Sports News Archives — Page 11 of 13

November 21, 2020 No Responses

Monaco Defeats PSG In Stunning Comeback

Monaco came from two goals down to end Paris St-Germain’s eight-match winning streak in Ligue 1, moving second with a stunning victory. PSG’s Kylian Mbappe scored two first-half goals on his return from injury. But Monaco came out transformed after...

November 15, 2020 No Responses

France Stops Portugal To Reach UEFA Nations League Final Four

France handed defending UEFA Nations League champions Portugal a rare defeat on Saturday, winning 1-0 in Lisbon. N’Golo Kante’s second half strike helped the world champions to reach the competition’s final four at the expense of the holders. Anthony Mar...

November 5, 2020 No Responses

Manchester United Slump To Defeat At Istanbul

Manchester United suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at Istanbul Basaksehir on Wednesday, the English side’s first loss in three Champions League group matches. The win for the hosts was the Turkish champions’ first victory in Europe’s premier club compet...

November 1, 2020 No Responses

England Win 2020 Six Nations Title

England won the Six Nations after France beat Ireland on a thrilling final day of the delayed tournament. Eddie Jones’ side had claimed a bonus-point win against Italy earlier on Saturday but faced a tense wait as both teams in the da...

October 28, 2020 No Responses

FIFA President Tests Positive For COVID-19

FIFA President, Gianni Infantino has tested positive for COVID-19, the global football governing body said on Tuesday. Infantino, who is 50 years old, has reported mild symptoms and is in self-isolation and will quarantine for at least 10 days, FIFA...

October 18, 2020 No Responses

Real Madrid Slump To Defeat By Minnows Cadiz

Spanish champions Real Madrid suffered a shock 0-1 loss at home to promoted Cadiz on Saturday, their first La Liga defeat in over seven months. Honduran forward Anthony Lozano put Cadiz ahead in the 16th minute. This was after he...

October 16, 2020 No Responses

Osun United To Resume Training On Sunday

The management of Osun United Football Club of Osogbo says the club will begin full preparation for the 2020/2021 Nigeria National League (NNL) season on Sunday. Tajudeen Amodu, the club’s Media Officer, in a statement on Thursday said the move...

October 2, 2020 No Responses

Arsenal Edges Past Liverpool On Penalties in League Cup

Arsenal squeezed past Liverpool 5-4 on penalties to advance to the English Football League (EFL) Cup quarter-finals on Thursday after a goalless 90 minutes. With the Premier League champions making several changes to the team that beat Arsenal in the...

September 28, 2020 No Responses

Messi Back In Scoring Business As Barca Wins La Liga Opener

Lionel Messi scored a penalty as Ronald Koeman’s era as Barcelona boss began with a comfortable La Liga win over Villarreal. Ansu Fati was the game’s outstanding player and scored Barca’s first two goals, with a first-time finish from a...

September 24, 2020 No Responses

Somalia’s Ali Seals Professional Deal

Ramla Ali, a boxer who became British champion without her family’s knowledge after fleeing civil war in Somalia, has signed a professional deal with Matchroom Boxing. The 31-year-old, who says she is still aiming to be the first Somali boxer...

September 19, 2020 No Responses

Bayern Beats Schalke 8-0

Serge Gnabry scored a hat-trick and Leroy Sane scored on his Bayern Munich debut as they opened the new Bundesliga season with a demolition of Schalke. Leroy Sane, making his debut after a £44.7m move from Manchester City, assisted two...

September 18, 2020 No Responses

Messi Wins Nine-Year Fight To Trademark His Surname

Footballer Lionel Messi can register his name as a trademark after a nine-year legal battle, the EU’s top court has ruled. The European Court of Justice dismissed an appeal from Spanish cycling company Massi and the EU’s intellectual property offic...

September 10, 2020 No Responses

Serena Williams Overcomes Pironkova To Reach Semi-Finals

Serena Williams kept alive her hopes of a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title with a 4-6 6-3 6-2 win over Tsvetana Pironkova in the US Open quarter-finals. The American six-time champion, 38, struggled early on with the variety of...

September 9, 2020 No Responses

Ronaldo Scores 100th Goal For Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 100th goal for Portugal in their Nations League clash away to Sweden on Tuesday. The goal scored by Ronaldo meant he joined Iran’s Ali Daei as the only male player to score 100 goals or more...