Manchester United succumbed to a second consecutive defeat on Monday to intensify the pressure on manager Jose Mourinho as Harry Kane and a Lucas Moura double moved Tottenham joint top of the Premier League with 3-0 win at Old Trafford. United now trail Spurs, Liverpool and Chelsea by six points and stand four adrift of […]
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Defending US Open champion Rafael Nadal sent close friend David Ferrer into Grand Slam retirement on Monday when his veteran compatriot was forced to quit their first round match with injury, but former winners Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka made successful returns to New York. Ferrer, a former world number three but now standing at […]
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Watford’s Premier League title challenge remains on course after the Hornets picked up a 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace to get Sunday’s action underway. With nine points through their first three matches, Watford are third in the league table, trailing Liverpool and Chelsea. The Blues maintained their perfect start with a hard-fought 2-1 win against […]
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Arsenal secured their first Premier League win under new manager Unai Emery on Saturday, as they beat West Ham United 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium. Liverpool moved to the top of the table after beating Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 on Saturday. Mohamed Salah was on target for the Reds, who made it three wins […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo is still waiting for his first competitive goal in Italy but the Portuguese superstar made a 2-0 winning home debut with Juventus as Carlo Ancelotti’s Napoli came from two goals down to beat AC Milan 3-2 in the second round of Serie A action. Ronaldo, 33, unintentionally played a role in Mario Mandzukic’s […]
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Spain’s footballers union threatened on Wednesday to strike over controversial plans to play a La Liga match in the United States, blasting a decision based only on “money and business”. “We are tired of these unilateral decisions that directly affect the players like this plan of playing outside Spain,” said David Aganzo, the president of […]
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Liverpool’s James Milner’s converted a penalty kick on the stroke of halftime and Sadio Mane added a late second goal to secure a hard-fought 2-0 win at Crystal Palace on Monday. The English Premier League fixture offers an accomplished performance from Juergen Klopp’s side. With Virgil Van Dijk in commanding form at centre-half, Liverpool looked […]
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Following the exciting Premier League games played on Saturday, we witnessed some interesting displays and scorelines on Sunday. Manchester City continued their rapid start to the new Premier League season by hammering Huddersfield Town 6-1 at the Etihad Stadium. The champions made it two wins from two with a goal rush that included a hat-trick […]
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Chelsea roared into a two-goal lead thanks to rapid strikes from Pedro and Alvaro Morata. The latter has had trouble finding the net recently but got back on track thanks to a potent partnership with creative full-back Cesar Azpilicueta: Arsenal’s defence had been ripped apart with alarming ease, but the Gunners were creating chances. The […]
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Saul Niguez and Koke scored in extra time as Atletico Madrid fought back to beat city rivals Real Madrid 4-2 and win the UEFA Super Cup in Tallinn on Wednesday, as Julen Lopetegui got off to a losing start with the European champions. Real had earlier looked set to win the trophy in their first […]
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