Newcastle continue to impress in absence of Eddie Howe with Crystal Palace rout
Newcastle turned on the style in the absence of head coach Eddie Howe to rout Crystal Palace and ease themselves into third place in the Premier League table.
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Wednesday’s briefing: Heartbreak for Villa while Bellingham eyes Real fightback
Aston Villa suffered Champions League heartbreak after producing a stirring fightback against Paris St Germain on Tuesday while Barcelona survived a scare of their own to reach the semi-finals.
McTominay and Lukaku power title-chasing Napoli to 3-0 win over Empoli
NAPLES, Italy: Napoli cruised to a 3-0 win over relegation-threatened Empoli on Monday with Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku leading the charge as the hosts kept pace with Serie A leaders Inter Milan.
Zverev shakes off recent funk to beat Muller in Munich
MUNICH: World No. 3 Alexander Zverev got his clay court season back on track with a 6-4, 6-1 over Frenchman Alexandre Muller in the first round of the ATP event in Munich on Monday.
Norris feels ‘nowhere near’ his best as Formula 1 title contest heats up inside McLaren
Lando Norris may be top of the F1 standings but he feels like he’s driving “nowhere near” his best and can’t work out why. After placing third Sunday at the Bahrain Grand Prix — won by his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri — Norris said he felt far more confident last year, when he lost out on the drivers’ title to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. “I’m confident that I have everything I need and I’ve got what it takes,” Norris said. “I have no doubt about that, that I’m good enough, but something is just not clicking with me in the car.” Norris, who qualified sixth for Sunday’s race, saw Piastri close to within three points of him in the standings. “As soon as you’re not gelling (with the car), then you’re going to be in issues, and that’s what I have at the moment,” Norris said. Even though he’s still leading and won the season-opening Grand Prix in Australia last month, Norris said he hasn’t felt comfortable all year with McLaren’s car — widely considered the fastest on the grid. Last year, “I knew every single corner, everything that was going to happen with the car, how it was going to happen.
Newcastle manager Howe recovering from pneumonia
Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe is recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with pneumonia and will miss this week's matches, the Premier League club said on Monday.
Newcastle manager Eddie Howe recovering from pneumonia
NEWCASTLE: Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe is recovering in hospital after being diagnosed with pneumonia and will miss this week’s matches, the Premier League club said on Monday. The 47-year-old sat out Sunday’s 4-1 Premier League win at home to Manchester United as he was kept in hospital after feeling unwell for several days. He missed Newcastle securing their first league double over the Old Trafford side since the 1930-31 season. “A huge thank you to everyone connected with Newcastle United and the wider football community for your messages and warm wishes. They have meant a lot to me and my family,” Howe said in a statement from the club. Howe has become a hero in Newcastle after arriving at the club in 2021 after coaching Bournemouth and Burnley. He led the club to a League Cup final triumph over Liverpool in March, becoming the first home-grown coach to win one of England’s top domestic honors since 2008 and securing the club’s first domestic trophy in 70 years. He was celebrated by 150,000 Newcastle fans in the streets of the city and honored with a massive banner unfurled outside St.