Antonio Conte said it would be ‘better to cut VAR entirely’ after Tottenham Hotspur’s 1-1 draw with West Ham. The Spurs manager’s comments came after a controversial moment in the contest. Conte’s side thought they had a penalty after referee Peter Bankes pointed the spot for a handball from AaronRead More →
WEXFORD HELD its second National Handball event of the summer, with Féile Softball following the National Softball Championships in July. This stand-alone event was held at three locations around the county: Castlebridge, St. Mary’s and Taghmon. Although registration was understandably down in 2019, the last time the event was held,Read More →
Mon 08-29-2022 11:07 AM ABU DHABI, 29th August, 2022 (WAM) — The Abu Dhabi Sports Council has announced the launch of a coaching program for 12 different sports with the aim of increasing technical staff in the emirate of Abu Dhabi . The program – in cooperation with the MinistryRead More →
Nothing better to start the season. Barca raise the Catalunya Supercup for the 22nd time in their history thanks to a 44-30 victory over Fraikin BM Granollers at Martorell. This is the ninth consecutive victory in the competition for the blaugranes and it is thanks to a good performance fromRead More →
Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl was furious that his side weren’t awarded a penalty in their 1-0 loss to Manchester United on Saturday afternoon. After Erik ten Hag’s men took the lead midway through the second half, the ball appeared to hit Scott McTominay in the arm in his own box.Read More →
342 total views, 6 views today By Amaechi Agbo Abuja Poverty Fighters Handball Club Managing Director, Motivator Suleiman Yunusa hailed the team’s performance in the just-concluded North Central Handball Championship in Makurdi, State of Benue. The team that made their official competitive debut in the tournament ranked 5th overall afterRead More →
“Players are aware that the stand rule has been in place for two years now and how it works. Players on the mark understand that once the stand is called they cannot move until the play is called and the player with the ball understands that if they go offRead More →
The final Grand Slam of the season is upon us in New York and there’s a lot at stake. Here’s a look at some of the main talking points from this US Open. Serena’s farewell This should be Serena Williams’ last tournament as a professional tennis player. The 23-time GrandRead More →
Kai Wagner is an integral part of why the Philadelphia Union are among the elite teams in MLS and one of the top favorites to make it to the MLS Cup 2022. He has maintained that level of excellence for a few years…he also maintained his desire to return toRead More →
LONDON: Fulham suffered an embarrassing League Cup exit as the Premier League side were beaten 2-0 by Crawley in a second-round clash on Tuesday. Marco Silva’s side are 83 places above League Two Crawley and beat Brentford 3-2 in the Premier League on Saturday. But the Fulham manager’s decision toRead More →
BOSTON: LIV Golf on Tuesday announced the course for its fourth event of the year, the LIV Golf Invitational Boston, which kicks off Sept. 2-4 at The International. The field includes six players making their LIV Golf debut: 2022 Open Champion Cameron Smith, Chilean Joaquin Niemann, Harold Varner III, CameronRead More →
FORMER handball world champion Fiona Shannon has been appointed as Ulster GAA’s first head of handball development. Winner of three consecutive Women’s World titles, a record nine All-Ireland singles titles and 10 All-Ireland doubles titles, the former Antrim and St Paul ace hopes to extend her considerable expertise and experienceRead More →
During the 2022 MLS season, LAFC plays a game in two halves, both of which ultimately lead to success. After a scoreless first half, the club still found the back of the net within 45 seconds. For black & gold, it’s not about possession, more than creating opportunities when itRead More →
Earlier this month fiona shannon has been appointed as Ulster GAA’s new Head of Handball Development. The game icon says Michael McMullan on his hopes for the new role. ULSTER GAA has chosen well. In fact, they couldn’t have picked a better candidate to plant new roots in handball overRead More →
579 total views, 3 views today By Amaechi Agbo Abuja Poverty Fighters Handball Club are set to ruffle the Gladiators as they storm Makurdi, the capital of Benue State, for the 3rd edition of the Central Handball Championship -north. Founded seven months ago, the new club, which is taking partRead More →
Gazprom-funded SEHA-Gazprom League matches resume in Russia. In the 2021/22 quarter-finals, teams from Belarus, Hungary, Slovakia and even the former Yugoslavia met. Two teams represent Macedonia and Croatia, one Serbia. Realnoe Vremya talks about the tournament which could be the only one next season where teams from Belarus and RussiaRead More →
