Borussia Dortmund are likely to be without Erling Haaland for their Champions League group match against Sporting although coach Marco Rose said Monday he was still hopeful that the 21-year-old Norwegian could play a part. “He’s still in really bad pain,” said Rose at a press conference ahead of Tuesday’s Group C match in Germany. “I trust him. If
England World Cup winner Roger Hunt dies aged 83 England World Cup winner and Liverpool’s record league goalscorer Roger Hunt has died at the age of 83, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday. Hunt, who played in the 1966 World Cup final against West Germany, which England won 4-2, scored an unrivalled 244 league goals for the Reds. “We are mourning
Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino admits his team remains far from its best following the arrival of Lionel Messi in the summer, as the French club get ready to face Manchester City in a blockbuster Champions League clash on Tuesday. “It is a fact, not an opinion, that we are a work in progress. There needs to be some common sense. That
Carlo Ancelotti called it his “honeymoon period” at Real Madrid and club and coach want to enjoy it while it lasts. Madrid face Sheriff Tiraspol on Tuesday in the Champions League on the back of a 1-0 win away at Inter Milan that already appears to have put Ancelotti’s team in charge of Group D. And Madrid have started fast in Spain too, after five
Forget Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, the real star of the opening round of games in this season’s Champions League was Sebastien Haller, who scored four times for Ajax in their 5-1 thumping of Sporting in Portugal. It was a remarkable Champions League debut for the 27-year-old Ivory Coast striker, the first player to score four goals in his maiden
Zlatan Ibrahimovic might hog the headlines at Milan but Ante Rebic has quietly carved out a key role for himself in the Rossoneri attack despite stiff competition from both veteran stars and up-and-coming talent. Milan fans are preparing for their first home Champions League match in over seven years with Spanish champions Atletico Madrid visiting
Reading Time: 5 minutes By Nick Carey and Giulio Piovaccari Speed has always been paramount for supercar makers, and now they’re in the race of their lives to go electric before climate policy cuts their combustion engines. That’s why the likes of Ferrari and Mercedes-Benz are turning to startups such as Oxford-based electric motor company YASA for
Jurgen Klopp played down fears over Liverpool’s defensive frailties after their 3-3 draw with Brentford as he prepared his team to face Porto in the Champions League on Tuesday. The six-time European champions started their Champions League campaign with a 3-2 home win against AC Milan in Group B. Liverpool are top of the Premier League ahead of Monday’s
Gudja United are on a giant-killing spree at the moment, after claiming the scalps of more-established Premier League sides Sliema Wanderers (3-2) and Valletta (2-0) lasts weekend. With these two wins, the southerners have climbed to fourth place in the Premier League standings, on seven points after five games and only trail third-placed Sirens by
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka says she will return to tennis soon after feeling the “itch” to play again. Osaka said earlier this month she planned to take an indefinite break from the sport after an early exit from the US Open. The 23-year-old had previously pulled out of the French Open and skipped Wimbledon to protect her mental health
