Miserable Man City return for Vincent Kompany as Erling Haaland bags treble
Erling Haaland scored yet another hat-trick as Manchester City thrashed Vincent Kompany’s Burnley 6-0 to power into the FA Cup semi-finals.
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Haaland hits another hat-trick as Man City show Kompany no mercy
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: Burnley manager Vincent Kompany endured a nightmare return to Manchester City on Saturday as Erling Haaland scored his sixth hat-trick of the season in a 6-0 rout that sent Pep Guardiola’s men into the FA Cup semifinals. Kompany, who won four Premier League titles in an 11-year career at City as a player, was given a hero’s reception at the Etihad. But on the pitch City showed no mercy toward their former captain as Haaland took his tally for the season to 42 goals.
Erling Haaland hat-trick helps Manchester City brush Burnley aside
Erling Haaland scored yet another hat-trick as Manchester City thrashed Vincent Kompany's Burnley 6-0 to power into the FA Cup semi-finals.
Manchester City 6-0 Burnley: Erling Haaland fires hat-trick as Cityzens dismiss Clarets in FA Cup
Erling Haaland made it 42 goals for the season with another hat-trick as Manchester City thrashed Burnley 6-0 to book their place in the FA Cup semi-finals. The emphatic scoreline spoilt Clarets boss Vincent Kompany's return to the Etihad Stadium after the Championship side made a defensively solid start to the game. Ad But they were undone by two goals in three minutes by the in-form Haaland, four days after he netted five against RB Leipzig in the Champions League.
Julia Simon clinches overall World Cup title as Denise Herrmann-Wick wins ahead of retirement
Julia Simon claimed her first-ever crystal globe with a fifth-place finish in the women's sprint in Oslo as Denise Herrmann-Wick won the penultimate race of her career. Simon became the first French female biathlete to win an overall World Cup since Sandrine Bailly in 2005. Ad Her total of 1048 points leaves her untouchable ahead of the 12.5km mass start to come and secured the historic victory.
Granerud wins again on home soil with Vikersund victory
Norway's Halvor Egner Granerud won his fourth World Cup event on home snow in the Raw Air tournament with victory in Vikersund. Granerud breezed through to the second round with a 10-point lead over Austria's Stefan Kraft but a poor second jump saw his lead cut as he clung on for the win.
Julia Simon clinches overall biathlon victory in Oslo
France's Julia Simon claimed her first-ever crystal globe with a fifth-place finish in the women's sprint in Oslo. The 26-year-old became the first French female biathlete to win an overall World Cup since Sandrine Bailly in 2005. Ad Simon's total of 1048 points left her untouchable ahead of the 12.5km mass start to come and secured the historic victory.
Switzerland off to winning start in World Championship title defence
Swiss skip Silvana Tirinzoni says her team are loving life on the Swedish ice after getting their World Championship title defence off to a winning start on Saturday. Switzerland beat the USA 7-5 in the afternoon session as the annual showpiece got underway in Sandviken. Ad The Swiss were far from their usual fluent best but experienced Tirinzoni, who steered her rink to glory in Canada last year, insists they're now firmly up to speed with the Scandinavian conditions.