Paris, Oct 28 (EFE).- Manchester City’s Rodrigo Hernández on Monday became the second male Spanish player to ever win the Ballon d’Or- 64 years after Luis Suárez won it in 1960 – while Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmati received the award for the second year in a row. Rodri is also the first player from the Sky … Read more
Madrid, Oct 10 (EFE).- Spain’s Rafael Nadal announced Thursday that he would retire from professional tennis after the Davis Cup final in November. “I am here to let you know that I am retiring from professional tennis,” the player said in a video. “I am very excited that my last tournament will be the Davis … Read more
Kathmandu, Oct 9 (EFE).- Eighteen-year-old Nima Rinji Sherpa reached the summit of Mt Shishapangma in Tibet, China, on Wednesday morning, making him the youngest person in the world to summit all 14 of the planet’s 8,000-meter peaks. “Nima reached the summit at 6.05 am (local time in Tibet),” Bikram Karki, Nima’s spokesperson, told EFE. Nima … Read more
Barcelona, Oct 8 (EFE).- Diego Armando Maradona returned to Barcelona with the “Diego Vive” exhibition at the Metrònom Hall in the Catalan capital, an immersive experience to honor the Argentine football player’s career. Wearing virtual reality goggles, visitors can experience the “goal of the century” when Maradona scored against five England players in the quarter-finals … Read more
Sports Desk, Oct 5 (EFE).- Bukayo Saka scored one and created two as Arsenal fought back from a goal down to beat Southampton 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium Saturday. After a goalless first half, the newly promoted visitors – who have yet to win and have lost six of their seven games since returning to … Read more
Brussels, Oct 4 (EFE).- The European Union’s top court said Friday that some of Fifa’s rules on player transfers do not comply with EU laws. The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) found that some of the world football governing body’s rules “hinder the free movement of players and competition between clubs.” The ruling … Read more
New York City, US, Aug 29 (EFE).- Carlos Alcaraz crashed out of the US Open on Thursday following a straight set 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 loss to world no. 74 Botic Van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands in the second round. This was the earliest exit from a Grand Slam since Wimbledon in 2021 for Alcaraz, … Read more
New York City, US, Aug 28 (EFE).- Novak Djokovic moved into the third round of the US Open on Wednesday after the withdrawal of fellow Serbian Laslo Djere due to an abdominal injury. Djere withdrew after two hours and 16 minutes of play with Djokovic leading 6-4, 6-4, 2-0. With the victory, Djokovic became the … Read more
New York, Aug 27 (EFE).- The US Open witnessed its longest match ever on Tuesday, as Daniel Evans edged out Karen Khachanov in a grueling five-hour, 35-minute showdown, winning 6-7(8), 7-6(2), 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-4. The Briton staged a remarkable comeback, rallying from 0-4 in the deciding set to eliminate the 23rd-seeded Russian in a nail-biting … Read more
Sports Desk, Aug 25 (EFE).- In the anticipated debut of Julián Alvarez, it was once again Antoine Griezmann who proved to be the indispensable goalscorer for Atlético de Madrid, scoring the opening goal with a direct free kick in the 40th minute in their first home game of the LaLiga season on Sunday. This was … Read more
Sports Desk, Aug 25 (EFE).- Liverpool beat Brentford 2-0 at Anfield on Sunday in the Premier League with goals from Colombian Luis Díaz and Egyptian Mohamed Salah. Liverpool won their second match and kept pace with City, Arsenal, and Brighton, the only four teams with two consecutive wins at the start of the Premier League. … Read more
Sports Desk, Aug 6 (EFE).- Cuban wrestler Mijaín López made history on Tuesday by becoming the first athlete to win a fifth consecutive gold medal in the same event at the Olympics. López, close to his 42 years old, was declared the winner in Greco-Roman wrestling (130 kg category) by defeating the Chilean of Cuban … Read more