Football: Premier League top three need penalties to scrape wins
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – Premier League leaders Manchester City and title challengers Liverpool and Chelsea all needed penalties to secure victories on Saturday (Dec 11), leaving the top of the table unchanged. Manchester City beat Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Etihad thanks to a Raheem Sterling spot kick after a controversial penalty award. Liverpool also won... » read more
Football: Jorginho’s late penalty gives Chelsea dramatic win over Leeds
LONDON (AFP) – Thomas Tuchel praised Jorginho’s “sacrifice” after the wounded Chelsea midfielder held his nerve to score the stoppage-time penalty that sealed a dramatic 3-2 win against Leeds on Saturday (Dec 11). Tuchel’s side bounced back from their two-game winless run but not before surviving a major scare at Stamford Bridge. Leeds went ahead... » read more
Formula One: Verstappen risks grid penalty after summons to stewards
DOHA (REUTERS) – Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen could face a grid penalty after being summoned by stewards for allegedly failing to slow when warning flags were waved during his final qualifying lap at the Qatar Grand Prix on Saturday (Nov 20). The Dutch 24-year-old qualified second, with title rival Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes on... » read more
Formula One: Hamilton to take five place grid penalty in Brazil
SAO PAULO (REUTERS) – Lewis Hamilton will take a five-place grid penalty for Sunday’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix in another blow to the Briton’s hopes of winning a record eighth Formula One world championship this season. The Mercedes driver is 19 points adrift of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who is building momentum with four races... » read more
Formula One: Dogged by engine issues, Mercedes dominate US grand prix opening practice
AUSTIN (AFP) – Despite further engine issues, Mercedes dominated Friday’s (Oct 22) opening practice for the United States Grand Prix with Valtteri Bottas edging world champion Lewis Hamilton and the rest of the field far back. Bottas, who will face a five-place grid penalty after Mercedes changed his engine for the fifth time this season,... » read more
Formula One: Bottas takes five-place grid penalty for sixth engine
AUSTIN, TEXAS (REUTERS) – Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas will have a five-place grid penalty for Sunday’s US Grand Prix after taking his sixth engine of the Formula One season. Drivers are allowed only three engines without penalty and Bottas has already had grid drops at the Italian and Russian Grands Prix. The... » read more
Formula One: Verstappen gets 3-place grid penalty for Hamilton crash at Monza, say stewards
MONZA (AFP) – Red Bull’s championship leader Max Verstappen was handed a three-place grid penalty for his role in the frightening crash with Lewis Hamilton in Sunday’s (Sept 12) Italian Grand Prix, the stewards at Monza announced. The Dutch driver was “predominantly to blame” for the incident that wiped him and his Mercedes rival out... » read more
Football: Guardiola plays down Aguero’s fluffed penalty
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola refused to criticise striker Sergio Aguero for his dreadful failed attempt at a chipped penalty in Saturday’s (May 8) 2-1 Premier League defeat to Chelsea. City had just taken a 1-0 lead when they were awarded a chance to make it 2-0 at the break after... » read more
Football: Manchester United end City’s winning streak with derby victory
MANCHESTER (REUTERS) – Manchester City’s 21-match winning streak was ended by rivals Manchester United as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side enjoyed a 2-0 Premier League derby victory at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday (March 7). United won thanks to an early penalty from Bruno Fernandes and a second-half strike from Luke Shaw with the result narrowing... » read more
United need to improve fast after lucky break
LONDON • Bruno Fernandes believes Manchester United have the quality to do “much better”, after his twice-taken penalty saw off lowly West Bromwich Albion 1-0 to end a run of six games without a Premier League win at Old Trafford. The Portugal midfielder got a second chance, after Sam Johnstone had saved his first spot... » 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