ANKARA (REUTERS) – Uefa has moved this month’s Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea to Porto from Istanbul, two Turkish Football Federation sources said on Wednesday (May 12). The sources said Turkey was expecting to host the 2023 Champions League final in Istanbul, as part of the agreement with European soccer’s ruling body.... » read more
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Former US Open champion Graeme McDowell aced the 216-yard par-3 17th hole with a 4-iron on Friday (April 23), the second hole-in-one of the day after Nick Watney’s ace at 14 in the US PGA Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Northern Ireland’s McDowell hadn’t realised his shot had rolled into the cup... » read more
LONDON (AFP) – Wolves’ Premier League match against Sheffield United has been moved “as a mark of respect” to avoid a clash with the funeral of Prince Philip on Saturday (April 17). Prince Philip’s funeral is due to begin at 1400 GMT (10pm Singapore time), and a national minute’s silence will be held at that... » read more
Woods moved to LA hospital for recovery LOS ANGELES • Tiger Woods has been moved to a new hospital in Los Angeles, the Harbour-UCLA Medical Centre said on Thursday, as he recovers from multiple injuries sustained in a serious car accident this week. The 15-time Major winner underwent surgery to stabilise compound fractures of his... » read more
LONDON (REUTERS) – Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur had Europa League last-32 games moved to different venues on Friday (Feb 12) after Covid-19 regulations made travelling to and from their opponents’ countries impossible to manage. Both legs of Arsenal’s tie against Benfica have been moved to neutral venues due to travel restrictions in the United Kingdom... » read more
Two brothers were jailed yesterday for offences related to their family’s physical abuse of a friend with mild intellectual disability, which left her in a near-death state. Muhammad Iskandar Ismail, 32, was jailed for two months and four weeks after pleading guilty to one count of voluntarily causing hurt to the victim by slapping, punching... » read more