insert_link Sport Guardiola ponders Man City struggles Pep Guardiola admits "struggling" Manchester City's unexpected stumble in the Premier League title race has left him searching for solutions to the champions' problems. Guardiola's side crashed to a lacklustre 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa on Wednesday as their winless run in the league extended to four matches. City are languishing in fourth place, six points behind leaders Arsenal and four adrift of second-placed Liverpool. After successive draws with […] todayDecember 7, 2023 4
insert_link Sport Villa up to third after Man City win Unai Emery refused to label Aston Villa as Premier League title contenders after his side climbed to third place with a 1-0 win against champions Manchester City. Villa underlined their impressive rise since Emery took charge last season when they out-played treble winners City on Wednesday. Leon Bailey's deflected strike in the 74th minute gave Villa a club record-equalling 14th consecutive home victory. City boss Pep Guardiola believes Villa […] todayDecember 7, 2023 6
insert_link Sport Germany through to Women’s Nations League final Germany booked their place at the Women's Nations League finals, where they will also fight for their spot at the 2024 Olympic Games, after grinding out a 0-0 draw in Wales on Tuesday. The Germans were level on 12 points with Denmark in Group A3 going into the game although their better head-to-head record meant they simply needed to match the Danes' result against Iceland. In the end, the Danish […] todayDecember 6, 2023
insert_link Sport Messi named Time Magazine’s “Athlete of the Year” Lionel Messi has been named Time magazine's "Athlete of the Year" for 2023 after a trailblazing season marked by an eighth Ballon d'Or award and his ground-breaking move to Major League Soccer's Inter Miami. Time said the Argentine superstar had already had a transformative impact on the American sporting landscape, which has been historically slow to embrace football."Lionel Messi this year managed to do what once seemed impossible, when he […] todayDecember 6, 2023 2
insert_link Sport Arsenal moves clear atop the English Premier League Arsenal moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League after Declan Rice's last-gasp goal capped the leaders' thrilling fightback in their 4-3 win against Luton on Tuesday. Rocked by a pair of costly blunders from keeper David Raya, Mikel Arteta's side trailed 3-2 in the second half of a pulsating clash at Kenilworth Road. But Arsenal roared back to consolidate their lead at the top of […] todayDecember 6, 2023 3
insert_link Sport Manchester City charged over Haaland meltdown Manchester City were charged by the Football Association on Monday over their players' behaviour in the final moments of their 3-3 draw against Tottenham at the weekend.Several City stars, including an irate Erling Haaland, surrounded referee Simon Hooper after he failed to play advantage in the closing moments of a thrilling Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.Haaland was fouled but shrugged off the challenge from Emerson […] todayDecember 5, 2023 6
insert_link Sport Kluivert fired by Adana Demirspor Former Dutch international Patrick Kluivert has been relieved of his duties as manager of after the Turkish club won just one of their last six matches."We are parting ways by mutual agreement with our coach, Mr. Patrick Kluivert," said the club which stands fifth in the league table."We would like to thank Mr. Kluivert and his staff for their contribution to our club, and wish him success for the […] todayDecember 5, 2023 4
insert_link Sport Banyana Banyana qualify for WAFCON Janine van Wyk became the most capped African footballer on Monday after making a 185th appearance for Banyana Banyana in a 2-0 African Women's Cup of Nations qualifying win over Burkina Faso. She overtook Egyptian Ahmed Hassan, who held the record since retiring in 2012 having represented his country 184 times. Central defender Van Wyk, 36, played for eight minutes against the Burkinabe in the western Pretoria township of Atteridgeville before […] todayDecember 5, 2023
insert_link Sport Drama in close Premier League matches Tottenham's Dejan Kulusevski headed a dramatic late equaliser in a six-goal thriller at Manchester City on Sunday after Liverpool staged a sensational comeback on a breathless afternoon in the Premier League. High-flying Aston Villa scored in the 90th minute to draw 2-2 at Bournemouth while 10-man Chelsea shrugged off a red card for captain Conor Gallagher to edge Brighton 3-2 on a day when 24 goals were scored in […] todayDecember 4, 2023 5
