Lukaku stays hot in Europa League to earn Roma a draw

Lukaku stays hot in Europa League to earn Roma a draw

Romelu Lukaku shouldered in the equaliser to earn Roma a 1-1 draw away to Feyenoord in the first leg of their Europa League playoff on Thursday. Elsewhere, a pair of Argentine veterans struck late to give their teams victories. Mauro Icardi fired home a shot from the edge of the penalty area in added time to earn Galatasaray a 3-2 home win over Sparta Prague after the Czechs […]

February 16, 2024 14

Sport

English Premier Weekend Preview

Chelsea appear lambs to the slaughter ahead of a trip to Manchester City on Saturday as the English champions have hit top form as the business end of the season approaches. However, Pep Guardiola's men could have ground to make up in the Premier League title race by the time they kick-off at the Etihad with Liverpool and Arsenal in action before them on Saturday. At the other end […]

February 16, 2024 6

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Immobile hands Lazio Champions League advantage over troubled Bayern

Ciro Immobile gave Lazio a slender lead in their Champions League last 16 tie with under-fire Bayern Munich after netting the only goal in a 1-0 win in Wednesday's first leg.Italy forward Immobile slotted home the decisive goal from the penalty spot in the 69th minute at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome to pile pressure on Bundesliga champions Bayern.The spot-kick was won by Gustav Isaksen who was clattered by […]

February 15, 2024 3

Sport

Mbappe scores as PSG take control of Real Sociedad Champions League tie

Kylian Mbappe scored the opener as Paris Saint-Germain took a big step towards reaching the Champions League quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over Real Sociedad in the first leg of their last-16 tie on Wednesday.The mediocrity of PSG's first-half performance at the Parc des Princes may have had their supporters fearing another in a long line of disappointing results down the years in the Champions League knockout stages.But Mbappe, […]

February 15, 2024 7

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Guardiola hails dazzling De Bruyne as Man City cruise towards Champions League quarters

Pep Guardiola hailed Kevin De Bruyne's form "extraordinary" after the Belgian was involved in all three goals as Manchester City beat FC Copenhagen 3-1 on Tuesday to close in on the Champions League quarter-finals. De Bruyne's early opener was cancelled out against the run of play by Magnus Mattsson. Bernardo Silva restored City's lead before half-time, but they had to wait until stoppage time to add further punishment […]

February 14, 2024 1

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‘A mistake’: Leipzig rue disallowed goal in Madrid loss

Leipzig were left to rue a controversial disallowed goal in Tuesday's 1-0 home loss to Real Madrid in their last 16 Champions League clash. Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko scored in the second minute but the linesman raised his flag for offside. Replays showed Sesko was clearly onside but VAR did not overturn the decision. Another Leipzig player, Benjamin Henrichs, was offside and despite not touching the ball, was adjudged to […]

February 14, 2024 4

Sport

Injury crisis ‘can motivate us’, says Madrid boss Ancelotti

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Monday his side's injury crisis could motivate them in Tuesday's last 16 Champions League match at RB Leipzig. Star midfielder Jude Bellingham became the latest addition to the list, injuring his ankle in Saturday's 4-0 league win over Girona. Bellingham joins an injury list which includes goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, centre-backs David Alaba, Nacho Fernandez and Eder Militao, but Ancelotti said "this is […]

February 13, 2024 4

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Villa’s Kamara set to miss rest of season due to knee injury

Aston Villa look set to be without midfielder Boubacar Kamara for the rest of the season after confirming the French midfielder suffered a "significant knee ligament injury" against Manchester United on Sunday. The Athletic reported the 24-year-old has torn his anterior cruciate ligament, which would also end his chances of being part of France's Euro 2024 squad. "Aston Villa can confirm Boubacar Kamara has suffered a significant knee ligament […]

February 13, 2024 2

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Juve shocked as Udinese hand Inter title gift

Inter Milan have a seven-point lead and a game in hand at the top of Serie A after their closest challengers Juventus fell to a shock 1-0 home defeat to Udinese on Monday. Juve's title hopes took a hit at the Allianz Stadium in Turin after Lautaro Giannetti poked home the only goal of the game in the 25th minute. Argentine defender Giannetti's strike was his first since signing […]

February 13, 2024 4