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[ad_1] Players must accept criticism as readily as praise at Manchester United, Bruno Fernandes said after the Portuguese midfielder rescued his side with two goals in a 4-2 home Premier League victory over Sheffield United. Fernandes made it 2-2 from the penalty spot in the 61st minute then put United ahead with a long-range strike […]

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES: The Miami Heat unleashed a barrage of three-pointers to score a series-levelling 111-101 upset over the top-seeded Boston Celtics in their NBA Eastern Conference playoff duel on Wednesday (Apr 24). Eighth seeds Miami, playing without the injured Jimmy Butler, produced a battling performance to knot the best-of-seven-series at 1-1 as the teams […]

[ad_1] WOLVERHAMPTON, England : Bournemouth snapped a three-game winless run in the Premier League with a 1-0 victory at former manager Gary O’Neil’s Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday courtesy of a first-half strike from Antoine Semenyo. The win moved Bournemouth up to 10th place on 45 points, while Wolves, who have picked up just two points […]

[ad_1] LIVERPOOL: Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored in a pulsating 2-0 home victory over Liverpool in the Merseyside derby on Wednesday (Apr 24) that could prove to be the death of the visitors’ withering Premier League title hopes. Everton’s first derby victory at Goodison Park in more than 13 years prevented Liverpool from […]

[ad_1] MANCHESTER: Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes came to his side’s rescue with two goals in a 4-2 home victory over the Premier League’s bottom club Sheffield United on Wednesday (Apr 24) just when more trouble loomed for beleaguered manager Erik ten Hag. Twice United trailed against a side destined for a quick return to […]

[ad_1] :Barcelona boss Xavi Hernandez on Wednesday reversed his decision to step down at the end of the season and agreed to stay in charge of the LaLiga giants for the 2024-25 campaign, a club spokesperson confirmed to Reuters. Xavi spent most of the day in meetings with Barca officials and agreed to honour the […]

[ad_1] MELBOURNE : Australian cyclist Jai Hindley will continue to race for Bora-Hansgrohe in 2025 after signing a contract extension with the German UCI WorldTeam outfit. Media had speculated Hindley might seek opportunities elsewhere following Bora’s signing of Primoz Roglic, the four-times Grand Tour winner. However, Hindley will remain at Ralph Denk’s team in service […]

[ad_1] LIVERPOOL: Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp apologised to fans after a 2-0 loss to Everton in the Merseyside derby that all but extinguished their faint hopes of winning the Premier League title. “(Leaders Arsenal and Manchester City) must have a very bad moment,” Klopp, who looked completely shattered, said when asked about his team’s chances. […]

[ad_1] BERGAMO, Italy : Two stoppage-time goals helped Atalanta beat ten-man Fiorentina 4-1 in the second leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final on Wednesday to send them into the final with a 4-2 aggregate victory. Atalanta will face record 14-times winners Juventus in the final on May 15 in Rome after they qualified with a […]

[ad_1] LONDON : Crystal Palace made absolutely sure of Premier League safety with an impressive 2-0 home defeat of Newcastle United on Wednesday with both goals scored by Jean-Philippe Mateta. It was a well-deserved win for the hosts while Newcastle’s European hopes were dealt a blow with a 10th away defeat. Mateta put Palace ahead […]