Villa held by Everton after Moreno strike ruled out

Villa held by Everton after Moreno strike ruled out

Aston Villa's Premier League title challenge hit a roadblock as Alex Moreno's strike was controversially disallowed by VAR in Sunday's 0-0 draw against Everton. Unai Emery's side would have moved level on points with leaders Liverpool if they had won at freezing Goodison Park. But the decision to rule out Moreno's effort for offside forced Villa to settle for a point that leaves them in third place. The offside […]

January 15, 2024 3

Sport

Spurs spoil Ratcliffe’s first visit as Man Utd co-owner

Manchester United failed to welcome the club's new co-owner Jim Ratcliffe to Old Trafford with a win as Tottenham twice came from behind to claim a 2-2 draw on Sunday. Ratcliffe was in attendance for the first time since agreeing a deal to take a 25 percent stake of the English giants for $1.3 billion. Goals for United forwards in the Premier League have been in short supply at […]

January 15, 2024

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Fleetwood denies McIlroy in Dubai Invitational

Tommy Fleetwood conjured up a birdie-birdie finish to deny Rory McIlroy and win the Dubai Invitational on Sunday. "It was amazing winning," Englishman Fleetwood said. "Like almost everybody else in the world of golf, I don't win anywhere near as much as I would like to but just that winning feeling great." Fleetwood enjoyed a one-shot lead over McIlroy going into the fourth round. And he was a […]

January 15, 2024 1

Sport

Exciting cycling season lying ahead

The 2024 men's cycling season gets underway at the Tour Down Under this week at the start of a year which will see a potentially spectacular Tour de France and the Paris Olympics. Here AFP Sport takes a look at what to expect in 2024: Remco Evenepoel and Mathieu van der Poel are the two favourites to succeed Ecuador's Richard Carapaz as Olympic champion. This summer's 273km road race […]

January 15, 2024 2

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Murray’s playoff birdie delivers emotional Hawaii PGA victory

Grayson Murray sank a 38-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to win a three-man playoff on Sunday at the US PGA Tour Sony Open, completing a stunning personal comeback. The 30-year-old American, who battled back from alcohol abuse and mental issues, beat countryman Keegan Bradley and South Korean An Byeong-hun to capture his second career tour title. Murray, who claimed his only prior PGA Tour title at […]

January 15, 2024 2

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Injured Williamson set to miss remainder of Pakistan series

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, who suffered a hamstring injury in the second Twenty20 against Pakistan, is unlikely to take any further part in the series, coach Gary Stead said Monday. Williamson was already set to miss the third game on Wednesday, and with the first Test against South Africa less than three weeks away, Stead said his star batsman would probably sit out the final two games as […]

January 15, 2024 3

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Cramps and tears as Medvedev beats brutal heat at Australian Open

Frenchman Terence Atmane smashed his racquet, served underarm and retired in tears as he dealt with serious cramp in pushing third seed Daniil Medvedev hard at the Australian Open on Monday. The qualifier struggled in the searing heat on Margaret Court Arena, stunning the Russian by taking the first set but was unable to continue when trailing 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, 1-0. "The conditions were brutal," said two-time tournament finalist Medvedev. […]

January 15, 2024 2

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Cowboys crash out with shock loss to Packers, Lions advance

Miami, Jan 15, 2024 (AFP) - The Dallas Cowboys crashed out of the NFL playoffs with a humiliating 48-32 defeat to the seventh-seeded Green Bay Packers in the wildcard round on Sunday while the Detroit Lions advanced with a 24-23 win over the Los Angeles Rams. The Packers, the youngest team in the NFL who snuck into the playoffs on the final day of the regular season with a […]

January 15, 2024 6

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Kenya and China win World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger in Dubai

Kenya have been a mainstay on the HSBC SVNS and are aiming to return at the first opportunity following their relegation to the Challenger last year, and they got off to the perfect start with victory in Dubai. They were made to work for the gold medal in a hard fought final win over Chile which finished 12-5. Earlier in the day Kenya had beaten Uruguay 21-5 in […]

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