Wolverhampton, April 21 (IANS) Wolverhampton Wanderers have been relegated to the Championship after an eight-year spell in the Premier League following West Ham United’s goalless draw at Crystal Palace.Rob Edwards’ side slipped to a 3-0 defeat at Leeds United on Saturday and that result, coupled with 17th-placed West Ham’s draw at Selhurst Park, means they can no longer move out of the bottom three.Wolves can only claim a maximum of 15 points from their remaining five fixtures, which would leav…
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Porto, April 10 (IANS) Nottingham Forest played out a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the Reds’ UEFA Europa League quarter final tie against FC Porto at the Estadio do Dragao.Porto began brightly and could have taken the lead inside a minute, but visiting keeper Stefan Ortega was equal to Terem Moffi’s attempt to find the bottom corner.The Dragoes’ early intensity paid off with a little over ten minutes gone as William Gomes slammed Gabriel Veiga’s defence-splitting delivery high into the F…
Freiburg im Breisgau, April 10 (IANS) SC Freiburg took control of their UEFA Europa League quarterfinal against Celta Vigo with a 3-0 first-leg home win, leaving Julian Schuster’s side well placed before the return in Vigo.In the club’s first European quarterfinal, Freiburg set the tone immediately. The home side pinned the visitors back in the opening stages and turned that pressure into a deserved lead after 10 minutes.Vincenzo Grifo created room near the left edge of the box and bent a shot i…
Braga, April 10 (IANS) Cucho Hernandez’s second-half penalty cancelled out an early Florian Grillitsch opener as Braga and Real Betis settled for a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League quarterfinals tie.The tie is fascinatingly poised ahead of the return in Seville next week after a tight, engaging affair at Estádio Municipal de Braga ended all square.Braga got off to a lightning start, Diego Rodrigues delivering a low corner and Grillitsch applying a delightful improvised flic…
Madrid, March 23 (IANS) Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann will leave the club at the end of the season to join Major League Soccer side Orlando City.Spanish sports dailies Diario AS, Sport, and El Mundo Deportivo are among the outlets reporting that Griezmann has been permitted by Atletico to travel to the United States during the current international break to sign his contract with Orlando City, with club sources confirming the move.”Antoine Griezmann has been authorised by his club to…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Nottingham Forest overcame Danish outfit FC Midtjylland in the UEFA Europa League Round of 16, winning 3-0 on penalties after a 2-1 victory at the MCH Arena to turn the tie around following their 1-0 success at the City Ground in the first leg. After the contest finished 2-2 over the two legs, Forest maintained a 100 per cent record from the penalty spot while the home side missed their efforts to secure the Reds’ progress.Forest started on the front foot with Dilane B…
Birmingham, March 12 (IANS) Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery has confirmed that club captain John McGinn could return to the matchday squad for their upcoming Premier League clash against Manchester United on Sunday after recovering from a knee injury that kept him sidelined for several weeks.McGinn suffered the injury during Villa’s narrow 1-0 defeat to Everton in January. Before that setback, the Scottish midfielder had been an ever-present figure in Villa’s Premier League campaign this s…
Berlin, Feb 27 (IANS) VfB Stuttgart moved into the UEFA Europa League round of 16 despite a 1-0 home defeat to Celtic, progressing on aggregate thanks to a commanding first-leg advantage.The Bundesliga side went into the second leg with a 4-1 cushion but was stunned almost immediately. After just 30 seconds, Junior Adamu slipped a pass through for Luke McCowan, who finished low past the goalkeeper to give the visitors an early lead.Celtic briefly pushed forward with confidence, yet Stuttgart soo…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Aston Villa secured a place in the UEFA Europa League round of 16 with a game to spare after a 1-0 victory over Fenerbahce. Jadon Sancho’s first goal in Villa colours was enough to tie up all three points for Unai Emery’s men on Matchday Seven, as he headed Matty Cash’s cross home on 25 minutes.Villa almost doubled their advantage shortly after the hour, Cash’s long-range effort smacking the upright. The hosts stepped up their efforts to level the contest, with Mar…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Manchester United sacked head coach Ruben Amorim on Monday following a 1-1 draw with Leeds on Sunday at Elland Road, marking the team’s continued poor form under the Portuguese coach. Ex-player Darren Fletcher is expected to assume interim charge of the club. In their official statement, the club explained that the move was made to help the team improve their position in the league standings.“Ruben Amorim has departed his role as Head Coach of Manchester United. Ruben…