Football: Arsenal's Mkhitaryan to miss Europa League final in Baku over safety fearsLONDON (AFP) - Arsenal's Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan will miss the Europa League final against Chelsea in Baku amid fears over his safety.The 30-year-old's well-being was a concern for Arsenal due to the tense political dispute...
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Football: Chelsea's Hudson-Odoi ready for league start, says SarriLONDON (REUTERS) - Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi is set to start one of the London club's next two Premier League matches, against Brighton and Hove Albion and West Ham United, manager Maurizio Sarri said on Tuesday (April 2).Hudson-Odoi received his...
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Football: Liverpool's Lovren unlikely to face Bayern, says KloppLIVERPOOL, England (REUTERS) - Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp concedes he faces a selection dilemma as centre back Dejan Lovren is unlikely to feature against Bayern Munich in Tuesday's (Feb 19) Champions League last 16 fixture at Anfield.Lovren is still...
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Football: England must learn from painful loss to Dutch in Nations League semis, says SouthgateGUIMARAES, Portugal (AFP) - England manager Gareth Southgate promised his side would learn from an error-strewn performance as the Netherlands progressed to the final of the Nations League by coming from behind to beat the Three...
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Leicester axe Puel, target Rodgers as successorLONDON • Leicester City yesterday sacked manager Claude Puel after their 4-1 Premier League home thrashing by Crystal Palace on Saturday and want to appoint Celtic's Brendan Rodgers as his successor.The club are expected to make an immediate attempt to lure the Ulsterman,...
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Football: Mohamed Salah retains African award to seal great day for EgyptDAKAR (AFP) - Mohamed Salah completed a memorable day for Egyptian football by retaining his African Player of the Year title in Senegal on Tuesday (Jan 8).The 26-year-old Liverpool star finished first with club-mate Senegalese Sadio Mane and Arsenal...
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Football: Ronaldo seals Italian Super Cup for JuventusJEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal to hand Juventus their first trophy of the season with a 1-0 win over ten-man AC Milan in the Italian Super Cup on Wednesday (Jan 16) in Saudi Arabia.Ronaldo - signed by the Italian giants last year...
