LONDON: Arsenal eased fears of being dragged into a relegation battle with a stunning 3-1 win over Chelsea yesterday, as Manchester United’s Premier League title challenge stumbled after they conceded a late equaliser to draw at Leicester. Everton moved into second place, two points behind leaders Liverpool with a 1-0 […]
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PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain have fired their coach Thomas Tuchel with former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino lined up as his replacement, according to various media reports today. The French champions declined to make any comment when contacted by AFP to confirm the reports carried by L’Equipe newspaper and RMC and German […]
LOS ANGELES: Boston Forward Jayson Tatum banked in a game-winning three pointer over Giannis Antetokounmpo with 1.5 seconds left to give the Celtics an 122-121 NBA season-opening victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday. Antetokounmpo, the two-time defending NBA Most Valuable Player, had a chance to tie it from the […]
LONDON: Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, who missed Sunday’s (Nov 22) 3-0 Premier League win over Leicester City after contracting COVID-19, has now tested negative and can return to training, manager Jurgen Klopp has said. Salah tested positive for the coronavirus while on international duty with Egypt last week. “That’s what […]
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool were not derailed by an injury crisis as Jurgen Klopp’s men produced a dominant display to beat Leicester 3-0 and move level on points with Premier League leaders Tottenham on Sunday (Nov 22). Klopp was missing seven first-team regulars through injury and top scorer Mohamed Salah due to […]
MONTEVIDEO: Midfielder Arthur returned to the Brazil side and got the goal that set them on their way to a 2-0 win over Uruguay yesterday but the Juventus player said four wins out of four do not mean Brazil can rest on their laurels. Arthur’s first half goal was fortunate […]
LONDON: England boss Gareth Southgate has said his players are being pressured by their clubs to regulate their playing time with the national team to avoid the risk of injuries amid a tight schedule. With the Covid-19 pandemic tightening the season’s match schedule, player fatigue has become a major issue, […]
SEVILLE: Spain dealt Germany their worst defeat in 89 years yesterday as a stunning 6-0 victory in Seville sent them through to the Nations League semi-finals. Germany have not been beaten so heavily since losing to Austria by the same scoreline in a friendly in 1931. Spain were as sublime […]
BUENOS AIRES: Argentine football star Diego Maradona is recovering well from a brain operation and post-surgery complications and should be discharged over the next couple of days, his personal physician said yesterday. “Diego wants to go home and we are evaluating his discharge,” Leopoldo Luque told reporters outside the hospital […]
BARCELONA: Barcelona forward Ansu Fati will be sidelined for four months after undergoing knee surgery, the La Liga club said yesterday. Fati, who turned 18 last month, ruptured the internal meniscus in his left knee during Barcelona’s 5-2 home win over Real Betis on Saturday. “Ansu Fati has been operated […]