Month: February 2022

1:17 PM GMT Ireland captain Johnny Sexton has been named on the bench for their Six Nation’s clash against Italy at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday, while fullback Michael Lowry is set to earn his first international cap. Coach Andy Farrell has made six changes from the side’s 30-24 defeat against tournament favourites France on
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12:01 PM ET Jokerit has decided to end its season rather than appear in the Kontinental Hockey League playoffs, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine this week. The Finland-based team was scheduled to face Moscow’s Spartak in the first round of the Gagarin Cup playoffs on March 1. The league said it will revise the Western
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11:24 AM ET Adriana Garcia Tite led Brazil to quarterfinals at the 2018 World Cup. Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images Brazil will have a new coach in charge in 2023 following Tite’s announcement that he will not remain at the helm of the national team. Tite, 60, confirmed he will remain with the squad through the 2022 World
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8:00 AM ET Qarabag coach Gurban Gurbanov told Ibrahima Wadji to admit to the referee that he had handled the ball. Resul Rehimov/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images FK Qarabag‘s display of sportsmanship in their Europa Conference League playoff against Marseille on Thursday, when they had a goal disallowed after Ibrahima Wadji admitted that he used his
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9:53 AM ET Antonio Conte has quelled suggestions he will quit as Tottenham Hotspur boss. Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte has said he remains committed to the club following talks with chairman Daniel Levy, but warned his players they must work harder to rescue their season. The Italian coach cast
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8:03 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Aeroflot has been Manchester United’s official carrier since 2013. Insabato/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Manchester United have ended their sponsorship deal with Russia’s national airline Aeroflot. In a statement issued on Friday, United said they had “withdrawn the sponsorship rights” of Aeroflot, who have been the club’s official carrier since 2013.
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8:46 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has said Oleksandr Zinchenko is ready to play for Manchester City this weekend despite being “worried” about the situation in Ukraine, while West Ham manager David Moyes has confirmed Andriy Yarmolenko has been given time off following Russia’s invasion. Zinchenko will be available for City’s trip to Everton
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10:21 AM ET Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham has said Gonzalo Higuain is one of the most important figures at the club, but joked his relationship with the striker would be better if he scored more goals. The forward from Argentina was Miami’s top goal scorer in the 2021 season, netting 12 goals in 30
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