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Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward will step down from his role at the end of 2021. The announcement came before Manchester United, along with the other five Premier League sides involved in the proposed European Super League (ESL), withdrew from the competition. The planned breakaway league has received widespread condemnation. Woodward, 49, joined United in 2005 and has been in his current role since 2012. He was set to leave at the end of the year but the decision to announce his

All six Premier League teams involved in the European Super League have now withdrawn from the competition. Manchester City were the first club to pull out after Chelsea had signalled their intent to do so by preparing documentation to withdraw. The other four sides - Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham - have all now followed suit. The Super League said it would reconsider "the most appropriate steps" to reshape the project. The 12-team Super League was announced on Sunday to widespread condemnation.

Two of the Portland Trail Blazers' best players will be out for their marquee matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday. Damian Lillard (right hamstring) and Jusuf Nurkic (right knee) won't play against Los Angeles, the team Portland would face in the playoffs if the season ended today. It will be the third straight missed game for Lillard but the first for Nurkic since he missed a game April 10 against Detroit. He also missed the last meeting at the Clippers on

Charlotte Hornets rookie guard LaMelo Ball was cleared to resume individual basketball activity after a CT scan confirmed his broken right wrist has healed, the team announced Monday. Ball sustained the injury on March 20 in a game against the Los Angeles Clippers. He was examined by Dr. Michelle Carlson of The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York before receiving the green light on Monday. The team said updates about his status and return to play would be "provided as appropriate." ESPN

European soccer's governing body UEFA led a backlash against plans for a breakaway Super League on Monday, saying associated players and clubs could be banned from its competitions - including three of this season's Champions League semi-finalists. Addressing an emergency meeting the day after 12 of Europe's top clubs announced the new league, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin described the Super League plan as a "spit in the face" of all football lovers. "As soon as possible they (the clubs) and the players have

LEEDS, England: An 87th-minute header from defender Diego Llorente gave Leeds United a 1-1 home draw with Liverpool in the Premier League on Monday (Apr 19) after the home side staged a protest against the breakaway Super League prior to the kickoff. Leeds players came out for their warm-up wearing shirts emblazoned with the slogan "Earn It" under the Champions League logo - a reference to the fact that the proposed 20-club Super League will have 15 permanent members with no relegation. A

LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur's decision to sack manager Jose Mourinho just days before their League Cup final against Manchester City is "crazy", former England skipper Wayne Rooney said. Rooney, who played under Mourinho when the Portuguese was in charge at Manchester United, said Spurs should have waited until after Sunday's (Apr 25) final to pull the plug on the 58-year-old's tenure. Spurs have endured a dismal run of form this season and fans are disgruntled by the team's style of play under the former

LONDON: Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said he and his squad had found out about the club's involvement in plans for a breakaway Super League only on Sunday and urged angry fans not to blame the players. The German, who has spoken out in the past against a European Super League, told Sky Sports television that his opinion had not changed since 2019 when he said he hoped it never happened. "I heard first hand about it yesterday," he said ahead of Monday's Premier

Roger Federer has confirmed he will play in this year's French Open as he continues his return from injury. Federer, 39, is making his comeback after two knee operations and has not played a Grand Slam since January 2020. The 20-time Grand Slam winner made his return after 14 months out at last month's Qatar Open but has not played since. On Sunday, he said will play the clay-court Geneva Open in May followed by Roland Garros, which begins on 30 May. Federer, who won his only

Napoli and Inter Milan locked horns in Serie A on Sunday. The Nerazzurri were looking to go 11 points clear at the top of the league table, while the Partenopei were aiming to secure a Champions League spot. Both teams came into this game on the back of important wins against Sampdoria and Cagliari, respectively. Napoli have hit top form since the turn of the year as they aim to beat Juventus and Atalanta to a top-four spot. Genaro Gattuso's men dominated the majority of the game against

Real Madrid's La Liga title ambitions took a major hit as they settled for a goalless draw away to Getafe on Sunday. The defending champions have been decimated by injuries in recent months and have key games coming up in two different competitions. Zinedine Zidane took the opportunity to rest ever-presents like Toni Kroos and Karim Benzema, while Casemiro was suspended for the red card picked up against Barcelona last week. A bright start to the game saw Getafe create two chances early on. Real Madrid even had

