Month: March 2023

2:41 PM ET Miguel Almiron came off the bench to secure a 2-1 victory for Newcastle United over Wolverhampton Wanderers to move them into fifth place in the Premier League on Sunday. Left out of the starting lineup by manager Eddie Howe, Almiron got his chance in the 68th minute and made his mark 11
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1:05 PM ET Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta described Gabriel Jesus‘s return from injury as a “big boost” but warned the Brazil international has to win his place back in the team as they challenge for the Premier League title. The Gunners restored their five-point lead over Manchester City at the top of the table with
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8:45 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Xavi Hernandez said he was surprised and saddened by the hostility aimed at Barcelona by Athletic Bilbao supporters during his side’s 1-0 win at San Mames on Sunday. Raphinha struck the only goal of the game to restore Barca’s nine-point lead at the top of LaLiga as Athletic
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6:11 PM ET Barcelona winger Raphinha secured a 1-0 win in LaLiga for the second straight week this time at Athletic Bilbao as his side tightened their grip on top spot ahead of a potentially season-defining week in which they host second-placed Real Madrid. Repeating the combination of provider and scorer from last week’s 1-0
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12:00 PM ET Arsenal restored their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Fulham on Sunday and carved out a small slice of top-flight history in the process. Gabriel, Gabriel Martinelli and captain Martin Odegaard all scored in the first half as Mikel Arteta’s side became the
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11:53 AM ET Casemiro’s red card left Man United with a tough task. Nathan Stirk/Getty Images Manchester United endured a frustrating afternoon in the Premier League on Sunday with a 0-0 draw against bottom-placed Southampton marked by midfielder Casemiro being sent off. Casemiro’s 34th-minute dismissal for a dangerous high boot against Carlos Alcaraz gave confidence to
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9:21 AM ET Real Madrid will join the complaint filed on Friday by Spanish prosecutors against Barcelona and two of the LaLiga club’s ex-presidents over alleged payments to a company owned by a senior refereeing official to influence match results, the club said on Sunday. The Champions League and LaLiga holders called an urgent board
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6:02 PM ET Leicester-born Gary Lineker attended Leicester City’s Premier League match with Chelsea on Saturday. Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images Britain’s BBC faced a mounting crisis as a row over football presenter Gary Lineker’s criticism of government migration policy forced a presenter mutiny, drew a comment from the Prime Minister and left the
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9:57 PM ET Brenner celebrates scoring FC Cincinnati’s winner against the Seattle Sounders. Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports Brenner scored in the 63rd minute and FC Cincinnati overcame finishing a man down to hand the visiting Seattle Sounders FC their first defeat of the young season with Saturday night’s 1-0 victory. Moments after Brenner hit the side
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5:29 PM ET Associated Press Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe combined for PSG’s late winner at Brest. LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain refocused on their last shot at silverware this season in Ligue 1 and beat Brest 2-1 with a late Kylian Mbappe goal on Saturday. Mbappe beat the offside trap to collect a
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2:29 PM ET Manchester City needed a second-half penalty from striker Erling Haaland to break the resistance of a dogged Crystal Palace and secure a 1-0 win at Selhurst Park in the Premier League on Saturday. The win moved City to 61 points after 27 games, two behind leaders Arsenal, who play Fulham on Sunday,
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6:49 PM ET NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman takes part in an event announcing new expansion team the Utah Royals during an event at America First Field. Jeffrey Swinger-USA TODAY Sports The NWSL is heading back to Utah with the announcement Saturday that the Utah Royals will begin play in 2024 as the league’s newest expansion team.
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10:00 AM ET Liam Wheeler Liverpool missed the chance to leapfrog Tottenham Hotspur and move into the top four of the Premier League as Philip Billing‘s goal lifted Bournemouth off the bottom of the table with a 1-0 win at the Vitality Stadium. The Reds started brightly and created an early flurry of opportunities, but
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