With just 100 days to go, Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps and David Beckham are all excited about competing at this year s London Olympics.
Speaking to the BBC on Wednesday, three-time Olympic champion Bolt claimed that if he can achieve similar results to the Beijing Olympics in 2008 he will be considered one of the greatest sprinters of all time.
If I dominate the Olympics, I ll be a living legend, the Jamaican said. A living legend walking around sounds good.
Bolt won gold medals in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 100 metres relay in Beijing and believes the public want to be shocked by his performances in London.
The 25-year-old currently holds the world record for the 100m (9.58 seconds) and the 200m (19.19 seconds).
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MLS icon and Canada international Dwayne De Rosario announced his retirement on Sunday, ending his 18-year professional career.
The ex-Toronto FC attacker, who also played for San Jose Earthquakes, Houston Dynamo, New York Red Bulls and DC United in 16 years in MLS, claimed his greatest honour was representing his hometown of Scarborough a suburb of Toronto throughout his career.
Toronto released De Rosario at the end of last season.
De Rosario played 81 matches and scored 22 goals for Canada but it was in MLS that he truly made his name, winning four championships and the 2011 MVP award.
The 36-year-old retires as Canada and Toronto s all-time leading goalscorer.
Salute to all my fans/family who supported me throughout my #MLS career I am humble…
Italian champions Juventus are keeping close tabs on Lille defender Simon Kjaer, .
The Bianconeri are looking at a number of quality players as they aim to recruit a centre-back in the upcoming transfer window, with the Denmark international the latest player on their wish list.
And even if Kjaer has a contract until June 2017 with les Dogues, Juventus officials believe he would be available for mere €4 million.
The 25-year-old first caught the eye of the Bianconeri while at Palermo, but he surprisingly left Serie A for Wolfsburg in the summer of 2010.
Kjaer returned to Italy next summer as he joined Roma on a season-long loan, before impressing at Lille, where he scored one goal in 44 Ligue 1 outings.
Having successfully kick-started his caree…
Real Madrid
The Santiago Bernabeu has long been mooted as Pogba s next destination and the appeal of him linking up with France great and Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane is an obvious one. Following an underwhelming campaign, club president Florentino Perez has bankrolled a considerable overhaul for Zidane, with Eden Hazard, Luka Jovic, Ferland Mendy, Eder Militao and Rodrygo all arriving at considerable expense. The coffers are not bottomless and the question is whether Pogba, after his mixed recent seasons, remains the most appealing use of Madrid s remaining funds.
Paris Saint-Germain
Indeed, glances have probably been turned from the Spanish capital and towards the French one by Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi saying star forwards Neymar a…
Barcelona will secure top spot in their group with another positive result on Wednesday in what is arguably the biggest game of Champions League matchday five.
Lionel Messi is close to a personal milestone but Juventus will be desperate to avenge their 3-0 loss at Camp Nou and secure passage to the last 16 themselves.
Manchester United are also on the brink of the knockout phase and will look to fit-again Paul Pogba to improve on a pretty miserable record in the competition, while Paris Saint-Germain represent a daunting prospect for Celtic and Brendan Rodgers.
Chelsea will look to follow them into the next round and will hope Eden Hazard continues his electric form against Qarabag, while Atletico Madrid and Roma face off in a potentially pivotal showdown in the…
Neymar has revealed Lionel Messi played a key role in his successful adaptation to life at Barcelona after a difficult start in Catalonia.
The Brazil international joined Barca from Santos in 2013, but went through a tough period early on at Camp Nou.
Messi, though, took Neymar under his wing to help him become a key figure at Barca.
I have a nice story about Messi, Neymar told CNN.
Soon after I arrived, it was not a great moment in my career and he was the one who helped me. He saw that I was sad, with my head down, that things were not going right for me.
He told me to keep going, to be happy and to play the way I know. He told me this and he helped me a lot at that moment in time.
He is a person who I admire a lot.
Neymar a…
Arsenal captain Mikel Arteta has extended his contract by an extra year until June 2016.
The Spanish midfielder moved to Arsenal from Everton in 2011 and was appointed skipper 12 months ago after Thomas Vermaelen s departure to Barcelona.
Arteta made just seven Premier League appearances last season, however, as a long-term calf injury laid him low for much of the campaign.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes the 33-year-old still has plenty to offer, though, and hopes to have Arteta back running things from the middle of the park in 2015-16.
He will stay with us for one more year because he has extended his contract, Wenger told Arsenal s official website.
He s one of the leaders in the club because he s the captain of the team. I expect him…
Greg Dyke, the chairman of the Football Association, has outlined proposals for changing the rules concerning home-grown players in English football.
The suggestions are part of the England Commission, set up in 2013 to help improve the flow of young English talent coming through at the game s top level. Work permit regulations will also be more stringent.
Dyke has made the following recommendations:
Home-grown players to be defined as someone who has been registered with any club affiliated to the FA for three years prior to their 18th birthday, rather than their 21st, as is currently the case.
A reduction in the maximum number of non-home-grown players in a 25-man first-team squad from 17 to 13, phased over four years from 2016.
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AC Milan have completed the signing of Everton winger Gerard Deulofeu on loan until the end of the season, the Italian club have confirmed.
The Spain winger moved to Goodison Park on a permanent deal in 2015 having impressed on loan on Merseyside during the 2013-14 campaign.
Defulofeu has struggled for game time under Ronald Koeman this term, though, and has just four Premier League starts to his name.
Milan were soon credited with an interest in his services in the January transfer window, but the move was thought to have stalled over the Serie A club s reluctance to pay a loan fee.
However, the two teams have now reached an agreement with Milan posting on Twitter: @gerardeulofeu joins #ACMilan on a loan deal until 30/06/2017 #welcomeDeulofeu.
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Roma stalwart Daniele De Rossi has warned his team-mates of the dual threat they will be need to counter on Wednesday in the form of Barcelona and Lionel Messi.
The sides meet at the Stadio Olimpico in Group E of the Champions League on Wednesday as Luis Enrique returns to his former club with the defending champions.
Grouped alongside BATE and Bayer Leverkusen, Barca and Roma will be fancied to progress to the knockout stages, with De Rossi also warning of the need to avoid a repeat of the 7-1 mauling they suffered at the hands of fellow European heavyweights Bayern Munich last term.
Barcelona are a special side in that, as well as being the best team, they also boast the best player around, he said on Tuesday.
It s doubly difficult coming up aga…