Munich, April 30: Bayern Munich left for Spain on Monday morning ahead of their Champions League semi-final clash against Real Madrid, but injured defender Jerome Boateng and winger Arjen Robben were notable absences aboard the plane, with Austrian David Alaba stepping up to the plate. Head coach Jupp Hyenckes announced his 21-strong team sheet which included […]
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Halep maintains 1st spot in WTA rankings
Madrid, April 30: Romania’s Simona Halep continued to lead the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) singles rankings released on Monday despite exiting the Stuttgart Open in the quarter-finals. Although Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic clinched the Stuttgart Open title on Sunday after defeating the United States’ wildcard Coco Vandeweghe 7-6 (7-2), 6-4, her ranking has not […]
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Barcelona defeat Deportivo 4-2 for La Liga championship
Madrid, April 30: A hat-trick by Lionel Messi has earned Barcelona a 4-2 victory over Deportivo, crowning the Catalans as the La Liga 2017-2018 champions just a week after winning Spain’s Copa del Rey. Galicia’s Riazon stadium in Spain’s A Coruna city on Sunday saw the defeat of the locals, who needed a win to avoid […]
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Caparros thrilled with return as Sevilla coach
Seville (Spain), April 30: Spanish coach Joaquin Caparros on Sunday said he was thrilled to return to La Liga club Sevilla during his presentation as the team’s new head coach through the end of the season. Caparros takes the helm with four league games remaining, as Italian coach Vincenzo Montella was fired following a nine-game winless […]
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Sevilla sack coach Montella to round off a poor season for the Italian
Seville, April 29: Spanish football club Sevilla on Saturday sacked its Italian head coach Vincenzo Montella following a string of poor results. The decision meant that Montella, who joined Sevilla at the end of 2017, has been sacked twice in one club football season, following his departure from AC Milan before his move to Spain, reports […]
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Barcelona aim to lift La Liga title on Sunday
Madrid, April 29: FC Barcelona will be crowned as this football season’s La Liga champions on Sunday if they are able to draw their game away against Deportivo la Coruna, who will be relegated to the Spanish second division if they fail to win. Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde will take all of his squad to the […]
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Titles are what I crave: de Gea
Trophies are what David de Gea craves as the reported Real Madrid target looks to lead Manchester United back to the top of English and European football. De Gea has not won the Premier League since Alex Ferguson retired in 2012-13 – the Europa League, FA Cup and EFL Cup the only silverware added to the […]
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Levante almost sure to stay up after beating Sevilla
Valencia (Spain), April 28; Levante defeated struggling Sevilla 2-1 to practically ensure that they will remain in La Liga for another season. With 40 points from 35 matches, Levante are 16th, 12 points above 18th-place Deportivo, who would have to win all of their four remaining matches by substantial margins to have any hope of catching […]
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Bale denies to rule out Bayern move
Gareth Bale has refused to rule out the possibility of joining Bayern Munich from Real Madrid this summer. Bale has been linked with a move to Germany in the past, as his career in Spain continues to take a downward turn. The Wales international, who was briefly the world’s most expensive player when he joined […]
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Levante beat Bilbao, move closer to safety
Bilbao (Spain), April 24: Levante came from behind to defeat Athletic Bilbao Club 3-1 and improve their chances of avoiding relegation from the La Liga. The victory here on Monday night leaves 17th-place Levante with 37 points, nine ahead of Deportivo La Coruna with four matches left to play. The hosts, meanwhile, sit 14th with 40 […]