Serie A team Roma has fired Ivan Juric to mark its second coaching change this season
ROME (AP) — Serie A team Roma has fired Ivan Juric to mark its second coaching change this season.
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Evening StandardChampions League table: League phase latest standings for 2024-25 season
Liverpool top of the new-look League table
- The Telegraph
Why Mason Mount can be the perfect fit for Ruben Amorim’s system
It was half an hour that offered a glimpse as to why Ruben Amorim believes Mason Mount will be a “perfect” fit in time for his system and from which a player who has been down on his luck will take a lot of heart.
- AFP News
China jails former Premier League star Li Tie 20 years for corruption
China on Friday jailed former Premier League star and men's national coach Li Tie for 20 years for bribery, snaring one of the country's greatest football figures in a sweeping government crackdown on corruption in sport.The 47-year-old is one of China's biggest football names, serving as national team coach from January 2020 to December 2021, after racking up nearly 100 international caps and playing as a midfielder for English Premier League side Everton.
- The Guardian
‘It’s the target’: Guardiola lowers sights to Champions League playoffs after defeat
Pep Guardiola admitted Manchester City must scrap to secure the best-case scenario of a Champions League playoff tie in February
- The Telegraph
Furious Ange Postecoglou lays into Timo Werner for ‘unacceptable’ performance
Ange Postecoglou criticised Timo Werner’s performance in Tottenham Hotspur’s Europa League draw with Rangers as “unacceptable”.
- Malay Mail
The 18-year-old 18th World Chess Champion
DEC 13 — After two plus weeks of intense competition on Singapore’s Sentosa Island, we have a new world chess king, Guke...
- The Guardian
Robert de Pauw leaves Aston Villa amid allegations over remarks to players
Robert de Pauw’s departure from Aston Villa came amid concerns regarding the way he had allegedly spoken to his players, including about their appearance, the Guardian has been told
- People
Serena Williams Posts About Her ‘Instagram vs Reality’ as She Works from a Private Jet
The tennis legend looked cozy with a fluffy blanket while traveling on a private jet in new photos
- The Telegraph
Manchester City rebuild is coming – this is what they are planning
One of the skills of succession planning is timing, knowing when to replace or phase out players and when to wait. For years, Manchester City have been masters of the art, often mapping out windows 18 months in advance with great precision. It is one of the reasons they have been able to move on seamlessly from the departures of key players such as Yaya Touré, Vincent Kompany, David Silva, Sergio Agüero and Fernandinho.
- The Telegraph
Dejan Kulusevski rescues point for Spurs at raucous Rangers
Substitute Dejan Kulusevski spared Tottenham Hotspur the embarrassment of becoming the first English club to lose a so-called “Battle of Britain” contest against Scottish opposition in 18 years.
- The Telegraph
How Man City lost their ‘fear factor’: ‘careless’ duels, counter-attacks and mental issues
Ilkay Gundogan questioned Manchester City’s mentality after they slumped to a seventh defeat in 10 games and effectively ended their chances of finishing in the top eight in the Champions League.
- The Telegraph
Roy Keane breaks silence on row with Ipswich Town fan
Roy Keane has broken his silence on his pitchside confrontation with an Ipswich Town fan he told to “wait in the car park”.
- Sky News
Saudi Arabia to be named as 2034 World Cup hosts - but questions still hang over 'bidding' process
A futuristic cliff-top venue will be built 350m above ground when the $1.5trn NEOM megaproject springs up from the Saudi Arabian desert. There are no limits on ambition or spending to bring the World Cup to the kingdom in 2034 - and no need to win a bidding contest. After flattering and funding FIFA, Saudi Arabia will today be confirmed as hosts of the 2034 World Cup by acclamation of football nations rather than a vote.
- AFP News
Australia to spend $385 mn on PNG rugby league team with eye on China
Australia will spend US$385 million to establish a team from Papua New Guinea in its rugby league competition, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday, a move designed to help ward off China.Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said the team -- which is due to enter the competition "no later" than 2028 -- would "unite" the nation.
- The Guardian
Juventus go off script to leave City searching for their forgotten lines
Even the reliable elder statesmen can’t help Manchester City’s slide as the threat of an early Champions League elimination looms large
- Evening Standard
London footballer, Kaylen Dennis, 17, dies on pitch 'after tackle' as cousin Rhian Brewster pays tribute
Sheffield United star Rhian Brewster’s 17-year-old cousin tragically died during a recent football match
- Malay Mail
BWF World Tour Finals: Malaysia’s Zii Jia secures semis spot as Aaron-Wooi Yik, Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin stay in contention
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 — Malaysia’s professional men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia secured a spot in the semi-finals afte...
- The Daily Beast
Shaq Walks Off ‘Inside the NBA’ Set After Awkward Jay-Z Exchange
Legendary NBA big man Shaquille O’Neal strode off the set of TNT’s Inside the NBA after two of the show’s other hosts had an exchange that touched on rapper Jay-Z, who was accused recently of raping a 13-year-old girl alongside disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. Jay-Z, officially named Shawn Carter, has vigorously denied an unnamed woman’s claim in a lawsuit that he and Combs, who is awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, raped her at an afterparty for the 2000 MTV Video Music Award
- The Independent
Max Verstappen defends Sergio Perez after’ very harsh’ criticism
The Dutchman finished 285 points ahead of Perez as Red Bull missed out on the constructors’ title
- Associated Press
US Biathlon officials ignored sexual harassment and abuse of female racers for decades, athletes say
Sexual abuse and harassment by coaches and others who held positions of power over women on the U.S. Biathlon team have been dismissed, ignored or excused over decades by officials more concerned with winning medals than holding offenders accountable, according to a half-dozen former Olympians and other biathletes. One coach resigned after the young biathlete he was accused of sexually abusing attempted suicide, but he was later hired to coach the U.S. Paralympic team. Max Cobb, who the women say was informed but failed to address the claims, went from U.S. domestic team manager to CEO of the U.S. Biathlon Association and is now secretary general of the International Biathlon Union, the worldwide governing body of the sport, which combines cross-country skiing on trails with target shooting.