Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP | Lewis Hamilton has warned Ferrari to shape up and mount a serious title challenge after his Mercedes team swept the first four races of the season. The defending five-time world champion, who finished second behind his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas in Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, said …
Read More »Liverpool’s Van Dijk wins PFA player of year award
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk was named as England’s PFA Player of the Year for 2019 on Sunday. Van Dijk succeeded Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah in winning the award, voted for by his fellow players and saw off competition from Manchester City striker Raheem Sterling. …
Read More »Five things we learned from the Premier League
Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester City remain just a point ahead of Liverpool at the top with two games of the Premier League season to go as both were victorious again this weekend. By contrast, the pack of four chasing behind them for Champions League football failed …
Read More »Stephen Kiprotich third best at Hamburg Marathon
TOP 6 Hamburg ▶ 1 Tadu Abate ETH 2:08:26 (est Prize) 💶25k Euro ▶ 2 Ayele Abshero ETH 2:08:27 💶 15k Euro ▶ 3 Stephen Kiprotich UGA 2:08:32 💶 10k Euro ▶ 4 Jiksa Tolosa ETH 2:08:52 💶 5k Euro ▶ 5 Lucas Rotich KEN 2:09:48 💶 3k Euro ▶ 6 Robert Chemonges UGA 2:10:00 💶 1k Euro Women ▶ 8th …
Read More »Pogba, Hazard futures cast cloud over Champions League chase for Man Utd, Chelsea
Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United and Chelsea’s chances of a top four Premier League finish will depend largely on Paul Pogba or Eden Hazard inspiring their faltering sides over the finish line. French midfielder Pogba and Belgian captain Hazard will line up on opposite sides on Sunday as …
Read More »Barcelona want La Liga trophy and ‘powerful boost’ ahead of Liverpool semi
Barcelona, Spain | AFP | Clinching La Liga before their Champions League semi-final with Liverpool would give Barcelona a “very powerful” boost, coach Ernesto Valverde said on Friday. The runaway Spanish league leaders are nine points clear with four games to play. They will seal the title if Atletico Madrid lose …
Read More »Neymar banned for three Champions League matches over ref rant
Lausanne, Switzerland | AFP | Neymar was suspended for three Champions League matches by UEFA on Friday for a foul-mouthed tirade at match officials following Paris Saint-Germain’s shock exit from this season’s tournament to Manchester United. The Brazil star missed the 3-1 Champions League second leg last 16 defeat on March …
Read More »Mo Farah bust up with Gebrselassie escalates over assault claim
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Athletics icons Mo Farah and Haile Gebrselassie are locked in an escalating dispute just days away from the London Marathon with claims of robbery and an alleged assault at the heart of the row. Britain’s quadruple Olympic champion Farah, aiming to win Sunday’s race, went …
Read More »It is Mo Farah vs Gebrselassie – off the track
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Athletics icons Mo Farah and Haile Gebrselassie are locked in an escalating dispute just days away from the London Marathon with claims of robbery and an alleged assault at the heart of the row. Britain’s quadruple Olympic champion Farah, aiming to win Sunday’s race, …
Read More »Man Utd can still qualify for Champions League, says Solskjaer
Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United can still qualify for the Champions League despite a collapse in form extended by their derby defeat against Manchester City. United have now lost seven of their past nine games in all competitions, leaving them three points behind fourth-placed …
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