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Red cards chaos at Goodison after Everton snatch last-ditch derby draw

LONDON: A VAR ruling in the eighth minute of stoppage time cleared a last-gasp equaliser from James Tarkowski as Everton rescued a 2-2 draw to deny Liverpool in the last Merseyside derby at Goodison Park. Chaotic scenes in the technical areas, the crowd and among […]


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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Bayern survive late pressure to snatch victory at Celtic

GLASGOW: Bayern Munich scored either side of halftime through Michael Olise and Harry Kane but had to endure late pressure from hosts Celtic before securing a 2-1 victory in their Champions League playoff first leg. Olise’s stunning shot in the 45th minute put the German […]


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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Bellingham strikes late as Real Madrid overturn lead

MANCHESTER: Jude Bellingham struck a stoppage-time goal to earn Champions League holders Real Madrid a 3-2 victory away to Manchester City in the first leg of their knockout phase playoff. Kylian Mbappe and Brahim Diaz also struck for Real, to cancel out a double from […]


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Kane pulls level with Salah in latest ESM European Golden Shoe ranking

KEIR RADNEDGE REPORTS: Harry Kane is up on terms with Mo Salah at the top of the ESM Golden Shoe rankings for European football’s leading league marksman. England’s captain struck twice in Bayern Munich’s 3-0 weekend defeat of Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga while Liverpool […]


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FA CUP: Red faces at Liverpool after shock exit to struggling Plymouth

LONDON: Liverpool finished on the wrong end of the biggest upset of the fourth round of the FA Cup in losing 1-0 at Plymouth. The scale of the surprise was underlined by their respective league positions with Liverpool running away at the top of the […]


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Barcelona’s 10 men win in Sevilla to trim Real Madrid’s LaLiga lead

MADRID: Fermin Lopez scored and was sent off in a 15-minute spell as Barcelona closed the gap on Real Madrid at the top of La Liga to just two points with a brilliant win at Sevilla. With the score level at half-time, Lopez was introduced […]


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Mbappe to rescue as Real hit back for derby draw with Atletico

MADRID: Kylian Mbappe rescued a point for Real Madrid in a tense derby with city rivals Atletico Madrid as the hosts remained top of La Liga. Diego Simeone’s side had gone in front through a controversial 35th-minute penalty converted by Julian Alvarez, who chose the […]


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