Doritos Thirty years after leaving Galatasaray with their Champions League aspirations in shreds on one of the club’s most notorious evenings, Manchester United will return to ‘hell’ for another do-or-die meeting with the Turkish team. United are bottom of Group A and will be eliminated if they lose against Galatasaray in their final match on Wednesday. … Read more
Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe slammed the decision to award Paris Saint-Germain a last-gasp penalty on Tuesday, denying his team a Champions League victory over the French club. The Premier League side led 1-0 at the Parc des Princes thanks to Alexander Isak’s 25th-minute goal, however Polish referee Szymon Marciniak gave PSG a penalty deep … Read more
Kylian Mbappe scored a contentious penalty late in stoppage time to win Paris Saint-Germain a 1-1 draw against a tenacious Newcastle United and retain their Champions League fate in their own hands on Tuesday. The visitors had led the Group F encounter since midway through the first half owing to Alexander Isak’s tap-in, and they … Read more
As Manchester City rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat RB Leipzig 3-2 on Tuesday, Erling Haaland became the club’s fastest player to reach 40 Champions League goals. The defending champions were on course for their first European defeat at the Etihad since 2018 when Lois Openda scored twice in the first half, taking advantage … Read more
Borussia Dortmund advanced to the Champions League last 16 with a 3-1 victory over AC Milan at the San Siro on Tuesday. Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus put the visitors ahead with a penalty in the 10th minute, while Milan’s Samuel Chukwueze equalised from inside the area eight minutes before halftime. Just before the hour mark, … Read more
Barcelona came from behind to defeat Porto 2-1 on Tuesday, advancing to the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time in three seasons. Porto took the lead through Brazilian winger Pepe, but Barcelona’s Portuguese duo Joao Cancelo and Joao Felix both scored to turn the game around. Former Benfica teammates seized on … Read more
As the struggle for Carlo Ancelotti’s managerial services between Real Madrid and the Brazilian FA (CBF) continues, the Italian refuses to be drawn in and may not divulge his plans until the end of the season. “I’ll give you another chance to ask another question,” an obviously irritated Ancelotti said to a reporter during his … Read more
After suffering a crushing setback to Uganda, Zimbabwe put up their best performance against Rwanda to keep their chances in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Region Qualifier 2023 alive. Sikandar Raza led the charge with a spectacular performance, becoming the second player in an international T20 match to score a fifty and bag … Read more
Glenn Phillips, a part-time off-spinner, claimed four wickets as Bangladesh were reduced to 310 for nine at the end of the opening day of the first Test today at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. Phillips, who is known as a partnership-breaker in white-ball cricket, demonstrated his ability with the red ball as well, taking vital … Read more
Paris Brunner scored a brace and subsequently converted the game-winning penalty as Germany defeated Argentina in a FIFA U-17 World Cup classic, reaching the tournament’s final for the first time since its inception in 1985. Argentina’s Agustin Ruberto scored a hat-trick, but his remarkable efforts were in vain as the Germans won on penalties, with … Read more
