Osimhen fires Napoli to within point of summit with Venezia winner
[FILES] Victor Osimhen in pain after he suffered injury in his eye socket and cheekbone a few days ago. Photo: Dailymail.co.uk
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Victor Osimhen fires Napoli into heart of three-way Serie A title tussle
Victor Osimhen scored on his first Napoli start since November to help his team to a 2-0 win at Venezia on Sunday which moves them one point behind Serie A leaders Inter Milan. Nigeria striker Osimhen had made two brief substitute appearances since fracturing bones in his face in a sickening head clash at Inter, and rewarded coach Luciano Spalletti's decision to pick him by leaping to head Napoli ahead just before the hour mark at the Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo.
Tuchel tests positive for coronavirus, doubt for Club World Cup trip
LONDON: Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel could miss his side’s trip to Abu Dhabi for the Club World Cup after testing positive for Covid-19. The German was not in the dugout for Chelsea’s FA Cup fourth round clash with Plymouth at Stamford Bridge that finished 2-1 in extra time on Saturday.
Egypt’s Salah and Senegal’s Mane only the latest Europe-based stars to grab attention at Africa Cup of Nations
CAIRO: Rightly or wrongly, the Africa Cup of Nations final has been framed as the clash of the Liverpool superstars: Egypt’s Mohamed Salah against Senegal’s Sadio Mane.
Dustin Johnson donates clubs used to win debut Saudi International to host course Royal Greens
JEDDAH: Two-time Public Investment Fund Saudi International champion and US superstar Dustin Johnson has donated some sporting history to Saudi Arabia.
Zedan: Desert Polo tournament a ‘game-changer’ for sport in the Kingdom
ALULA: Amr F. Zedan, chairman of the Saudi Polo Federation and board member of the Saudi Equestrian Authority, said that the second Richard Mille AlUla Desert Polo tournament held on Feb. 11-12 will be a “game-changer” for the sport in the Kingdom.
Dembele returns for Barca after contract stand-off
BARCELONA: France international Ousmane Dembele has been named on the Barcelona squad for Sunday’s crunch Spanish league match against Atletico Madrid despite his ongoing contract standoff with the Liga side.Xavi Hernandez has opted to stick with the talented 24-year-old despite reinforcements — Adama Traoré, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ferran Torres — signed in the winter transfer window as Barcelona face a fight to finish in La Liga’s top four this season.Xavi had warned Dembele on January 19 that he had to “extend” his contract or “leave” the club.But the Barcelona coach conceded that he had no choice but to recall the French player who warned he would not “give in to blackmail” after being left out of last month’s Copa del Rey tie against Athletic Bilbao, with the Catalans crashing out to an extra-time defeat.“Circumstances meant that we had to find a solution with Ousmane,” Xavi told Saturday’s pre-match press conference.“He is part of the club and the squad. We met and we decided that he is part of the team.
Olivier Giroud inspires AC Milan to comeback win over Inter Milan
Olivier Giroud scored twice in three minutes to earn AC Milan a stunning 2-1 comeback win over Serie A leaders Inter Milan on Saturday, sending the Rossoneri one point off top as the champions' 14-match unbeaten league run came to an end. Ivan Perisic put Inter in front at a raucous San Siro late in the first half, breaking Milan's resistance after their goalkeeper Mike Maignan pulled off two superb saves.