Harry Kane scored two goals in the second-half, including an injury time winner, to snatch Bayern Munich a 2-1 home win over RB Leipzig on Saturday, ending the side’s worst run since 2015. Bayern had lost three matches in a row for the first time in nine years before the club announced this week that...
Diogo Jota faces “months” on the sidelines after damaging his knee in Liverpool’s win at Brentford, adding to manager Jurgen Klopp’s mounting injury woes as they chase Premier League glory. Saturday’s 4-1 win victory in London on Saturday came at a heavy cost as forward Jota and midfielder Curtis Jones were both forced off in...
Mohamed Salah will leave the Egypt squad at the Africa Cup of Nations to continue treatment on a hamstring injury at his club Liverpool, the country’s football association said on Sunday, but they hope he will return to the tournament in Ivory Coast. “Salah will attend (Monday’s) game against Cape Verde and then will travel...
Novak Djokovic is once again red-hot favourite at the Australian Open as he chases an unprecedented 25th Grand Slam title, but a wrist problem and the emergence of Carlos Alcaraz puts his all-conquering reign under threat. The 36-year-old from Serbia defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in last year’s final for a record-extending 10th Melbourne crown then added...
Liverpool have suffered a blow after England defender Trent Alexander-Arnold was ruled out for several weeks with a knee injury suffered in last weekend’s FA Cup win at Arsenal. Reds assistant manager Pep Lijnders confirmed Alexander-Arnold’s injury when he spoke to the media on Tuesday ahead of Wednesday’s League Cup semi-final first leg against Fulham....
Novak Djokovic suffered a frustrating fitness saga as a wrist problem led to the Serb’s upset 6-4, 6-4 loss to Australia’s Alex de Minaur in the quarter-finals of the United Cup in Perth on Wednesday. Djokovic, who received multiple massages on court on his troublesome right wrist — hurt in training 24 hours earlier — fell...
Champions Barcelona visit Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Saturday reeling after midfield Gavi’s devastating cruciate ligament injury, which is set to rule him out for the rest of the season. Coach Xavi Hernandez has called the 19-year-old the “soul” of the team on multiple occasions and his tenacity will be badly missed with the...
Kane Williamson marked his return to the World Cup with an undefeated 78 as New Zealand cruised past Bangladesh by eight wickets on Friday but the captain was forced to retire hurt with a thumb injury. Williamson had been sidelined with a serious knee injury picked up during the IPL and sat out New Zealand’s...
Staff Reporter MARSEILLE, FRANCE, Sept. 23 — Namibia’s captain, Johan Deysel, has issued a heartfelt apology for the unfortunate injury suffered by French captain Antoine Dupont during the recent Rugby World Cup match on Thursday. The collision between the two players resulted in Dupont sustaining a broken jaw, casting doubt over his participation in the...
Staff Reporter MARSEILLE, FRANCE, Sept. 23 — In a remarkable display of prowess, France secured its most substantial victory in Rugby World Cup history by overwhelming Namibia with a resounding 96-0 win in Marseille last Thursday. However, the elation of this triumph was dampened by a grave facial injury sustained by their captain, Antoine Dupont....