Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw by Arsenal in the peak of Premier League action on Sunday afternoon at Old Trafford, Afrosport reports. The Red Devils were hoping avoid a double league loss to the Gunners in the same season for the first time in more than four decades and were ahead in added time of the first half when captain Bruno Fernandes fired...
Newcastle United will be without centre-back Sven Botman for about eight weeks due to a knee injury, manager Eddie Howe confirms. Botman, who suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in March 2024 and returned in January after a 10-month absence, has sustained an injury to his other knee. The 25-year-old has played just five times for Newcastle this season since returning from injury, including three in...
Seven-time Grand Slam winner Venus Williams on Wednesday was given a wildcard entry for next month’s Indian Wells tournament, Afrosport reports. Williams, who is set to play for the first time in almost a year, will be making her 10th career appearance at Indian Wells. The 44-year-old, currently ranked 974th in the world, has not featured in a WTA Tour-level match since a first-round defeat to...
Alexander Isak was on target for the 50th time in a Newcastle United shirt as they recorded a comfortable 2-0 win over Arsenal in the EFL Cup semi-final first leg at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night, Afrosport reports. Very little separated both sides until the 37th minute when Isak broke the deadlock with a clinical finish off a Jacob Murphy assist for his 11th goal...
Dutch marathon runner Sifan Hassan and Botswanan sprinter Letsile Tebogo, both of whom took gold at the Paris Olympics, were named ‘Athletes of the Year’ by World Athletics in Monaco on Sunday. Hassan, who also won the out-of-stadium award, was rewarded for her incredible performance in the French capital which stretched beyond the marathon and on to the track. Sifan Hassan 🇳🇱 is your World Athletics...
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