Sunrisers Hyderabad's (SRH) bowling coach Muttiah Muralitharan underwent angioplasty on Sunday in Chennai due to a suspected cardiac issue. According to reports, a stent was fitted to open a blocked artery discovered during a routine check-up in a well-known hospital. It is understood that Muralitharan is stable now, and there is nothing to worry about. The Sri Lankan legend will join the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad once again after he is discharged. However, according to BCCI SOPs and protocols,  Muralitharan will have to undergo another

The 2021 Imola Grand Prix was worth the three-week gap Formula 1 had. The race featured almost everything from wet weather conditions, heavy crash, red flag and wheel-to-wheel action between the drivers. The 63-lap Imola Grand Prix ended with Max Verstappen taking the checkered flag in first place. The Dutchman finished a mammoth 22 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton in an utterly dominant performance. How did Max Verstappen win the Imola Grand Prix? The Imola Grand Prix race weekend did not start auspiciously for Max Verstappen. The

Great Britain moved a step closer to the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Finals after Katie Boulter clinched victory in their play-off tie against Mexico. With Britain leading 2-1 in the best-of-five tie, 24-year-old Boulter won 6-4 6-1 against Giuliana Olmos. Anne Keothavong's team progress to next year's qualifiers, where another win will put them in the 12-team finals. "We came in with high expectations and the players delivered," said Keothavong. "It is a special feeling at this stage of the competition to

Lewis Hamilton took pole position ahead of Sergio Perez in a thrilling Emilia Romagna Grand Prix qualifying session. Briton Hamilton was just 0.035 seconds clear in the Mercedes as Mexican Perez, in only his second race for Red Bull, beat team-mate Max Verstappen. Charles Leclerc put the Ferrari fourth, while Valtteri Bottas was only eighth in the second Mercedes. McLaren's Lando Norris had his fastest lap time deleted for exceeding track limits and fell from second to seventh. It was a bitter blow

The 2021 Imola Grand Prix has all the ingredients to be a classic after Lewis Hamilton beat both the Red Bulls to secure pole position for Sunday's main event. The seven-time world champion set a blistering 1:14:411 to clinch pole position for the Imola Grand Prix. There was a personal milestone for Hamilton too as it was the 99th pole position of his glittering career. Red Bull are close behind the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton. To the surprise of many, Red Bull's new signing

France will meet England in next weekend's Six Nations final after a thumping 56-15 victory over Ireland. Five tries in the first 40 minutes saw the visitors all-but secure the win by half-time, with only Cliodhna Moloney crossing in response for the Irish. Further scores from Caroline Boujard, Romane Menager and Cyrielle Banet saw France pass the half century of points. Ireland will meet either Scotland or Italy next Saturday in a battle for third and fourth place. France entered the game in

Mumbai Indians eked out a 13-run Indian Premier League win over Sunrisers Hyderabad, who lost their way after Jonny Bairstow's sparkling 43. Bairstow had Sunrisers on track to chase 151, but after he trod on his stumps, they fell from 72-0 to 104-5. Sunrisers needed 16 from the final over with two wickets in hand, Trent Boult seeing them bowled out for 137. Defending champions Mumbai were lifted to 150-5 by Kieron Pollard, who hit the final two balls of the innings for

British number one Dan Evans saw his run at the Monte Carlo Masters ended in the semi-finals by Greek world number five Stefanos Tsitsipas. Evans had previously enjoyed little success on clay until this week, when he shocked world number one Novak Djokovic on the way to the last four. However, beating Tsitsipas proved a step too far as 30-year-old Evans was outclassed in a 6-2 6-1 defeat. Tsitsipas will meet Russian sixth seed Andrey Rublev in the final on Sunday. Despite the

Bayern Munich responded to their Champions League exit by beating Wolfsburg, but after the match head coach Hansi Flick said he has asked to leave the club in the summer. The win moved Bayern seven points clear at the top of the Bundesliga table. Jamal Musiala and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting put Bayern 2-0 up early on. Wout Weghorst pulled a goal back only for Musiala to net again, and Bayern held on despite Maximilian Philipp's sweet second-half half-volley. After second-placed RB Leipzig drew 0-0 with Hoffenheim