Resurgent Newcastle hold on for Brighton victory
Ryan Fraser and Fabian Schar struck as Newcastle’s Premier League recovery survived a concerted Brighton fightback.
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Annie ‘The Lioness’ Aroyan steps back into the ring in Dubai with an eye on becoming world champion
Few sports provide such inspirational stories as boxing. The rise of a young girl from a small Armenian village to become Annie “The Lioness” Aroyan is the perfect example.
Newcastle not out of danger yet after another win, says coach
NEWCASTLE: Eddie Howe has said Newcastle United are still in a relegation battle despite climbing seven points clear of the Premier League’s dropzone.
Improving Newcastle spoil Christian Eriksen’s return to action
Christian Eriksen completed his emotional return to football as he made his Brentford debut as a second-half substitute against Newcastle – but the visitors took the Premier League points with a 2-0 win.
Foden goal takes Man City six points clear at top of Premier League
Manchester City moved six points clear at the top of the Premier League but only after a hard-fought 1-0 victory over stubborn Everton at Goodison Park.
Emotional Rublev wins title in Dubai after plea for peace
DUBAI: An emotional Andrey Rublev said he will sleep for two days after securing his third trophy in seven days by ending the dream run of Czech qualifier Jiri Vesely with a 6-3, 6-4 victory in the Dubai final on Saturday.The second-seeded Russian won the singles and doubles titles in Marseille last Sunday before flying to the Emirates and clawing his way to a 10th career singles crown, and a fifth at the ATP 500 level.“For sure for the next two days I will sleep, I won’t leave my bed,” said Rublev, whose plea for peace in Ukraine after his win the previous night went viral across news stations worldwide.“Finally I can rest for maybe one week now. I feel super happy, even though maybe I’m tired.“I think I was lucky today that Jiri also was super tired.
LIVE: Saudi Cup Day Two
RIYADH: All eyes turned to the Kingdom on Friday and some of the world's best thoroughbred racehorses as the annual Saudi Cup meeting got underway in Riyadh.
Poland refuses to play Russia in WC qualifier, cites Ukraine
WARSAW, Poland: Poland is refusing to play its World Cup qualifier against Russia next month in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Polish soccer federation president said Saturday. Cezary Kulesza made the announcement on Twitter and indicated Poland was in talks with other federations to present a unified position to FIFA, which is responsible for the March 24 game in Moscow. “No more words, time to act!” Kulesza wrote, saying the move was prompted by the “escalation of the aggression.” Poland striker Robert Lewandowski, the nation’s all-time leading scorer and winner of FIFA’s best-player award for the past two years, immediately responded to say it’s the “right decision!” “I can’t imagine playing a match with the Russian National Team in a situation when armed aggression in Ukraine continues,” the Bayern Munich star said on Twitter.