Jose Mourinho has defended his recent record in the Premier League by claiming what is considered “a disaster for me” other coaches “never achieve”. The 58-year-old was sacked by Tottenham last season after he took the club to the League Cup final. On Thursday he spoke at a news conference to mark the start of his role as head coach …
Continue Reading
The trilogy fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder is still set to take place on 24 July despite a coronavirus case in the Briton’s camp. WBC world heavyweight champion Fury, 32, has been training in Las Vegas to prepare for the eagerly awaited bout at the T-Mobile Arena. A confirmed Covid-19 case within his team had led to some …
Continue Reading
Cristiano Ronaldo has topped Instagram’s rich list as the celebrity thought to be able to charge more than anyone else for a sponsored post. The Juventus forward can charge advertisers $1.6m (£1.2m) per post on his account, according to social media marketing firm Hopper HQ. Former Real Madrid star Ronaldo knocked wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson off the top spot. …
Continue Reading
England struck twice late on to end a 55-year wait for a knockout tie victory over Germany amid scenes of huge tension and elation at Wembley to reach the Euro 2020 quarter-finals. Gareth Southgate’s side battled hard to earn the statement victory that has so often eluded England, and it was their talisman of this tournament, Raheem Sterling, who made …
Continue Reading
Former world heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin says he is retiring from boxing because he needs time to fully recover from coronavirus. “I’m no longer young. I have decided to end my career,” said the Russian, 41. Povetkin was WBC interim heavyweight champion until he was stopped by Briton Dillian Whyte in a rematch in March. It was the third defeat of …
Continue Reading
Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest when he collapsed in Denmark’s Euro 2020 match against Finland, said Danish team doctor Morten Boesen. Earlier, officials said the midfielder was stable in hospital and had sent his greetings to his national team-mates. Eriksen collapsed shortly before half-time in Denmark’s opening Euro 2020 game against Finland on Saturday. “He was gone. We did …
Continue Reading
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya cruised to victory over Marvin Vettori as he retained his undisputed 185-pound title in the main event of UFC 263 in Glendale, Arizona. The pair had previously met, when Adesanya claimed a split-decision victory over Vettori in April 2018 in the Nigerian-born Kiwi’s second UFC bout. But in Saturday night’s rematch Adesanya, 31, showed his …
Continue Reading
Romelu Lukaku paid tribute to his Inter Milan team-mate Christian Eriksen after scoring against Russia to help world number one side Belgium start Euro 2020 with a win. Denmark midfielder Eriksen collapsed on the pitch earlier on Saturday in the Group B game with Finland and received emergency treatment on the field. There was some doubt as to whether Belgium’s …
Continue Reading
Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen is “awake” in hospital after collapsing in the Euro 2020 match against Finland, said the Danish Football Association. The 29-year-old Inter Milan player’s condition has “stabilised”, according to tournament organisers Uefa. The game in Copenhagen was suspended before half-time after the former Spurs playmaker fell to the ground and was given emergency treatment on the field. …
Continue Reading
Euro 2020 opened in spectacular fashion as Italy got their campaign off to an impressive start in front of their own fans with a comfortable victory against Turkey. There were shades of Italia 90before kick-off when Italian opera tenor Andrea Bocelli, against the backdrop of a breathtaking firework display, graced the opening ceremony with a moving performance of Nessun Dorma. And …
Continue Reading
