The main talking points as Crystal Palace and Man City prepare for FA Cup final
Crystal Palace and Manchester City clash in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday.
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Pep Guardiola: Winning FA Cup not enough to make Man City season a success
Pep Guardiola admitted winning the FA Cup will not be enough to call Manchester City’s season a success on the day his side reached the final but were dethroned as Premier League champions.
Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest to reach third successive FA Cup final
Rico Lewis scored after just 109 seconds to send Manchester City on their way to a third consecutive FA Cup final following a 2-0 defeat of Nottingham Forest at Wembley.
Oliver Glasner concedes Palace can secure first major silverware in FA Cup final
Oliver Glasner conceded that Crystal Palace were at least mathematically more likely to secure their first major silverware after they booked their place in the FA Cup final with a 3-0 triumph over Aston Villa at Wembley.
No letting up: Pep Guardiola says Kevin De Bruyne ‘wants the best for the club’
Pep Guardiola understands Kevin De Bruyne’s disappointment but is convinced he will give everything to go out on a high at Manchester City.
Ronaldo scores and leads Al-Nassr into AFC Champions Elite semifinals
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia: Cristiano Ronaldo led Saudi Arabian team Al-Nassr to a 4-1 win over Yokohama F. Marinos of Japan in the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League Elite on Saturday. The 40-year-old scored his eighth goal of the tournament during a dominant first half performance in Jeddah, which is hosting all of the games in the tournament from the quarterfinal stage to the final on May 3. In Wednesday’s semifinal, Al-Nassr will take on Al-Sadd of Qatar or Kawasaki Frontale of Japan, who meet on Sunday. Jhon Duran, signed for over $100 million from Aston Villa in January, opened the scoring from close range. Four minutes later, Sadio Mane doubled Al-Nassr’s lead, the former Liverpool forward firing home a fierce low shot from the left of the area. There was still time before the break for Ronaldo to give Al-Nassr, looking for a first ever continental title, one foot in the last four.
Djokovic crashes to nervous Arnaldi in Madrid opener, Swiatek advances
MADRID: Novak Djokovic admits he may have played his last-ever match at the Madrid Open after he crashed out in his opening round encounter on Saturday, while Iga Swiatek advanced to the last-16 on the women’s side of the draw.
Chris Eubank Jr beats Conor Benn on unanimous points decision
LONDON: Chris Eubank Jr dealt fellow-Briton Conor Benn a first career defeat after going the distance to win their middleweight grudge match on a unanimous points decision on Saturday. All three judges scored the fight 116-112 after a pulsating 12-round slugfest, both fighters coming out hard from the start and going toe-to-toe in front of 65,000 spectators at London’s Tottenham Hotspur stadium. The fight, between the sons of former world champions and arch-rivals Chris Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn who met twice in the 1990s, was called off in 2022 when Benn tested positive for trace amounts of fertility drug clomifene. Both fathers were present, 32 years on from their last clash, and embraced in the ring before the opening bell.