Derided by opposition fans for trampling over German football traditions, RB Leipzig find themselves in the unusual position of not being cast as the bad guys as the Champions League's group of death kicks off on Wednesday. Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain will cross swords again in Group A with …
Read More »Joshua ‘needs to fight’ fellow heavyweight champion Fury
Anthony Joshua has said he needs a fight against Tyson Fury "on my record" before his career is finished because boxing as a whole required at least one bout between the two British heavyweights. Between them, the two boxers currently hold all the major versions of the heavyweight world title. …
Read More »Townsend and Gray give Everton cutting edge
Everton manager Rafa Benitez has lauded the new signings of Andros Townsend and Demarai Grey as both scored in a 3-1 win against Burnley on Monday to maintain their side’s impressive start to the new campaign. Without the injured Dominic Calvert-Lewin, the hosts were struggling and were trailing 1-0 by …
Read More »Meet Pakistan’s top female javelin thrower
“It has been very difficult to explain to people. I have been training for javelin throw since I started sports in school. Before Arshad Nadeem’s Olympic campaign nobody would understand what I have been training for,” Fatima Hussain, a young woman elaborates what it means to be a javelin thrower …
Read More »Tearful Djokovic copes with Slam heartbreak, crowd love
Tearful Novak Djokovic felt relief and sadness after his Grand Slam dream died with a US Open final defeat, overcome by loss but winning heartfelt support from New York fans. World number one Djokovic missed the first calendar-year Slam since 1969 at the final hurdle Sunday, losing to Russia's second-ranked …
Read More »Solskjaer says not impossible to leave Ronaldo out of team
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said he will carefully manage Cristiano Ronaldo's playing time but has to balance that with getting the 36-year-old Portugal forward settled into the side. Ronaldo, who has rejoined United after 12 years away, marked his comeback at Old Trafford with two goals in Saturday's …
Read More »Lukaku fills Chelsea’s striker void
Romelu Lukaku has fulfilled his dream of starring as Chelsea's number nine — now the Belgium striker plans to fire his boyhood club's bid to retain the Champions League. Lukaku scored at Stamford Bridge for the first time on Saturday as his double inspired Chelsea's 3-0 win against Aston Villa. …
Read More »Hamilton and Verstappen blame each other for crash
Formula One title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen took each other out of the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, with Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff slamming the incident as a 'tactical foul'. Red Bull and championship leader Verstappen saw it differently and accused seven-time world champion Hamilton of not …
Read More »I wanted to remember 1000th game forever, says jubilant Mourinho
Jose Mourinho says he was lying to himself by attempting to play down the significance of his 1000th game in management after he oversaw a thrilling last-gasp win for AS Roma over Sassuolo on Sunday. Stephan El Shaarawy’s stoppage-time winner sealed a 2-1 victory for the capital club in a …
Read More »Arsenal’s Arteta was at his ‘lowest’ after Man City defeat
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he was at his "lowest" point after last month's heavy defeat by Manchester City left them bottom of the league. Arsenal lost their first three league games, including a 5-0 thrashing at City, before Saturday's 1-0 home win over Norwich City lifted them to 16th …
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