Leverkusen draw blank at Bochum after Diaby's penalty slip
BERLIN: A slip while taking a penalty cost France winger Moussa Diaby the chance to score as Bayer Leverkusen were held to a goalless draw at Bochum on Sunday (Apr 10) in the Bundesliga.
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BERLIN: A slip while taking a penalty cost France winger Moussa Diaby the chance to score as Bayer Leverkusen were held to a goalless draw at Bochum on Sunday (Apr 10) in the Bundesliga.
Sheffield United and Bournemouth played out a hard-fought goalless draw at Bramall Lane yesterday. United had the better of the chances with Morgan Gibbs-White twice being denied by keeper Mark Travers and Filip Uremovic missing a golden opportunity in front of the Kop right at the death.
Nick Kyrgios lost 6-3 7-5 to Reilly Opelka in the semi-finals of the ATP Houston tournament on Saturday afternoon. The Australian received a walkover in the quarters to come up against the American but was on the back foot as soon as he was broken in the first set to go 3-1 down.
Derby manager Wayne Rooney criticised the officials after they failed to award his team a stoppage-time penalty in the 2-1 defeat at Swansea.
BERLIN: A late Robert Lewandowski penalty spared Bayern Munich after a below-par performance in a 1-0 home win over Augsburg on Saturday (Apr 9), three days before their crucial Champions League tie against Villarreal.
Bayern Munich needed an 82nd-minute penalty from top scorer Robert Lewandowski to snatch a 1-0 victory over visitors Augsburg on Saturday and protect their nine-point lead with five matches remaining. Lewandowski converted the spot kick awarded for a hand ball, breaking Augsburg's valiant resistance, to keep Bayern comfortably clear of second-placed Borussia Dortmund, winners 2-0 over VfB Stuttgart on Friday, and on course for a record-extending 10th straight league crown. Bayern, who suffered their first Champions League loss of the season in midweek, going down 1-0 to Villarreal in the quarter-final first leg, were toothless for much of the game.
A late Joseph Hungbo penalty saw Ross County snatch a last-gasp place in the cinch Scottish Premiership top six as they recorded a 1-0 victory that consigned Aberdeen to a bottom-six finish for the first time in nine seasons.
Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom was frustrated at a late penalty not being given after his side drew 0-0 with fellow promotion hopefuls Bournemouth at Bramall Lane.