Bayern Munich advanced to the Club World Cup final after two Robert Lewandowski goals were enough to seal a 2-0 victory over African champions Al Ahly in Monday’s semi-final. The European champions face Tigres in the final on Thursday after the Mexican club saw off Brazilian giants Palmeiras in Sunday’s other semi-final. Lewandowski gave Bayern […]
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Manchester United maintained their three-point advantage over Liverpool at the top of the Premier League but were denied a famous win at Anfield by Alisson Becker’s heroics in a 0-0 draw on Sunday. Liverpool remain third after failing to score for a third straight league game, but were grateful to their Brazilian goalkeeper to extend […]
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Inaki Williams’s brilliant strike in extra time earned Athletic Bilbao a 3-2 win over FC Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday, with Lionel Messi sent off in the final stages. The Basque side, who last won the trophy in 2015 with a 5-1 aggregate victory over the Catalans, grabbed a last minute […]
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Manchester City shook off the impact of a COVID outbreak in their ranks to outclass Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge and put themselves firmly in the Premier League title mix on Sunday. City manager Pep Guardiola had six players unavailable after positive tests, but his team responded in scintillating fashion with goals by Ilkay Gundogan, […]
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Everton missed the chance to go a point behind local rivals Liverpool at the top of the Premier League as Tomas Soucek’s late strike earned West Ham a 1-0 win at Goodison Park on Friday. In a disappointing game of few chances, Soucek was in the right place to stab home Aaron Cresswell’s deflected shot […]
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Marcus Rashford struck a last-minute goal against Wolverhampton Wanderers to give Manchester United a 1-0 win in a Premier League fixture at Old Trafford on Tuesday. Tuesday’s game seemed destined to be a draw when Rashford took possession on the edge of the area, near to the goal-line in the 93rd minute. After cutting inside […]
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Anthony Joshua set up a potential world heavyweight unification bout against Tyson Fury with a dominant ninth-round knockout of Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev at London’s Wembley Arena on Saturday. In front of 1,000 fans with attendance limited due to coronavirus restrictions, Joshua ensured there was no repeat of a shock defeat in his first clash with […]
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Chelsea threw away their chance to go top of the Premier League as Gylfi Sigurdsson’s penalty earned Everton a vital 1-0 win in front of 2,000 fans at Goodison Park. A first defeat in 18 games, excluding penalty shootouts, leaves Frank Lampard’s men still two points adrift of Tottenham and Liverpool at the top of […]
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Chelsea moved top of the Premier League after coming from behind to beat Leeds 3-1 on the night 2,000 fans returned to Stamford Bridge. The Blues had to bounce back after Patrick Bamford’s early opener against his former club. But the home fans in attendance after the coronavirus-enforced absence got a glimpse of why Frank […]
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Manchester City closed to within three points of the top of the Premier League as Raheem Sterling found his form in a routine 2-0 win over Fulham. Kevin De Bruyne was also on target from the penalty spot as City recorded back-to-back league wins for the first time this season to move into the top […]
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