The debt of Spanish football giants Barcelona has risen to €1.35 billion, the club”s president has revealed. Joan Laporta confirmed that the club had losses in 2020-21 of €481 million and was left with a negative net worth of €451 million. Laporta blamed the club’s previous administration for the “dramatic”
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Today at the Olympics: France takes both handball gold medals
It”s the last day at the Tokyo Olympics and it’s another strong day for team sports and on the cycling tracks. After 17 days of the world’s 11,000 best athletes battling it out, the closing ceremony will call time on the games at 13:00 CEST. Here’s a recap of who
Paris gets ready to be handed Olympic torch
After 17 days of sporting action held a year late and with the spectre of COVID-19 hanging over them, the Tokyo Summer Olympics came to an end on Sunday. They will mostly be remembered for the empty stadiums but there were plenty of other noteworthy events including athletes taking a
Lionel Messi bids a tearful farewell to Barcelona
Lionel Messi fought back tears Sunday as he began a press conference at which he confirmed he is leaving Barcelona, where he has played his entire career. The 34-year-old Argentinian superstar, a six times Ballon d”Or winner, has been out of contract since the end of June and Barca say
Mark Cavendish wins fourth stage of Tour de France 2021
British rider Mark Cavendish won the fourth stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday after a sprint finale. Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel from team Alpecin kept the yellow jersey. For Cavendish, who was sidelined for several years by the Epstein-Barr virus, Tuesday marks a return to form
Euro 2020: England beat Germany to book place in quarter-finals
England have beaten Germany at Wembley to progress to the quarter-finals of Euro 2020. A match-up always highly anticipated – and usually won by Germany – saw England win in the knockout stages of the European Championships for only the second time. The last time they managed to progress was
Ukraine score late in extra time to beat Sweden at Euro 2020
Ukraine had reached the round of 16 at the European Championship with two losses and the worst record of the advancing teams. And now the quarterfinals, too. Ukraine eliminated previously unbeaten Sweden 2-1 on Tuesday with a goal in stoppage time at the end of extra time from a player
Today at EURO 2020: England take on Germany, Sweden face Ukraine
What is happening at EURO 2020 on Tuesday? England face Germany at 6 pm CEST at Wembley Stadium in London. Sweden play Ukraine at 9 pm CEST at Hampden Park in Glasgow. What are today”s key EURO 2020 talking points? England get a chance to exorcise ghosts of the
Euro 2020: Spain beat Croatia in eight-goal thriller to progress
Spain are through to the quarter-finals of Euro 2020, after an eight-goal thriller against Croatia on Monday. The teams were even at 3-3 following an action-packed first 90 minutes, and in extra time the Spaniards struck twice to knock out their opponents. While there were plenty of fine finishes among
Today at the Olympics: Frenchmen play for gold in handball, volleyball
It”s the penultimate day of action at the Tokyo Olympics and the medals will be flowing. Up for grabs on Saturday are the gold medal for men’s basketball, men’s handball and men’s football. Plenty of hardware also ready to be doled out on the cycling tracks and in the boxing