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Australia have selected uncapped Melbourne Rebels No. 8 Isi Naisarani for the Rugby Championship opener against South Africa at Ellis Park on Saturday
Naisarani to debut for Australia, but O'Connor misses out
JOHANNESBURG — Australia have selected uncapped Melbourne Rebels number eight Isi Naisarani for the Rugby Championship opener against South Africa at Ellis Park on Saturday, but there is no place in the squad yet for the returning James O'Connor.Fijian-born Naisarani, who moved to Australia five years ago, will pack down with captain Michael Hooper and Lukhan Salakaia-Loto at the back of the scrum and be given the chance to stake his claim for a place at the World Cup in Japan.Prop James Slipper will play his first test since 2016, while scrumhalf Nic White also returns after he last featured against New Zealand four years ago.White's inclusion means 100-cap veteran Will Genia starts on the bench, along with prop Harry Johnson-Holmes, who will make his test debut if used after...
July 18, 2019

Naisarani to debut for Australia, but O'Connor misses out

In this file photo taken on May 8, 2019 Ajax's Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt reacts after Ajax Amsterdam lost the UEFA Champions League semifinal second leg football match against Tottenham Hotspur at the JohanCruyff Arena in Amsterdam. Ajax captain Matthijs de Ligt arrived in Turin on Tuesday to complete his transfer to Juventus. — AFP
Juventus make De Ligt world's most expensive defender
ROME — Dutch central defender Matthijs de Ligt, one of the most coveted young players in world football, signed Thursday for Juventus from Ajax for a fee of 75 million euros ($84.2 million) plus add ons.The 19-year-old agreed a five-year contract with the Italian champions. Juventus said in a statement the fee would be paid over five financial years, with "additional costs" of 10.5 million euros.The combined fee makes De Ligt the world's most expensive defender, surpassing the 84 million euros Liverpool paid to sign his Netherlands teammate Virgil Van Dijk from Southampton in 2018.De Ligt is Juventus' third most expensive signing after the 105 million euros they paid to buy Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid in 2018 and the 90-million-euro transfer of Gonzalo Higuain...
July 18, 2019

Juventus make De Ligt world's most expensive defender

Sarah, 20, reacts while watching a Guinea counter-attack against Algeria on screen during the Africa Cup of Nations 2019 (Afcon), in Algiers, Algeria July 7, 2019. — Reuters
The highs and lows of fans watching the Africa Cup of Nations
CAIRO — "If football was a president we would have a peaceful and exciting country," — the words of a young South Africa fan speaking to Reuters while watching his team play in the Africa Cup of Nations perfectly capture the unifying force of the world's most popular sport.It is the game that allows fans to forget their troubles and domestic differences and come together for a few hours, where their hopes and dreams, joy and despair, are shared as one.This happens in every corner of the globe, but across vast swathes of Africa, where daily life can be so hard for hundreds of millions of people and where their international footprint in politics, economics and other sports is often limited, it can seem more amplified, more visceral, even more meaningful.The Cup of Nations...
July 18, 2019

The highs and lows of fans watching the Africa Cup of Nations

Australia's Caleb Ewan (front L), moves past Netherlands' Dylan Groenewegen to win on the finish line of the eleventh stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Albi and Toulouse, in Toulouse on Wednesday. — AFP
Tour win 'almost worth leaving Australia for' says new dad Ewan
TOULOUSE — Australian Caleb Ewan picked up his first Tour de France stage win in a mass sprint at Toulouse on Wednesday as Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe kept the overall lead.Ewan said at the winning post that victory "almost" made up for leaving his country, his wife and his baby daughter behind to race his first Tour de France.With defending champion Geraint Thomas and his Ineos teammate Egan Bernal also finishing in the pack on Wednesday, there was no change in the overall top three after a 167km run from Albi to Toulouse.Ewan timed his explosive burst to perfection, catching and overtaking Dutch sprinter Dylan Groenewegen right on the line after a long home straight. Elia Viviani was third on a finish designed for the pure sprinters."It took me half the Tour de France...
July 17, 2019

Tour win 'almost worth leaving Australia for' says new dad Ewan

Lotto Soudal rider Caleb Ewan of Australia (left) edges out Team Jumbo-Visma rider Dylan Groenewegen of the Netherlands to win his first Tour de France Stage 11 from Albi to Toulouse, on Wednesday. — Reuters
Aussie rookie Ewan wins bunch sprint in Toulouse
TOULOUSE, France, — Australian Caleb Ewan picked up his first Tour de France stage win in a mass sprint at Toulouse on Wednesday as Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe kept the overall lead.With defending champion Geraint Thomas and his Ineos teammate Egan Bernal also finishing in the pack, there was no change in the overall top three after a 167km run from Albi to Toulouse, marked by a fall that forced Nairo Quintana into a successful race to catch up.Ewan timed his explosive burst to perfection, catching and overtaking Dutch sprinter Dylan Groenewegen right on the line after a long home straight. Elia Viviani was third on a finish designed for the pure sprinters."It took me half the Tour de France to get my win, but I got it in the end," said Ewan."I let him go, caught his...
July 17, 2019

