Haaland appears to aggravate ankle injury playing for Norway
Oslo, Nov 17: Manchester City striker Erling Haaland might have aggravated a left ankle injury while playing for Norway in a friendly match. Haaland came on as a halftime substitute in a 2-0 win over the Faroe Islands on Thursday and sustained a “little twist in his ankle,” according to Norway team doctor Ola Sand, late in the game. Haaland played on until the final whistle. Sand said Haaland’s ankle was a “little bit vulnerable.” “It really hurts right away, and then, it goes away pretty quickly. So, we’ll see tomorrow how he is,” Sand told Norwegian TV. Norway coach Ståle Solbakken said it was an injury Haaland “has had before.” Haaland came off with an ankle injury in the 6-1 win over Bournemouth in the Premier League on November 4. He started in City’s next game three days later. City, the leader, plays second-place Liverpool when the Premier League returns on November 25. (AP)
Everton get 10 points sanction for breaching financial rules
London, Nov 17: Everton was handed the biggest sporting sanction in the Premier League’s 31-year history on Friday for breaching the competition’s financial rules, with the deduction of 10 points dropping the team into next-to-last place in the standings. The northwest club reported three-year losses totalling nearly 372 million pounds ($454 million) last season. The league’s profit and financial sustainability rules allow clubs to lose a maximum of 105 million pounds ($128 million) over a three-year period or face sanctions. The league referred Everton to an independent commission in March because of the alleged breach of profitability and sustainability rules, following complaints from a slew of rival clubs. A five-day hearing was held last month and the commission has now published its verdict, which sees Everton fall from 14 points to four with immediate effect. That’s the same number of points as last-place Burnley. Everton has a superior goal difference. The club, which is planning to move to a new stadium for the start of the 2025-26 season, said it was “shocked and disappointed” by the ruling and will be appealing. (AP)
86-year-old K Subramaniam wins four gold medals at Athletics Meet
New Delhi, Nov 17: K Subramaniam has defied 86 years of age to lap up four gold medals at the Asian Masters Athletics Meet in the Philippines. In the event held last week, Subramaniam, better known as Subbu in the athletics fraternity, got the top podium spot in long jump, triple jump, high jump and javelin throw in the 85-plus category. Subbu’s life has been about athletics and he developed love for the sport as a teenager. He hails from Pollachi, a small town in Tamil Nadu. Now well into his 80s, Subbu still takes athletics seriously. He trained extensively before travelling to the Philippines for the Asian Masters. Another testament of his undying passion was that he travelled for the competition all by himself. Tamil Nadu Sports Minister Udhyanidhi Stalin duly acknowledged Subbu’s feat in a post on social media earlier this week and the octogenarian is likely to be felicitated by the state government soon. “My hearty congratulations to Chennai’s K Subramaniam (86) for clinching FOUR Gold medals in the 22nd Asian Masters Athletics meet held at Tarlac, Philippines. “The octogenarian has proved that age is no deterrent to achieving big in sports. The Government of Tamil Nadu takes pride in the senior athlete’s victory. Let his stellar performance continue in future tournaments,” wrote Stalin on X. (PTI)