Lots of things about EXCLUSIVE: Jamie-Bynoe-Gittens is the latest Englishman on the verge of making it big in the Bundesliga, written CHARLIE WYETT. Like Jadon Sancho and Jude Bellingham before him, the biggest clubs in the Prem are likely to watch Bynoe-Gittens’ progress at Borussia Dortmund and kick each other.Read More →
The competition for the NWSL regular season title and the coveted six playoff spots remains higher than ever after another entertaining week of play. Portland Thorns FC extended their lead at the top of the standings with a 2-1 midweek win on the road against Washington Spirit. After the hostsRead More →
Wave midfielder Taylor Kornieck (22) kicks the ball against Orlando Pride defender Toni Pressley (3) during the first half at Torero Stadium. Photo by Ray Acevedo – USA TODAY Sports Coach Casey Stoney didn’t mince words after his San Diego Wave Fútbol Club lost 1-0 to Orlando Pride on SaturdayRead More →
When meeting Omar Al-Somah at the 2019 Asian Cup, I asked him what ambitions he had left in his career as he approached his 30th birthday. “I just want to score as many goals as possible and help my club and my country win as many games as possible,” heRead More →
It will be a busy time for UAE cricket. First, the men’s team will take part in a tri-series against the United States and Scotland, which will host matches in Aberdeen from August 10-16. These matches are part of the International Cricket Council 2 Cricket World Cup 2019-2023, which isRead More →
Anthony Joshua praises Saudi passion for boxing ahead of biggest fight of his career JEDDAH: Less than a week away from the biggest fight of the year, dubbed ‘Rage on the Red Sea’, Anthony Joshua opened up about his first visit to Saudi Arabia in 2019 and how he’s readyRead More →
MUNICH: Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs put an injury-ravaged season behind him to win gold in the 100m at the European Athletics Championships in Munich on Tuesday. Jacobs, who was the world indoor 60m champion in Belgrade in March but pulled out before the 100m semi-finals at last month’s world championshipsRead More →
Martin Boyle capped his comeback with Hibernian’s equalizer in stoppage time against Hearts The last few days might have seemed hazy for Martin Boyle. Luckily for Hibs supporters, the winger remains a blur for just about everyone too. Hearts would have bet the house on the win at Easter Road.Read More →
the herald OHEN the senior women’s national football team — the mighty warriors —qualified to play in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, there were high hopes that their historic achievement would open “the floodgates” for more of that country’s team sports codes to follow suit and qualifyRead More →
On Thursday, the Egyptian Handball Federation announced the formation of the Egyptian women’s national handball team to compete in foreign tournaments, ten years after its abolition. The Egyptian women’s handball team last played in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. The Egyptian Handball Federation announced several decisions during its meeting,Read More →
Playing cricket in a country like Iceland has its own challenges. However, it takes a collective effort from everyone involved right from the grassroots level in the belief that one day, hopefully, they too will be able to compete at the highest possible level. With a population of just overRead More →
RANGERS were beaten 2-0 by Union Saint-Gilloise in the Champions League qualifier last night and now have everything to do in the second leg at Ibrox next week. The Ibrox side’s thrilling run to the Europa League final last season has whetted the appetite for European football’s elite club competition.Read More →
Rangers boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst slams his ‘sloppy’ side after their shock loss to Union Saint-Gilloise… and insists they need to ‘change that big time’ to make the group stages of the champions league Union Saint-Gilloise easily triumphed over Rangers in the first leg in Belgium Goals in each halfRead More →
Interest in women’s football in Germany is down – according to the German Football Association (DFB) – the number of women’s teams has (approximately) halved since 2010, the number of spectators in the Frauen-Bundesliga n isn’t growing and even for the women’s national team, attendance has been plummeting for years.Read More →
The defending Bundesliga champions lifted the DFL-Supercup title on Saturday after winning a thrilling contest Bayern Munich defender Lucas Hernandez was deceived by a handball error after a sneaky move by RB Leipzig’s Dani Olmo in the German Super Cup final. The defending Bundesliga champions won Saturday’s match 5-3, withRead More →