Bernardo Silva scored twice as Manchester City beat Newcastle 2-0 to reach the FA Cup semi-finals on Saturday, while Coventry struck twice in stoppage time to stun Wolves 3-2. Holders City remain on course to repeat their treble triumph of Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup last season as Pep Guardiola’s men stretched their...
Italy made history with their first Six Nations home win in 11 years on Saturday, beating Scotland 31-29 and handing Ireland the chance to win the championship with a match to spare. Ireland will claim a second straight title if they draw against England later on Saturday thanks to the Italians winning a breathless match...
Paolo Garbisi failed with a last-gasp penalty as Italy drew 13-13 against France in the Six Nations on Sunday, adding more pressure on hosts’ head coach Fabien Galthie and his side. Jonathan Danty was shown a red card for Les Bleus before Garbisi hit the post with an 82nd minute shot at goal in Lille....
Maidstone manager George Elokobi said the “magic of the FA Cup is very much alive” after the sixth-tier side stunned Championship high-flyers Ipswich 2-1, while Luton struck at the death to dump Everton out in the fourth round on Saturday. Ipswich are 98 places and four divisions above Maidstone in the English football pyramid, but...
Pep Guardiola said Manchester City showed the heart of champions to fight back to beat Newcastle 3-2 on Saturday thanks to a Kevin De Bruyne masterclass on his return to Premier League action. The Belgian came off the bench to score and set up Oscar Bobb’s stoppage-time winner to announce his comeback from a five-month...
Chelsea have work to do to avoid slumping to a shock League Cup semi-final exit to Middlesbrough after losing the first leg 1-0 at the Riverside on Tuesday. Hayden Hackney scored the only goal on 38 minutes as the Championship side held out against Mauricio Pochettino’s expensively assembled array of underperforming stars. A fifth defeat...
Shock Spanish title contenders Girona earned an historic 4-2 win over rivals Barcelona on Sunday to move top of La Liga. Michel’s side beat their Catalan rivals for the first time ever in the top flight in a pulsating battle to rise two points above Real Madrid, second, after their 1-1 draw at Real Betis...
Thabang Sesinyi scored to give Jwaneng Galaxy of Botswana a stunning 1-0 away victory over Wydad Casablanca of Morocco on Saturday in a CAF Champions League first-round group match. Sesinyi followed up scoring twice in qualifiers by netting on 33 minutes with a chip over goalkeeper Youssef el Motie after intercepting a weak back pass...
Uruguay ended Argentina’s 14-match unbeaten streak with a 2-0 victory over the world champions in World Cup qualifiers on Thursday as Luis Diaz scored twice to fire Colombia to an emotional 2-1 win over Brazil. Defender Ronald Araujo fired Uruguay ahead on 41 minutes before Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez made the game safe with an...
The Scorchers of Malawi top Group A at the 2023 Hollywoodbets Cosafa Women’s Championship after registering a 4-3 victory over host nation South Africa on the opening day of the tournament at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Wednesday. Temwa Chawingwa completed a hat-trick, a goal in the first half and brace in the second half...