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[ad_1] SHEFFIELD: Sheffield United striker Ollie McBurnie snatched a stoppage-team equaliser to secure a 2-2 draw at home to Chelsea in his side’s battle for Premier League survival on Sunday (Apr 7). The Blades remain bottom of the table on 16 points with seven games left, while Chelsea are ninth on 44 after extending their […]

[ad_1] Extreme marathon runner Russ Cook completed his run across the entire length of Africa in Tunisia on Sunday after travelling through 16 countries, with the 352-day odyssey including being robbed at gunpoint and suffering food poisoning. Cook started his adventure last April at Africa’s most southerly point, the South African village of L’Agulhas, and […]

[ad_1] LONDON :Former Tottenham Hotspur defender and Wimbledon manager Joe Kinnear has died aged 77, his family said in a statement. The ex-Ireland international, who won 26 caps, had been living with dementia since 2015 and finished his managerial career in 2009 with Newcastle United. “We are sad to announce that Joe passed away peacefully […]

[ad_1] :Fenerbahce’s players walked off the pitch after one minute of Sunday’s Turkish Super Cup match against Galatasaray, forcing the game to be abandoned and conceding the trophy. Fenerbahce, who fielded their Under-19 team, withdrew from the rearranged match in Sanliurfa about 1,000 km from Istanbul after Galatasaray’s Argentine striker Mauro Icardi scored. Media reported […]

[ad_1] TURIN, Italy :Juventus returned to winning ways after four league games without a victory thanks to a 1-0 success against Fiorentina with a first-half goal from Federico Gatti to consolidate their hold on third place in Serie A on Sunday. Juve now have 62 points, closing the gap with second-placed AC Milan to six […]

[ad_1] MANCHESTER, England : Liverpool’s dramatic 2-2 draw at Manchester United on Sunday could come back to haunt them in the hunt for their first Premier League title in four years but manager Juergen Klopp urged the club’s supporters to remain calm. Liverpool needed an 84th-minute equaliser from Mohamed Salah to escape from Old Trafford […]

[ad_1] LONDON :Tottenham Hotspur boosted their Champions League qualifying hopes with a 3-1 home win over relegation-battling Nottingham Forest on Sunday to move into fourth spot in the Premier League. Second-half goals from Micky van de Ven and Pedro Porro, after Forest’s Chris Wood had cancelled out Murillo’s own goal in the opening period, helped […]

[ad_1] SHEFFIELD, England : Sheffield United’s striker Ollie McBurnie snatched a stoppage-team equaliser to secure a 2-2 draw at home to Chelsea in their battle for Premier League survival on Sunday. The Blades remain bottom of the table on 16 points and have seven games left to play, while Chelsea are ninth on 44 points […]

[ad_1] Sophie Ingle announced on Sunday that she is stepping down as Wales captain after leading the side for nine years. The 32-year-old Chelsea midfielder, who was first appointed to the role in February 2015, said it was now time for someone else to take over. “I just think it’s the right time for me […]

[ad_1] PARIS : Mathieu van der Poel stormed to a second victory in the Paris Roubaix on Sunday after the Dutchman launched a stunning solo attack 60 km from the finish line to win his second Monument of the year following his Tour of Flanders victory last weekend. On the 260-km “Hell of the North” […]