Section: Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
Serena, Sharapova poised for last-16 duel; Nadal gets dream draw
Three-time champion Serena Williams could face longtime rival Maria Sharapova in the French Open last-16 after yesterday’s draw which also handed Rafael Nadal a dream route to an 11th title.Serena, the champion in 2002, 2013 and 2015, will start against Kristyna Pliskova of the Czech Republic.Former world number one Williams, now ranked a...
Champions League price hikes spell misery
Real Madrid fans have returned 1,000 tickets for tomorrow’s Champions League final against Liverpool as spiralling accommodation and travel costs deter supporters from travelling to Kiev. UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said the tickets could not be resold to Liverpool fans for security reasons but they would instead be put on sale for...
Ronaldo versus Salah — the Ballon d’Or on the line?
In an age when individual awards are given ever greater importance, tomorrow’s Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool — and Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah — could determine the winner of the next Ballon d’Or.After all, Ronaldo has won the prestigious prize on the back of helping Madrid to each of their recent...
Missile that downed MH17 plane came from Russian military: investigators
Investigators probing the 2014 downing of flight MH17 said Thursday, for the first time, that the missile which brought down the plane over eastern Ukraine came from a Russian military brigade. The Joint Investigation Team ‘has come to the conclusion that the BUK-TELAR that shot down MH17 came from 53rd Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade based in...
Moscow says no Russian missile involved in MH17 plane crash
International investigation found a Russian missile downed flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014 …read more Source: Gulf...
Lyon, Wolfsburg cross paths once again
Before Real Madrid try to get their hands on a third straight Champions League crown this week, Lyon have the chance to achieve the same feat in the women’s showpiece. The dominant French club face Germany’s Wolfsburg in Kiev today at the leafy Valeriy Lobanovskiy stadium, a short walk across the Ukrainian capital from where Real...
Salah tops Ronaldo this season, says Liverpool great Rush
Liverpool great Ian Rush says Mohamed Salah has outshone Champions League final opponent Cristiano Ronaldo during an incredible record-breaking season. The Egyptian forward goes into Saturday’s showpiece against defending champions Real Madrid in Kiev needing an unlikely four goals to beat Rush’s Liverpool goals record for a single...
Decision time for Zidane as Bale awaits his chance
Gareth Bale’s relationship with Zinedine Zidane will come to a crossroads when Real Madrid play Liverpool in the Champions League final on Saturday. The pair have not seen eye-to-eye for some time, ever since Zidane jettisoned the Welshman for Real’s last 16 first leg game at home to Paris Saint-Germain in February.With their La Liga...
Sberbank is a big step closer to ending its overseas expansion
Russia’s Sberbank is a big step closer to ending an expensive, and ultimately unsuccessful, expansion overseas.The sale of its 99.9% stake in Turkey’s Denizbank to Dubai-based Emirates NBD is the latest and largest of a series of retreats from foreign markets. Sberbank is also trying, with little success, to wind down or sell...
Liverpool’s Klopp seeks fitting finale to long road to Kiev
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is quietly confident his side can upset the odds by preventing Real Madrid from claiming a third consecutive Champions League title on Saturday, to cap a stunning season engineered by the German. Klopp’s men started their Champions League campaign in a playoff against Hoffenheim just to make the group stages...
