Los Blancos defeated Granada 4-1 in their latest LaLiga fixture and climbed to the top of the league table as a result. Carlo Ancelotti’s men were helped by Valencia, as they held previous league leaders Real Sociedad to a goalless draw. Marco Asensio put Real ahead at the Los Carmenes after just 19 minutes. The Spaniard was sent through on goal through the middle by Toni Kroos with a perfectly weighted pass. He took the ball in his stride and finished past Luis Maximiano with confidence. Six minutes later, Kroos again turned provider, this time for Nacho Fernandes. The German played a short corner to Luka Modric,…
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Napoli missed an opportunity to extend their lead at the top of the table as they were beaten 3-2 by Inter Milan. Elsewhere, 18-year-old Felix Afena-Gyan scored twice – late on – to help Jose Mourinho’s Roma beat Andriy Shevchenko’s Genoa. AC Milan’s defeat to Fiorentina on Saturday night presented a rare opportunity to Napoli. The two had been neck-and-neck since the start of the season, but a win against Inter Milan would’ve taken the Partenopei three points clear on top. Napoli started the game positively, too, and took the lead in the 17th minute through Piotr Zielinski, who smashed a first-time shot past Samir Handanovic from the edge of the…
A dominant Manchester City deservedly came away with all three points from their latest Premier League fixture at home against Everton. Meanwhile, Antonio Conte got his first league win in charge of Spurs – a 2-1 comeback success against Leeds United. City kept pace with league leaders Chelsea as they beat Everton 3-0 at Etihad on November 21. The Toffees kept the Citizens at bay for much of the first half – thanks, largely, to an impressive Jordan Pickford performance – but had their resolve broken just before the interval. The ball, only half cleared from a corner, fell to Joao Cancelo deep inside the Everton half. The…
Former Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero made his way to Barcelona this season, but could only make a handful appearances before a chest ailment during the game against Alaves got him subbed. He was later sidelined from the squad so that he could recover, but as it stands, despite the Argentine saying he’ll try to make his way back, he might be quitting the game soon. Journalist Gerard Romero from Marca has mentioned in his radio program that the Argentine will be making an announcement about his career in due course of time. He also mentioned that the press conference has already…
The amount of drama that Serie A has been producing lately has been a treat to behold for the viewing world. Once again, a set of mesmerizing games helped them improve their status as one of the most entertaining football leagues in the world. Juventus and Atalanta registered big wins, whilst AC Milan lost a league game for the first time this season. Atalanta had a goal fest in their fixture against Spezia at the Gewiss Stadium. M’Bala Nzola opened the scoring in the game, and gave a surprise lead for Spezia, but Mario Pasalic scored from close range via a Davide Zappacosta cross to make it 1-1. Duvan Zapata and…
Two teams in desperate need of 3 points, Norwich City and Aston Villa, capped off brilliant performances in their respective games to welcome their new manager. Dean Smith’s side came from a goal behind to win 2-1 against Southampton, with Teemu Pukki and Grant Hanley getting the goals for Norwich City. Two late goals from Tyrone Mings and Ollie Watkins earned Steven Gerrard his first three points in the Premier League. Newcastle United and Brentford played one of the games of the season at St. James’ Park on Eddie Howe’s debut as the Magpies boss. Jamal Lascelles scored inside 10 minutes for the hosts, but Ivan Toney and Rico Henry got Brentford ahead around the half-hour mark. Joelington fired home a superb goal to…
The time has officially run out for Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who will be offered his marching orders from the club hierarchy on Sunday. Having suffered a 4-1 defeat in the hands of Watford on Saturday, an emergency morning meeting was called with Matt Judge and Joel Glazer present. The decision to sack the manager has been made, as mentioned by Fabrizio Romano and an official announcement will be on its way soon. The club is finalizing the compensations and other legal documentation as it stands, before they can part ways with the club legend as respectfully as possible. United…
Former champions Bengaluru FC were up against Northeast United in their first game of the season, and registered a convincing 4-2 win, which quite easily could’ve been more for the blue brigade. Cleiton Silva opened the scoring for Bengaluru after he found himself in a sensational position from Udanta Singh’s pass. The Brazilian had to make his way around the keeper to slot the ball into an empty net, as the men in blue went 1-0 up in 14 minutes. The lead, however, lasted just three minutes for the hosts. The next 11 minutes saw some very enthralling football, with both sides scoring 3 goals…
The Board of Control for Cricket has revealed the U19 India A and B squad for the upcoming tri-series against Bangladesh, which will be conducted in Kolkata. The tournament is set to begin on November 28 and the final of it will be played on December 7. The tournament will be conducted in a double round-robin format, and the teams topping the charts after it will play the final on 7th. The All India Junior Selection Committee has picked two teams for this tri-series, and it could be a pivotal assignment for all the players involved before the ICC U19 Men’s World Cup which…
Spartak Moscow winger Quincy Promes has been charged for stabbing his cousin during a family party in Amsterdam, which took place last year. The footballer continues to deny allegations and has stayed in jail for two days now. Despite finding bail to get out of jail, the 29-year-old continues to be in observation as a suspect of this incident. As per De Telegraaf, a member of his family was left seriously wounded with knife stabs after the party. This party took place in a small town called Abcoude, which is situated just outside Amsterdam, the place where he learned his…