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$70m Sandro Tonali reveals Newcastle United Champions League ambitions, AC Milan comparisons NEWCASTLE: Newcastle United’s $70 million new boy Sandro Tonali has revealed that he expects life in the English Premier League to be a steep…

Mayar Sherif says becoming highest-ranked Egyptian in tennis history is ‘no coincidence’ In a recent conversation with her psychologist, Egyptian tennis star Mayar Sherif was asked what was driving her the most. “She was asking me,…

LONDON: Trainer Andrew Balding is hoping Chaldean can notch up another win for Saudi-owned Juddmonte this season at Royal Ascot and continue the work started four decades ago by late founder Prince Khalid bin Abdullah. The Saudi…

When Abdullah Shelbayh decided to turn pro last May after giving college a try for a year, he probably could not have predicted that he would rise from 1,293 to 276 in the rankings within the span of nine months. With no match-play under…

PARMA: Moments after she made history by becoming Egypt’s first-ever WTA title winner with a heroic effort at the Parma Ladies Open, Mayar Sherif could not hide her disbelief as she tried to articulate how she felt about her latest…

NEWCASTLE: Eddie Howe has slammed the decision to disallow what looked to be a Newcastle United winner against Crystal Palace. With the Magpies dominant but struggling to break down a resolute Palace defense, United looked to have done…

NEWCASTLE: Sven Botman has laughed off comparisons with compatriot Virgil van Dijk but hopes to one day reach the Liverpool star’s level — and do it with Newcastle United. Last week Botman became the Magpies’ most expensive ever defender…

LONDON: Monday, June 27, 2022 will live long in the memory of Jeddah football fans. It was a bad day for clubs in the city but it could actually have been worse for fans of Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahli. Followers of the former may be…

Nobody answers their critics quite as savagely as Cristiano Ronaldo. His brilliant hat-trick against Tottenham at the weekend came in the wake of rising criticism in recent weeks. Does Ronaldo forgive his coach, Ralf Rangnick, for…