Former Juventus player Stefano Sturaro curled in the opener in the 72nd minute before Goran Pandev netted a goal for the win with a powerful finish nine minutes from time. “I expected a different Juventus,” said coach Massimiliano Allegri referring to the 1-1 draw earlier in the season. “We did not put in a good […]
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has described Manchester United’s FA Cup exit to Wolves as a “big step backward.” The Norwegian said his team’s performance in the 2-1 defeat at Molineux was the “poorest” of his time in charge at Old Trafford as United slumped to back-to-back defeats for the first time since Jose Mourinho’s final two […]
“Real Madrid’s board, meeting today Monday 11 March 2019, have decided to end the contract which linked Santiago Solari to the club as a first-team coach, while offering him to continue working for the club,” the club said in a statement. “Real Madrid thanks Santiago Solari for his work done and the commitment and loyalty […]
TURIN, Italy — Despite resting Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of its crucial Champions League match, Juventus romped to a 4-1 victory over Udinese on Friday with teenager Moise Kean scoring twice. Kean, who received a standing ovation when he was replaced late, also won a penalty which was converted by Emre Can. Blaise Matuidi added the […]
Roger Federer reached a great milestone on Saturday, becoming just the second male player to win 100 singles titles after American Jimmy Connors, who won 109. Federer reached title No. 100 with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Stefanos Tsitsipas at the at the Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championships. The extraordinary @rogerfederer. A gift that keeps on […]
Luis Suarez was the only difference maker as Barcelona booked their spot in the Copa del Rey final with a 3-0 win over Real Madrid. Suarez scored twice and was also involved in another goal as Raphael Varane cleared the ball into his own net with the Barcelona striker putting pressure on the Madrid defenders […]
Arthur is back in Barcelona’s squad for Wednesday’s Copa del Rey semi-final second leg away to Real Madrid following a hamstring injury. Barca announced on February 8 that Arthur had suffered a strain – a problem which it was thought would keep him out of action for a month, thus forcing him to miss the […]
Suresh Raina continues to make his presence felt in the domestic circuit as the left-handed batsman has become the first Indian player to score 8000 runs in T20 cricket on Monday. Raina (8001 runs) achieved this feat when he scored 12 runs for Uttar Pradesh against Puducherry in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match in […]
Barcelona drew (0-0) against Olympique Lyonnais in their Champions League last-16 first leg on Tuesday as both sides remained unbeaten in this season’s competition. The La Liga leaders dominated the match at the Groupama stadium but lacked accuracy up front and their goalkeeper Marc Andre ter Stegen made two great saves that could’ve given the […]
The 39-year-old Jamaican has played in 284 ODIs and needs 273 runs to become the 14th man, and the second West Indian after Brian Lara, to reach 10,000 in ODIs. Gayle said: “In 50-over cricket, definitely the World Cup (is the end). I’m looking to draw the line there. Let the youngsters have some fun […]