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Russian world number eight Andrey Rublev has said Wimbledon's ban on Russian and Belarusian players is illogical. Rublev is one of three top 10 players along with fellow Russian Daniil Medvedev and Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus who cannot play at SW19 this summer. The Belarusian Tennis Federation said it is seeking legal advice about the decision made by the All England Lawn Tennis Club and the Lawn Tennis Association.

Barcelona sealed a 1-0 win over Real Sociedad on Thursday to tighten their grip on a top-four finish in La Liga. Barcelona relied on a combination of poor finishing from Real Sociedad and excellent saves from Marc-Andre ter Stegen to secure a big win in the chase for Champions League qualification.  

Manchester United has appointed Erik ten Hag as their new first-team manager. United disclosed this in a statement via its website. The statement noted that the appointment is subject to work visa requirements, from the end of this season until June 2025, with the option to extend for a year. Football Director, John Murtough, said Hag has proved himself to be one of the most exciting and successful coaches in […]

Sergio Aguero, Didier Drogba, Vincent Kompany, Peter Schmeichel, Paul Scholes and Ian Wright have been inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame aims to recognize the best players to have graced the league since it began in 1992. The selection of the latest sextet came via a public vote and from the Premier League Awards Panel.

The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, has announced that tennis players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to compete at this year’s Wimbledon tournament. Among the prominent players affected by the ban are reigning US Open champion Daniil Medvedev, men’s number-eight-ranked Andrey Rublev; Aryna Sabalenka, who was a Wimbledon semifinalist in 2021, Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, a former women’s number one and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the French […]

Manchester United has confirmed that their two leading scouts Jim Lawlor and Marcel Bout have left the club. Lawlor has been a chief scout for 16 years after he was brought in under Sir Alex Ferguson in 2005. Bout joined United as part of Louis van Gaal’s backroom team in 2014 and was appointed United’s head of global scouting two years later.

Three-time African champions Nigeria were on Tuesday paired with Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe in Group A of the qualifiers for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The 34th edition of the biennial African football is scheduled to hold from June 23 to July 24, 2023, in Ivory Coast.

Liverpool thrashed Manchester United for the second time this season to move top of the Premier League as Mohamed Salah struck twice in a 4-0 thrashing on Tuesday. Liverpool move two points ahead of Manchester City at the top of the table, but still need the English champions to slip up in their remaining seven league games of the season to win the title.

England has sold out three group matches at the Women's European Championship and the final at Wembley. Manchester United's Old Trafford is hosting the opening ceremony on 6 July, followed by England against Austria in the 73,200-capacity stadium. The final, at Wembley on 31 July, is set to break the attendance record for a women's football match in England.