MUNICH: Real Madrid has made an art form of striking when least expected. Bayern Munich was so dominant in the Champions League semifinal on Tuesday that it seemed only a matter of time before it scored. But Madrid pounced instead. Vinícius Júnior ran onto a brilliant Toni Kroos pass and fired the visitors ahead in …
Kane has been the only light to consistently shine in a faltering Bayern side this season. Kane (right) has scored 42 goals this season in all competitions – the most he has struck in one season. Photo: Xinhua Less than a year after leaving Germany, Bellingham has established himself alongside Kane and a handful of …
Manchester City kept their hunt for an unprecedented fourth successive title on track with a completely dominant 4-0 win at Brighton. After securing their place in the FA Cup final, with a 1-0 win over Chelsea on Saturday, Pep Guardiola’s team continued their title challenge in emphatic fashion. Kevin De Bruyne opened the scoring after …
The NFL will expand its international search for talent by opening an academy in rugby-mad Australia to develop promising teenagers in the Asia-Pacific region into college and pro prospects. In an announcement on Thursday, the league said its NFL Academy would open in September for student athletes aged 12 to 18, following recruitment camps taking …
In 2018, La Liga signed a 15-year agreement with football promoter Relevant Sport – whose lawsuit against Fifa led to the change in policy – to schedule one match per season in the US, and pencilled in the clash between Barcelona and Girona that campaign for Miami. However, Spanish football’s governing body, the Royal Spanish …
It was Bellingham’s 21st goal of an extraordinary first season in Madrid that could yet end up with a La Liga and Champions League double for the 20-year-old. Usain Bolt rubs shoulders with Jude Bellingham ahead of the awards ceremony. Photo: Reuters “I think he’s impressed a lot of people, not just me,” said Bolt, …
Lucas Vazquez could be forgiven for thinking that his time at Real Madrid was coming to an end. His contract ends on June 30, the day before his 33rd birthday. In the first half of this season, despite being fit enough to make the matchday squad for every game, Vazquez barely featured. In Madrid’s first …
Jude Bellingham snatched Real Madrid a dramatic 3-2 Clasico win over champions Barcelona on Sunday with a “fundamental” goal to take them 11 points clear at the top of La Liga.Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti hailed the England midfielder’s decisive intervention to take Los Blancos to the brink of the Spanish title. Madrid twice came …
The global governing body’s potential reversal, part of an agreement to dismiss Fifa from a lawsuit issued by promoter Relevant Sports to challenge the current rules, raised the prospect of Hong Kong’s new 50,000-seat stadium at Kai Tak Sports Park, which is scheduled to open in 2025, staging matches from the world’s biggest leagues. Baptista …
BARCELONA: Antonio Rudiger stared down the goalkeeper, took a deep breath, and drilled home the decisive penalty, proving once again there is no tougher task in club soccer than beating Real Madrid in the Champions League. Madrid’s victory over Manchester City after a penalty shootout on Wednesday sent it to a record 17th semifinal appearance …