MADRID, June 8 (Xinhua) — Chelsea’s Spanish international striker Diego Costa will be quitting the Premier League over the summer, he confirmed in the Spanish media late on Tuesday night. The man who helped Chelsea to the Premier League title told reporters after Spain’s 2-2 draw in a friendly game with Colombia that this season’s […]

MADRID, June 8 (Xinhua) — Reports in Spain say that FC Barcelona striker Leo Messi has agreed to a new contract which will keep him at the Camp Nou stadium until he is 34 years old. Spanish radio station Cadena Ser reported in the early hours of Wednesday morning that the Argentinean striker has agreed […]

GUANGZHOU, June 6 (Xinhua) – Two-time winners Guangzhou Evergrande will come up against domestic rivals Shanghai SIPG in the AFC Champions league quarterfinals. The drawing ceremony in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday saw two domestic clashes between two Chinese and two Japanese clubs. Guangzhou, who edged out Kashima Antlers on away goal advantage in the round […]

PARIS, June 6 (NsNewsWire) — Men’s world No. 1 Andy Murray recorded the 650th victory in career as he beat Karen Khachanov in the fourth round. Women’s seeded players also came through into the last eight of the 2017 French Open here on Monday. A total of five aces and 29 winners earned Murray a […]

PARIS, June 5 (Xinhua) — Romanian No. 3 seed Simona Halep faced little resistence from Carla Suarez Navarro as she won women’s singles fourth round 6-1, 6-1, while the fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina came back from the brink of an elimination to beat Petra Martic 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 at the 2017 French Open here on Monday. […]

PARIS, June 5 (Xinhua) — Men’s world No. 1 Andy Murray secured his place in the last eight at the French Open with a sweep over Karen Khachanov on Monday, setting up a quarter-final clash with Asian top-ranked Kei Nishikori. Murray beat the 21-year-old Khachanov 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and four minutes to […]

PARIS, June 4 (Xinhua) — Women’s No. 2 seed Karolina Pliskova and No. 5 seed Elina Svitolina secured their “delayed” victories to move into last 16 at the 2017 French Open here on Sunday. The two players’ matches scheduled on Saturday were put off until Sunday due to rain late in the afternoon. Pliskova converted […]

TEHRAN, June 4 (Xinhua) — Brazil overpowered Iran 3-1 in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball World League held in Italy, Tehran Times daily reported on Sunday. Igor Kolakovic’s men were defeated by the Brazilian giants 3-1 (21-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-22) in Pool A1 of Group One matches underway in Pesaro, Italy, on Saturday night. Evandro Guerra […]

MADRID, June 2 (Xinhua) — Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane will look to make history when his side takes on Juventus in the Champions League final in Cardiff on Saturday night. No side has retained the Champion League in its current format, while Zidane looks to complete a domestic and European double for the first […]