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Chelsea retains 4th in EPL with home win over Everton

Monday, 8 March 2021, 23:46 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Kai Havertz is finally making an impact at Chelsea and helping the pursuit of Champions League qualification. The Germany playmaker Havertz has struggled to convince since joining from Bayer...

Djokovic breaks Federer's record for most weeks as ATP No. 1

Monday, 8 March 2021, 19:12 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Novak Djokovic surpassed Roger Federer for the most weeks at No. 1 in the ATP rankings on Monday. Djokovic is in his 311th week in the top spot, one more than Federer has spent...

Joan Laporta back as president at embattled Barcelona

Monday, 8 March 2021, 00:25 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The president of Barcelona when Lionel Messi began playing in Spain will also be in charge when the club tries to convince the star to stay. Joan Laporta was elected Barcelona president again on...

Winning run ended by Man U but City running away with title

Monday, 8 March 2021, 00:18 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Long after the final whistle blew, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Pep Guardiola stood on the touchline, arms wrapped around each other. Deep in conversation, the managers of the Manchester rivals had a...

Injury-hit Milan wins 2-0 at Verona to boost title hopes

Sunday, 7 March 2021, 20:50 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

AC Milan boosted its title hopes by winning 2-0 at Hellas Verona in Serie A on Sunday despite missing a number of key players through injury. Rade Krunić and Diogo Dalot scored for Milan,...

Rangers fans defy lockdown to celebrate 1st title in decade

Sunday, 7 March 2021, 19:06 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Waving flags emblazoned with “Champions 55” and setting off flares, Rangers supporters defied the pandemic lockdown to gather in their thousands to celebrate the decade-long title drought...

Rublev beats Fucsovics to win Rotterdam final

Sunday, 7 March 2021, 17:52 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Andrey Rublev won his fourth tour singles title in seven months as the Russian beat Marton Fucsovics 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the final of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament on Sunday. Rublev continued...

Bold approach proves costly for Arsenal in latest slipup

Saturday, 6 March 2021, 23:38 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Arsenal’s bold approach of playing the ball out from the back since the arrival of Mikel Arteta in December 2019 has drawn plenty of praise and led to a number of wonderfully constructed...

Morata scores twice in Juve's 3-1 comeback win over Lazio

Saturday, 6 March 2021, 23:03 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Cristiano Ronaldo got some much-needed rest and Alvaro Morata scored twice for Juventus in a 3-1 comeback win over Lazio in Serie A on Saturday. Morata finished off a counterattack and then...

Liverpool slump to historic 5th straight loss at Anfield

Friday, 5 March 2021, 08:07 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Five straight home losses for the first time in the club’s 128-year history. More than 10 hours since a goal from open play at Anfield. The stadium that was once a fortress for Liverpool is...

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