Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe confronted by fan at Elland Road
LEEDS: Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe has blasted the lack of security at Leeds United’s Elland Road stadium after he was pushed by a pitch-invading fan.
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Styles, Rollins to clash for World Heavyweight Championship in Jeddah
RIYADH: The stage is set for a new WWE World Heavyweight Champion to be crowned at Night of Champions in Jeddah. The “Phenomenal” AJ Styles, who recently returned from injury, secured his slot for Saudi Arabia with two victories on Friday Night SmackDown, and will face Seth Rollins on May 27. Styles kicked off the blue brand show by winning a Triple Threat Match over WWE Hall of Famers Edge and Rey Mysterio, then finished the evening with a clean pinfall victory over Bobby Lashley, who previously beat US Champion Austin Theory and Sheamus to advance.
Man United edge closer to Champions League spot after Wolves win
Alejandro Garnacho returned from injury with a bang as the Manchester United teenager wrapped up a victory against Wolves that gets their Champions League qualification quest back on track.
Premier League wrap: Relegation for limp Southampton
Southampton suffered Premier League relegation after Aleksandar Mitrovic returned from his eight-match ban with a bang to help Fulham secure a 2-0 win at St Mary's.
Nottingham Forest draw at Chelsea to inch toward EPL survival
LONDON: Taiwo Awoniyi’s second goal of the day helped relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest draw with Chelsea 2-2 in the English Premier League on Saturday after Raheem Sterling’s quick-fire goals at Stamford Bridge. Awoniyi, who also netted twice last week, opened the scoring in the 13th minute with a powerful header and nodded home again just past the hour mark, shortly after Sterling equalized and put Chelsea in front with goals seven minutes apart. The draw inched Forest closer to safety, with Steve Cooper’s team in 16th place and three points above the relegation zone with two games remaining.
Bayern close in on Bundesliga, Union Berlin on Champions League
BERLIN: Bayern Munich captain Thomas Müller scored on a rare start as they took another step toward a record-extending 11th consecutive Bundesliga title by routing Schalke 6-0 on Saturday. Bayern moved four points clear of Borussia Dortmund before the late game. Dortmund could restore the one-point gap by beating Borussia Mönchengladbach at home, while they must also maintain hope in Bayern dropping points in their final two games.
Newcastle’s Champions League destiny remains in their own hands after Leeds draw — but only just
LEEDS: Newcastle United remain the guardians of their own Champions League destiny — but only just.
Leeds dig out a point against Newcastle in lively Elland Road clash
Rasmus Kristensen’s late equaliser rescued Leeds a point in a 2-2 home draw against Newcastle but it was not enough to lift them out of the bottom three.