Football: Wu’s late penalty earns China a World Cup draw with Australia
SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (REUTERS) – China’s Wu Lei converted a second-half penalty to earn a 1-1 draw with Australia on Tuesday (Nov 16) as Graham Arnold’s Socceroos went a third game in a row without a win in the final round of Asia’s preliminaries for next year’s World Cup. The forward sent Mathew Ryan... » read more
Football: Italy lose three more players ahead of World Cup decider
MILAN (AFP) – Italy were on Saturday (Nov 13) hit with another round of injuries as the European champions prepare for their crucial final 2022 World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland. Having already had captain Giorgio Chiellini and first-choice striker Ciro Immobile among the several players ruled out of Friday’s 1-1 draw with Switzerland, coach... » read more
Football: Conte’s Tottenham battle to goalless draw at Everton
LIVERPOOL (REUTERS) – Antonio Conte’s first Premier League game in charge of Tottenham Hotspur ended in a scrappy 0-0 draw at Everton on Sunday (Nov 7), as a crucial VAR intervention helped them scrape a point. The pivotal moment in a game of few clear chances came just past the hour mark when referee Chris... » read more
Football: Antonio sees red in West Ham’s scoreless draw at Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – Southampton were held to a scoreless draw by ten-man West Ham United in their Premier League clash on Saturday (Sept 11) after the Londoners had striker Michail Antonio sent off in second-half stoppage time for a clumsy challenge. The first half offered little in the way of goalscoring chances as the... » read more
Football: Italy draw with Bulgaria in low-key World Cup qualifiers return for Euro kings
FLORENCE, ITALY (AFP) – Italy made an underwhelming return to action after triumph at Euro 2020 on Thursday (Sept 2) as the Azzurri only managed a 1-1 draw with Bulgaria in a low-key 2022 World Cup qualifier. Some 14,000 fans showed up for the Group C clash at the half-capacity Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence... » read more
Football: Liverpool held by 10-man Chelsea, Man City pile on misery for Arsenal
LONDON (AFP) – Ten-man Chelsea held on for a 1-1 draw at Liverpool after Reece James’ controversial dismissal, while Mikel Arteta urged his Arsenal flops to “look in the mirror” after a dismal 5-0 thrashing at Manchester City on Saturday (Aug 28). European champions Chelsea took the lead through Kai Havertz’s looping header from James’s... » read more
Football: Barcelona’s Dembele needs surgery for Euro injury
BUDAPEST (AFP) – Winger Ousmane Dembele, who was hurt playing for France at Euro 2020, will need surgery his club, Barcelona, said on Tuesday (June 22). The club said on their website that tests on Tuesday had shown “a dislocation of the biceps tendon in his right knee” requiring an operation. Dembele, who left the... » read more
Football: Portugal’s Santos shoulders blame for big loss to resurgent Germany
MUNICH (REUTERS) – Portugal were outnumbered in midfield and failed to keep up with experienced Germany duo Toni Kroos and Ilkay Gundogan in their Euro 2020 group game, coach Fernando Santos said as he took full responsibility for Saturday’s (June 19) humbling 4-2 defeat. Cristiano Ronaldo had put defending champions Portugal ahead inside 15 minutes... » read more
Football: Spirited Greece hold top-ranked Belgium to a 1-1 draw
BRUSSELS (REUTERS) – A spirited Greece fought back to hold top ranked Belgium to a 1-1 draw in their friendly international in Brussels on Thursday (June 3) as Georgios Tzavellas’ second half goal cancelled out an early strike for the hosts from Thorgan Hazard. Belgium were missing several regulars like Thibaut Courtois, Kevin De Bruyne... » read more
Football: Late Davies strike gives Villa 2-2 draw with West Brom
BIRMINGHAM (REUTERS) – Aston Villa substitute Keinan Davies scored in stoppage time to snatch a 2-2 draw at home to Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion in their Premier League clash on Sunday (April 25) with the outcome doing neither side any favours. The result dented West Brom’s forlorn hopes of avoiding relegation as they stayed... » read more
Football: Late Llorente header earns Leeds draw with Liverpool
LEEDS (REUTERS) – An 87th-minute header from defender Diego Llorente gave Leeds United a 1-1 home draw with Liverpool in the Premier League on Monday (April 19) after the home side staged a protest against the breakaway Super League prior to the kickoff. Leeds players came out for their warm-up wearing shirts emblazoned with the... » read more
Football: Chelsea frustrated in 0-0 Champions League draw with Sevilla
LONDON (REUTERS) – Chelsea were frustrated by a disciplined Sevilla as their opening Group E fixture in the Champions League ended in a cagey 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday (Oct 20). Europa League winners Sevilla, who have been a thorn in the side of English clubs in Europe, contained Chelsea’s attacking threats in... » read more
Blades-Cottagers draw one to forget for Mitrovic
LONDON • Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic missed a penalty and gave away a spot-kick as Sheffield United rescued a 1-1 draw in a battle of the Premier League strugglers yesterday. Mitrovic fired over with his second-half penalty when the score was 0-0 at Bramall Lane. Ademola Lookman put Fulham ahead with 13 minutes left, but... » read more