City will have to do it without one of their cornerstones

Bernardo Silva’s departure from Manchester City will be the end of an era. However, that won’t be the only closing chapter at Etihad Stadium this season, as John Stones will say goodbye to the sky-blue jersey after a decade.The information was reported last week, and it has now received confirmation, as the defender announced an emotional farewell video on his Instagram account.John Stones. Manchester City legend and adored by the very best 🩵#EmiratesFACup https://t.co/y9Ana2uCA7 pic.twitter.com/6Vr9pf0uWP— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) April 28, 2026 “They say all good things must come to an end… but this thing we have had has been the greatest, and it will remain a part of me forever,” he wrote in the caption.Stones joined the Manchester giants in August 2016 from Everton for €55.6 million, becoming Pep Guardiola’s second signing since he sat on the Cityzens’ bench. At the same time, he has been the last player from the Spaniard’s maiden City squad (2016/2017) left in the club.Fer..

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Mourinho wants it, Florentino wants it; Special one is leading candidate for Real Madrid bench!

Real Madrid are expected to make a call on their managerial future in the months ahead, and although several names have been circulating, one well-known figure has surged to the front of the queue.As reported by The Athletic, Jose Mourinho has emerged as Florentino Perez’s leading option to take over next summer—potentially marking a return to the Bernabéu 13 years after his first spell. While there is still some resistance within the club, the experienced Portuguese coach is now viewed as the frontrunner to replace Alvaro Arbeloa, who is widely expected to step down. Reports from Record also suggest that Perez is working on setting up a meeting with Mourinho.Jose Mourinho is Real Madrid president Florentino Perez’s favoured candidate to replace Alvaro Arbeloa as head coach.Multiple sources, speaking anonymously as they did not have permission to comment, have told The Athletic that the decision on who will become Madrid’s next… pic.twitter.com/bsf8VXLT24— The Athletic | Football (@The..

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Allyson Felix announces comeback bid for LA Games at 40

Allyson Felix, the most decorated female track and field Olympian of all time, wants one more crack at adding more medals to her illustrious career.The 40-year-old says she will be making a comeback in hopes of running in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, which will be hosted in her home city.Welcome back to the world stage @allysonfelix. 👑 From Crenshaw to the Coliseum—LA is waiting for you ☀️ pic.twitter.com/zkf5dG4h29— LA28 (@LA28) April 27, 2026 Download our Mozzart Sport App for more news“So many of us have been told not to do the big, bold thing,” she says. “You know, at this age, I should probably be staying home and taking care of my kids, doing all that. And just, why not? Let’s flip it on its head. Let’s go after the thing. Let’s be vulnerable.”Felix will be 42 when the Olympics begin in L.A., but the winner of 11 Olympic medals, including seven golds, across five different Games has seen others past 40 years old do what many consider impossible. Tom Brady, LeBron James and..

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Mathew Kipsang crowned World Cross Country Tour champion by barest of margins

Kenya’s Mathew Kipchumba Kipsang has been crowned the men’s champion as Italy’s Nadia Battocletti retains the women’s overall title as the 2025/26 World Athletics Cross Country Tour came to a conclusion.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsAthletes are ranked according to their best three cross-country performance scores achieved between September 2025 and March 2026, of which at least two had to come from World Cross Country Tour meetings.Kipsang notched up three victories at Gold level meetings on the tour, winning in Cardiff, Soria and Atapuerca.##NAJAVA_MECA_9712261##He ended the season level with Burundi’s Rodrigue Kwizera at the top of the standings.The two athletes were also tied on points in the cross-country world rankings. While Kwizera had the edge when it came to the total number of cross-country tour races contested, Kipsang had the head-to-head edge, having beaten Kwizera in their two clashes this season.In line with the principles of the tour regulations, the tie ..

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Injury ends Salah’s “swan song” with Liverpool, but doesn’t rule him out of WC

When Mohamed Salah announced his Liverpool exit two months ago, everyone was stunned. Still, they knew the forward had 10 more games to play, so the inevitable farewell could have been prolonged and thus made less painful.Nevertheless, the hamstring injury he suffered three days ago against Crystal Palace abruptly ended his farewell tour and marked the duel against the Eagles as his last in the Reds’ jersey.False 10: You’ll never make such a legacy alone like Mo didAt least that’s what the director of the Egypt national team, Ibrahim Hassan, revealed.“He ‌‌has suffered a hamstring tear and will require four weeks of treatment,” he told Reuters via Al Jazeera.🚨🚨🚨Mohamed Salah’s journey with Liverpool has come to an end…According to Ibrahim Hassan, Egypt’s national team director, Salah is suffering from an injury that will keep him out for a month, but he is expected to join the Egypt national team for the World Cup. pic.twitter.com/Y4cxDRQhGS— Sayed Nabawy – سيد نبوي (@SayedNabawy) Apri..

