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Aston Villa must build on Europa League win over Bologna, says Emery

Aston Villa must use their 1-0 home win over Bologna in the Europa League on Thursday as a springboard, manager Unai Emery said after his side picked up their first win of the season. John McGinn scored Villa’s first home goal of the season to earn the win and provide Emery with a measure of relief after their dismal start to the season left them 17th in the Premier League and out of the League Cup. Villa have three draws and two defeats from their five league games so far and Emery urged his side to build on the momentum from their win over the Italians when they host Fulham on Sunday. “We have to try to keep consistent, we had not been consistent until today,” Emery told reporters. “Today we won and it is important we have to try and keep consistent on Sunday. Different match, different rival, but a lot of things tactically we have to keep on building.

European World Cup qualifying: Spain reigns, Tuchel’s England emerges and Mbappé keeps France steady

GENEVA: Spain still looks the best team in Europe, England finally put on a show in World Cup qualifying, and France got back-to-back wins while almost dropping points despite Kylian Mbappé’s goals. Every European team have now begun their qualifying group, and it was a good week for 40-year-old greats Cristiano Ronaldo, in Portugal’s fast start, and Luka Modrić, with Croatia leading its group. Erling Haaland’s five-goal haul in Norway’s 11-1 beating of Moldova pushed Italy closer to the playoffs in a group where goal difference could be decisive. Italy had perhaps the strangest week in their quest to avoid missing a third straight World Cup. The four-time champion earned six points and scored 10 goals yet ended with new coach Gennaro Gattuso filmed aiming expletives at an Israel player on the field after a wild 5-4 win. Germany also could risk ending up in the playoffs next March after stumbling to an opening 2-0 loss at Slovakia. It was a first-ever German loss on the road in World Cup qualifying. Slovakia might yet regret winning only 1-0 at Luxembourg from a 90th-minute goal.

‘Unique atmosphere’: Ronnie O’Sullivan happy to be back at Masters Snooker Championship in Jeddah

JEDDAH: Ronnie O’Sullivan is excited to be back in the Kingdom for the Masters Snooker Championship in Jeddah.

Paris Saint-Germain sign Ukrainian defender Illia Zabarnyi

PARIS: European champions Paris Saint-Germain announced on Tuesday they have signed Ukrainian center-back Illia Zabarnyi from Premier League club Bournemouth.

Luka Modric won’t stand for the mediocrity that his new club AC Milan displayed last season

“Milan cannot be satisfied with average,” Modric told Milan TV“When I grew up, I used to watch a lot of the Italian league and Milan was my favorite team” MILAN: Luka Modric grew up supporting AC Milan because his idol and fellow Croat, Zvonimir Boban, played for the club.And because Milan in the 1990s were one of the strongest teams in Europe.So now that the 39-year-old former Ballon d’Or winner has joined the Rossoneri after 13 seasons at Real Madrid, he won’t stand for the mediocrity that Milan displayed last season for an eighth-placed finish in Serie A that excluded the squad from Europe this coming season.“Milan cannot be satisfied with average,” Modric told Milan TV. “They need to have (the) biggest goals possible, to win titles, to compete with the best teams in the world.

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Aston Villa must build on Europa League win over Bologna, says Emery

European World Cup qualifying: Spain reigns, Tuchel’s England emerges and Mbappé keeps France steady

‘Unique atmosphere’: Ronnie O’Sullivan happy to be back at Masters Snooker Championship in Jeddah

Paris Saint-Germain sign Ukrainian defender Illia Zabarnyi

Luka Modric won’t stand for the mediocrity that his new club AC Milan displayed last season

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