Reading: Veljko Paunovic departs as manager despite first win in 13 games
Reading have parted company with manager Veljko Paunovic despite a first win in 13 games against Preston, with Paul Ince coming in as interim boss.
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St Johnstone 2-1 Hearts: Hosts off bottom after just second home league win
St Johnstone hauled themselves off the foot of the Scottish Premiership after beating Hearts to claim just a second home league win of the season.
EPL: Southampton punish sloppy Everton to claim 2-0 win
Stuart Armstrong and substitute Shane Long scored for Southampton as they punished error-prone Everton to claim a deserved 2-0 Premier League victory at St Mary’s Stadium on Saturday. Everton gave the ball away with a sloppy piece of play in midfield on 52 minutes to allow the home side to break forward and Armstrong drilled the ball low into the bottom corner.
Ireland bounce back in T20 World Cup qualifying with Bahrain win
Ireland kept their hopes of qualifying for a seventh straight T20 World Cup alive on Saturday with a 21-run victory over Bahrain in Oman, while the United Arab Emirates and Nepal made it two wins from two. The Irish posted a challenging total of 157/5 after winning the toss and electing to bat first, and Bahrain never threatened a successful run chase despite a late flurry from Sathaiya Veerapathiran. Ireland, the only Test team playing at the Global Qualifier A tournament, would have been knocked out by a defeat after their opening loss to the UAE on Friday.
Jurgen Klopp hails Thiago Alcantara after Liverpool’s hard-fought win at Norwich
Liverpool had to come from behind to beat Norwich City 3-1 at Anfield on Saturday afternoon and Jurgen Klopp picked out Thiago Alcantara for coming off the bench and helping to make the difference.
Jurgen Klopp picks out Liverpool sub for praise in hard-fought win at Norwich
Liverpool had to come from behind to beat Norwich City 3-1 at Anfield on Saturday afternoon and Jurgen Klopp picked out Thiago Alcantara for coming off the bench and helping to make the difference.
Romelu Lukaku produced truly miserable stats in Palace win with just 7 touches all game
Romelu Lukaku was barely involved in Chelsea’s 1-0 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday.
‘They torched our clubhouse’… but Sicilian rugby team won’t let mafia win
Gloria Mertoli’s shift is over when the first light of dawn shines on the goalposts of a rugby pitch in the Librino district of Catania, a stronghold of the Cosa Nostra, the feared Sicilian mafia. Since mobsters torched the clubhouse and team bus, she and other players on the women’s rugby team, Briganti Librino RUFC, have taken turns to stay after evening practice and guard the area overnight.