Barcelona were equally keen to make a statement of intent after Neymar’s rancorous departure, and identified Coutinho as the player most likely to fill that void. Liverpool insist that Saturday’s claim by director Albert Soler that the club offered to sell Coutinho for 200 million eurosis false. Saturday, dealing a severe blow to the visitors’ hopes of direct qualification for next year’s World Cup finals in Russia. its with coach Sven GroeneveldMaria Sharapova comes up short again Naomi Osaka in CaliforniaMaria Sharapova hit back at Caroline Wozniacki over a US Open scheduling row on Friday, saying of her bitter Danish rival: “I’m in the 4th round. With three games remaining, unbeaten England lead Group F by two points from Slovakia and victory on. On Sunday, she will face Latvian 16th seed Anatasija Sevastova for a spot in the quarter-finals. He said that India has no dearth of talent and can be a force in world hockey. Hockey India, the sport’s governing body, decided to sack him following a three-day meeting of its 24-member High Performance and Development Committee. And India is rumoured to be in the third tier for its Siri Fort event. After spending four years in India, the Dutchman was informed via a brief email on Saturday that his services as chief coach were no longer required.