Kroenke gets full control of Arsenal

LONDON: American billionaire Stan Kroenke has struck a deal to take full control of Arsenal by buying out Russian rival Alisher Usmanov, valuing the English Premier League club at around $2.3 billion but enraging some fans of the north London team. Fans worry however that Kroenke, relying on a loan for the bulk of the funding, will not spend enough to compete for players with the likes of Chelsea, Manchester City or Paris St Germain, backed by money from Russia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar respectively. The deal ends a standoff between the two tycoons, who had both battled for control, but it has angered the small group of well-connected independent shareholders.

HART COMPLETES BURNLEY MOVE

LONDON:ENGLAND goalkeeper Joe Hart has signed a two-year contract with Premier League Burnley as he seeks to rebuild his career after falling out of favour at Manchester City.

Burnley did not disclose the transfer fee but media reports said the 31-year-old, with 75 international caps, cost about 3.5 million pounds ($4.5 million). Burnley have two other England keepers on their books in Nick Pope and Tom Heaton but both are sidelined by injuries. Hart joined City in 2006 and was part of their Premier League title wins in 2012 and 2014 but he fell out of favour following the arrival of Pep Guardiola in 2016.

INDIAN COLTS BLANK YEMEN 3-0

NEWDELHI: Dishing out yet another impressive performance, the Indian football team routed Yemen 3-0 to end the five-nation WAFF U-16 Championship on a high in Amman, Jordan, on Tuesday. After central defender Harpreet Singh headed the first one in the 37th minute, two goals in two minutes immediately after resumption took the issue beyond Yemen’s reach.