Arsenal player ratings vs Leicester: Jesus grabs headlines as Xhaka and Martinelli shine in support
Arsenal made it two wins from as many games as Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli inspired them to victory against Leicester City.
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Arsenal v Leicester ratings: Jesus 10, Martinelli 8; Ward 4, Vardy 5
Gabriel Jesus opened his Arsenal account with two goals as the Gunners maintained their strong start to the Premier League with a 4-2 victory over Leicester City.
Popovici on top of the word after record-setting effort in 100m freestyle
ROME: David Popovici reacted with “euphoria” after swimming the “best race I ever did” to break the men’s 100m freestyle world record at the European Championships in Rome on Saturday.
New-look Barcelona held 0-0 by Rayo in Lewandowski’s debut
BARCELONA, Spain: Barcelona mortgaged its financial future to give Xavi Hernández the talent he wanted. But Rayo Vallecano showed Xavi he still has work to do to forge a winning team after his new-look Barcelona was held to a 0-0 draw on Saturday in their Spanish league opener. The modest club from Madrid frustrated Robert Lewandowski and his fellow Barcelona newcomers by defending well and producing the most dangerous scoring threats.
Neymar nets 2 as PSG beats Montpellier 5-2 in French league
PARIS: Neymar and Paris Saint-Germain’s high-powered attack put on another impressive display in a 5-2 win over Montpellier in the French league on Saturday as Kylian Mbappe opened his account but missed a penalty in his return from a groin injury. Neymar scored twice to take his tally to three goals in two league games for the defending champion on a night when Lionel Messi was held scoreless. The Brazil striker was also PSG’s best player in preseason friendlies as he looks to find his peak form for the World Cup in Qatar, which starts in November.
Arsenal now "against the clock” in bid to sign £32m star in this window - Transfer insider
Arsenal may have ‘left it too late’ to sign Leicester City midfielder Youri Tielemans in the current transfer window, according to journalist Dean Jones.
Lukaku nets seconds into Inter return at Lecce
LECCE, Italy: Romelu Lukaku made a dream start to his return to Inter Milan on Saturday after scoring less than two minutes into the Serie A club’s season opener at Lecce.Belgium forward Lukaku nodded home from close range with just 81 seconds gone to give Inter the lead at the Stadio Via del mare as they begin their bid to reclaim the Scudetto from local rivals AC Milan, 4-2 winners over Udinese earlier on Saturday.The 29-year-old had the easiest task to open his account for the campaign after Matteo Darmian knocked Federico Dimarco’s cross straight into his path.Lukaku reportedly took a pay cut to 8.5 million euros for the coming campaign to get out of Chelsea.He performed poorly in England and enraged Chelsea fans by saying in an interview with Sky Sport Italia that he wanted to return to Inter, where he won the Serie A title in 2021 and scored 64 times in 95 games over two years.That move came sooner than expected, with Inter paying an initial eight million euros plus a potential three million in bonuses for the loan.Italian media report that Inter and Chelsea have a gentleman’s agreement that the loan could be extended for another season should the move work out.After the deal was done his lawyer Sebastien Ledure said that “anything can happen” between now and the end of next season.