India beat New Zealand in a tense encounter by four wickets to claim the Champions Trophy title for the third time at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. Rohit Sharma (76) and Shubman Gill (31) shared a punishing opening stand worth 105-runs with the India skipper putting on a rapid 41-ball fifty, to help India…
Manchester City suffered late heartbreak at the City Ground on Saturday after Callum Hudson-Odoi’s strike earned Nottingham Forest an important 1-0 victory. The Cityzens missed the opportunity to leapfrog their hosts and take an enormous step towards Champions League qualification after Ederson was beaten too easily by Hudson-Odoi at his near post in the 83rd…
This Sunday’s Champions Trophy match is a repeat of last Sunday’s Champions Trophy match – although New Zealand will hope it does not end up an exact replica. The Black Caps slipped to a 44-run defeat to India in Dubai last weekend in the final group game of the competition. Now the sides are meeting…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has played down the risk of Manchester City failing to qualify for the Champions League as they prepare to face one of their rivals for a top-five spot in the Premier League – but called his club’s position “not ideal”. Fourth-placed City are a point behind Nottingham Forest immediately above…
The first legs of all eight Champions League last 16 ties have offered a solid indication of which teams will be contesting the quarter-finals. Only Borussia Dortmund vs Lille failed to find winner as seven clubs edged closer to the last eight, with away victories putting all three English competitors in pole position to progress….
Surpris à domicile par Veszprem lors de sa dernière sortie en Ligue des Champions, le PSG a renoué avec le succès ce jeudi soir lors de la 18e journée en s’imposant nettement (35-26) sur le parquet des Macédoniens de l’Eurofarm Pelister, avant-derniers du groupe A. Les Parisiens, qui disputeront les play-offs, terminent cette phase de…
Europe’s big boys returned to continental action this week as all eight Champions League last 16 first legs were staged. Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa were the English sides making arduous trips beyond the shores of old Blighty, with the trio returning home victorious ahead of next week’s second legs on home soil. The fun…
Cameras caught Real Madrid’s Brahim Diaz yelling at Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone to “speak now” after scoring the winning goal in his side’s 2-1 Champions League victory over their city rivals on Tuesday. Rodrygo opened the scoring for Real after just four minutes with a sweet left-footed strike before Julian Alvarez hauled the visitors…
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta quickly shifted his focus towards Sunday’s Premier League meeting with Manchester United after watching his side dismantle PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday night. The Gunners had not scored in their previous two consecutive matches yet found the net seven times in Eindhoven, recording the club’s largest-ever away victory in the Champions League….
Arsenal will be playing a team from Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, but it isn’t quite clear which one after a tight last-16 first leg at the Santiago Bernabeu. Seeking to win the Champions League for the third time in four seasons, Real Madrid will take a 2-1 lead into the second…
Arsenal have one foot in the quarter-final of the Champions League after securing an emphatic 7-1 victory away at PSV Eindhoven. Jurrien Timber, Ethan Nwaneri and Mikel Merino were all on target in the first half, before Martin Odegaard netted twice either side of a Leandro Trossard chip and Riccardo Calafiori converted late on chip…
In-form Ousmane Dembele has warned Liverpool about Paris Saint-Germain’s collectiveness ahead of their Champions League last 16 first leg clash in the French capital. The 27-year-old has been reborn this season, thumping home 18 goals since the turn of the year to help PSG assert their dominance in Ligue 1. The 4-1 win over Lille…
It’s been a Champions League campaign of novelty thus far, but the start of the knockout phase represents a return to familiarity. The all-new league phase and play-off round had its plaudits and critics, although there was an overall sense of improvement from the stale four-team group stages despite the excess of games. We’ve now…
For the first time since 2017, Madrid’s two grandest clubs face off in the Champions League. Real Madrid and Atletico collide with a place in the quarter-finals at stake. Despite a rocky domestic campaign which has taken a turn for the worse in recent weeks, holders Madrid rank among the favourites to claim yet another…
Atletico Madrid are searching for their first two-legged win over their capital rivals in Europe when they meet in the Champions League round of 16. Atleti came ever so close to triumphing in their maiden continental meeting with Real Madrid, taking their 1958/59 European Cup semi-final to a play-off, but Los Blancos won the deciding…
Cristiano Ronaldo did not make the round trip of around 2,200 miles as Al-Nassr were held by Esteghlal at Iran’s national stadium in the first leg of their AFC Champions League round of 16 tie. Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo shared a message of support for his team on his Instagram account – the most-followed…
When you have a squad as deep and talented as India’s then you probably don’t need any help to win a trophy – but Rohit Sharma’s side have surely had some. Political tensions between the nation and neighbouring Pakistan mean India are playing all of their Champions Trophy games in Dubai. While their opponents –…
Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique has warned that his royally in-form French champions will “attack” Liverpool in next week’s Champions League round-of-16 tie, which the Spanish boss described as a “50-50” game. PSG extended their staggering winning streak to ten matches across all competitions with a 4-1 blitz at home to Lille on Saturday night….
We rate England’s players after they were knocked out of the ICC Champions Trophy in the group stages with Jos Buttler also resigning from his post as captain… Phil Salt – 3 out of 10 England vs Australia: 10 runs off six balls England vs Afghanistan: 12 off 13 balls England vs South Africa: eight…
As their fight for Premier League survival continues, Wolverhampton Wanderers are reportedly facing the prospect of losing both Matheus Cunha and one other star man this summer. Wolves transfer news Maintaining their Premier League status this season may just turn into a small victory for Wolves, who could end up on the losing battle of…
