Football: Ronaldo buys time for Solskjaer as Man United thump Spurs
LONDON (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo rode to the rescue of beleaguered Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Saturday (Oct 30) as the visitors thumped toothless Tottenham 3-0 to restore pride after their humiliation by Liverpool. United arrived in London smarting from their 5-0 home hammering by their fiercest rivals last week, which led to... » read more
Football: Leicester storm back to sink Manchester United 4-2 in thriller
LEICESTER (REUTERS) – Leicester City fired on all cylinders late on to beat Manchester United 4-2 at home in the Premier League on Saturday (Oct 16), ending a four-match winless run and piling more pressure on visiting manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The result also ended United’s record 29-game unbeaten away run in the league as... » read more
Every game is tough, says Pep
LONDON • Manchester City’s streak of 16 wins in all competitions is by far the best of any club in Europe’s “Big Five” leagues so far this season. The next best run has been the 10 straight victories by world champions Bayern Munich and that was earlier in the term, so Pep Guardiola’s men are... » read more
EPL bosses open to limiting heading
LONDON • Players should stop heading the ball in training if research proves it leads to dementia when they are older, said several Premier League managers since the topic came to the fore following the death of England’s Nobby Stiles at age 78 last month. Stiles and many of his 1966 World Cup-winning teammates had... » read more