Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has warned his players against complacency as they look to finish off Shakhtar Donetsk and secure a place in the Conference League final. Palace go into the second leg at Selhurst Park tomorrow night with a 3-1 advantage from the first game that was played in Poland due to the…
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente is confident Lamine Yamal will head to the World Cup in good shape as he recovers from the hamstring injury he suffered last month. Yamal has not played for Barcelona since sustaining the injury in the act of scoring a penalty in the Blaugrana’s 1-0 win over Celta Vigo…
FIFA has extended Gianluca Prestianni’s six-game suspension for homophobic conduct to apply globally, putting his availability for the opening games of Argentina’s World Cup campaign in doubt. The Benfica winger was handed a six-game ban by UEFA following allegations he aimed a slur at Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior during their Champions League play-off round…
Michael Owen believes Liverpool should push to sign West Ham star Jarrod Bowen if the Hammers are relegated from the Premier League, identifying the England international as an ideal replacement for Mohamed Salah. Salah is set to leave Anfield at the end of the season, bringing to an end a decorated nine-year spell. