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LONDON: Tony Pulis said on Wednesday that he was "disappointed" after leaving his post as Stoke City manager, but that he understood chairman Peter Coates' reasons for wanting to take the club in a different direction.Pulis, 55, left Stoke by mutual consent late on Tuesday after two spells in charge totalling 10 years, either side of a one-season stint with Plymouth Argyle in 2005-06.Despite occasional criticism for the physical approach adopted by his side, Pulis turned Stoke into a solid mid-table team following their promotion from the Championship in 2008.However, he accepted Coates' desire to bring in a new manager."I have enjoyed some wonderful times at Stoke City and nobody was prouder than me when, after 23 years of exile from top-flight football we gained Premier League status," Pulis said in a statement released by the League Managers' Association."Over the past five years we have created history by being the ...
VICENZA: Italian Giovanni Visconti soloed to victory in the 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday to hand his Movistar team their fourth win of the race.Overall race leader Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) retained the pink jersey with a 1min 26sec lead on Australian rival Cadel Evans (BMC) intact after the 214 km ride from Caravaggio to Vicenza.Nibali won the Tour of Spain in 2010, was a runner-up on the Giro in 2011 and also ...
SINGAPORE: Chinese giants Guangzhou Evergrande marched into the AFC Champions League quarter-finals and underlined their strong title credentials with a convincing 3-0 win over Central Coast Mariners on Wednesday.Goals from Muriqui, Dario Conca and Gao Lin took Marcello Lippi's team through with room to spare, as Japan's Kashiwa Reysol also swept into the last eight with a 5-2 aggregate win over Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.Guangzhou, 2-1 winners in last week's first leg, are now into the ...
LOS ANGELES: Chinese schoolboy Guan Tianlang has added another stop to his US tour, accepting a sponsor's exemption for the US PGA Tour's St. Jude Classic in Memphis."Guan's invitation was a no-brainer," said tournament director Phil Cannon. "He certainly has made a big splash in the sports world. And we are excited our fans will get to witness history."Guan, 14, became the youngest player to compete at the Masters in April, earning the low amateur's ...
ISLAMABAD: The Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) on Wednesday said it will recommend mountaineer Samina Baig's name for the Pride of Performance and Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.Mountaineer Samina Baig became the first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain with a peak at 8,848 meters. Samina completed the climb to the summit with her brother Mirza Ali, who became the third and youngest Pakistani male to scale the mountain.Talking to APP, Abu Zafar Sadiq, Secretary, ...
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Judo Federation has decided to hold the 3rd Talent Hunt Judo Program from June 2, here at PSB Coaching Center, Qayyum Sports Complex.This was stated by Secretary Pakistan Judo Federation while talking to APP here Wednesday.He said arrangements in this connection have already been completed and all the affiliated Units comprising Pakistan Army, Pakistan Wapda, Pakistan Railway, Pakistan Police, Pakistan Navy, Higher Education Commission, Punjab, Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA will be ...
SYDNEY: The Professional Golfers Association of Australia Wednesday suggested it would follow the Royal & Ancient and US Golf Association in banning anchored clubs, but said it would not be rushed into a decision.Golf's main ruling bodies on Tuesday announced that broomstick-style putters would be outlawed from the start of 2016.The new rule will ban players from anchoring a club directly, or by use of an anchor point, against any part of the body, effectively ...
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