London, United Kingdom | AFP | Sadio Mane has urged Liverpool to use the worst week of their season as fuel to power the Premier League leaders a step closer to the title when they face Bournemouth on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp’s side crashed to a stunning 3-0 defeat against struggling …
Read More »Ronaldinho and brother will not face prosecution for fake passports
Asuncion, Paraguay | AFP | Former Brazilian football star Ronaldinho and his brother were “deceived” and will not face prosecution for traveling to Paraguay on false documents, officials said Thursday. Prosecutor Federico Delfino said he had recommended not pursuing Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto de Assis Moreira. “But on the …
Read More »Rooney urges Man Utd fans to be patient
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Wayne Rooney has urged Manchester United fans to be patient, saying it could take “two or three years” before they return to the top of the game. Rooney, United’s record scorer with 253 goals, is set to face his old club in the FA Cup …
Read More »Liverpool beaten again as Chelsea ease into FA Cup quarters
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Chelsea inflicted a third defeat in four games on Liverpool to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals as goals from Willian and Ross Barkley gave Frank Lampard’s men a much-needed lift at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday. Liverpool remain well on course for a first league title in 30 years with …
Read More »Klopp to beef up FA Cup side as Liverpool look to bounce back
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Jurgen Klopp said he would name a more senior side for Liverpool’s FA Cup trip to Chelsea on Tuesday after relying on the club’s talented youngsters to make it to the fifth round. Klopp left under-23 coach Neil Critchley, who was named Blackpool manager on …
Read More »Team Uganda upbeat about Tokyo 2020 games slots
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The team that represented Uganda in the just concluded All Africa Paralympic Games held in Morocco has returned home this evening, with 10 medals. The team won three gold, three silver and four bronze medals in the competition which was also the Paralympic qualifier event …
Read More »Wilder to face Fury for another rematch in July
Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Tyson Fury and dethroned world champion Deontay Wilder will stage the next leg of their fight trilogy in July at the Las Vegas venue where their rematch took place. Wilder officially exercised his right to another fight against Fury and plan is to have …
Read More »Bekele breaks Farah’s London half-marathon record
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele broke Mo Farah’s course record as he won the London half-marathon on Sunday in a time of one hour and 22 seconds. Bekele took 1min 18sec off the record set in 2019 by British distance great Farah, who missed this year’s …
Read More »Watford ends Liverpool’s unbeaten Premier League run
❎Liverpool’s run: WWDDWDWDWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWDWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWL Watford, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool’s 44-game run without defeat in the Premier League came to a crashing end as relegation-threatened Watford thrashed the European champions 3-0 on Saturday. Ismaila Sarr’s double and Troy Deeney’s strike 18 minutes from time ended Liverpool’s hopes of romping to …
Read More »Barca and Madrid seek boost in crisis Clasico between giants in decline
Madrid, Spain | AFP | La Liga’s most important Clasico for years might also be the most mediocre on Sunday as Barcelona and Real Madrid each fight to lift the gloom by deepening the other’s sense of crisis. Two points separate the league’s leading pair, making this weekend’s meeting at the …
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