Sports

LAS ROZAS Sept 02 (Online): Spain’s Olympic chief said on Friday the actions of football federation boss Luis Rubiales, who has unleashed a furore by kissing a women’s World Cup winning player, were “inappropriate, unacceptable” but did not represent Spanish sport as a whole. Men’s […]

Barcelona, Sept 1 (AFP/APP): Geoffrey Soupe edged Orluis Aular to win the Vuelta a Espana stage seven on Friday in a frenzied bunch sprint finish. Alpecin-Deceuninck sprinter Kaden Groves seemed well-placed to win a third stage on this year’s race but was passed on the […]

Monaco, Aug 31 (AFP/APP): Manchester United will face the Bayern Munich of Harry Kane in this season’s Champions League while Thursday’s draw for the group stage also placed Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle United together. Bayern and United will be favourites to advance from Group A […]

Zurich, Aug 30 (AFP/APP): Australian Nina Kennedy, fresh from sharing world championships gold with American Katie Moon in Budapest last week, ensured a stand-alone victory in another nail-biting pole vault competition at the Zurich Diamond League meeting on Wednesday. Kennedy and Moon, who won Olympic […]

Paris, Aug 30 (AFP/APP): Robert MacIntyre heads a group of six players fighting for one spot on Luke Donald’s European Ryder Cup team this week at the final qualifying event in Switzerland. Donald will name his six captain’s picks on Monday following the European Masters […]