London, Feb 12 (IANS) Manchester City kept the pressure on Arsenal at the top of the Premier League with a comfortable 3-0 home win over Fulham.City were in impressive control from the off at a rain-soaked Etihad and were two up inside half an hour. First Semenyo was on target, claiming his fifth goal since joining City last month on 24 minutes.O’Reilly then struck from Semenyo’s assist on the half hour to double the advantage before Haaland got in on the scoring act six minutes before the b…
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London, Feb 11 (IANS) Tomas Soucek’s 50th goal for West Ham was not enough to secure a vital home win as a 96th-minute strike from Benjamin Sesko earned Manchester United a 1-1 draw.West Ham limited United’s attacking threat for much of the match and was seconds from a victory that would have pulled the London club level with Nottingham Forest. But Bryan Mbeumo whipped a late ball into the area and Sesko squeezed his effort through a narrow gap and into the net. The draw ended United’s four-game…
London, Feb 9 (IANS) Manchester City rallied late to beat Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield, keeping its Premier League title hopes alive with a dramatic comeback.City kicked off nine points behind leader Arsenal, which had beaten Sunderland 3-0 on Saturday, and the gap appeared set to widen when Dominik Szoboszlai curled in a stunning free kick in the 75th minute to give Liverpool the lead.Bernardo Silva equalized in the 84th minute, finishing after Erling Haaland headed the ball into his path, before H…
London, Feb 8 (IANS) Arsenal overcame stubborn first-half resistance from Sunderland to strengthen its grip at the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 home win on Saturday, moving nine points clear of both Manchester City and Aston Villa.Leandro Trossard set up Martin Zubimendi to break Sunderland’s resistance in the 42nd minute, and Kai Havertz then demonstrated the depth of Mikel Arteta’s attacking options when the German teed up Viktor Gyokeres to double the lead shortly after the Swede had …
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Nearly 30,000 acres of new campus land and about 2.7 billion square feet of academic infrastructure are expected in India by 2035 to meet surging student demand, marking world’s largest institutional real estate opportunities over the next decade, a report said on Thursday.The report from ANAROCK Capital said that meeting the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 target of a gross enrolment ratio (GER) of 50 per cent by 2035 will require roughly 25 million additional seats…
London, Feb 3 (IANS) Liverpool have reached an agreement for the transfer of Jeremy Jacquet from Stade Rennais, with the defender set to join the club ahead of the 2026-27 season, subject to a work permit and international clearance, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. Liverpool have agreed to pay a fixed fee of 55 million pounds plus a potential 5 million in performance-related add-ons.”The Reds have secured a deal for the 20-year-old that will see him complete the remainder of the current…
Berlin, Feb 1 (IANS) Eintracht Frankfurt confirmed the appointment of Albert Riera as their new head coach on Saturday, handing the 43-year-old Spaniard a contract running until June 2028 as the Bundesliga club looks to reset its sporting direction ahead of a demanding phase.Riera will officially take up his post at the top-tier Bundesliga club on Monday, succeeding Dino Toppmoller, who was dismissed in mid-January following inconsistent league results that left Frankfurt drifting in mid-table a…
London, Feb 1 (IANS) Arsenal assured they will retain at least a four-point lead over Manchester City and Aston Villa while piling the pressure once again on their two closest rivals with a convincing 4-0 win away to Leeds United in the English Premier League.Mikel Arteta was without Mikel Merino with a foot injury, and lost Bukayo Saka with a physical problem as the teams were warming up. However, it wasn’t a problem as Arsenal controlled the first half and went in 2-0 up at halftime thanks to …
Madrid, Jan 22 (IANS) FC Barcelona won 4-2 away to Slavia Prague on Wednesday to keep its hopes of finishing in the Champions League top eight alive ahead of next week’s final round of matches.Barcelona is one of eight teams on 13 points, from sixth-placed Paris Saint-Germain down to 13th-placed Atalanta, setting up a decisive final round next Wednesday.Slavia opened the scoring in the 10th minute when Vasil Kusej bundled home from close range.Fermin Lopez scored in the 34th and 42nd minutes to …
London, Jan 19 (IANS) Aston Villa missed the chance to move second in the Premier League after a 1-0 home defeat to Everton.Thierno Barry scored in the 57th minute for his third goal in four games to settle the match after an error by Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.The loss ended Villa’s run of 11 straight home wins and left Unai Emery’s side behind Arsenal and Manchester City in the table, reports Xinhua.Newcastle United also missed an opportunity to move into the top five as it was h…