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Dutch defender van Dijk renews deal with Liverpool

Liverpool’s Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk on Friday signed a new long-term contract which will keep him at the English Premier League club until 2025.”The centre-back (van Dijk) committed his future to the Reds by putting pen to paper at Anfield on Fr…

Clippers re-sign All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard

The Los Angeles Clippers on Friday re-signed their free agent superstar Kawhi Leonard.”Continuing our journey together. We have officially re-signed Kawhi Leonard,” the Clippers said on Twitter.An NBA insider, Shams Charania said that Leonard returned …

Sivasspor qualify for UEFA Europa Conference League playoffs

Turkey’s Demir Grup Sivasspor eliminated Georgian club Dinamo Batumi on Thursday to qualify for the UEFA Europa Conference League playoffs with a 3-2 aggregate score. Neither team was able to break the deadlock in the first half at Yeni Sivas 4 Eylul S…

Galatasaray move to UEFA Europa League playoffs

Galatasaray eliminated Scotland’s St Johnstone with a 5-3 aggregate score Thursday to advance to the UEFA Europa League playoffs. In a third qualifying round second leg game, Mbaye Diagne scored the opener for the Lions in the 30th minute at McDiarmid …

Messi, Maradona, Roberto Carlos, famous lefties in football

The date Aug. 13 marks the International Lefthanders as Anadolu Agency compiled world-famous left-footed football players.Paris Saint-Germain’s recent signing Lionel Messi, deceased Argentine superstar Diego Maradona, former Brazilian attacking left-ba…

Tamyra Mensah-Stock becomes 1st Black woman athlete to win Olympic wrestling gold

Tamyra Mensah-Stock from the US became the first Black woman athlete to secure an Olympic wrestling gold. She defeated Nigeria’s Blessing Oborududu 4-1 in the women’s freestyle 68kg final at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Alla Cherkasova of Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan’s Meerim Zhumanazarova each won the bronze medals. Source: Anadolu