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Lionel Messi arrived in Major League Soccer (MLS) and Inter Miami’s wait was finally over during the ‘unveil’ on Monday morning. Messi, who walked out from behind a curtain, took a few steps along a rain-slicked runaway set up over the field at Inter Miami’s stadium, and then met David Beckham for a big hug. “I’m very much moved to be here in Miami, to be with you,” said Messi before adding, “I want to thank you, all of you, on behalf of

Rafael Nadal was among the first ones to congratulate compatriot Carlos Alcaraz after he made history by defeating Novak Djokovic and claiming his first Wimbledon crown on Sunday. “Congratulations @carlosalcaraz. You have given us immense joy today and I am sure that our pioneer in Spanish tennis, Manolo Santana, has also been cheering wherever he is. A very strong hug and enjoy the moment, Champion!!!,” Nadal posted on Twitter. Alcaraz heralded the changing of the guard in men’s tennis as he ended Djokovic’s

Former Australia captain Tim Paine has picked his playing XI for the fourth Ashes Test to be played at the Old Trafford and there is only one change in his team. Paine has included struggling David Warner in his playing XI, he picks Josh Hazlewood instead of Scott Boland and there is no place for Cameron Green in the side, who was sidelined with a minor hamstring issue in the third Test. “People are going to be slightly disappointed if you’re looking for

The Indian women’s hockey team made a disappointing start to its tour of Germany as it went down 2-3 against China. While Navneet Kaur scored in the 24th and 45th minute, Chen Jiali (9), Zhong Jiaqi (45) and Xu Yanan (51′) were the goal scorers for China on Sunday night. Both teams got off the blocks swiftly in the first quarter. It was India who attacked aggressively and earned a PC in the third minute but it was saved by a strong Chinese

Cristiano Ronaldo got a new club coach on Thursday when Al-Nassr announced it hired his fellow Portuguese Luís Castro. The Saudi Arabian club confirmed the appointment from a preseason training camp in Portugal. The length of the coach’s contract was not disclosed. Castro is the latest coaching hire this week in the cash-rich Saudi Pro League, following Jorge Jesus at Al-Hilal and Steven Gerrard at Al-Ettifaq. The 61-year-old Portuguese is best known for his two seasons in Ukraine with Shakhtar Donetsk including home

Real Madrid said on Thursday it signed 18-year-old midfielder Arda Guler from Turkish team Fenerbahçe. Guler, who also plays for Turkey's national squad, signed with the Spanish club for six years, Real Madrid said on its website.

Global soccer governing body FIFA has agreed to requests from Australia and New Zealand to display Indigenous flags at the Women's World Cup, the co-hosts said on Friday. The Australian Aboriginal flag and the Torres Strait Islander flag will be on display at all 35 matches across Australia, with the Māori flag, known as 'Tino Rangatiratanga', to feature at all 29 matches in New Zealand. "Confirmation by FIFA that all official flags of Australia will be flown during the FIFA Women's World Cup

Manchester City have signed Dutch midfielder Jill Roord from VfL Wolfsburg on a three-year deal, the Women's Super League side said on Thursday. The 26-year-old, who has been capped 86 times and won the 2017 Women's Euros, played for Arsenal from 2019-2021 and said she was excited to return to England. "I have always thought that this was a fantastic club with lots of quality, and I'm super excited to start here," Roord said in a statement. "I really like the way that

Azpilicueta had been a mainstay at Chelsea since he arrived from Ligue 1 side Olympique de Marseille in 2012, making more than 500 appearances in all competitions, scoring 17 goals, providing 56 assists and winning every major title with the club. Atletico Madrid have signed Spain defender Cesar Azpilicueta on a one-year deal as a free agent, the LaLiga side said on Thursday following his departure from Chelsea after 11 seasons. Azpilicueta has joined Atletico after the Premier League club agreed to let

Bayer Leverkusen have signed Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka from Arsenal on a five-year deal, the Bundesliga club said on Thursday. Financial details were not disclosed but British media reported the German club paid 25 million euros ($27.19 million)for the 30-year old. Xhaka joins Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen after spending seven seasons with Arsenal in which he made 297 appearances, with 23 goals and 29 assists, and helped the club win two FA Cups. Xhaka will return to the German league having had a four-year

