Liverpool stormed to a 4-0 victory over Tottenham at Anfield, overturning their 1-0 first-leg loss and securing a place in the EFL Cup final against Newcastle United. Cody Gakpo opened the scoring in the 33rd minute, finishing expertly after a sublime assist from Mohamed Salah with the outside of his boot. Tottenham suffered a setback before…
Newcastle United are once again within one victory of ending a 56-year wait for silverware after convincingly beating Arsenal at St James’ Park last night. Eddie Howe’s side, who held a 2-0 advantage from the semi-final first leg, completed the second part of the assignment with a 2-0 win on home soil thanks to goals…
Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez is set to be sidelined for the rest of the season after suffering a cruciate knee ligament injury The 27-year-old was taken off on a stretcher late on during the home defeat by Crystal Palace on Sunday with an issue United boss Ruben Amorim described at the time as a…
Liverpool manager Arne Slot says Trent Alexander-Arnold will miss the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final against Tottenham on Thursday. Alexander-Arnold was substituted after 70 minutes in the Premier League win at Bournemouth on Saturday with what appeared to be a thigh injury. The Reds, who won the League Cup last season in Jurgen…
Two-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one Simona Halep has retired from tennis. The Romanian announced her decision on court at the Transylvania Open following her 6-1 6-1 first-round loss to Lucia Bronzetti. The 33-year-old recently said she was considering retirement because of a knee injury that forced her to withdraw from Australian Open…
Britain’s Emma Raducanu lost in the first round of the Abu Dhabi Open as she went down in straight sets to former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova. Raducanu was beaten 6-3 6-4 as she proved unable to take advantage of her late wildcard entry to the main draw. She made a positive start against Czech Vondrousova…
Manchester United have completed the signing of Denmark defender Patrick Dorgu from Lecce on a five-and-a-half-year deal. The deal for the 20-year-old is worth £25m (30m euros), with a potential £4.1m (5m euros) in add-ons. Dorgu has made 57 appearances for Lecce since his senior debut at the start of last season, having joined the…
England Captain Harry Kane scored twice as Bayern Munich survived a remarkable comeback by strugglers Holstein Kiel to move nine points clear at the top of the Bundesliga. Kiel, who showed positive glimpses throughout the game, pulled the score back to 4-3 in stoppage time despite Bayern having been 4-0 up, but could not find…
Aston Villa Striker Jhon Duran has completed his move to Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr from in a deal that could be worth up to £71m. The 21-year-old Colombian will join new team-mates Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane in Riyadh. “Aston Villa can confirm that Jhon Duran has joined Al Nassr,” the club said. “Everyone…
Aston Villa Striker Ollie Watkins has told manager Unai Emery he wants to stay at the club amid interest from Arsenal. Arsenal made an approach for the England international on Monday but it was turned down with Villa saying they have no plans of selling their man Emery said Watkins, who scored in Wednesday’s 4-2 Champions League…
