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[ad_1] MADRID : Real Madrid defender Antonio Ruediger said he is both impressed and surprised with the impact England midfielder Jude Bellingham has had on the team at the age of just 20 after he was signed from Borussia Dortmund last June. The 31-year-old German defender heaped praise on Bellingham’s leadership qualities, which has already […]

[ad_1] :Everton were docked two more points by the Premier League on Monday – their second points deduction this season – after the club’s appeal against a charge for a breach of Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) was unsuccessful, the league said on Monday. The deduction leaves Everton in 16th place on 27 points, two […]

[ad_1] LONDON : The super computers and number crunchers still don’t fancy Arsenal’s chances of winning a compelling three-way Premier League title race despite, on current form, the London club being the best team in England. Twelve months ago Arsenal were gobbled up by a relentless Manchester City in a two-horse race, but this time […]

[ad_1] The performances of Willy Kambwala and Kobbie Mainoo in Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool show that Manchester United have a bright future, manager Erik ten Hag said. Luis Diaz put Liverpool ahead in the first half at Old Trafford before Bruno Fernandes equalized and 18-year-old Mainoo made it 2-1 for United in the second […]

[ad_1] SYDNEY : Fijian Drua have condemned the alleged racist abuse aimed at scrumhalf Frank Lomani by a fan during last weekend’s Super Rugby Pacific match against Melbourne Rebels. The incident came after the Fiji international was shown a red card for elbowing an opponent in the head in the 41-20 loss at Melbourne Rectangular […]

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES: Paul George led a remarkable comeback on Sunday (Apr 7) as the Los Angeles Clippers overturned a 26-point deficit to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-118 in the NBA. George erupted for 23 points in a fourth-quarter charge, including the go-ahead shot with seven seconds remaining, and then made a crucial block to […]

[ad_1] MANCHESTER, England :Mohamed Salah scored a late equaliser from a penalty kick as Liverpool escaped Old Trafford with a single point in a 2-2 draw with Manchester United to climb to even on points with Premier League leaders Arsenal. Salah stroked home in the 84th minute for his sixth league goal at Old Trafford, […]

[ad_1] Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino said his squad lacks the maturity to compete every three days in the Premier League after they were held 2-2 by bottom side Sheffield United on Sunday. Chelsea, who beat Manchester United 4-3 at home on Thursday, opened the scoring at Bramall Lane through Thiago Silva but were pegged back […]

[ad_1] Ekaterina Poistogova-Guliyev looks set to lose her silver medal from the 800 metres at the London Olympics after being banned for four years for historic doping by the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF). The 33-year-old, who competed for Russia before switching allegiance to Turkey, had all of her results from July 2012 to Oct. 2014 […]

[ad_1] Szoboszlai, Salah and Darwin Nunez were all wasteful in front of goal. Liverpool did lead 1-0 at half-time as Luis Diaz fired in Darwin Nunez’s header from a corner. The pattern looked set to continue at the start of the second period as Nunez had a goalbound effort blocked. But Liverpool were stunned as […]