[ad_1] Aston Villa boss Unai Emery said he was at a loss to explain how his side threw away a 2-0 lead in Saturday’s 3-3 home draw against Brentford which dented their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League next season. Villa were leading 2-0 with a little over half-an-hour to play when Brentford scored […]
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Kopecky sprints to Paris-Roubaix Femmes title
[ad_1] World champion Lotte Kopecky sprinted to the Paris-Roubaix Femmes title in a thrilling finish on Saturday. Belgium’s Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) was in a lead group of six when the 148.5km race arrived at the famous Roubaix velodrome and had enough in the tank to outpace her rivals. Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) finished second while Pfeiffer […]
Luton strike late for vital win over Bournemouth
[ad_1] LUTON, England : Carlton Morris scored a late winner as relegation-threatened Luton Town came back from a goal down to claim a dramatic 2-1 win over Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday. Marcus Tavernier put the visitors ahead in the 52nd minute, 20 minutes before Jordan Clark scored his first goal of the […]
De Bruyne’s return to top form is major boost for City
[ad_1] LONDON : Watching Kevin De Bruyne’s masterful performance in Manchester City’s 4-2 thrashing of Crystal Palace on Saturday, it was hard to believe he missed the first five months of the Premier League season recovering from hamstring surgery. The Belgian midfielder struck twice and provided the assist Erling Haaland’s goal at Selhurst Park and […]
De Bruyne double leads City to emphatic win at Palace
[ad_1] LONDON: Kevin de Bruyne struck twice to inspire Manchester City to a dominant 4-2 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday (Apr 6) and move the champions level on points with Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table. Stunned by conceding an early goal scored by Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, De Bruyne equalised […]
Celtics hold off Fox, Kings to extend NBA win streak
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES: The top-seeded Boston Celtics held off a 40-point display from De’Aaron Fox and a furious fourth-quarter rally to beat the Sacramento Kings 101-100 on Friday (Mar 6). Boston, already assured of entering the playoffs as the NBA’s number one-ranked team, looked to be strolling to a comfortable victory after taking a 19-point lead […]
Trabzonspor’s six-match spectator ban reduced to four
[ad_1] Turkish Super League club Trabzonspor’s six-match spectator ban imposed after their supporters stormed on to the pitch and fought with Fenerbahce players has been reduced to four matches after an appeal to the Turkish Football Federation (TFF). The TFF’s arbitration board also reduced their fine from 3,000,000 to 448,000 Turkish Lira ($14,000). The board […]
Motor Racing-McLaren’s Norris eyes best chance to beat Red Bulls
[ad_1] SUZUKA, Japan : McLaren’s Lando Norris said he will have his best chance in recent memory of beating Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez when he lines up just behind the pair for Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix. Norris, who finished third in Saturday’s qualifying, less than three tenths of a second behind pace-setting […]
Motor Racing-Mercedes car feels best in years, Hamilton says
[ad_1] SUZUKA, Japan : Lewis Hamilton said his Mercedes Formula One car is the best it has felt in more than three years despite a middling qualifying session at the Japan Grand Prix on Saturday dominated by rivals Red Bull. Seven-times world champion Hamilton, who leaves the Silver Arrows for Ferrari at the end of […]
Verstappen takes pole position at Japanese GP for third year in a row
[ad_1] SUZUKA, Japan : Formula One world champion Max Verstappen took pole position for a third straight year at the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday, with Sergio Perez qualifying second to ensure a Red Bull front-row lockout. McLaren’s Lando Norris will start Sunday’s race in third place. Verstappen, who will be looking for a third […]