The business end of the season is here and so too is the quarter-finals of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup. Some blockbuster fixtures are set to take place this weekend with Liverpool travelling to take on Arsenal and Manchester City hosting Aston Villa at the Joie Stadium. Chelsea, Manchester United, Sunderland and Crystal Palace are…
Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal reportedly did not take part in the team’s final full training session before they host Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night, putting his involvement in the Copa del Rey semi-final very much in doubt. Yamal was not at his best during Barcelona’s laboured trip to Las Palmas on Saturday night, often cutting…
The second leg of the EFL Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Tottenham is intriguingly poised thanks to Spurs’ 1-0 first-leg victory. The Reds are 29 points above their visitors in the Premier League and a premature end to their EFL Cup title defence would be the first real setback of Arne Slot’s first season in…
Liverpool vs Spurs team news Trent Alexander-Arnold is Liverpool’s only absentee with a short-term thigh injury the wideman sustained during the 2-0 win at Bournemouth on Saturday. Slot said he would tell goalkeepers Caoimhin Kelleher and Alisson Becker who would start the game on Wednesday. Forward Cody Gakpo is the top scorer of the players…
Manchester City manager Gareth Taylor has addressed his team’s form ahead of Thursday’s Subway League Cup semi-final clash against Arsenal. City have been hit and miss so far in 2025, with league defeats against Manchester United and Arsenal in recent weeks. However, they did knock United out of the League Cup and Ipswich Town out…
Iga Swiatek continued her romp through the Australian Open draw with a quarter-final victory over Emma Navarro. The Pole’s 6-1 6-2 win means she has dropped just 14 games so far in five matches – including a 6-1 6-0 victory over Emma Raducanu in the third round – a feat bettered under the current format…
Vidarbha skipper Karun Nair continued his dream run with the bat as he scored an unbeaten 88 in the team’s Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 semifinal against Maharashtra on Thursday, January 16. During his knock, the right-handed batter broke the record for the most runs scored by a captain in the domestic 50-over tournament. The previous…
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou admits he has “seen so much growth” in his side despite recent results after Spurs beat Liverpool 1-0 in the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-final on Wednesday. Teenager Lucas Bergvall scored his first goal for the club four minutes from time to end Liverpool’s 24-match unbeaten run and give…
Tottenham Hotspur will still be without an array of first-teamers this Wednesday when they host Liverpool in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final. Consistent and devastating injuries have been the theme of Tottenham’s gruelling campaign thus far and Ange Postecoglou’s options remain extremely limited ahead of Liverpool’s visit. Defence has been most decimated…
Liverpool are searching for a second victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the space of just a few weeks when they visit north London on Wednesday in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final. The Reds were emphatically triumphant on their last visit, beating an injury-stricken and misfiring Spurs side 6-3 in the Premier League….
Newcastle United took a huge step towards the Carabao Cup final on Tuesday evening as they beat Arsenal 2-0 in the first leg of their semi-final tie. Arsenal failed to forge an abundance of first-half opportunities at the Emirates Stadium but came close to taking the lead through Gabriel Martinelli, the speedy winger sprinting through…
Four teams remain in the 2024/25 edition of the Carabao Cup, with the semi-final first legs being played this week. A competition which so many are initially indifferent about suddenly takes on newfound importance when there’s a trip to Wembley on the immediate horizon. There are narratives in abundance heading into this season’s semi-finals. Mikel…
Eighteen-year-old Lucas Bergvall’s first goal for Tottenham has given his side a precious 1-0 lead to take to Anfield in their Carabao Cup semi-final with Liverpool – although it was a controversial winner. Arne Slot’s Reds were emphatic 6-3 victors when these teams met in the Premier League in north London in December but this…
The College Football Playoff quarterfinals provided a lot of intriguing matchups Wednesday as the Texas Longhorns survived a rough fourth quarter and defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils in double-overtime. Meanwhile, the Ohio State Buckeyes completely dominated the Oregon Ducks. Now, fourth-ranked Texas and sixth-ranked Ohio State are set to meet in the Cotton Bowl…
PDC World Darts Championship favourite Luke Littler reached his second successive final at the tournament by beating Stephen Bunting 6-1 in the final four. Littler averaged 106.15 on his way to winning the first four sets at London’s Alexandra Palace, including eight 180s and a 48% conversion rate on doubles. LUKE LITTLER IS THROUGH TO…
Denzel Dumfries struck twice inside 13 second-half minutes as Inter Milan ended Atalanta’s 16-match unbeaten run against Italian opponents to reach the 2024 Supercoppa Italiana final at Riyadh’s Al-Awwal Park. After Dumfries’ acrobatic close-range volley opened the scoring in the 49th minute at the home of six-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr, the wideman…
Michael van Gerwen said he expects his final against Luke Littler or Stephen Bunting to be “incredible” after storming to his seventh World Darts Championship semi-final win. Three-time champion Van Gerwen ended a six-year wait to go all the way at the tournament with a 6-1 win over Chris Dobey in the final four at London’s…
Luke Littler triumphed over his friend Nathan Aspinall to secure the final spot in the semi-finals of the PDC World Darts Championship. The 17-year-old, who narrowly missed out on the title last year, delivered a commanding performance, running out a 5-2 winner. Littler, widely regarded as the favourite to win the tournament, will now face…
