Prince William and George spotted in first public outing since Kate's cancer announcement
The Prince of Wales and Prince George cheered on Aston Villa in their first public outing since the Princess of Wales’ cancer announcement.
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Villa take slender lead to Lille in Conference League
Aston Villa beat Lille 2-1 in the first leg of their Europa Conference League quarter-final at Villa Park. Goals in either half from Ollie Watkins and John McGinn saw Villa lead their first European last-eight tie since 1998 and give boss Unai Emery victory in his 1,000th match as a manager. Bafode Diakite's late header gave Lille a lifeline just as it looked like they would head home frustrated by Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, who had made a string of big saves. Villa must now go to northern France next week and finish the job if they are to make their first European semi-final since they won the European Cup in 1982. That will not be an easy task as the French football federation have postponed Lille's Ligue 1 game this weekend to give them extra time to prepare and they have only been beaten once at home all season. After an early scare, which required a vital intervention from Pau Torres to deny Hakon Arnar Haraldsson a tap-in following Diego Carlos' error, Villa took command. Lille boss Paulo Fonseca, perenially linked with a move to England, said in his pre-match press conference that his side would pay special attention to Watkins, but allowed him three quickfire chances. The first came after Watkins capitalised on Leny Yoro's dive and was denied by Benjamin Andre's last-ditch tackle, with the England striker shooting straight at Lucas Chevalier from the resulting corner. It was from another corner that Watkins did get on the scoresheet in the 13th minute, as he was left unmarked from McGinn's corner to power home a header from close range, though Lille thought there was a foul by Morgan Rogers. Only another last-ditch tackle from Diakhite denied Watkins a second after Douglas Luiz had played him in, but
Villa secure narrow Europa Conference League victory against Lille
Aston Villa earned royal approval as Britain’s Prince of Wales watched his beloved club beat Lille 2-1 in the first leg of their Europa Conference League quarter-final at Villa Park.
Leny Yoro, Pemuda Prancis Berikutnya yang Diminati Madrid
Real Madrid kembali memburu pemain muda potensial dari Prancis. Kali ini bek tengah Lille, Leny Yoro yang menjadi incaran.
Vitinha and Ramos strikes secure 2-0 win for 10-man PSG at Marseille
MARSEILLE :Vitinha and Goncalo Ramos scored in the second half as 10-man Paris St Germain overcame early jitters to secure a 2-0 win and hand Marseille their first home loss of the season in Ligue 1 on Sunday.
Zhegrova double fires Lille to derby win over Lens
LILLE, France : Two goals from Edon Zhegrova earned Lille a 2-1 home win over RC Lens in the Derby du Nord on Friday, to move them provisionally into third place in Ligue 1.
Cape Epic glory: Beers and Grotts clinch title as GHOST Factory Racing soar in debut
In the Aramex Women's Category, Anne Terpstra and Nicole Koller (GHOST Factory Racing) won an eighth stage in a row on their way to the 2024 Absa Cape Epic title. By winning every stage of the 2024 race (the Prologue and seven stages), the Dutch-Swiss combo matched the performance of Laura Stigger and Sina Frei, who also won eight stages on their way to the 2021 title.
Newcastle's Botman faces long spell out with knee injury
Newcastle United defender Sven Botman will be out of action for six to nine months after sustaining a serious knee injury, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.