LONDON (AFP) -- Arsenal missed out on the chance to return to the Premier League summit on Thursday, Dec. 28, losing 2-0 to West Ham as Tottenham went down in a six-goal thriller at Brighton. West Ham United's Czech midfielder Tomas Soucek celebrates after scoring his team first goal during...
LONDON (AFP) -- Liverpool climbed to the top of the Premier League as Darwin Nunez ended his goal drought to inspire a 2-0 win against Burnley, while Rasmus Hojlund broke his own barren run to cap Manchester United's thrilling fightback to beat Aston Villa 3-2 on Tuesday, Dec. 26. Liverpool's...
LONDON (AFP) -- Rebecca Welch will become the first female referee of a Premier League match after being appointed to oversee Fulham's game against Burnley next Saturday, Dec. 23. Great Britain's Rebecca Welch (AFP) Welch became a referee in 2010, combining the role with her job in Britain's...
LONDON (AFP) -- Manchester City was thwarted by Cole Palmer's 95th minute penalty as Chelsea salvaged a 4-4 draw from an incredible clash on Sunday, Nov. 12, while Mohamed Salah fired Liverpool up to second in the Premier League. Chelsea's English midfielder Cole Palmer runs with the ball during...
MANCHESTER (AFP) -- Erling Haaland has eased fears over his fitness by training ahead of Manchester City's Champions League clash with Young Boys on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Norway striker Erling Haaland (AFP) The prolific Norway striker has been a doubt for the Group G clash at the Etihad Stadium after...
LONDON (AFP) -- Wayne Rooney said he was targeting promotion to the Premier League "in the near future" after being unveiled as Birmingham's new manager on Thursday, Oct. 12. England's Wayne Rooney (AFP) The former Manchester United star agreed a three-and-a-half year contract with the Championship...
Newcastle United supporters celebrate outside the club's stadium St James' Park in Newcastle upon Tyne in northeast England on October 7, 2021, after the sale of the football club to a Saudi-led consortium was confirmed. (Photo by - / AFP) A new era beckons for Newcastle on Sunday when a packed St...
Junna Tsukii vowed to be "stronger" after landing second in the annual rankings of the Karate1 Premier League. Junna Tsukii (Photo from Junna Tsukii's Facebook account) Tsukii announced the development on her Facebook account, posting a screenshot of the Top 3 karatekas in the female kumite -50 kg...
Filipino-Japanese Junna Tsukii celebrates her gold medal win in the Karate 1 Premier League in Cairo, Egypt last Sunday. (Photo from Junna Tsukii Facebook) Southeast Asian (SEA) Games gold medal winner Junna Tsukii bagged her second gold medal in the Karate 1 Premier League after ruling the Cairo...
This file photo taken on August 14, 2021 shows Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo reacting during the friendly football match Juventus vs Atalanta at the Allianz Stadium in Turin on August 14, 2021. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP) Premier League champions Manchester City were reported...
The bid of Junna Tsukii to earn a spot in the Tokyo Olympics got a big boost as she bagged a gold medal in the World Karate Federation (WKF) Premier League Sunday, May 2 (Monday in Manila) in Lisbon, Portugal. The win of the Filipino-Japanese karatedo star – gold medal winner in the last...
Football supporters demonstrate against the proposed European Super League outside of Stamford Bridge football stadium in London on April 20, 2021, ahead of the English Premier League match between Chelsea and Brighton and Hove Albion. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) Plans for a European Super...
