KIERAN TIERNEY put in an impressive display to seal Arsenal’s passage into the Europa League last 16. And it seems it was so impressive that Zurich star Nikola Boranijasevic even wanted the shirt off of Tierney’s back – literally. The Scot was left was a massive hole in his shirt after a grapple with Boranijasevic. However, the 30-year-old Serbian was not even booked for the...
CHELSEA have been dealt a transfer blow with Presnel Kimpembe reportedly in talks with Paris Saint-Germain over a new contract. The French defender, 27, is heading into the final 18 months of his current deal at the Parc des Princes. In the summer, he was linked with a transfer away from the Ligue 1 champions. He angered his club with comments in the summer hinting at a possible exit...
WEST HAM ended their Romania hoodoo on a history-making European night as Fornals nets twice. The Hammers became the first team since the Europa Conference League’s inception last year to win six from six group stage games after a comfortable victory over FCSB. On his 150th appearance for the club out in Bucharest, Pablo Fornals scored twice in a first win in five on Romanian soil – a run dating...
Arsenal 1 FC Zurich 0 : There may be no rest for the wicked but even Jesus doesn’t get a night off at the Emirates these days. Gabriel Jesus might have played in all but one of Arsenal’s games this season but still has to answer the call of duty every three days. News of the £45million striker’s inclusion in Mikel Arteta’s starting line-up inevitably went down like a s*** sandwich with the...
ERIK TEN HAG could be handed a nightmare play-off tie against Barcelona after Manchester United failed to qualify top of their Europa League group. An emotional return to Ajax is also on the cards. United fell a goal short of a bye through to the Europa League last 16 in Thursday’s 1-0 win against Real Sociedad. Instead a play-off tie to reach that stage against one of the eight sides to...
PROMOTER Frank Warren reckons three of the top five heavyweights on the planet are British – but NONE of them are Anthony Joshua. The Top Rank chief doesn’t believe Joshua is among the world’s best in his division following his back-to-back defeats at the hands of Oleksandr Usyk. Frank has Usyk as No2 in his top five list behind “no-brainer” No1 and WBC champ Tyson...
ANTHONY JOSHUA could return straight into a super-fight with Deontay Wilder next year.The British heavyweight superstar is taking time out to recover mentally after consecutive defeats to Oleksandr Usyk. Before the rematch in August, his promoter Eddie Hearn sent Wilder’s manager Shelly Finkel an invitation to hold talks. Only now has Finkel responded, leaving the door open to AJ returning...
ANTHONY JOSHUA has vowed to take on a tough test for his comeback bout – but didn’t name Tyson Fury as a possible opponents. Heavyweight star Joshua is set to return to the ring in 2023 as he battles his mental demons following back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk. The Watford warrior had been in talks with Fury about a mega December dust up but negotiations failed to get over the...
BOXING fans all said the same thing after seeing Eddie Hearn set a new high score on a punch machine. The Matchroom Boxing chief is currently in Dubai promoting Dmitry Bivol’s defence of his WBA light-heavyweight title against Gilberto Ramirez. Part of Hearn’s promotion for the fight took him to one of the city’s luxurious malls – where Matchroom had set up a punch machine...
IRELAND have been awarded a controversial win over England via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method due to heavy rainfall in Melbourne. Jos Buttler and co fell short by five runs before the umpire called time on this T20 World Cup thriller. But ultimately, it was a hard-fought victory for the Irish who should have been at a disadvantage for losing the toin coss. RESULT: England 105/5 – Ireland...