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[ad_1] DORTMUND, Germany : Borussia Dortmund are relishing a re-match with Paris St Germain in the Champions League semi-finals after knocking out Atletico Madrid in a thrilling tie on Tuesday to set up a meeting with the French side they played in the group stage. Dortmund overturned a 2-1 deficit from their quarter-final first leg […]

[ad_1] BARCELONA: Kylian Mbappe struck twice as Paris Saint-Germain battled back to beat 10-man Barcelona 4-1 and book a place in the Champions League semi-finals with a 6-4 aggregate triumph on Tuesday (Apr 16). Raphinha fired Barcelona ahead early on but Ronald Araujo’s 29th-minute red card turned the tide in PSG’s favour, despite the Spanish […]

[ad_1] DORTMUND, Germany : Borussia Dortmund stormed into the Champions League semi-finals with a rip-roaring 4-2 home win over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday that saw them fight back from a 2-1 defeat in the first leg to win the tie 5-4 on aggregate. Julian Brandt put Dortmund level on aggregate in the 34th minute, and […]

[ad_1] MUNICH, Germany : Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said his side must change the narrative versus Bayern Munich given their poor record against the German side as they prepare for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday. Arsenal lost 5-1 on their last two trips to Bayern in the Champions League and […]

[ad_1] Rafa Nadal said he was delighted to make a winning return at the Barcelona Open on Tuesday and that it meant a lot to him after going through a tough period due to injuries, as he advanced to the second round with a 6-2 6-3 victory over Flavio Cobolli. The 37-year-old Spaniard beat the […]

[ad_1] MANCHESTER, England : Real Madrid have forgotten last season’s heavy defeat at Manchester City in the Champions League as they prepare to return to The Etihad for their quarter-final, second leg on Wednesday, coach Carlo Ancelotti said. Last term, Real played out a 1-1 home draw with City in the semi-final, first leg before […]

[ad_1] SHANGHAI: The path to becoming China’s first Formula 1 driver was a lonely one that required endurance and tough self-discipline, Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu said Tuesday (Apr 16), ahead of his first grand prix race in his hometown Shanghai. The motorsport event will return to the country for the first time in five years this […]

[ad_1] (Refiles amending day of week to Tuesday in paragraph four) By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England :While Manchester City midfielder Bernando Silva said he and his team mates are motivated by the possibility of winning their second consecutive treble, manager Pep Guardiola cautioned against dreaming too far ahead. City host Real Madrid in the second […]

[ad_1] MADRID : Spain’s government said on Tuesday it will decide whether to suspend the frontrunner to lead the country’s soccer federation (RFEF) while it determines with FIFA how to reform an organization mired in a corruption scandal. Jose Manuel Rodriguez Uribes, president of the state-run Superior Council of Sport (CSD), told a parliamentary hearing […]

[ad_1] (Refiles fixing slug. No change to text.) :Bayern Munich have a slight edge over Arsenal in the Champions League given their rich history in the competition, but they still have to be at their best to beat them, coach Thomas Tuchel said on the eve of Wednesday’s quarter-final second leg. Bayern have not gone […]