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.
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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.
Eddie Howe: Newcastle's Premier League safety will not be handed on a plate
Newcastle: If anyone at Newcastle United believes Premier League safety will be handed to the Magpies on a silver platter, they're sadly mistaken - that's the view of head coach Eddie Howe.
Aaron Cresswell: Goal-shy Hammers haven’t run out of gas in Champions League bid
Aaron Cresswell has admitted West Ham are finding goals hard to come by – but denied suggestions they have run out of gas.
Eddie Howe keeps Newcastle fans waiting for eagerly anticipated first Bruno Guimaraes start
NEWCASTLE: Eddie Howe has hinted Newcastle United fans will again have to wait to see club record signing Bruno Guimaraes make his first Magpies start.
Olympics-Paris 2024 to be ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ says next Games chief
BEIJING: After two Games clouded by COVID-19 restrictions, Paris 2024 are looking to launch a new momentum for the sporting extravaganza, promising an Olympic “light at the end of the tunnel.” One hundred years after France last hosted the Summer Olympics amid the post-World War One Années Folles (crazy years) period, Paris aims to be the stage for carefree Games as they return to Europe for the first time in a decade. “We want to take the Games out of the stadiums, with a ceremony out in the city and a marathon open to the general public,” Tony Estanguet, a triple canoeing Olympic champion who was France’s flag-bearer at the 2008 Beijing Games opening ceremony, told Reuters.