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Man Utd striker Lukaku will take pay-cut for Inter Milan move
Although the Belgium worldwide scored a respectable 16 goals in his first Premier League season at Old Trafford, he managed just 12 in the competition in the following campaign. Lukaku has recently dropped down the pecking order at Old Trafford with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sometimes preferring to play Marcus Rashford as the club's main striker. [Full Article...]
Steyn to miss South Africa’s World Cup opener against England
However, the match against West Indies was called off due to rain where they managed to score 95 runs in just 12.4 overs. "When you play as convincingly as that, it builds confidence in the hard work you've done both in training and in the game". [Full Article...]
No. 1 Osaka rallies, ousts Azarenka at French
After saving two break points, Azarenka doubled-faulted. Osaka said it was the most nervous she had ever felt during a match, noting it being her first time playing a Slam as the world No. She will next play Sofia Kenin , ranked No.35. "And this round, I was playing Azarenka, which is not the best combination". If Osaka and Williams each win their next two matches, they meet in the quarterfin... [Full Article...]
Juventus reveal to players Maurizio Sarri will become their next manager
Was this the moment that led to the pair exiting the Chelsea training session early? But the 60-year-old is a big fan of English football and is unsure whether he wants to move on after just a single season in the Premier League. I have 22 wonderful men, wonderful players, so I'm really very happy with them. The player just answered "I don't know" to the question, either acting innocent or gen... [Full Article...]
Johanna Konta reaches French Open third round with win over Lauren Davis
After never winning a match at the claycourt Grand Slam before this week, former Wimbledon semi-finalist Konta now has great chance to go even further than Jo Durie in 1992. "I think it was a bigger deal to you guys than it was to me, to be honest", she said of her record here. It's nice to have won a main-draw match here, but I didn't really look at it too much like that. [Full Article...]
"I think it is a goodbye" - Eden Hazard confirms Chelsea future
Hazard has been regularly linked with a move to Real Madrid over the past few seasons but a transfer to the Spanish giants failed to materialise. "My dream was to play in the Premier League and I have done that for one of the biggest clubs so maybe now it is the time for a new challenge ". [Full Article...]
Southgate’s words resonate with favourites England
He talked about his journey with the team in and around the World Cup and its build-up and how they built bigger expectations and came together more as a group. "If things feel scattered and all over the place a little bit of direction never hurts", he said. Kevin Pietersen believes Virat Kohli is "by far the best player on this planet" as India's captain prepares to lead his side at the Cr... [Full Article...]
Hamilton keen to rectify ‘average’ 2019 performances
James Vowles, Mercedes' chief strategist, made the call. "That's for putting me on those f****** tyres for 68 laps", a laughing Hamilton said in a video posted to Instagram by Mercedes. "We need to stick together, we need to work hard and even if it would be nice to flip a coin and turn things around, probably for everybody's sake except those two guys [Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas], it's ... [Full Article...]