Sport

Ronaldo puts Premier League elite on red alert after telling Spanish court he wants to return to England
19:59 2017-08-05

Cristiano Ronaldo has put the Premier League’s elite on red alert after telling the Spanish court he wants to leave the country for England, Mirror has reported. The Portuguese, who is currently involved in a court case over tax fraud, explained he never had any problems of this sort while playing for Manchester United. The Real Madrid forward, who claimed …

Wladimir Klitschko retires from boxing after turning down megabucks Anthony Joshua rematch in Las Vegas
20:06 2017-08-04

Wladimir Klitschko has retired from boxing, ending Anthony Joshua’s hopes of a Las Vegas rematch. The Ukrainian lost to Joshua at Wembley in April after the Brit climbed off the canvas to knock out the ring legend in the penultimate round.The rematch had been pencilled in for November 11 in Sin City but Joshua will now have …

La Liga refuses to accept €222m from PSG for Barcelona’s Neymar
22:04 2017-08-03

La Liga has refused to accept a €222 million payment from Paris Saint-Germain to trigger Barcelona star Neymar’s buyout clause, the Spanish league confirmed to ESPN FC. Barcelona said on Wednesday that Neymar intended to leave the club, but they would only allow him to move on if his full buyout clause was paid. But specialist …

A Chess Master with an Unpredictable Style and the Hopes of a Nation
12:49 2017-07-31

In 1988, war broke out between Armenia and its Soviet Republic neighbor of Azerbaijan, over the long-disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, newyorker.com has reported. It was another tragedy in a century of tragedies for Armenia, going back to the genocide carried out by the Ottoman Empire against the Armenian people, beginning in 1915. When the 1988 war …

Antonio Conte wants to avoid a ‘Mourinho season’ at Chelsea
01:21 2017-07-30

By PA Sport Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is determined to ensure his Premier League champions do not suffer another “Mourinho season” and slump from first place to 10th. The Blues won the title in 2014/15 under Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho – now in charge of Manchester United – when he returned to Stamford Bridge for …