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 …
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Manchester, Feb 5 (IANS) Manchester City cruised into their 10th Carabao Cup final after sweeping aside holders Newcastle United 5-1 on aggregate in a dominant semi-final display at the Etihad Stadium.Already 2-0 up from the first leg, City tightened their grip on the tie within six minutes of the return fixture when Omar Marmoush – handed a start in place of Erling Haaland – capitalised on a defensive lapse.Omar Marmoush grabbed a brace and Tijjani Reijnders added a third as City opened up …
London, Feb 4 (IANS) A man in his 20s died after being stabbed near Leicester city centre, local police said on Wednesday. The victim was stabbed on Tuesday evening, and died shortly after being sent to hospital. An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is currently in police custody, Xinhua News Agency reported.Police said they believe the stabbing followed an altercation between two men, and a murder investigation is underway.Earlier on Wednesday, local media said a “ver…
London, Feb 4 (IANS) Kai Havertz netted a dramatic late winner as Arsenal reached the Carabao Cup final with a 4-2 aggregate victory over Chelsea.Goals from Viktor Gyokeres, Ben White and Martin Zubimendi gave the gunners a one-goal lead going into the second leg clash, which saw precious few chances at Emirates Stadium.But as the visitors looked for a late goal, gunners broke away, and it was former Chelsea man Havertz who rounded Robert Sanchez to give us a 1-0 win and send Arsenal to Wembley …
London, Feb 1 (IANS) A man was arrested after a woman was stabbed to death in northwest London, the Metropolitan Police said on Sunday. The police were called on Saturday afternoon to reports of a stabbing incident. The victim, a 50-year-old woman, was found with stab wounds. Despite the efforts of emergency services, she was pronounced dead at the scene.A 30-year-old man was arrested on Saturday evening on suspicion of murder. It is believed that the suspect and the victim were known to each ot…
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 …
London, Jan 30 (IANS) Fulham have completed the signing of Norway winger Oscar Bobb from Manchester City for a reported fee of £27 million, with the 22-year-old committing to a five-and-a-half-year contract at Craven Cottage.Bobb will wear the number 14 shirt at Fulham and becomes one of Marco Silva’s key attacking additions as the west London club continues its push for European qualification.“It feels great to be here. I had a great day meeting everyone, and I’m very excited,” Bobb sa…
London, Jan 21 (IANS) Gabriel Jesus’s first Champions League goals since November 2023 helped Arsenal win 3-1 over Inter Milan to make it eight victories from eight and guaranteed a top-two finish in this season’s Champions League.Jesus struck twice from inside the box during the first half, Petar Sucic firing in a fierce equaliser and David Raya making a double save from Inter’s Federico Dimarco before the break.Gunners substitute Viktor Gyokeres curled in with six minutes remaining of an end…
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…