Guardiola says City have ‘four finals ‘ in Champions League race
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola was in little mood to dwell on reaching a third successive FA Cup final after beating Nottingham Forest on Sunday, with his thoughts quickly turning to the race to secure Champions League football next term. The all-conquering City machine went haywire earlier this season, losing five straight games and nine […]
Gasperini insists Champions League far from certain for Atalanta
Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini stressed that qualifying for the Champions League is an extraordinary achievement and urged perspective after his side dropped points in the race for a top-four spot with a draw against Lecce on Sunday. Gasperini’s side drew 1-1 at home against lowly Lecce thanks to a late Mateo Retegui penalty. With […]
Dutch coaches may be back in vogue after Slot’s Premier League success
Dutch coaches have worked for decades across European leagues but Arne Slot is the first to win the top flight in England where many of his compatriots have suffered dents to their reputations over the years. The 46-year-old led Liverpool to the Premier League title with Sunday’s 5-1 thumping of Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield, sealing […]
‘Let’s enjoy it,’says Conte as Napoli move top and book Champions League spot
Napoli coach Antonio Conte said it was time to savour the moment after his side went three points clear in the Serie A title race with victory against Torino on Sunday with the win also securing their return to Europe’s elite club competition. Two first-half goals from Scott McTominay helped Napoli to a 2-0 home […]
No World record but Warholm shows ominous early season hurdles form
Norwegian hurdling great Karsten Warholm surprised himself with how good he felt in his first run-out of the season at the Xiamen Diamond League on Saturday. The 29-year-old was all smiles after taking two tenths of a second off his own world best time by clocking 33.05 seconds to win the rarely-run 300 metres hurdles. […]
Australian female players to see minimum pay double in four years
Australian female basketball players are set to see their minimum salary levels double over the next four years and gain base-level pay parity with men in the third year, in what the country’s basketball bodies called “a historic” deal. A new collective bargaining agreement will lift the minimum salary for players in the Women’s National […]
Ethiopian Assefa pulls away to win London Marathon
Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa shattered the women’s-only world record in winning the 45th London Marathon on Sunday, while Kenyan Sebastian Sawe made a brilliant tactical decision to demolish a stacked men’s field en route to victory. The 28-year-old Assefa, silver medallist in the event at last year’s Paris Olympics, pulled away from Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya […]
CAF President Patrice Motsepe meets Ghana’s President Mahama to boost football ties
CAF President Patrice Motsepe met Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama at the Flagstaff House in Accra on Saturday, as part of his visit to Ghana for key football engagements. Motsepe, who arrived earlier in the morning to a rousing welcome at Kotoka International Airport, was received by Ghana Football Association President Kurt Okraku and cheering […]
Egypt’s Al-Ahly part ways with coach Koller
Egypt’s Al Ahly have parted ways with coach Marcel Koller after being knocked out of the Champions League semifinal. The 64-year-old came under fire as the defending champions were stunned by South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns on the away goal rule as they played to a 1-1 second leg draw in Cairo on Friday, following a […]
Montpellier relegated to Ligue 2 after 16-year top-flight stint
Montpellier were relegated to Ligue 2 after 16 successive seasons in France’s top flight following Monaco’s 1-1 draw with Le Havre on Saturday. Montpellier’s fate was sealed ahead of their game against Reims on Sunday as they remain rooted to the bottom of Ligue 1 with just 15 points from 30 games. With a maximum […]