Aussie rookie Ewan wins bunch sprint in Toulouse

Tottenham's Kieran Trippier in action during Champions League final against Liverpool, in this June 1, 2019 file photo. — Reuters
Atletico Madrid signs England's Trippier
MADRID — England right back Kieran Trippier has signed for Atletico Madrid from Tottenham Hotspur, the two clubs said on Wednesday.Atletico did not say how much they will pay for Trippier, 28, although British media reported the deal was worth 20 million pounds ($25 million) plus variables.Trippier played a leading role in England's run to the last four of the 2018 World Cup, scoring from a free kick in their 2-1 semifinal defeat by Croatia.He also helped Spurs to the Champions League final for the first time in their history last season, where they were beaten 2-0 by Liverpool in Atletico’s Wanda Metropolitano stadium."With this signing, we add to our team a fantastic and experienced player who comes to us from the Champions League runners-up," Atletico said in a...
July 17, 2019

Atletico Madrid signs England's Trippier

FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during his news conference in Rome, Italy, in this Feb. 27, 2019 file photo. — Reuters
Infantino says African football will "significantly improve" with FIFA help
CAIRO — FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday that the unprecedented move to step in and jointly administer African football with the regional body CAF will "significantly improve" the sport on the continent.Infantino also brushed aside suggestions that there was widespread opposition to the move which followed corruption allegations against CAF president Ahmad Ahmad.FIFA is sending its Senegalese secretary general Fatma Samoura on a ninth-month secondment from August to overhaul CAF which has been plagued by chaos.Infantino attended a CAF executive committee meeting on Wednesday where members were shown an 11-point plan.Suggestions in the plan, seen by Reuters, included possible changes to the format of CAF competitions, a review of refereeing and a task force to...
July 17, 2019

Infantino says African football will "significantly improve" with FIFA help

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy during practice at Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland, on Wednesday. — Reuters
Hosting Open 'speaks volumes' for Northern Ireland, says McIlroy
PORTRUSH, United Kingdom — Rory McIlroy said on Wednesday that Northern Ireland hosting the British Open for the first time since 1951 this week "speaks volumes" for how much it has changed since The Troubles.The 148th edition of golf's oldest major will be the biggest sporting event held in Northern Ireland, with 237,750 people expected to attend across the week."Sport has an unbelievable ability to bring people together. We all know that this country sometimes needs that," said Northern Irishman McIlroy, who was only eight years old when the Good Friday Agreement was signed in 1998."It's amazing to think 40 years on it's such a great place, no one cares who they are, where they're from, what background they're from, but you can have a great...
July 17, 2019

Hosting Open 'speaks volumes' for Northern Ireland, says McIlroy

Manchester United's Paul Pogba (front) fights for the ball with Leeds United's Adam Forshaw (R) during their pre-season friendly football match at Optus Stadium in Perth, Wednesday. — AFP
Pogba shines as United thrash Leeds
PERTH, Australia — Paul Pogba shined as an under-pressure Manchester United stepped up their pre-season campaign with a 4-0 thrashing of old rivals Leeds on Wednesday.United had faced criticism after an unconvincing 2-0 victory over a depleted Perth Glory on the weekend.In a much-needed tonic, the Red Devils clinically dismantled Leeds, who have high hopes of returning to the English Premier League for the first time since 2004.Pogba, who has been linked with a move to Juventus and Real Madrid, starred in United's dominant first-half and was part of a pretty chain of passing to set up 17-year-old Mason Greenwood's first senior goal in the seventh minute.Moments later, a powerful strike from the French midfielder was well saved by goalkeeper Kiko Casilla.But it was only a matter...
July 17, 2019

Pogba shines as United thrash Leeds

North and South Korea to face off in World Cup qualifying
KUALA LUMPUR — South Korea and North Korea will face off in the second round of Asia's qualifying tournament for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after the draw was made on Wednesday.The two Koreas —who met in qualifying for the 2006 World Cup in Germany — have been drawn in Group H alongside Lebanon, Turkmenistan and Sri Lanka. "This is a sports question," said South Korea coach Paulo Bento."We are going to play two games against North Korea in the same way that we are going to play two games against the rest of the teams in the group and try to win all the games that we are going to play, respecting all the teams in the way that we have until now."South Korea have played in every World Cup since 1986 while the North Koreans have qualified twice, famously reaching...
July 17, 2019

North and South Korea to face off in World Cup qualifying

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