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[ad_1] MONACO : Wissam Ben Yedder’s brace helped AS Monaco strengthen their hold on second place in Ligue 1 with a 4-1 home win over relegation battling Clermont on Saturday, leaving the visitors rooted to the bottom of the table. Monaco are on 61 points with two games remaining, nine behind Paris St Germain who […]

[ad_1] LONDON : Fulham substitute Raul Jimenez missed a golden chance to settle Saturday’s West London derby in his side’s favour but they drew 0-0 at Brentford in a Premier League game of missed chances. Jimenez had been on the field for nine minutes when set up by Adama Traore’s cross but, despite having time […]

[ad_1] AC Milan’s disappointing campaign has put Stefano Pioli under scrutiny, but he is fully concentrated on a positive end to the season despite speculation regarding his future and protesting fans, the manager said on Saturday (May 4). Milan are second in the Serie A standings, but are 19 points adrift of champions Inter Milan, […]

[ad_1] LONDON : Arsenal cleared another hurdle in their Premier League title quest with a 3-0 victory over Bournemouth in their penultimate home game on Saturday to pile the pressure on Manchester City. A penalty shortly before halftime converted by Bukayo Saka gave Arsenal the lead, Leandro Trossard eased the nerves inside the Emirates Stadium […]

[ad_1] BERLIN : Kuwait’s Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has been banned for 15 years from all positions within the International Olympic Committee over ethics breaches, the Olympic ruling body has decided. In a letter seen by Reuters, IOC Director General Christophe De Kepper informed all IOC members of the Executive Board decision to sanction the […]

[ad_1] Juventus and AS Roma are involved in the battle for Champions League qualification in Serie A and, after the latter’s defeat in Europe, Massimiliano Allegri expects to face a side hungry to bounce back, the Juve coach said on Saturday. Roma, who lost their Europa League semi-final first leg 2-0 to German champions Bayer […]

[ad_1] Questions about his imminent appointment as Liverpool manager are becoming a drag for Dutchman Arne Slot as he prepares to lead Feyenoord through the final weeks of the season. He will celebrate his 100th match in charge of the Dutch side on Sunday but his pre-match press conference was again dominated by his impending […]

[ad_1] Ineos Grenadiers rider Geraint Thomas said he is enjoying his underdog status at the Giro d’Italia with all eyes focused on Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar. Two-times Tour de France champion Pogacar, making his Giro debut, has racked up seven wins in 10 days of racing this season and is a huge favourite for this year’s […]

[ad_1] The undisputed light heavyweight championship bout between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol in Saudi Arabia has been postponed after Beterbiev suffered a ruptured meniscus in training, promoters Top Rank Boxing said on Friday. The bout, scheduled for June 1 in Riyadh, was set to unify Russian-born Canadian Beterbiev’s WBC, IBF and WBO belts with […]

[ad_1] Borussia Dortmund can rotate their side for this weekend’s game with Augsburg after their win over Paris St Germain in midweek secured Germany a fifth place in next season’s Champions League, manager Edin Terzic said on Friday (May 3). Dortmund are fifth in the standings, and with a 12-point gap over Eintracht Frankfurt and […]