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Former world heavyweight champion David Haye has retired from boxing. The 37-year-old lost his last fight in May, a heavyweight rematch against fellow Briton Tony Bellew, after losing the first contest in March 2017. Haye is also a former cruiserweight world champion and ends his career with a record of four defeats in 32 fights. He said he was “ready ...

Marcus Rashford suffered a slight injury in England’s final training session before the squad flew out to Russia and is Gareth Southgate’s only fitness concern before the opening match against Tunisia on Monday. The England manager confirmed the news after the squad arrived in St Petersburg on Tuesday afternoon, describing it as a “slight knock”. The Manchester United forward will ...

FIFA members will decide on Wednesday whether the 2026 World Cup should be played in North America or return to Africa for just the second time, in Morocco. The choice is clear — between a slick bid based on gleaming stadiums in the United States, Mexico and Canada or an ambitious attempt from Morocco based on as-yet largely unbuilt facilities. ...

MOSCOW: Reigning champions Germany are set to arrive in Russia on Tuesday to join the World Cup party as Belgium downplayed an injury scare over star player Eden Hazard in their final warm-up match. Gareth Southgate’s youthful England team are also due to touch down as anticipation mounts ahead of Thursday’s opening fixture in Moscow between host nation Russia and ...

MOSCOW: Moscow authorities are pleading with locals not to drive in the runup to Thursday´s World Cup opening match to avoid causing gridlock in the city. The Russian capital of 12 million people is creaking at the seams as it starts receiving hundreds of thousands visitors for the month-long football final. Fans from the 32 participating nations will almost all ...

 LONDON: Around two dozen international wrestlers will be visiting Pakistan next month to take part in Pakistan’s second international professional wrestling event which will take place in August across various Pakistani venues. Well-known wrestlers Bram, Tiny Iron, Pram and Chardonhay attended a press conference with Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the UK Syed Ibne Abbas and Imran Shah, the CEO of ...

Roger Federer said on Monday his motivation is sky-high as he bids for a possible return to the number one ranking if he reaches the final at the Stuttgart Cup. The 36-year-old Swiss, second in the ATP standings behind 11-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal, has it all to play for this week at the hilltop Weissenhof club, where he ...

Sara Errani’s ban for an anti-doping violation has been extended from two to 10 months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The 2012 French Open runner-up tested positive for letrozole – a substance used in the treatment of breast cancer – in an out-of-competition test in February 2017. CAS said on Monday it accepted that the source of ...

KRATOVO, Russia: Portugal midfielder Manuel Fernandes said Cristiano Ronaldo “doesn’t look at all worried about his future” as the Real Madrid superstar contemplates a possible exit from the Spanish giants this summer. There has been intense speculation over Ronaldo’s future after the 33-year-old suggested he could have played his last game for Real following their 3-1 victory over Liverpool in ...

By Sohail cheema Yesterday, there was a game between Argentina and Israel in Jerusalem for the preparation of upcoming soccer world up, but it was cancelled when Lionel Messi, Argentinian soccer star refused to go there after widespread protest by Palestinians, and said he is a human before a footballer. -The prime minister, Benyamin Netanyahu is upset and angry over ...