Atsu’s corpse flown home as NFF, Benitez lead tribute for late Ghana star
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Canterbury’s Qi’-Chi Ukpai claims third national success in a year as personal best wins triple jump gold at National Indoor Championships in Sheffield
Canterbury schoolgirl Qi’-Chi Ukpai has landed her third national title in the past 12 months.
Tatum scores all-star record 55 points as Team Giannis downs Team LeBron
Jayson Tatum put on a record-setting show, and made Giannis Antetokounmpo look like a genius.
Marcus Rashford nets double as Manchester United beat Leicester
Manchester United defeated Leicester City 3-0 in their Premier League match on Sunday. Rashford netted a goal in each half of his side's massive win and extended his scoring streak to five games.It was exactly what his side needed as they weathered an early storm from the visitors, with keeper David De Gea pulling off a superb save to deny Harvey Barnes in the eighth minute and topping that with an even better effort to keep out a Kelechi Iheanacho header.Leicester were left to rue those near misses when Rashford latched on to a pass down the right from Bruno Fernandes and rifled the ball across keeper Danny Ward and into the net after 25 minutes at Old Trafford.United midfielder Marcel Sabitzer was lucky to remain on the pitch after a dangerous challenge left Leicester's Wout Faes needing treatment, with the Austrian, who is on loan from Bayern Munich, escaping punishment altogether.
Karim Adeyemi shines as Borussia Dortmund crush Hertha Berlin 4-1
Borussia Dortmund crush Hertha Berlin 4-1 on Sunday. With this win, Dortmund have joined leaders Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga and stretch their winning run in the league to six consecutive matches this year.Germany international Adeyemi put the hosts ahead with a superb backheel flick from a Marco Reus assist in the 27th minute before turning provider to feed Donyell Malen at the far post for their second goal four minutes later.Adeyemi then had to be taken off after pulling a thigh muscle while setting up their second goal.The visitors cut the deficit one minute after the restart through Lucas Tousart but Dortmund were brutally efficient and scored their four goals with a mere five shots on target.
Problems Mount For New Zealand As Kyle Jamieson Ruled Out For Months
Injured fast bowler Kyle Jamieson was on Monday ruled out of cricket for a lengthy spell in another blow for New Zealand following their 267-run first Test drubbing by England. Coach Gary Stead confirmed that Jamieson had been diagnosed with a back stress fracture and will undergo surgery this week, with a minimum recovery time of four months. The 28-year-old had been poised to return from a long layoff for the Test at Mount Maunganui, but could only watch as England consigned the home side to an eighth successive Test without a win.
Premier League: Son Heung-min Makes His Point As Tottenham Hotspur Sink West Ham
Son Heung-min produced the perfect response after being dropped as the South Korea forward came off the bench to seal Tottenham's 2-0 win against West Ham on Sunday. Son has struggled badly this season and his poor form convinced Tottenham's absentee boss Antonio Conte to axe him for the Premier League clash. Prior to this weekend, the 30-year-old had scored in only four matches this season. But Son made his point to Conte as he came off the bench to net Tottenham's second goal after Emerson Royal put the hosts ahead in the second half.
Hooper open to returning as Wallabies skipper
SYDNEY : Michael Hooper said he was open to returning as Wallabies skipper under new coach Eddie Jones as he prepared to embark on his 13th season in Super Rugby on Monday.