Month: January 2024

Egypt goalkeeper Mohamed Abou Gabal missed his penalty in the shootout as Congo DR claimed an epic 8-7 victory following a tense 1-1 draw in their Africa Cup of Nations last-16 clash in San Pedro on Sunday. Abou Gabal clipped the crossbar with his effort and then opposite number Lionel Mpasi scored against him as record
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Guinea scored with the last kick of the game to end the giant-killing run of Equatorial Guinea at the Africa Cup of Nations and book themselves a slot in the quarterfinals with a 1-0 victory at Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium on Sunday. Mohamed Bayo’s superb glancing header in the eighth minute of stoppage time proved
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Jan 28, 2024, 10:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Maidstone United turned in the result of the FA Cup, downing Ipswich Town in the fourth round. Stephen Pond/Getty Images Maidstone United were drawn against either Sheffield Wednesday or Coventry City in the FA Cup fifth round as the lowest-ranked team in the competition missed out on
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Open Extended Reactions Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones said that Jurgen Klopp’s decision to step down as manager at the end of the season is “sad news” and described the 56-year-old as the “dad of the whole city” following Sunday’s 5-2 FA Cup fourth round win against Norwich City. Jones opened the scoring for Klopp’s team
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Jan 28, 2024, 08:38 AM ET The FA Cup match between West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers at The Hawthorns on Sunday was suspended after supporters entered the pitch following disorder in the stands. Wolves scored in the 78th minute when Mateus Cunha put the visitors from the Premier League up 2-0, but before the
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ESPN News Services Jan 27, 2024, 06:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayern Munich forward Kingsley Coman tore left knee ligaments against Augsburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday and will be out for weeks. Coman suffered a torn MCL, Bayern said in a statement. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) “It’s obviously a
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AC Milan were left to rue two missed penalties as they were held to a 2-2 home draw by Bologna who converted a late spot-kick themselves in a roller-coaster Serie A match on Saturday. Bologna broke the deadlock with a goal from Joshua Zirkzee in the 29th minute before Ruben Loftus-Cheek equalised just before the
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Ademola Lookman‘s brace ensured Nigeria a place in next weekend’s Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals as they beat long-standing foes Cameroon 2-0 in the round of 16 on Saturday. Lookman’s 36th minute goal at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium opened the scoring and he contributed a second on the stoke of full time as Nigeria largely
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Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentJan 27, 2024, 04:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández has announced he will leave the club at the end of the season after Saturday’s 5-3 defeat to Villarreal at the Olympic Stadium. The loss came in the wake of a 4-1 loss to Real Madrid in the Spanish
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Alexander Sørloth and Jose Luis Morales struck deep into stoppage time to earn Villarreal a 5-3 win at Barcelona in a roller-coaster LaLiga clash on Saturday. Villarreal opened a two-goal lead with efforts from Gerard Moreno in the 41st minute and Ilias Akhomach in the 54th, but the hosts fought back within 11 minutes through
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Jan 27, 2024, 01:07 PM ET A fan had to be restrained by coaches and staff after running onto the pitch to confront the referee during the League One fixture between Port Vale and Portsmouth on Saturday. The supporter entered the field of play shortly after referee Craig Hicks awarded a penalty to Portsmouth that
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Jan 27, 2024, 11:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City midfielder Jill Roord has suffered a rupture to her anterior cruciate ligament, the Women’s Super League (WSL) club confirmed on Saturday. The 26-year-old, who joined City from Wolfsburg in July 2023 in a £300,000 ($381,269) deal to become the club’s record signing, suffered the
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Real Madrid midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni came off the bench and scored a late header to snatch a 2-1 come from behind win at Las Palmas to take his side top of LaLiga on Saturday. After a lacklustre first-half, Real were shocked by the hosts in the 53rd minute when Javi Munoz tapped in from close-range after Sandro
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Maidstone United recorded a famous FA Cup upset on Saturday as the non-league team beat Championship side Ipswich Town 2-1 to reach the fifth round of the competition. Lamar Reynolds put Maidstone ahead with a sublime chip in the 43rd minute before the forward set up Sam Corne’s winner in the second half to send
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