Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands beat Croatia’s Donna Vekic 7-6(2) 6-4 to win the St Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Sunday and claim her eighth WTA singles title. Second seed Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands beat Croatia’s Donna Vekic 7-6(2) 6-4 to win the St Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Sunday and claim her eighth WTA…
The victory put pressure on Liverpool ahead off their trip to West Ham United on Monday. Jurgen Klopp’s side have 61 points with champions Manchester City on 59 and Tottenham Hotspur on 57 Sergio Aguero’s hat-trick led Manchester City to a 3-1 win over Arsenal on Sunday and back into second place in the Premier…
Tom Brady, 41, became the oldest quarterback to win the NFL Championship game in his sixth Super Bowl triumph. The New England Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 on Sunday in the lowest scoring Super Bowl played to capture the National Football League championship for a record-tying sixth time. Advertising The victory, which moves…
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp appeared unimpressed when asked about it by reporters on Friday. “I never celebrated that another team dropped points or lost a game,” said the German. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has shrugged off suggestions that a mocking tweet by defender Kyle Walker could provide extra motivation for leaders Liverpool in their Premier…
Kerala Blasters slumped to yet another loss in the Indian Super League (ISL) on Thursday with Delhi Dynamos prevailing 2-0 in New Delhi. In many ways, the match symbolised Kerala Blasters’ season so far. The bright start that saw them beat ATK soon fizzled out. Head coach David James struggled to identify a best XI…
Fulham have announced the signing of Lazar Markovic on a free transfer from Liverpool until the end of the season. The 24-year-old winger joined the Reds for £20 million ($26m) in 2014 from Benfica, but has barely featured under Jurgen Klopp. Markovic has not played for Liverpool since May 2015 and has been loaned out to Fenerbache, Sporting, Hull…
Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas heaped praise Karim Benzema after the forward’s goal-scoring form continued on Thursday. Benzema scored a first-half brace in Madrid’s 3-1 win over Girona as they sealed a 7-3 aggregate success in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals. The Frenchman has now netted five times in his past three games, moving onto 17 in all…
Madrid: River Plate midfielder Juan Quintero said his side were worthy Copa Libertadores champions after his stunning extra-time goal in Sunday’s 3-1 victory over fierce Argentine rivals Boca Juniors in Madrid. Colombia playmaker Quintero powered in an unstoppable strike from the edge of the area to hand River a 2-1 lead after 109 minutes of…
Madrid: Gareth Bale ended a run of 802 minutes without a goal in La Liga as Real Madrid won 1-0 at bottom side Huesca on Sunday to climb back to within five points of leaders Barcelona. The Welshman struck his first goal in the league since the start of September to lift Real to a…