Barcelona twice fought from behind to earn a 3-3 draw with Inter during the thrilling first leg of their Champions League semi-final tie on Wednesday. Inter took a surprise two-goal lead at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys as Denzel Dumfries assisted Marcus Thuram before scoring himself, but a scorcher from Lamine Yamal and a close-range effort…
Champions Birmingham set a new EFL points record and racked up another club landmark by beating Blackpool 2-0 in their penultimate Sky Bet League One fixture before promotion to the Championship. A 33rd win of the season came thanks to goals by Ethan Laird and Alfie May which took Blues up to 108 points, two…
Arsenal have work to do if they’re to reach their first Champions League final since 2006 as they were beaten 1-0 at home by Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday night. The Gunners were rocked by an early goal, quickly learning that this was not the same PSG side that limped to a tame 2-0 defeat in…
An emotional Anfield saw Liverpool clinch their first top-flight title in front of fans in 35 years, coming from behind to thrash Tottenham Hotspur 5-1. The Covid-19 pandemic meant the Reds were denied a proper celebration when they ended their three-decade Premier League drought five years ago. However, they made light work of getting a…
Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 on Sunday afternoon to book their place in the FA Cup final, where Crystal Palace await. Goals from Rico Lewis and Josko Gvardiol at the start of both halves put the Cityzens in an imperious position, but Forest could’ve easily worked their way back into the contest amid a…
A late Rasmus Hojlund equaliser ensured Manchester United avoided a record-breaking 16th Premier League defeat of the season at Bournemouth on Sunday. The Cherries were heading towards three huge points in their bid to play in Europe next season, but their efforts were compromised by a harsh sending off and Hojlund’s instinctive finish after Antoine…
Mumbai Indians (MI) have climbed to the second position in the IPL 2025 points table after a big win over the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Sunday, April 27. The Mumbai-based franchise recorded their sixth win of the season, taking their total to 12 points from 10 matches. Lucknow Super Giants had an opportunity to…
Crystal Palace swept Aston Villa aside to win Saturday evening’s FA Cup semi-final and book their place in next month’s final, as they hunt a first ever major trophy. Eberechi Eze broke the deadlock with a fine first half goal, before Jean-Philippe Mateta, who also had a goal softly disallowed during the contest, squandered the…
FROM STAMFORD BRIDGE – Nicolas Jackson’s 27th-minute blast from the top of the box proved to be enough for Chelsea as they eked out a 1-0 win at home to Everton on Saturday afternoon. “We need to learn to win games 1-0,” Blues boss Enzo Maresca noted back in February. “Big teams know how to…
Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets took on the LA Clippers in the first playoff game at Intuit Dome, looking to take the upper hand in their first-round series, which was tied at 1-1. Murray had been key for Denver in the first two games, averaging 22.0 points on 46.7% shooting from beyond the arc….
Arsenal watched Liverpool move another step closer to Premier League glory on Wednesday night, as Crystal Palace left the Emirates Stadium with a deserved point. Jakub Kiwior’s early goal was the strong start the Gunners would have been hoping for, until a clever Eberechi Eze volley cancelled out that advantage. Leandro Trossard did put Arsenal…
FROM TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM – Nottingham Forest gave Tottenham Hotspur a lesson in efficiency as the clinical visitors emerged with a 2-1 victory over their wasteful hosts on Monday night. Elliot Anderson and Chris Wood converted half of Forest’s four shots while Richarlison was only able to find the net with one of Tottenham’s 22…
Liverpool are just one win away from the Premier League title after Trent Alexander-Arnold relegated Leicester by scoring the game’s only goal on Sunday afternoon. The full-back required just five minutes to have a profound impact on proceedings, with his left-footed strike – the first of his career – arriving 15 minutes from time after…
FROM CRAVEN COTTAGE – A pair of goals in the final six minutes consigned Fulham to a 2-1 defeat against Chelsea in front of a stunned and deflated home crowd on Easter Sunday. Alex Iwobi’s early opener afforded the hosts a deserved lead which they held until Tyrique George’s snapshot in the 84th minute. Pedro…
Arsenal returned to winning ways in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon as Leandro Trossard scored twice in a comfortable 4-0 win over ten-man Ipswich Town. The Gunners were riding high after they secured their place in the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday, and they weren’t required to exert themselves all that much at Portman…
Manchester United’s domestic struggles continued on Sunday as they fell to a 1-0 defeat at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Red Devils made several changes as Ruben Amorim came good on his promise to prioritise the Europa League, and what followed was a match largely void of quality before Pablo Sarabia’s late free kick snatched…
Manchester City moved up to fourth in the Premier League table after winning 2-0 at Everton on Saturday afternoon. The Cityzens were far from their best from much of the contest, but they rallied late amid an improved showing in the closing stages to secure an imperative victory. Pep Guardiola and his side can now…
Barcelona triumphed in a seven-goal thriller on Saturday afternoon as they beat Celta Vigo 4-3 courtesy of Raphinha’s 98th-minute penalty. Borja Iglesias produced a clinical hat-trick to cancel out Ferran Torres’ opener but an astonishing turnaround saw Barcelona claim victory as Dani Olmo’s strike and Raphinha’s brace sealed the comeback. La Blaugrana’s winner in the…
Arsenal are Champions League semi-finalists for the first time since 2009, as they knocked holders Real Madrid out following a 2-1 victory in the Spanish capital on Wednesday. The Gunners took a 3-0 lead into the second leg following last week’s special night at the Emirates and rarely looked flustered as they sought to preserve…
Barcelona booked their place in the Champions League semi-finals despite falling to a 3-1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the second leg of their quarter-final tie. La Blaugrana were emphatic 4-0 winners during the first leg and triumphed 5-3 on aggregate, but were made to sweat by their German adversaries on Tuesday evening as Serhou…
