De Sciglio called up as Di Lorenzo misses Italy’s World Cup play-offs By: APP on March 21, 2022Rome: Juventus defender Mattia De Sciglio was on Sunday called up to replace injured Giovanni Di Lorenzo for Italy’s upcoming World Cup play-offs. Di Lorenzo, who has 19 caps for the reigning European champions, limped off with a right knee injury during second-placed Serie A side Napoli’s 2-1 league win over Udinese on Saturday. After […]
Dupont determined to enjoy France’s Six Nations crunch By: APP on March 19, 2022Paris: France captain Antoine Dupont said Friday that while the stakes will be high as they try to clinch a first Six Nations title since 2010 against England, “we have to enjoy the moment.” “Like all high-stakes matches, the higher the stakes, the longer the week before because there is a lot of excitement and […]
Pogacar tests cycling superpowers at Milan-San Remo By: APP on March 18, 2022Milan: Tadej Pogacar is again the man to beat as the peloton rolls towards Milan-San Remo wondering whether anyone can topple the crown prince of cycling. The first ‘Monument’ race of the season provides a typically ravishing backdrop on the Italian Riviera on which the double Tour de France champion is expected to again show […]
Benfica stun Ajax with Nunez goal to reach Champions League quarter-finals By: APP on March 16, 2022Amsterdam: Darwin Nunez headed home in the 77th minute as Benfica stunned Ajax to reach the Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday, winning the second leg of their last-16 tie 1-0 in Amsterdam to advance 3-2 on aggregate. The Portuguese side had not managed a single attempt on target until Uruguayan striker Nunez beat goalkeeper Andre […]
Morata repaying Juve’s faith as Villarreal showdown looms By: APP on March 15, 2022Milan: Alvaro Morata feels at home again at Juventus as the Italians try to convert their ominous domestic form into European success in Wednesday’s Champions League decider with Villarreal. The Spain striker’s double in Saturday’s 3-1 win at Sampdoria underlined a recent rise in form since being told he was not surplus to requirements in […]
Rangnick expects Ronaldo to deliver, Simeone praises ‘happy’ Felix By: APP on March 15, 2022London: Ralf Rangnick has backed Cristiano Ronaldo to produce another decisive display in Manchester United‘s Champions League showdown with Atletico Madrid just three days after his superb hat trick against Tottenham. Rangnick’s side host the Spanish champions in the second leg of their last-16 tie on Tuesday after a 1-1 draw in Madrid last month. […]
Torres scores twice as Barca thrash Osasuna, Sevilla slip again By: APP on March 14, 2022Madrid: Barcelona continued their La Liga resurgence on Sunday by blowing away Osasuna, with Ferran Torres and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on target again in a 4-0 win at Camp Nou. Three goals in 14 minutes in the first half all but ended the match as a contest as Torres scored twice, the first a penalty before […]
Germany starlet Wirtz out ‘for several months’ with torn knee ligaments By: APP on March 14, 2022Berlin: Florian Wirtz will be sidelined “for several months” after tearing knee ligaments as Bayer Leverkusen lost 1-0 at home to Cologne Sunday while elsewhere in the Bundesliga, Erling Haaland made his long-awaited return from injury for Dortmund. Wirtz, 18, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during the first-half challenge in Leverkusen’s […]
Galtier’s magic touch driving Nice to greater heights By: APP on March 11, 2022 Paris: A year on from guiding Lille to a surprise League 1 title, Christophe Galtier is transforming Nice into a force to be reckoned with in France as they close in on Champions League football. Through to a first French Cup final in 25 years having knocked Paris Saint-Germain out along the way, Nice […]
Jumbo in Paris-Nice stranglehold, Pedersen resists for stage win By: APP on March 9, 2022DunlePalestel, France: Danish rider Mads Pedersen, the 2019 world champion, won a sprint finish to take the third stage of the Paris-Nice on Tuesday and consolidate fourth place overall in the highly competitive eight-day race. But for a third-day Dutch team Jumbo set the kind of relentlessly high pace that has given them top three […]