[ad_1] LONDON :Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola lashed out at the FA Cup schedule after his side beat Chelsea 1-0 to reach the final on Saturday, three days after their treble bid was ended by defeat on penalties by Real Madrid in the Champions League. A late goal by Bernardo Silva got holders City over […]
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Arsenal go top of Premier League with dour 2-0 win over Wolves
[ad_1] WOLVERHAMPTON, England : Goals from Leandro Trossard and Martin Odegaard gave Arsenal a gritty 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers that sent them back to the top of the Premier League table on Saturday after a game that otherwise won’t live long in the memory. Arsenal lead on 74 points, one point ahead of Manchester […]
Rallying-Neuville leads Evans in Croatia Rally
[ad_1] Hyundai’s world championship leader Thierry Neuville edged out Toyota’s Elfyn Evans in a thrilling fight for the lead as the penultimate stage of the Croatia Rally ended with the top three drivers separated by 11.6 seconds on Saturday. The Belgian finished 4.9 seconds ahead of Evans to take a provisional 18 points in the […]
Coventry seeking to revive spirit of 1987 in Cup semi-final
[ad_1] LONDON : Coventry City will seek to revive the spirit of 1987 as they try to pull of a shock and beat Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Sunday. The Midlands club won the Cup for the only time in their history that year, upsetting Tottenham Hotspur in a thrilling […]
Leicester take big step towards promotion to Premier League
[ad_1] Leicester City took a huge step towards a Premier League return with a 2-1 home win over West Bromwich Albion but Southampton’s automatic promotion hopes are hanging by a thread after they lost by the same scoreline at Cardiff City on Saturday. Wilfried Ndidi and Jamie Vardy were on target for Leicester, with Vardy […]
Burnley raise survival hopes with 4-1 win at bottom side Sheffield United
[ad_1] SHEFFIELD :Burnley scored twice within three minutes in the first half and thwarted a second half comeback attempt by bottom side Sheffield United to boost their own Premier League survival hopes with a 4-1 win on Saturday. Burnley, 19th, moved to 23 points from 34 matches, three below 17th-placed Nottingham Forest who have a […]
Former Wimbledon and French Open champion Muguruza retires
[ad_1] Spain’s former world number 1 and Wimbledon and French Open champion Garbine Muguruza announced her retirement at a news conference on Saturday, making the extended break she had announced a year ago a permanent step. Venezuelan-born Muguruza won the French Open in 2016 and Wimbledon in 2017, and she reached the final of the […]
Chelsea stun holders Barcelona 1-0 in Women’s Champions League semis first leg
[ad_1] BARCELONA, Spain : An Erin Cuthbert strike gave Chelsea a shock 1-0 win over reigning champions Barcelona in the Women’s Champions League semi-final first leg at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium on Saturday, as Emma Hayes’ side target their first European title. Barcelona, who have not lost at home since February 2019, dominated early […]
No rush to win league title for quadruple-chasing PSG, says Luis Enrique
[ad_1] Paris St Germain are in no rush wrap up the Ligue 1 title as they also have a Champions League semi-final to plan for as well as the Coupe de France final, manager Luis Enrique said on Saturday. PSG won the Trophee des Champions in January, and following their 4-1 win over Barcelona on […]
Hurricanes march on as Auckland give Brumbies the blues
[ad_1] Wellington Hurricanes maintained their 100 per cent start to this year’s Super Rugby Pacific with a 38-15 win over Fijian Drua, while Canterbury Crusaders slipped back to the foot of the table with a 37-15 loss to the Western Force on Saturday. There were also wins for Auckland Blues and Queensland Reds. The Hurricanes […]