Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been banned from international football for three months after accusing CONMEBOL of corruption. The Barcelona star launched a scathing attack on South American football’s governing body after Argentina finished third in the Copa America. Messi was handed an immediate one-match ban for his comments and now he has been given […]
Juventus forward Paulo Dybala has been told to reject a possible move to Manchester United, as Liverpool would be a better fit. The Argentine star has been linked with a move to Old Trafford which could see Romelu Lukaku move in the other direction. It is even claimed Cristiano Ronaldo has told his team-mate to […]
Salford City are set to take their EFL bow today as The Ammies continue their rise up the footballing ranks. Salford made it into the English Football League for the first time ever last season, claiming play-off glory to gain promotion to League Two. Now they’ll host Stevenage on Saturday lunch-time as they begin their […]
CALGARY — Alberta border officers say they have made their largest seizure of methamphetamine at a crossing into Canada from Montana. Agents stopped a semi-truck with an empty trailer for a secondary screening at the Coutts crossing southeast of Lethbridge just after 5 p.m. on Sunday, said Guy Rook, the Canada Border Services Agency’s southern […]
The government Friday named a new ambassador to Ireland and the new head of its mission to NATO. Mitsuru Kitano, 61, will become the new envoy to Ireland after a five-year stint as head of the Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna. He was previously stationed at Japanese embassies in Vietnam […]
The total amount of money collected under the furusato nozei (hometown tax donation program) in fiscal 2018 grew some 40 percent from the previous year to about ¥512.7 billion, hitting a record high for the sixth straight year, the Internal Affairs Ministry said Friday. The growth was the steepest on record in terms of amount, […]
KYOTO – Police announced Friday that director Yasuhiro Takemoto was among the 35 victims of the arson attack at a Kyoto Animation Co. studio last month. Takemoto, 47, was widely praised as one of the company’s leading directors, having worked on a range of projects including “Lucky Star.” Police named 10 of the victims after […]
Bury owner Steve Dale has told talkSPORT the EFL are single-handedly stopping him from steering the crisis-hit League One club to financial security. The businessman – who is battling from terminal leukaemia – also revealed his lawyers told him to walk away, but instead vowed to stay and sort out the mess ‘for the people […]
Simon Jordan believes this season will finally be Liverpool’s year where they end their long wait to be crowned Premier League champions. The talkSPORT pundit made his, apparently regretful, title prediction on Friday’s Sports Breakfast, with the Premier League starting again on August 9 when Liverpool play Norwich. Last season’s high-quality title race was one […]
Harry Maguire will play no part in Leicester’s friendly against Atalanta having been left out Brendan Rodgers’ squad following Manchester United bidding for him. As talkSPORT revealed on Thursday, the Red Devils have submitted an £80million take it or leave it bid for Maguire, which will be withdrawn on Monday if no response has been […]
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