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Kenya Cup final: Samuel Asati on how KCB is plotting to dethrone Kabras

KCB Rugby scrum half Samuel Asati believes the Bankers have what it takes to dethrone defending champions Kabras Sugar RFC when the two sides clash in the Kenya Cup final on Saturday, 9 May at the ASK Kakamega Showground.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe talented number nine has emerged as one of KCB’s key players this season and is confident the former champions are ready to reclaim the title they last won in 2021.Asati was named Man of the Match the last time the two sides met in the Kenya Cup regular-season clash on Saturday, 7 March, a contest that ended 10-10 after heavy rains forced the game to be stopped at halftime.Nondies RFC tactician praises former KCB coach’s influence despite defeat to BankersNow, with the title on the line, the scrum half says KCB’s main priority will be sticking to their systems and executing their game plan effectively.“Heading into the final, our main focus will be on ourselves and how we execute our game. We believe that if we stay disci..

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Wanyonyi, Arop, Sedjati headline stellar 800m cast in Stockholm Diamond League

Kenyan 800m star Emmanuel Wanyonyi will take on Cooper Lutkenhaus, Marco Arop and Djamel Sedjati at the BAUHAUS-Galan Wanda Diamond League meeting in June.Wanyonyi, the reigning Olympic, World and Diamond League champion, will headline a star-studded men’s 800m field at the Stockholm leg of athletics’ premier one-day series on Sunday, 7 June.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsIn addition to Wanyonyi taking on Olympic silver and bronze medalists Arop and Sedjati, all familiar foes, also on the field will be a new challenger in teenage World Indoor Champion Lutkenhaus at the BAUHAUS-Galan.Gabby Thomas on balancing healthcare career and elite track competitionIt will be the first of two heavyweight 800m clashes in quick succession, with the same names set to meet at the Diamond League meeting in Oslo three days later.Wanyonyi set a world lead in Stockholm last season, one of five wins he picked up en route to a third successive Diamond League title in 2025.The Kenyan has dominate..

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Gabby Thomas on balancing healthcare career and elite track competition

For many elite athletes, the track becomes their entire world before they even turn 20. However, for Gabby Thomas, the journey looked very different. Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsWhile some of her rivals were already signing professional contracts and dedicating every waking hour to sprinting, Thomas was sitting in lecture halls at Harvard University, immersed in neurobiology and global health studies.Today, she stands as one of the most accomplished athletes in the athletics sphere; Olympic champion, world champion, record-breaker, while simultaneously building a career in public health and epidemiology.Sabastian Sawe opens up on how he overcame injury to break marathon recordThomas has become one of the rare modern athletes capable of balancing two demanding worlds at the highest level: elite sport and advanced academia.She graduated from Harvard with a bachelor’s degree in neurobiology and global health before earning a master’s degree in epidemiology from the Univers..

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Barca make their move for Julian Alvarez – Spider is close to Blaugrana’s net

Barcelona have spent months circling their ideal long-term successor to Robert Lewandowski – and now, their pursuit of Julian Alvarez is beginning to take real shape.The Atletico Madrid forward has been at the centre of persistent transfer talk throughout the season, with Barca identifying him as the profile they want to lead the line in the years ahead. Until now, it has all felt speculative. Not anymore.Atletico draw a line in the sand – Alvarez is not for sale!According to reports in Spain, Barcelona have already made initial contact – via intermediaries – to explore the conditions of a deal. Club president Joan Laporta is expected to take personal charge of negotiations with sporting director Mateu Alemany, fully aware that prising Alvarez away from a direct rival will be anything but straightforward.Atletico’s stance, publicly at least, remains unchanged. The message from Enrique Cerezo has been clear: Alvarez, tied to the club until 2030, is not for sale. And yet, beneath that fi..

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History for Inter’s “engine” Dimarco: Serie A record breaker & best playmaker

If some conducted a survey with a simple question: Who is the most essential Inter Milan player?, several players would get the most votes – the captain Lautaro Martinez, the ruthless scorer Marcus Thuram, the team’s brain Hakan Calhanoglu, the crucial defensive pillar Alessandro Bastoni, or the reliable custodian Yann Sommer.Hardly anyone would remember Federico Dimarco.”Barca know our phone number,” Inter throw down the gauntlet over BastoniAnd that’s okay. The 28-year-old is, above all, the Nerazzurri’s silent and, in most cases, unsung hero.However, once in a while, the wing-back comes into the spotlight, and when that happens, he has to be given a well-deserved credit.Namely, as of Saturday, Dimarco’s name is written down in the Italian football’s history books, as he has become the player with the most assists in a single Serie A campaign, breaking Alejandro “Papu” Gomez’s record from six years ago when the Argentinian wore Atalanta’s jersey.Federico #Dimarco makes 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 in #Se..

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