3:50 PM ET Associated Press PRAGUE — Russia won both singles matches to defeat Switzerland 2-0 in the final of the Billie Jean King Cup on Saturday to claim the trophy for the fifth time. Liudmilla Samsonova rallied to capture the decisive point with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Tokyo Olympics singles champion Belinda
Month: November 2021
2:02 PM ET Harry Kettle Premier League leaders Chelsea were made to pay for their missed opportunities on Saturday as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Burnley at Stamford Bridge. Kai Havertz‘s glancing header in the first half was seemingly going to set the Blues on their way to a comprehensive victory. Instead,
1:44 PM ET Robert Lewandowski scored his 60th goal this calendar year as champions Bayern Munich claimed a 2-1 home win over Freiburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday to end the visiting side’s unbeaten start to the season. Leroy Sane and Niklas Sule spurned good chances early on before Bayern took a deserved lead in
12:53 PM ET A 79th minute header from Burnley‘s Matej Vydra shocked Premier League leaders Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday as the sides drew 1-1. The goal was the first Chelsea have conceded this season from open play. “Of course I’m disappointed. If we played this game 100 times, we’d win 99 times. Today
10:27 AM ET Manchester United were easily beaten at Old Trafford in the local derby as Manchester City ran out 2-0 winners on Saturday. An Eric Bailly own goal and a close-range poke by Bernardo Silva in the first half were enough to seal the three points for the visitors and pile more pressure on
3:56 PM ET Norwich City manager Daniel Farke was fired after his team’s first Premier League win of the season. Getty Images Norwich City have sacked manager Daniel Farke despite the team securing their first win of the season at Brentford earlier on Saturday, the Premier League club said in a statement. “In continuing to demand
12:03 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said Manchester United have taken “a big step backwards” after their demoralising defeat to Manchester City. United had more shots at their own goalkeeper than at City’s during a comprehensive 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford and Solskjaer was left to accept that the November international break
1:23 PM ET Barcelona kicked off the Xavi era by blowing a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 at Celta Vigo in LaLiga on Saturday. The former Barca midfielder was announced as the club’s new manager early on Saturday, though he was not in dug-out at Balaidos to watch his new side earn a first league
3:35 PM ET Associated Press Thomas Pieters and Matthieu Pavon will enter the final round of the Portugal Masters sharing a four-shot lead after the pair rose to the top of the leaderboard on Saturday. The two leaders both carded a third round of 6-under 65. Pavon of France hit eight birdies to go with
News Sluggish chase against Bangladesh proves costly, but Boucher proud of team’s revival Too few runs, scored too slowly in the early stages of the T20 World Cup cost South Africa a place in the semi-finals, according to coach Mark Boucher. He called their victory over England, and elimination on net run-rate, a “bitter pill