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Neymar hobbles out of Brazil training session after 15 minutes
Brazil may have struggled in their World Cup opener but their failure to beat Switzerland has not left the players worrying about qualifying for the knockout phase just yet, midfielder Philippe Coutinho said on Tuesday. Brazil's Neymar, right, leaves a training session because of pain in his right ankle. However, the Brazilian FA have said that the player is suffering from ankle pains and in... [Full Article...]
England's Harry Kane: Spurs' Mauricio Pochettino congratulated me after win
Russian media said authorities used planes in the months before the game to spray the area around the stadium, which is next to the massive Volga river, with a special substance created to kill off the bugs. He is England's most in-form player and was handed the captaincy ahead of the World Cup because his place in the starting XI is without question, simply because he has a track record of pr... [Full Article...]
Twitter reacts as Lionel Messi misses from the spot against Iceland
The game then looked like it was heading towards a stalemate until Iceland conceded a penalty with half an hour remaining on the clock. Costa Rica showed four years ago in reaching the quarter-finals that the ability to frustrate opponents with a far greater pedigree can take you a long way, while Iceland's run to the quarters at Euro 2016 was the latest example of how caution has become a r... [Full Article...]
Maurizio Sarri eyes Napoli star Dries Mertens as top summer target
Mertens had a £24.5million release clause in his Napoli contract that recently expired but the Telegraph claim Sarri sees him as the flawless player to occupy the right-hand side role of his front three. He said: "There are a lot of rumours about me at the moment and nothing has happened". Crystal Palace will offer Wilfried Zaha £120,000 a week to hold on to the Ivory Coast winger. [Full Article...]
Arsenal snap up German keeper Bernd Leno
The Uruguay worldwide, now away on World Cup duty in Russian Federation, was first tipped to join the Gunners following Unai Emery's arrival last month. Nzonzi swapped England for Spain in 2015 and has been one of Sevilla's stand-out performers in the last three years. Arsenal are on the brink of signing Lucas Torreira from Sampdoria , according to the Italian club's president Massimo ... [Full Article...]
Spurs' Leonard wants trade to LA
The Spurs star forward - who can become an unrestricted free agent in 2019 - is looking for a trade to Los Angeles, preferably the Lakers , league sources said. Despite Leonard's contentious relationship with the team, he is eligible to sign a five-year, $219 million super-maximum contract with the Spurs this summer. [Full Article...]
Cristiano Ronaldo's Sculpture Replaced At Madeira Airport
After the original bust of the Real Madrid and Portugal forward was revealed a year ago to commemorate Madeira Airport's rebranding as Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport, sculptor Emanuel Santos described his work as "a matter of taste". [Full Article...]
Tommy Fleetwood historic US Open round ends one shot short
Open at Shinnecock Hills . There was the stress of fighting back from 7 over par , which was where Koepka found himself in the second round. No one from the final 22 groups could match par . "You don't get mulligan's in business at this level. how can this team keep doing this without consequences". He never missed a putt from inside five feet all week, 44-from-44 overall, and he put the hammer... [Full Article...]