Cristiano Ronaldo scored a spectacular hat-trick to fire Juventus into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday that saw his side claim a thrilling tie 3-2 on aggregate. The Portuguese superstar scored two headers either side of halftime and a late penalty to clinch…
A Birmingham City fan has been jailed for 14 weeks for attacking Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish during the second city derby. Paul Mitchell, 27, ran on to the pitch and hit Grealish from behind about 10 minutes into Sunday’s game. Mitchell, admitted assault and encroachment on to the pitch…
Paris St-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe says he has not slept since their Champions League last-16 exit to Manchester United. The French champions, who won 2-0 at Old Trafford, were knocked out by Marcus Rashford’s injury-time penalty. Qatari-backed PSG have never been beyond the quarter-finals despite plenty of investment. “I’m stunned.…
Zinedine Zidane is set to return as Real Madrid manager just 10 months after leaving the Spanish giants, according to reports. The Frenchman will replace Santiago Solari, who was in charge for less than five months. Former Real midfielder Zidane, 46, left in May after leading the club to a…
Liverpool maintained the pressure on Premier League leaders Manchester City by coming from behind to beat Burnley in tricky conditions at Anfield. The Clarets took a shock sixth-minute lead when Ashley Westwood scored direct from a corner, although it appeared Reds’ goalkeeper Alisson had been impeded by James Tarkowski. But…
Arsenal inflicted Ole Gunnar Solskjaer‘s first domestic defeat as Manchester United caretaker manager to leapfrog their opponents into the Premier League’s top four with a vital 2-0 victory at the Emirates on Sunday. Granit Xhaka beat David de Gea with a swerving shot from outside the penalty area, which the…
Lionel Messi has been named in the Argentina squad for the first time since the 2018 World Cup. The Barcelona forward, 31, has missed six international friendlies following defeat by eventual winners France in the last 16 in Russia in June. Argentina captain Messi, his country’s record scorer with 65…
Arsenal manager Unai Emery says he has “confidence” his side can overturn Rennes’ 3-1 lead at Emirates Stadium in the second leg of their Europa League last-16 tie. Alex Iwobi‘s early cross-shot had put Arsenal in front but they lost control of the game after Sokratis Papastathopoulos‘ dismissal for a…
Callum Hudson-Odoi scored his third Europa League goal of the season as Chelsea beat Dynamo Kiev in their last-16 first-leg match to put one foot in the quarter-finals. The lively Pedro opened the scoring from close range as he ran on to Olivier Giroud‘s backheel. Willian struck the second goal…
LeBron James passed Michael Jordan for fourth place on the NBA all-time scoring list during the Los Angeles Lakers’ clash with the Denver Nuggets. James started the game needing 13 points to surpass Jordan’s 32,292 career total. With the Lakers trailing 55-35 with 6:45 remaining in the second quarter, James…
