment firm’s stunning meltdown sent shockwaves across Wall Street. Prosecutors have charged Hwang and Patrick Halligan, the firm’s chief financial officer, with racketeering conspiracy, securities fraud, and wire fraud as part of … Read more
Samsung announced impressive results, with profits for the first quarter up more than 50% over the same period a year ago. The South Korean IT giant generated revenue of 77.8 trillion Korean Won ($61.3 billion) and operating profit of 14.1 trillion Korean Won ($11.1 billion), approximately in line with its own prediction earlier this month. … Read more
Abu Jayed, Bangladesh’s out-of-favor pace bowler, is in hot water after a Bangladesh Cricket Board official indicated on Tuesday that he will be summoned for a hearing over his exclusion from the two-match home Test series against Sri Lanka. On Monday (April 25), Jayed informed an international news website that he believed his omission from … Read more
Anton Roux, who captained the Netherlands men’s team after playing first-class cricket for South Africa, will be in charge of fielding for all national teams and the High Performance Center in Sri Lanka. He previously worked for Nottinghamshire County as an assistant fielding coach. The Executive Committee also made appointments to the ‘A’, U19, and … Read more