Eyebrows were raised over Mitchell Marsh’s selection for the Ashes. The 31-year-old all-rounder has not played Test cricket for four years and was only selected as a backup for Cameron Green, who missed the Headingley Test due to hamstring injury and Mitchell Marsh grabbed the opportunity with both hands. He had only four first-class matches in four years, but in the last one in March in Perth he scored an unbeaten 108. Mitchell Marsh on Thursday celebrated his test comeback by smashing a

Rinku Singh will fly to Ireland for the three T20I series against Ireland to be played on August 18, 20 and 23. The non selection of Singh, who had a remarkable IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders, for the upcoming West Indies tour had created ire across Indian cricket. However, the selection committee wanted not to throw a young side against West Indies. Instead, they wanted to try everyone series by series. At the same time, they want players to be fresh ahead of

Andy Murray left a baying Centre Court crowd on tenterhooks as he moved within a set of beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in a late-night Wimbledon thriller to conclude a day in which less-heralded Briton Liam Broady scored a huge shock on Thursday. The 36-year-old twice former champion, who plays with a partly metal hip joint, rolled back the years to lead 6-7(3) 7-6(2) 6-4 when play was stopped with the 11pm curfew looming. Few players can engineer drama like the Scot and he had

India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has dropped a masisve hint about MS Dhoni’s future, while wishing the former India captain on his 42nd birthday. “My go to man since 2009 to till date and forever. Wishing you a very happy birthday mahi bhai. See u soon in yellow,” Jadeja wrote on Twitter. There have been massive speculation that the IPL 2023 might be the last everyone has seen MS Dhoni in CSK colours. However, in the early stage of the tournament MS Dhoni had

NBA and Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has undergone a knee procedure and could miss the FIBA World Cup. The two-time MVP suffered injury issues during his team's first round playoff loss to the Miami Heat and was then struggling with a new knee issue in the run-up to the FIBA World Cup, which he was due to play with Greece. Shams Charania, Joe Vardon and Eric Nehm had all published that the Greek star underwent arthroscopic surgery to clean up his knee

Much has been made of the war over golf between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia-funded LIV Golf. After nearly a year of off-course bickering and indirect fighting, LIV Golf, the PGA Tour and PGA European Tour announced a merger between the three that would pool their commercial rights into a for-profit venture funded by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. That was not the PIF's first foray into disrupting the traditional sports leagues. Soccer Takeover In late 2021, the fund purchased an 80%

The Santa Clara Police Department has revealed they have arrested a 29-year-old man named Alejandro García Villanueva as the main suspect in the incident. Garcia Villanueva is the alleged culprit in the stabbing of a Mexican fan minutes before the end of the Gold Cup match between Mexico and Qatar. Arrest Took place in Sacramento Through a press release, authorities confirmed that the individual was found yesterday at 7:30 PM at his home in Sacramento, California, almost 200 kilometers away from where the

England kept their Ashes hopes alive with a thrilling three-run victory over Australia in the must-win second T20 at The Oval. Danni Wyatt's 76 from 46 balls propelled England to 186-9, their highest ever T20 total against world champions Australia. Australia needed an unlikely 20 to win from the final over and fell short on 183-8, despite Ellyse Perry's two sixes from the last two balls. England trail 6-2 in the multi-format series, and need a total of nine points in order to

Hillsin's run, under Dylan Kitts, caught the attention of stewards, who held an inquiry into his performance. They noted the horse, trained by Chris Honour, "travelled strongly" in the home straight "without appearing to ever be asked for a finishing effort". Kitts said the horse made "respiratory noises" during Wednesday's race. He said Hillsin had hung to the right while running, which also restricted his ability to be more vigorous in the home straight. Hillsin, who had been 2-1 favourite on Tuesday night

Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe must sign a new contract if he wants to stay at the club as the French champions will not let him leave for free next year, club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said on Wednesday. Mbappe sent a letter to PSG last month stating that he had no intention of extending his contract, which expires in 2024. But he later clarified that he had not asked the French club to allow him to move to Spanish giants Real Madrid,