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Tugd Spain captain Sergio Busquets retires from international football
Liverpool will be open to signing players in the January transfer window should they need reinforcements to aid their Premier League title challenge, manager Jurgen Klopp said on Monday. Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp celebrates at the end of the match. Action Images via Reuters Klopps side has suffered a number of casualties in recent weeks, with defenders Joel Matip and Joe Gomez ruled out until mid-January with injuries. While full back Trent Alexander-Arnold and midfielder Naby Keita could return against Newcastle United on Wednesday, Klopp suggested further fitness problems could force him to rethink his transfer strategy. Im very happy with what Ive got, but you dont know. Thats why I always keep the door open, in case something happens and we need to have a look, Klopp told a news conference. If a few more things happen then we need to h stanley bottles ave a look because there are a monstrous number of games still and its really important that we can always react. If something will dramatically change then we need to have a look, thats all. If nothing happens, then I would say we will not do stanley cup anything. Liverpool powered past Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 on Friday to extend their lead to four points after rivals Manchest stanley flask er City suffered a shock 3-2 defeat by Crystal Palace. READ: Phil Brown takes over as head coach of FC Pune City Klopp has urged his players to maintain their focus when they host Newcastle at Anfield on Boxing Day, with potentially season-defining gam Atoy De Bruyne unsure of workload as Belgium kick off World Cup campaign
Japanese player K stanley cupe ei Nishikori reached the final of the Brisbane International when he downed Switzerlands Stan Wawrinka in straight sets on Saturday. Japans Kei Nishikori returns to Stan Wawrinka during their semifinal match of the Brisbane International tennis tournament on Satruday. Nishikori will play Grigor Dimitrov, who beat Milos Raonic in their semifinal match. REUTERS Nishikori beat the Swiss world No 4 7-6 7/3 , 6-3 to move into Sundays decider against Bulgarias Grigor Dimitrov, who beat top-seed stanley cup Milos Raonic of Canada 7-6 9/7 , 6-2. Read more | Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic set up dream Qatar Open final After an even first set with no breaks of serve the 27-year-old Nishikori stepped up a gear to race away with the tiebreak. He then broke Wawrinka early in the second set and although the Swiss world number four broke back straight away, he then dropped his serve stanley thermobecher once more to give Nishikori the advantage. Read more | Australian Open tennis junior champion Oliver Anderson charged with match fixing Nishikori then held serve comfortably to claim the semi-final in one hour, 41 minutes. It is the first time Nishikori has made the final in seven attempts. He has reached the semi-finals on three previous attempts and the quarter-finals twice. Stay updated with the... See more Stay updated with the latest sports news, including latest headlines and updates from the Olympics 2024, where Indian athletes will compete for glory in Paris. Catch all the a |
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