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Manchester City beat Liverpool to the Premier League title but what are the key statistics behind their triumph? Pep Guardiola’s side came from behind to thrash Brighton 4-1 at the Amex Stadium, meaning Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Wolves was in vain.Here, we pick out some of the standout statistics relating to their success. City overtake …
MANCHESTER, England—The highest-scoring title race in Premier League history turned Monday night on a shot no one wanted Vincent Kompany to take. By every statistical measure in soccer, it was a bad shot to try. And by every eyeball test in soccer, Kompany is an awful shooter. With 20 minutes left in a game Manchester …
News 34 // 26 May 2019, 12:32 IST SHARE Manchester United’s finest hour in the modern era saw them come from behind to beat Bayern Munich 2-1 in the 1998-99 Champions League final and Sunday marks the 20th anniversary of that momentous day.Alex Ferguson’s United had an immensely difficult run en route to the …
Rafa Benitez is backing Liverpool to deliver in Saturday’s Champions League final against Tottenham in Madrid as he told Jurgen Klopp and his players: “Win and you’ll be legends forever.” The Spanish coach was the last man to bring the European Cup back to Anfield when he masterminded the Miracle of Istanbul in 2005 . …
Top Tories demanded Brexit be completed as soon as possible today to avoid a catastrophe for the party after it was utterly humiliated by voters who subjected it to its worst ever election defeat. As Sajid Javid became the ninth MP to declare they were running for Tory leader a host of MPs vying to …
T he England Women striker Fran Kirby believes the country’s female players “need to win the World Cup” before they can entertain discussions about equal pay with male footballers. The issue of equal pay for male and female players has waged since footballers on the US women’s national team signed a lawsuit accusing the US …
Each of the 10 nations involved in England and Wales named 15-man squads for the competition, which meant selectors faced some difficult decisions before settling on their chosen line-ups. Here, with the help of Opta, we take a look at the best 11 players who will not be involved. Niroshan Dickwella (Sri Lanka) Sri Lanka’s …
By winning the Dutch Cup, Ajax secured their first domestic title since winning the Eredivisie in 2014. © AFP Ajax prepared for next week’s Champions League semi-final second leg against Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur by beating Willem II 4-0 to clinch the Dutch Cup on Sunday. Erik ten Hag’s side host Tottenham Hotspur on …
Ben Stokes was adjudged the man-of-the-match for his all-round heroics. © Twitter Ben Stokes dominated the ICC World Cup 2019 opening match between England and South Africa at Kennington Oval, London, on Thursday. The 27-year-old all-rounder top-scored for England with 89 runs off 79 balls, including nine boundaries, claimed two wickets, took two catches and …
Tennis’s second Grand Slam tournament of the year is underway on the red clay courts in Paris. The French Open concludes with the final match on Sunday, June 9. On the men’s side, defending champion Rafael Nadal seeks his 12th French Open title and is looking for revenge against top-seed and world No. 1 Novak …