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Croatia is set to issue an international arrest warrant for former Dinamo Zagreb coach Zoran Mamic who failed to report this week to serve his jail sentence for fraud, the Zagreb county court said on Tuesday. Zoran Mamic’s four years and eight months prison sentence was confirmed in March. He …

IOC President Thomas Bach has canceled a trip to Japan because of surging cases of COVID-19 in the country, the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee said Monday in a statement. Bach was to visit Hiroshima next Monday and meet the torch relay and then probably travel to Tokyo. Organizing committee president …

PSG has confirmed that the Brazilian attacker has signed a new deal to 2025 with the Ligue 1 club. The news will be a major boost for the Parisian giants who signed Neymar for a world-record fee in the summer of 2017. Since in Paris, Neymar has won nine major …

Nine of the original European Super League clubs – including the Premier League’s ‘Big Six’ – have declared their commitment to UEFA and its competitions at a continental and domestic level. However, the three who have not renounced the Super League – Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Juventus – are set …

Ronald Koeman is set to be appointed the new Barcelona manager this week to take over from Quique Setién. The former Barcelona player, and assistant manager, will leave his role as Netherlands coach to take over at the Camp Nou in time for the new season. Setién’s days looked numbered …

Manchester City was knocked out of the Champions League quarter-final by Lyon, as the French side pulled off a second huge upset in just over a week. Pep Guardiola’s side was hoping to avoid a shock exit after the French side defeated Juventus in the last 16 and RB Leipzig …

Quique Setien’s position as Barcelona manager is hanging by a thread after tonight’s 8-2 humiliation against Bayern Munich in the Champions League. The Catalans were taken apart by Bayern in tonight’s quarter-final, with on-loan star Philippe Coutinho even chipping in with two goals against his parent club. They became the …

Bayern Munich humiliated Barcelona on Friday evening, emerging 8-2 winners in Lisbon to secure their place in the semi-finals of the Champions League. An electric start to the game saw both teams score in the opening seven minutes, but it was soon one-way action as Bayern stormed to a 4-1 …

LEIPZIG, who were only founded in 2009, reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time on Thursday with a 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid. The dramatic late win marks the first time the Bundesliga club has reached the last four of the competition and sets up a clash with …

Paris Saint-Germain scored twice in injury-time to seal their place in the semi-final of the Champions League for the first time since 1995 and break the hearts of Atalanta. Thomas Tuchel’s side fell behind in the 27th-minute when Mario Pasalic curled Atalanta ahead with a splendid left-footed curled effort with …

Juventus have appointed Andrea Pirlo as their new manager on a two-year deal. The Italian champions have acted swiftly following the sacking of Maurizio Sarri, who paid the price for his side’s Champions League exit on Friday night. The 41-year-old Pirlo, who made 164 appearances for the club between 2011 …

Footballers could be sent off if they deliberately cough at an opponent under new rules issued during the coronavirus pandemic. Referees will be told that coughs aimed at the face of another player or an official can be deemed a red-card offence. The guidance has been announced by the International …

Lewis Hamilton won a record-extending seventh British Grand Prix despite a dramatic finish at Silverstone that saw both him and teammate Valtteri Bottas suffer punctures. The chaotic end meant Bottas dropped from second to 11th, while Hamilton, whose tire trouble came on the final lap, held on to cross the …

Arsenal beat London rivals Chelsea to win the FA Cup inside an almost empty Wembley Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Mikel Arteta’s side came from behind to win 2-1 in a game that rounds off a domestic season like no other. Striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice after Christian Pulisic had put …

Chelsea and Arsenal meet this Saturday evening in the FA Cup final at what will be an eerily empty Wembley. But while the supporters must stay away, it promises to be an entertaining contest with both Frank Lampard and Mikel Arteta desperate to win their first trophy in management. This …

A Saudi Arabian-backed consortium has withdrawn its bid to buy the English Premier League side Newcastle United. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) had been part of a three-party deal fronted by PCP Capital Partners, a venture capital and private equity company founded and run by British businesswoman Amanda Staveley, …

Qatar will seek to host the 2032 Olympic Games, it said on Monday, joining a crowded field and raising questions about scorching summer temperatures and underwhelming attendances at past events. India, Australia’s Queensland state, the Chinese city of Shanghai and a potential joint bid between South and North Korea are …

Hackers froze turnstiles at a football game and tried to steal a £1m club transfer fee in recent cyber attacks on UK sport, a new report has revealed. Cybercriminals hacked the emails of a Premier League club’s managing director during a transfer negotiation and would have been able to pocket …

France Football, the magazine behind the annual Ballon d’Or award, have announced that the prize will not be handed out this year. The decision comes due to the complications caused by the coronavirus pandemic, which put a halt or cancelled the major football leagues. It’s the first time since 1956 …

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang fired Arsenal into the FA Cup final with two well-taken goals against Man City at an empty Wembley. The Gunners were under pressure for large spells of the game but their star forward was clinical with his chances when it mattered. City dominated the opening stages with Arsenal’s …