Ahead of their Europa League quarter-final first leg on Thursday against Italian side Atalanta, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says injured trio Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alisson and Diogo Jota are back in training but there is “no decision” about whether they will face Atalanta. Out since February, the three players returned to training on Tuesday. “That we…
Atletico Madrid survived a late Borussia Dortmund fightback to hold a slender advantage after the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. Diego Simeone’s side made a blistering start at Estadio Metropolitano and Rodrigo de Paul put them in front in the fourth minute after intercepting Ian Maatsen’s loose pass as Dortmund tried to play…
Five-time champions Barcelona came from behind to earn after though scoring first to beat Paris St-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final in Paris Xavi’s side were in danger of being overawed by a hostile Parisian crowd but the Barcelona boss used his bench to magnificent effect to turn the tie in…
Tyson Fury says Oleksandr Usyk is too small to compete with him in their undisputed heavyweight world title fight. Briton Fury, 35, is the WBC champion, while Ukraine’s Usyk, 36, holds the WBA, WBO and IBF belts. Fury said former cruiserweight champion Usyk will be “found wanting” on 18 May in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. “You…
A Court in Spanish on Wednesday dismissed appeals against the provisional release on bail of former Brazil international footballer Dani Alves from jail while awaiting his conviction for rape. One of the world’s most decorated footballers, Alves, 40, was in February sentenced to four-and-a-half years in jail for raping a young woman in the VIP…
Liverpool star, Luis Diaz said he was star struck when he first met Argentina legend, Lionel Messi. During an interaction with Colombian magazine, SoHo, the Liverpool man claimed that he almost felt like dying on meeting the former Barcelona man. He explained that it was the excitement of seeing the 36-year-old that almost killed him….
Harry Kane returned to north London with a goal as Arsenal’s Champions League hopes hang in the balance after they fought out a draw with Bayern Munich in the quarter-final first leg at Emirates Stadium. Kane, Tottenham’s record goalscorer, received a predictably hostile reception from Arsenal’s supporters, who saw the Gunners make the perfect start…
Defending champions Manchester City and Real Madrid shared six goals in a thriller to leave their Champions League quarter-final evenly poised after the first leg at the Bernabeu. Pep Guardiola’s side took the lead in the second minute when Bernardo Silva cleverly snuck a 25-yard free-kick round the wall past goalkeeper Andriy Lunin. Two deflected…
A Spanish tennis player has been banned from the sport until 2039 after admitting to 35 corruption charges. Aaron Cortes, 29, fixed the outcome of matches for money, bet on tennis, failed to report corrupt approaches and gave money to tournament officials in exchange for a wildcard, said the International Tennis Integrity Agency. It gave…
Nigeria’s Super Falcons are through to the football event of the 2024 Olympic Games after a 0-0 draw in the second leg of qualifiers against South Africa in Pretoria. Having won the first leg 1-0 in Abuja last Friday, Randy Waldrum’s ladies qualified with the same aggregate score line. Unlike in the first leg, the…
