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NYON, Switzerland: Manchester United and AC Milan will face off in the last 16 of the Europa League after being paired together in Friday's (Feb 26) draw in Nyon. United, who beat Real Sociedad 4-0 on aggregate in the previous round, will face the seven-time European champions in a two-legged encounter after they squeezed past Red Star Belgrade on away goals. The tie will pit Zlatan Ibrahimovic against his former club in United, where he won the 2017 edition of the Europa League.

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp says he does not need to rebuild his squad in the transfer window, keeping faith in the players who delivered the Merseyside club's first English top-flight title in 30 years last season. Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp says he does not need to rebuild his squad in the transfer window, keeping faith in the players who delivered the Merseyside club's first English top-flight title in 30 years last season. Liverpool ripped up the record books in the 2019-20 campaign, but

Opener Chris Gayle is set to play his first match for West Indies in two years after he and veteran fast bowler Fidel Edwards were recalled for the three-match home Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka next week. Opener Chris Gayle is set to play his first match for West Indies in two years after he and veteran fast bowler Fidel Edwards were recalled for the three-match home Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka next week. Former captain Gayle last played for West Indies in

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving isn't letting go of his idea for the National Basketball Association to incorporate a silhouette of Kobe Bryant on its logo. The current distinctive logo was introduced in 1969 and features the silhouette of LA Lakers great Jerry West dribbling a ball, but Irving says it should be replaced in honor of Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash alongside his daughter and seven others on January 26 last year. Bryant is considered one of the sport's greatest

Deshaun Watson could be the next quarterback to be traded and while there have been numerous reports about his unhappiness with the Houston Texans, he has not expressed an opinion either way. Watson sent a cryptic tweet on Thursday amid swirling trade rumors. Earlier this week, Watson was spotted working with his foundation in his hometown of Gainesville, Ga., to help feed over 10,000 people. It’s unclear what will happen next between Watson and the Texans. Texans chairman and CEO Cal McNair attempted to shut

Russell Wilson still wants to play for the Seattle Seahawks, his agent said Thursday amid a new report detailing a potential growing fracture between the two sides. Wilson’s agent Mark Rodgers told ESPN if there was a trade coming down the line Wilson would only want to play for a handful of teams. Rodgers told ESPN that Wilson’s trade list would include the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, Las Vegas Raiders and Chicago Bears. Wilson also has a no-trade clause in his contract and an out after the 2021 season. The New York Jets or Miami

Tiger Woods, the golf legend involved in a serious car crash earlier this week, was moved to Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Thursday to continue "orthopedic care and recovery." Woods had been receiving care at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He suffered extensive damage to his right leg in a rollover crash on Tuesday on the border of the communities of Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes. Dr. Anish Mahajan, chief medical officer and interim chief executive of Harbor-UCLA, outlined Woods’ "significant injuries

Three minutes - three minutes - stood between Arsenal and Europa League elimination on away goals from a tie where both legs were played at neutral venues. It would have summed up Arsenal's season had the Gunners lost their only remaining chances of silverware in such circumstances, but when the chips were down, Mikel Arteta's team produced a comeback so spirited it may just salvage something from what has been a season to forget so far. Almost a year to the day since

Solskjaer brought on Shoretire in the second half of United's 0-0 draw with Real Sociedad on, meaning the youngster (17y 23d) became their youngest-ever player in Europe; Solskjaer would like to face former side Molde in Europa League last 16 Shola Shoretire has a bright future and will play in front of Man Utd's fans, says manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, after becoming their youngest-ever player in European competition. Solskjaer brought on Shoretire in the second half of United's 0-0 draw with Real Sociedad on Thursday,

Alex Hartley wrote on Twitter it was "nice of the England boys" to finish their Test in India before England Women played in New Zealand; men's players Rory Burns and Ben Duckett were not impressed with the bowler's comments; England's men lost by 10 wickets inside two days in Ahmedabad Players from England's men's and women's cricket teams have had a public disagreement after a tweet from Alex Hartley about Joe Root's side's loss in India on Thursday. England's men were beaten by

