After Bruno Fernandes was dropped for “pure football” reasons - according to Michael Carrick - could Manchester United actually win a game of football? They lack imagination, cohesion, fight, confidence, and anything resembling joy and so now hovering a point above the drop zone, survival cannot be taken for granted.
The pressure on Manchester United manager Michael Carrick was upped a further notch by another insipid performance as they slumped to a 3-0 home defeat by Bournemouth. The offside flag denied Evanilson a third Bournemouth goal early in the second half, while Rayan shot straight at Lammens, with both chances coming from Ayden Heaven mistakes.
Brighton’s emphatic run was blown off course at Anfield as Liverpool moved up to fourth with an appetite and urgency at both ends of the pitch that showed Andoni Iraola’s methods taking root. Florian Wirtz was instrumental in an opening goal officially credited to Brighton’s Pascal Gross and Alexander Isak converted his sixth league goal of the campaign to shatter the visitors’ sequence of four successive Premier League wins.
Inter Milan struck twice in stoppage time to complete a remarkable 2-1 comeback win over Fiorentina at San Siro on Sunday and return to the summit of Serie A. Alex Jimenez’s rocket strike had the struggling visitors heading for a shock win, but Marcus Thuram levelled in the 91st minute before winning a penalty that Piotr Zielinski converted in the 98th minute. Later on Sunday, Atalanta host Frosinone and Genoa face Venezia before Juventus travel to Lecce and AC Milan go to Udinese.
Julian Alvarez continued on his road to redemption by scoring the only goal as Atletico Madrid beat Deportivo La Coruna 1-0 on Saturday to close the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona to two points. Deportivo might have levelled in stoppage time with Kevin Sanchez volleying well wide from Adama Traore’s cross when well placed to trouble Oblak.
Inter Milan struck twice in stoppage time to complete a remarkable 2-1 comeback win over Fiorentina at San Siro on Sunday and return to the summit of Serie A. Alex Jimenez’s rocket strike had the struggling visitors heading for a shock win, but Marcus Thuram levelled in the 91st minute before winning a penalty that Piotr Zielinski converted in the 98th minute. Later on Sunday, Atalanta host Frosinone and Genoa face Venezia before Juventus travel to Lecce and AC Milan go to Udinese.
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Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick said it was a “pure football” decision to drop captain Bruno Fernandes to the bench despite the Portuguese midfielder’s criticism of his manager’s tactics in a 4-1 thrashing by Como. Fernandes hit out at United’s passive approach out of possession as Champions League debutants Como ran riot in Italy on Wednesday.
Manchester United boss Michael Carrick said it was a “pure football” decision to drop captain Bruno Fernandes to the bench despite the Portugal midfielder’s criticism of his manager’s tactics in a 4-1 thrashing by Como. Fernandes hit out at United’s passive approach out of possession as Champions League debutants Como ran riot in Italy on Wednesday.
Joel Embiid posts triple-double as 76ers handle Bucks. Devin Booker posts 43 to help Suns down Warriors.
⚽️ Premier League updates from 2pm GMT ⚽️ Live scoreboard | Send Daniel an email Daniel An egg walks into a kitchen looking unhappy, so a chef asks what’s up. “What about the forks?” ventures the chef; “Yes, they beat me too,” comes back the response, so there’s a pause while the chef considers.
England’s all-time record wicket-taker not offered new contract Bowler has spent 25 years at county Jimmy Anderson has confirmed he will leave Lancashire when his contract ends this year, after the county decided not to extend his deal for the 2027 season. Anderson reflected on his Lancashire career on Instagram.
New Orleans Pelicans 135-141 Denver Nuggets (OT) Nuggets fans showed displeasure at half-time Nikola Jokić scored eight of his 35 points in overtime and finished with 15 rebounds and 10 assists, and the short-handed Denver Nuggets rallied from 23 points down to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 141-135 on Saturday night. Jokić had his 199th career triple-double in the regular season, second to Russell Westbrook, who retired with 209.
England captain Harry Kane and Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal are among the leading contenders for the men’s award. Kane is seeking to become the first Englishman to win the men’s Ballon d’Or since Michael Owen in 2001, while Yamal is hoping to claim the prestigious individual honour after another notable campaign with Barcelona.
Fiji scare to stay unbeaten at Rugby League World Cup. Tom Trbojevic scores hat-trick as Kangaroos win 36-22 Semi Valemei also scores three as Fiji run in four tries in Brisbane
The Ghana Tennis Federation (GTF) has congratulated wheelchair tennis players and officials for their commitment, sacrifice and participation in the Ga Mantse Tennis Tournament, highlighting the growing development of wheelchair tennis in Ghana. Speaking on behalf of the Board, Henry K. N. Larbi, National Coordinator of Ghana Wheelchair Tennis, congratulated the players and officials for their dedication and commitment to the sport.
Yet from the moment Ezri Konsa slammed home his first goal for Arsenal as the Premier League champions rediscovered their knack of scoring from set pieces, the writing was on the wall for Moyes against his former captain, Mikel Arteta. While it took until midway through the second half for Gabriel Magalhães to make sure of the victory, Arsenal never looked likely to let slip the chance of moving level on points at the top with Manchester City after their defeat by Aston Villa earlier in the day.
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Federal Government at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice over alleged financial irregularities involving more than ₦78.8 billion allocated to cash-transfer and social protection programmes. In the suit, numbered ECW/CCJ/APP/42/26 and filed last week, SERAP is asking the court to declare that the government’s alleged failure to account for the funds allocated to federal cash-transfer and social protection programmes violates Nigeria’s international human rights obligations.
Updates as the Kangaroos and Fiji Bati meet at Suncorp Stadium Kick-off time in Brisbane is 7.05pm local/8.05pm AEDT/9.05am GMT Any thoughts? James Tedesco, Sam Walker, Blayke Brailey and Lindsay Smith all come into the starting XIII from outside the squad, while Tom Dearden, Bradman Best, Cameron Murray, Reuben Cotter, Keaon Koloamatangi and David Fifita are promoted from the bench.
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Matthews’ family ‘very excited’ as London Palladium hosts event 70 years after first award at Blackpool town hall That was held in the slightly less glamorous surroundings of Blackpool town hall, where Stanley Matthews was presented with the prize by Gabriel Hanot, the visionary editor of L’Équipe who came up with the idea of crowning the world’s best player every year.
⚽️ News before the 2pm GMT Premier League fixtures ⚽️ How they stand | Fixtures | Mail John Good morning football, here for our Sunday service, on a busy day of action in the Premier League. Crystal Palace v Newcastle, 2pm Hull v Brentford, 2pm Liverpool v Brighton, 2pm Manchester United v Bournemouth, 2pm Sunderland v Leeds, 4.30pm Continue reading...
Swindon manager has a history of viral outbursts but fans want a united club and manager they can support In Ian Holloway’s often madcap managerial orbit, this was simply the latest in a steady succession of eccentric outbursts. Walking,” he declared, pausing for effect between words and briefly falling into an Oscar-worthy zombie stupor.
Kangaroos wrap up World Cup weekend against Fiji after Kiwis survive scare. A weekend of Rugby League World Cup blowouts ends in Brisbane, where the Kangaroos are hoping to put Fiji to the sword.