CONFERENCE LGE: Villa and Martinez escape red card and Lille to victory
LILLE: Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez saved two spot kicks and survived a bizarre red card incident as his side beat French club Lille on penalties to reach the Europa Conference League semi-finals. A chaotic match ended 3-3 on aggregate after Lille’s 2-1 victory on […]
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EUROPA LEAGUE: Bayer Leverkusen march on — and still unbeaten
LONDON: Newly-crowned Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen reached the Europa League semi-finals but almost lost their season-long unbeaten record as they struck late to draw 1-1 away at West Ham United for a 3-1 aggregate victory. Xavi Alonso’s side trailed to Michail Antonio’s early header and […]
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EUROPA LEAGUE: Marseille edge Benfica on penalties to reach last four
MARSEILLE: Olympique de Marseille claimed a penalty shootout win over Benfica to reach the Europa League semi-finals after Faris Moumbagna’s late second-half goal levelled the tie at 2-2 on aggregate. Benfica’s Angel Di Maria missed the first kick of the shootout striking the post and […]
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FA Cup replays scrapped from first round in 2024-25
LONDON: FA Cup replays will be scrapped from the first round onwards in the 2024-25 competition. All rounds of the Emirates FA Cup will also be played on weekends, including the fifth round which has been played in midweek for the past five seasons. The […]
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Olympic revolution as World Athletics decides to pay prize money to Games gold medallists
—- Pierre de Coubertin, creator of the modern Olympics, might be turning in his two graves after World Athletics said it will become the first international federation to award prize money at the Games – rewarding athletes financially for achieving the pinnacle of sporting success, […]
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EUROPA LEAGUE: Liverpool win — and lose
BERGAMO: Atalanta progressed to the Europa League semi-finals despite losing 1-0 to Liverpool as they triumphed 3-1 on aggregate to move one step closer to a first ever European final for the Serie A side. Atalanta had stunned the Premier League club 3-0 in the […]
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AFC
Qatar seal Knockout berth, Indonesia stun Australia SUPERB INDONESIA DEFEATAUSTRALIA FOR HISTORIC WINDoha: Debutants Indonesia pulled off their first ever win in AFC U23 Asian Cup™ history after edging Australia 1-0 on Thursday evening at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium as Komang Teguh’s first-half header, […]
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Olympic flame for the Paris 2024 Games is lit in Ancient Olympia
ATHENS: On the eve of 100 days to go, the flame for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 has been lit. It was ignited at the historic birthplace of the Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia in Greece. The Olympic flame, embodying peace and hope, will now […]
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Alekna breaks the discus world record with 74.35m in Oklahoma
—- Lithuania’s Mykolas Alekna broke the longest standing men’s world record, throwing an incredible 74.35m* to smash the discus mark at the Oklahoma Throws Series meeting in Ramona. That throw improves the world record of 74.08m set by Jurgen Schult in 1986 – 16 years […]
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London Marathon already topping £63m for entrants’ charities
LONDON: The 2023 TCS London Marathon, the world’s biggest annual one day fundraising event, has already raised £63m for thousands of charities. It is the highest total since 2019 (the last edition of the London Marathon prior to the pandemic) and brings the cumulative total […]
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