Tennis: Tsitsipas retires with arm injury as seeds fall in Paris
PARIS (AFP) – French Open finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas headed a long list of seeds to exit the Paris Masters on Wednesday (Nov 3) as an arm injury forced him to retire from a match for the first time in his career. The 23-year-old Greek was clearly out of sorts from the beginning of his second-round... » read more
Football: Leaders Chelsea survive late siege to beat Brentford 1-0
LONDON (REUTERS) – Chelsea beat neighbours Brentford 1-0 to keep their grip on the Premier League’s top spot on Saturday (Oct 16) thanks to a Ben Chilwell strike but they owed their three points as much to goalkeeper Edouard Mendy who denied the hosts with a string of late saves. Chilwell, back in the team... » read more
Football: Mourinho suffers first defeat as Roma boss at Verona
VERONA (REUTERS) – Jose Mourinho suffered his first defeat since returning to coach in Italy as his AS Roma side were beaten 3-2 by Hellas Verona in a thrilling Serie A encounter on Sunday (Sept 19). A stunning volley from Verona captain Marco Faraoni proved decisive, ending Roma’s 100 per cent start to the Serie... » read more
Football: Man United beat Everton 4-0 in final pre-season friendly
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – Manchester United beat Everton 4-0 at Old Trafford on Saturday (Aug 7) in their final friendly before the start of the Premier League season. Goals in the first half hour by Mason Greenwood, Harry Maguire and Bruno Fernandes put last season’s league runners-up in the driving seat before Diogo Dalot completed... » read more
Football: Switzerland beat Turkey 3-1 to keep Euro 2020 hopes alive
BAKU (REUTERS) – Xherdan Shaqiri scored twice to lead Switzerland to a 3-1 win against Turkey on Sunday (June 20) in their Euro 2020 Group A match that kept their hopes of reaching the knockouts alive. Turkey exit the competition after a third straight defeat while the Swiss hope to progress to the last 16... » read more
Football: Italy beat Wales as both teams advance to last 16
ROME (REUTERS) – Italy topped their group in the European Championship after a third straight win on Sunday (June 20), with a first-half goal from Matteo Pessina giving them a 1-0 victory over 10-man Wales, who also advance to the knockout stages of the competition. The Italians had already guaranteed their progress, while Wales secured... » read more
Football: Juventus beat Atalanta 2-1 to win Italian Cup
REGGIO EMILIA, ITALY (AFP) – Juventus beat Atalanta 2-1 to win the Italian Cup on Wednesday (May 19) as Italian fans returned to the stadium for the first time in over a year. Goals from Dejan Kulusevski after half an hour and Federico Chiesa with 15 minutes to go gave Andrea Pirlo’s Juventus their second... » read more