Arsenal captain Mertesacker to become academy manager in 2018

Published On: July 7, 2017 06:55 PM NPT By: Reuters

Arsenal captain Per Mertesacker will become the club's academy manager at the end of the 2017-18 season, the Premier League club announced on Friday.

Messi prison sentence lifted in exchange for fine

Published On: July 7, 2017 06:50 PM NPT By: Reuters

A Spanish court said on Friday it has exchanged a 21-month prison sentence handed to football player Lionel Messi for tax fraud last July for a quarter-of-a-million-euro fine.

KINGSTON, July 7: An unbeaten century from captain Virat Kohli and a half-century by Dinesh Karthik steered India to a comfortable eight-wicket win over West Indies in their fifth one-day in international on Thursday, sealing a 3-1 series victory.

LONDON, July 7: England needed a captain's innings from Joe Root and he delivered on his first day in the job.

HAMBANTOTA, July 7: Openers Danushka Gunathilaka and Niroshan Dickwella scored their maiden international centuries to help Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the third one-dayer for a 2-1 lead in the five-match series on Thursday.

Wimbledon Results on Thursday

Published On: July 7, 2017 09:39 AM NPT By: Associated Press

LONDON, July 7: Results on Thursday at Wimbledon: Men's and Women's singles

Nepal making debut in international futsal competition

Published On: July 7, 2017 12:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 7: Nepal is set to make a maiden appearance in international futsal during the AFC Futsal Championship 2018 Qualifiers to be held in Iran as a preparation for the South and Central Zone qualifiers slated for October 13-22.

Leicester City said on Thursday their signing of Vicente Iborra from Sevilla would be a four-year deal and they had agreed terms, with the fee reported to be in the region of 12 million euros (10.5 million pounds).

Manchester United have agreed a 75 million pound ($97 million) deal for Everton striker Romelu Lukaku, a source close to the negotiations told Reuters on Thursday.

Swansea City have signed midfielder Roque Mesa from La Liga side Las Palmas in a four-year deal for a fee of 11 million pounds ($14.25 million), the Premier League club said on Thursday.