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Football

Real Madrid continue to rewrite history after defeating Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup which opened the door for Zinedine Zidane to join a very exclusive club. Until August 9, just five men had lifted the trophy as both player and coach with the Frenchman becoming the sixth member.

TRANSFERS (JULY – AUGUST):

English Premier League (EPL):
Adam El-Abd from Bristol City to Shrewsbury ;
Ahmed Musa from CSKA Moscow to Leicester;
Idrissa Gueye from Aston Villa to Evert;
Mohamed Salah from Chelsea to Roma;
Ramadan Sobhi from Al Ahly to Stoke;
Zlatan Ibrahimovic from Paris St-Germain to Manchester.

English Football League (EFL):
Adi Yussuf from Mansfield to Crawley on loan;
Almen Abdi from Watford to Sheffield Wednesday;
Easah Suliman from Aston Villa to Cheltenham on loan;
Hamza Choudhury from Leicester to Burton on loan;
Idris Saadi from KV Kortrijk to Cardiff;
Mohamed Diame from Hull to Newcastle;
Pajtim Kasami from Olympiacos to Nottingham Forest.

Scottish Premiership:
Kolo Toure from Liverpool to Celtic.

European:
Hatem Ben Arfa from Nice to Paris St-Germain;
Medhi Benatia from Bayern Munich to Juventus

Tennis

World number one doubles pair Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza have ended their partnership after 16 months. The pair have won 14 titles since April 2015, including three consecutive Grand Slams.

However, a 41-match winning streak ended in February and they have failed to advance beyond the quarter-finals in their past four events. Hingis and Mirza will reunite to defend their WTA Finals title in Singapore in October.
 

Full list of Muslim medalists at the Rio Olympics will be available in the next issue of  The Muslim News.