Author: Daily Sabah With Reuters
Valencia have appointed Carlos Corberan as head coach on a two-and-a-half-year contract after his departure from West Bromwich Albion, the struggling La Liga club announced. Corberan previously spent three years at Leeds United, initially as their Under-23 coach and later as part of Marcelo Bielsa’s coaching staff, before taking over as Huddersfield Town manager in 2020. The 41-year-old, who has since coached Olympiakos Piraeus and West Brom, also previously played for Valencia’s youth team. “Carlos Corberan becomes the new Valencia CF coach until 2027,” the club said in a statement Tuesday. “The club has informed West Bromwich Albion FC of…
Valencia have appointed Carlos Corberan as head coach on a two-and-a-half-year contract after his departure from West Bromwich Albion, the struggling La Liga club announced. Corberan previously spent three years at Leeds United, initially as their Under-23 coach and later as part of Marcelo Bielsa’s coaching staff, before taking over as Huddersfield Town manager in 2020. The 41-year-old, who has since coached Olympiakos Piraeus and West Brom, also previously played for Valencia’s youth team. “Carlos Corberan becomes the new Valencia CF coach until 2027,” the club said in a statement Tuesday. “The club has informed West Bromwich Albion FC of…
Azerbaijan Airlines is suspending all its flights from Baku to Russia’s Chechnya region until an investigation into a fatal crash involving one of its planes is finished, Russia’s state TASS news agency cited the company saying on Wednesday. An Embraer EMBR3.SA passenger jet flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday with 62 passengers and five crew on board, Kazakh authorities announced, saying 32 survivors had been rescued. (
An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck Catamarca in Argentina on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 133 km (82.64 miles), the EMSC said.
Russia attacked Ukraine’s energy system and cities in its eastern region with cruise and ballistic missiles on Wednesday morning, Ukraine’s energy minister and local officials said. At least three people were wounded in a missile attack on Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine on Wednesday morning, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. Ukrainian air forces said Kharkiv was attacked by ballistic missiles and regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said on the Telegram messaging app that there were “damages to civilian non-residential infrastructure”. Separately, Dnipropetrovsk Governor Serhiy Lysak said on Telegram: “Since the morning, the Russian army has been massively attacking the Dnipro region. It is…
The retirements of tennis legends Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams have made event promotion more challenging, but organizers must seize the chance to spotlight emerging talent, says the United Cup’s tournament director. The highly anticipated $10 million mixed-team event, which kicks off the season on Friday, is poised to do just that, with tournament chief Stephen Farrow confident that the future of the sport is in capable hands. “It’s true to say that from a promotional standpoint, it’s very easy if you’ve got Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal turning up,” Farrow told Reuters after the draw for the…
FIFA announced Monday it has adopted an interim framework for the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players following a ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The EU’s top court ruled in October that certain FIFA transfer rules violated European Union laws and principles of free movement. The case originated from a dispute involving former Chelsea, Arsenal and Real Madrid player Lassana Diarra. The framework revises key aspects of player contracts, including the calculation of compensation for contract breaches and the burden of proof for compensation claims and inducements to breach contracts. It also…
Australia’s two-time Grand Slam doubles champion Max Purcell has voluntarily accepted a provisional suspension under the Tennis Anti-Doping Program, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced Monday. Purcell, ranked 12th in the world in doubles, admitted to breaching anti-doping rules by using a “prohibited method” and requested the suspension on Dec. 10, which was implemented two days later. “Time served under provisional suspension will be credited toward any future sanction,” the ITIA said in a statement. In an Instagram post, the 26-year-old Purcell explained that he unknowingly received an IV infusion of vitamins exceeding the 100ml limit, insisting that he…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday there were risks of North Korea sending more troops and military equipment for the Russian army. Zelensky said on X that, according to preliminary data, more than 3,000 North Korean soldiers were killed and wounded in Russia’s Kursk region, where Ukraine holds a chunk of land after a major cross-border incursion in August.
The head of a Canadian political party that has been keeping Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in power says he will vote in favor of a motion of no-confidence, effectively assuring the Liberals will be removed from power early next year. Trudeau has been under increasing pressure to quit since Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned over a policy clash. Here are some potential ways forward for Canada: WHAT HAPPENS IF TRUDEAU RESIGNS? If Trudeau resigns, the Liberals will name an interim leader to take over as prime minister while the party sets up a special leadership convention. The challenge for the…