Month: April 2023

2:33 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Mahrez scored three well-taken goals to seize the headlines from Wembley on Saturday. Rob Newell – CameraSport via Getty Images LONDON — A Riyad Mahrez hat-trick earned Manchester City a place in the FA Cup final and kept their treble hopes alive. Sheffield United matched Pep Guardiola’s side for a large

8:16 AM ET Kazuyoshi Miura pictured in January 2023. Photo by Zed Jameson/MB Media/Getty Images Former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura added yet another achievement to his age-defying career on Saturday, making his debut for Portuguese second-tier club Oliveirense at the age of 56. Miura, who joined Oliveirense on loan from Yokohama FC earlier this year, came

8:30 AM ET Romelu Lukaku celebrates after scoring for Inter against Empoli. Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images Romelu Lukaku scored his first goals from open play in Serie A since August as Inter Milan beat Empoli 3-0 in Serie A on Sunday, and the striker celebrated in trademark style by saluting and putting his finger to his mouth.

12:24 PM ET Ferran Torres struck late in the first half to give Barcelona a 1-0 home win over third-placed Atletico Madrid at the Camp Nou on Sunday as they tightened their grip on top spot and moved one step closer to a 27th LaLiga title. With eight-games remaining, Barca moved to 76 points and

11:48 AM ET Associated Press Nicolas Winter was at the centre of controversy on Sunday. Photo by Cathrin Mueller/Getty Images A third-tier game in Germany was abandoned on Sunday after the referee was doused in beer by an angry fan at half-time. Relegation-threatened Zwickau’s match against visiting Rot-Weiss Essen did not continue for the second half

1:50 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Xavi Hernandez was delighted to welcome Frenkie de Jong and Pedri back from injury as Barcelona got their title charge back on track with a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid at Spotify Camp Nou on Sunday. Ferran Torres scored the only goal of the game just before the

11:52 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur captain Hugo Lloris labelled his side’s collapse at Newcastle United in the Premier League “embarrassing” as their top-four hopes suffered a huge blow. Spurs could have moved level on points with Newcastle with a win but conceded five goals in the opening 21 minutes, eventually losing 6-1 at St James’

10:52 AM ET Newcastle United obliterated Premier League top-four rivals Tottenham Hotspur with a five-goal salvo in the opening 21 minutes on the way to a 6-1 rout at a rocking St James’ Park on Sunday. A game billed as a crucial six-pointer in the race to secure Champions League qualification was effectively all over

2:40 PM ET Manchester United beat Brighton & Hove Albion in a thrilling penalty shootout in their FA Cup semifinal at Wembley on Sunday after the game finished 0-0 after extra time to set up the first-ever all-Manchester clash in the final. Solly March, Brighton’s seventh player to step up to the spot in the