Akmal, 30, was suspended in February of last year for breaching Pakistan's anti-corruption code; the batsman was initially suspended for three years but that was cut to 18 months and now one year; PCB says Akmal can return subject to paying fine and attending rehabilitation programme Umar Akmal's 18-month ban for breaching Pakistan's anti-corruption code has been cut by six months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) making him eligible to return to cricket. Akmal was suspended in February 2020, hours

In the Qatar Cup final today, defending champions Al Sadd and QNB Stars League (QSL) winners Al Duhail will square off, predicting exciting action in a series of arch-rivals looking for the very first silverware of the ongoing football season. An enthralling competition at Al Duhail Stadium is expected to generate the match of the heavyweights, with kick-off set for 4:45 pm. Although seven-time champions Al Sadd, who dethroned Al Duhail in the final of last year with a 4-0 thumping, are favorites

With a one-under-par 74 in the Qatar Open Amateur Championship on Thursday, South African Ruan Jordaan played beautifully on a windy day to rise as the first-round leader. Jordaan endured the difficult gusty weather at the Doha Golf Club to finish on top of the 108 golfers who took part in the event. Qatar national team member Ali al-Shahrani placed second on the second day, while Mike Elliott, who has been based in Qatar for the past ten years and a Qatar Golf

PARIS: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice including a late winner as Arsenal qualified for the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday (Feb 25) with a 3-2 victory over Benfica in Greece, while Manchester United and Rangers cruised through to the next round. The Gabon striker put Arsenal ahead at the Karaiskakis stadium in Piraeus in their home leg of a tie relocated due to Covid-19 travel restrictions between Portugal and the United Kingdom. Diogo Goncalves levelled the contest with a magnificent free-kick

LONDON: Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has not recovered from a thigh injury and will remain sidelined for a few more weeks, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said. Pogba was injured in United's 3-3 draw with Everton on Feb 6 and has since missed five games in all competitions. United will also be without Daniel James for Sunday's (Feb 28) Premier League trip to Chelsea after the midfielder picked up an injury in Thursday's 0-0 draw with Real Sociedad in the second leg of

LONDON: Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti said he hopes to remain at the Premier League club for "as long as possible" and wants to see the team play in their new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock from the 2024-25 season. Everton's planning application for a new 52,888-capacity stadium was unanimously approved by Liverpool City Council on Tuesday (Feb 23). "The time I spent here is one year and I have felt really good so I would like to stay as long as possible," said Ancelotti,

Qatar's Rashid Hamad won the bronze skeet trophy at Thursday's ISSF Egypt World Shotgun Cup. Rashid ended the final round with a score of 41, behind first-placed Mikola Milchev of Ukraine with 53 and second-placed Jesper Hansen of Denmark with 52. After 50 rounds, 53-year-old former Olympic champions Milchev and Hansen ended with 45 and 43 hits both to send proceedings to a shoot-off where the former prevailed. The 24-year-old Rashid, who medaled at the Rabat Grand Prix shotgun event earlier this month,

A former US Olympics gymnastics coach has killed himself hours after he was charged with sexual assault and human trafficking, officials say. The office of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel confirmed the death of John Geddert on Thursday afternoon. In the morning, Ms Nessel had outlined 24 felony charges facing Geddert. Geddert was head of the women's gymnastics team in 2012 and worked closely with team doctor Larry Nassar who abused hundreds of athletes. Geddert, 63, had owned the training facility in Michigan

Al-Duhail club supporter Ahmed Yasser confirmed that he was afflicted with the Coronavirus, he will not participate in the Qatar Cup final match on Friday at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, which incorporates Al-Duhail and Al-Sadd. Yasser will remain absent for a span of two weeks, coming from the Flood due to being committed to quarantine as per the procedure adopted, and during the remaining rounds of the Star League, the Flood will lose him in more than one game. Yasser is known to

Former Arsenal star Thierry Henry is stepping down as head coach of Major League Soccer (MLS) side CF Montreal due to family reasons. Henry made the announcement on Twitter, saying: "It is with a heavy heart that I'm writing this message. The last year has been an extremely difficult one for me personally. Due to the worldwide pandemic, I was unable to see my children. "Unfortunately, due to the ongoing restrictions and the fact that we will have to relocate to the US