In what could be said to be the start of mind games ahead of the Carabao cup final, Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp says he believes Chelsea are “definitely” favourites for Sunday’s Carabao Cup final but said his depleted Liverpool side “will go for it”. The Premier League leaders had nine senior players missing for Wednesday’s…
A very late goal put Porto in the driving seat in their Champions League tie against Arsenal on Wednesday night The Gunners were stunned as Galeno scored in stoppage time to give Porto the advantage from the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. The Brazilian winger took a few touches to set himself…
Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen scored in his first game for Napoli since December to salvaged a draw as they held Barcelona to a 1-1 draw in their Champions League last-16 first leg. Robert Lewandowski put Barca in the lead in the 60th minute in Italy when he arrowed an effort into the bottom corner from the…
German Champions Bayern Munich have agreed to part ways with Manager Thomas Tuchel at the end of the season. Tuchel’s position has come under threat following three consecutive defeats in all competitions that have left the German champions eight points behind Bayer Leverkusen in the title race and facing an uphill task to reach the…
World number two Tennis player Carlos Alcaraz retired from the Rio Open on Tuesday after suffering a right ankle injury early in his opening match against Brazilian Thiago Monteiro. Alcaraz, the top seed in the singles draw, was facing Brazilian wild card Thiago Monteiro in the first round. During the first game, Alcaraz returned a…
Erling Haaland benefited from a slip by Brentford defender Kristoffer Ajer in the 71 st minute to score a vital winner 19 minutes from time as Manchester City eventually broke Brentford’s stubborn resistance to close within a point of the Premier League summit. What looked set to be a night of frustration at Etihad Stadium…
Borussia Dortmund and PSV Eindhoven have it all to play for in the second leg after Luuk de Jong’s coolly converted penalty earned PSV a draw in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. The Dutch striker equalised 10 minutes into the second half after Mats Hummels was adjudged to have fouled Malik…
Inter Milan will go into the second leg of their champions league round of sixteen tie with Atletico Madrid with a one goal advantage after substitute Marko Arnautovic scored the only goal in their match against the Spanish side Lautaro Martinez’s shot was parried into the path of Arnautovic by Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak and…
The funeral for Kenyan world marathon record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was killed in a car crash this month, has been brought forward to Friday. Kiptum’s death, just a few months after he smashed the world marathon record and before the Paris Olympics shocked his home country and the world of athletics. “Kelvin will be laid…
Arsenal travel to Porto for the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday as they bid to make the quarter-finals for the first time since 2009-10. The Gunners topped their group on their return to the competition after a six-year absence and face the 30-time Portuguese champions for a place in the…
