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Rosenior makes flying start as Chelsea rout Charlton in FA Cup
AFP, Published on 11/01/2026
» LONDON - Chelsea's new manager Liam Rosenior enjoyed the perfect start to his reign as the Blues thrashed Charlton 5-1 in the FA Cup third round on Saturday.
Manchester derby offers chance to salve wounds, Isak prepares for Liverpool bow
AFP, Published on 12/09/2025
» LONDON - Manchester City will be desperate to avoid a third successive defeat when they face neighbours Manchester United as the Premier League returns this weekend, with Alexander Isak set for his Liverpool debut.
Alcaraz seeks top gear at Wimbledon as Sabalenka stays calm
AFP, Published on 06/07/2025
» LONDON - Carlos Alcaraz faces a tricky test on Sunday against volatile Russian Andrey Rublev in his charge towards a third consecutive Wimbledon title, while Aryna Sabalenka looks unstoppable as she prepares to take on Elise Mertens.
VAR comes under EPL clubs’ microscope
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 01/06/2024
» Next Friday all 20 Premier League clubs will be voting on whether to keep the VAR (Video Assistant Referee) technology. It will require 14 of the clubs — a two-thirds majority — to vote for scrapping it for it to be discontinued.
Finally a goalless draw in EPL
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 23/09/2023
» The Premier League experienced its first goalless draw of the season last Sunday in a highly forgettable game between Bournemouth and Chelsea at the Vitality Stadium.
Oscar Pistorius: Olympian hero turned killer
AFP, Published on 31/03/2023
» JOHANNESBURG: At the 2012 London Olympics, before 80,000 roaring fans and a constellation of camera flashes, it took Oscar Pistorius 45.44 seconds to become a global icon.
Premier League's top four hopefuls primed for tense race
AFP, Published on 03/08/2022
» LONDON: Desperate to close the gap on Manchester City and Liverpool at the top of the Premier League, Chelsea, Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester United have spent the close season aggressively pursuing new recruits with varying degrees of success.
Mercurial Kyrgios is box office at Wimbledon
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 09/07/2022
» There is probably no one in tennis who polarises opinion more than the volatile Australian Nick Kyrgios.
Ronaldo's power play puts pressure on Ten Hag
AFP, Published on 05/07/2022
» LONDON - Cristiano Ronaldo's shock demand to leave Manchester United has thrown Erik ten Hag's plans into disarray as he scrambles to contain the fall-out from the Portugal star's power play.
Bowled out: Pakistan's cricketer-turned-PM Imran Khan loses office
AFP, Published on 10/04/2022
» ISLAMABAD - Regarded as a wily cricket captain during his international playing days, Imran Khan found himself on a sticky wicket when it came to leading Pakistan.