Aaron Connolly odyssey timely to temper furore over Evan Ferguson
The New Year is upon us, and while it remains to be seen which Irish players shine in '23, one young prospect certainly signed off in style on New Year’s Eve.
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'In Europe my work is done' - Ronaldo lands in Saudi Arabia
Cristiano Ronaldo declared "in Europe, my work is done" as he embraced a new frontier after being unveiled by Al Nassr on Tuesday evening.
Martinez '100% focused' on Villa, insists Emery
Unai Emery says World Cup winner Emiliano Martinez is "100%" focused on Aston Villa ahead of his anticipated return to the side for Wednesday's home fixture with Wolves.
Chelsea frustrated in damaging draw at lowly Forest
Chelsea's spluttering Premier League campaign took a turn for the worse as Serge Aurier's equaliser gave lowly Nottingham Forest a 1-1 draw on Sunday.
Sloppy Liverpool tumble again in loss at Brentford
LONDON: Liverpool lost more ground in the race for a top-four English Premier League finish when it lost to Brentford 3-1 on Monday. Sloppy defending cost Liverpool twice in the first half, prompting angry boss Jurgen Klopp to substitute key defender Virgil van Dijk at halftime. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain pulled one back but Bryan Mbeumo killed off Liverpool as Brentford beat the visitors for the first time since 1938 in all competitions.
Brentford capitalise on Liverpool’s poor defending to claim famous scalp
Liverpool’s poor defending cost them dearly as Brentford claimed another famous scalp with a 3-1 victory.
Arsenal game a true test for Newcastle’s European ambitions, says Howe
NEWCASTLE: Eddie Howe believes Newcastle United’s trip to leaders Arsenal is a litmus test for the club’s Champions League ambitions.
Nasser Al-Attiyah survives rocky route to win Dakar stage
ALULA, Saudi Arabia: Defending champion Nasser Al-Attiyah (Toyota) used all his experience of the rocky conditions to win a tough 430km second stage from Sea Camp to AlUla in the 45th Dakar Rally on Monday.As many of his rivals were held up by a series of punctures, including Sebastien Loeb (Prodrive) who lost almost an hour and a half, the Qatari Al-Attiyah plowed to a provisional 14-second win over Erik Van Loon (Overdrive).Carlos Sainz (Audi) was third man home, 5 minutes 5 seconds back, which was enough to give the Spaniard the lead in the provisional general classification, 2min 12sec ahead of Al-Attiyah.Mathieu Serradori (Century) is running third, 24min 55sec behind Sainz.“It was absolutely the time to attack and drive a good stage,” said Al-Attiyah.“It was not an easy day. There were a lot of rocks and the navigation wasn’t easy.