Mexico City, April 1 (IANS) The remaining places for this year’s FIFA World Cup were finalised, capping a qualifying campaign that spanned nearly three years and setting the stage for the tournament’s first 48-team edition. The competition will be held across the United States, Mexico and Canada from June 11 to July 19. The expanded format has opened the door to new contenders while leaving several established powers and high-profile players on the outside looking in.Absent giantsItaly will miss…
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Madrid, March 12 (IANS) Fede Valverde scored a first-half hat-trick as Real Madrid beat Manchester City 3-0 at home in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.Valverde opened the scoring at the Santiago Bernabeu in the 22nd minute when he controlled a long ball from Thibaut Courtois, slipped past Nico O’Reilly and beat Gianluigi Donnarumma, who appeared as though he could have done better.His second goal came five minutes later when a deflected pass fell to him on the left side of th…
Manchester, Jan 17 (IANS) Michael Carrick marked his return as Manchester United’s caretaker manager with an impressive victory as his side defeated Manchester City 2-0 at Old Trafford, dealing a serious blow to the visitors’ Premier League title hopes. Second-half goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Patrick Dorgu sealed the win for United, who produced one of their most complete performances of the season in front of home crowd.After a tense first half, United broke the deadlock in the 57th minute …
Nottingham, Dec 27 (IANS) Rayan Cherki struck an 83rd-minute winner to secure a 2-1 victory for Manchester City against Nottingham Forest as Pep Guardiola ended the year 2025 on a perfect note with an eighth successive win in Nottingham on Saturday.After a goalless first half in which neither side had a shot on target, Tijjani Reijnders fired City ahead three minutes after the break when he calmly finished a well-crafted move.It looked like City would be denied a perfect December when Omari Hutc…