By Emlyn Begley BBC Sport 12 May From the section Premier League Share this with Digg Facebook Google LinkedIn Reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Copy this link https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48136480 Read more about sharing. Manchester City have sealed the Premier League title, needing a 14-game winning run to keep themselves above Liverpool – the best second-placed team in English …
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FIFA drops 48-team World Cup plan
FIFA has shelved a proposed expansion of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to 48 teams, dealing a blow to the world football body’s president Gianni Infantino.The 2022 tournament in the Gulf State will now be played with 32 nations taking part. FIFA said it had abandoned the expansion plans “following a thorough and comprehensive …
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry choose royal baby name no one saw coming
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have revealed their son’s name is Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, after introducing him to the Queen at Windsor Castle. Archie means “genuine”, “bold” and “brave”, is of German origin and is popular in the UK. It was once a short form of Archibald, but now many families use it on …
Gareth Bale Deserved Better
As Real Madrid’s worst domestic season since the turn of the century came to a close under a chorus of boos from the Bernabéu faithful, Gareth Bale sulked. As was all too common during this miserable season, Bale was purely a spectator for Madrid’s 0-2 loss to Real Betis, watching from the bench but never …
Nadal and Djokovic head French Open cast as Federer returns
For the first time in four years the big three in men’s tennis will all be present at the French Open, all striving to etch another remarkable storyline in the red Parisian dirt. That Spain’s undisputed king of clay Rafael Nadal is hunting a record-extending and almost unbelievable 12th Roland Garros title is remarkable in …
The Stefanos Tsitsipas Channel Is Always On
Minutes removed from making the 2019 Australian Open semifinals, Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6-foot-4 and handsome as a lion, was talking about YouTube. With a microphone in his face and all the attention that comes with taking out Roger Federer two days earlier, Tsitsipas spoke his truth. “I was watching a lot of creators, people that were …
I believe we owe them one, says Ngidi ahead of World Cup clash against India
Ngidi believes a full-strength team will be able to return the favour when they clash with India on June 5 at Southampton. “I believe we owe them one,” the 23-year-old said. “I’m looking forward to India. When they came here, they had a good series against us. So in my mind, I believe we owe …
Hashim Amla, Quinton De Kock Impress Before Rain Washes Out World Cup Warm-Up
Hashim Amla scored his second successive half-century in the World Cup warm-up. © AFP World Cup warm-up matches between South Africa and West Indies and Pakistan and Bangladesh were both abandoned due to rain on Sunday. In Bristol, South Africa had reached 55/0 before play was halted for the first time as rain began to …
Los Angeles Fire Season Is Beginning Again. And It Will Never End.
Scenes from the Woolsey Fire : Ventura County on the first night of the blaze in November 2018. Photo: Stuart Palley You could see the smoke from space. The plume from last November’s Woolsey fire swept out toward Catalina and into the Pacific beyond by the same Santa Ana winds that had carried the flames …
U.S.-North Korea Talks Over Soldiers’ Remains Break Down After Trump Repeatedly Promised They’d Be Returned
Talks between the United States and North Korea regarding the remains of thousands of U.S. soldiers have broken down following President Donald Trump’s unsuccessful summit with Kim Jong Un in Vietnam at the end of February. Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) “officials have not communicated with DPAA since the Hanoi summit,” Chuck Prichard, a …