Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw by Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal in new coach Xabi Alonso’s debut at the Club World Cup on Wednesday, after Manchester City got off to a winning start earlier.Federico Valverde had a stoppage-time penalty saved as Real were forced to settle for a point in the Group H match …
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World number one Nelly Korda says her agonising near-miss at the US Women’s Open earlier this month has left her hungrier for success as the Women’s PGA Championship tees off on Thursday.The 26-year-old American had to settle for second place behind Maja Stark at Erin Hills three weeks ago after dropped shots in the final …
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Phil Foden scored inside two minutes to set Manchester City on the way to a comfortable 2-0 win against Wydad Casablanca in their opening match at the Club World Cup on Wednesday.Jeremy Doku was also on target before half-time at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, where the majority of the 37,446 crowd were supporting City …
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Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle will make a last-minute decision on Tyrese Haliburton’s fitness as his team prepare for Thursday’s must-win NBA Finals clash against the Oklahoma City Thunder.Haliburton is an injury doubt for Thursday’s game six in Indianapolis after suffering a calf strain in the Pacers’ on Monday that leaves the Thunder one game …
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The Florida Panthers, powered by Sam Reinhart’s four-goal effort, captured their second consecutive Stanley Cup on Tuesday, defeating Edmonton 5-1 to win the NHL Final.Florida goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 28 shots while Matthew Tkachuk added a goal for the Panthers, who took the best-of-seven series 4-2.”It’s incredible,” Florida’s Brad Marchand said. “It’s a feeling you …
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Former Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi has shrugged off criticism over the manner of his move to Saudi club Al-Hilal.Inzaghi takes charge of his new club for the first time on Wednesday when they face Real Madrid in the Club World Cup in Miami.Al-Hilal’s chief executive officer Esteve Calzada told the BBC on Wednesday that …
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Mamelodi Sundowns got off to a winning start at the Club World Cup with a 1-0 victory over South Korean side Ulsan HD on Tuesday in a match delayed by a weather warning and played before largely empty stands.The South African side went top of Group F in front of a crowd given as 3,412 …
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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola suggested Tuesday that the dropped Jack Grealish needed to rediscover his love for playing football after being left out of the squad for the Club World Cup in the United States.”Jack is an exceptional player. The only reason he didn’t play last season was of course my decisions,” Guardiola told …
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Real Madrid could be without striker Kylian Mbappe for their Club World Cup opener against Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal after the Frenchman missed training due to illness.New head coach Xabi Alonso will make his debut on the Real bench for the Group H match at Hard Rock Stadium and could be without several …
The crash that McLaren dreaded, but that everyone else was waiting for, will not change the team’s approach, even though Lando Norris’s lost valuable points in Canada. Although history suggests it is unwise to allow team-mates to compete for wins and drivers’ titles, a lesson McLaren learned notably with Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna in 1989 …
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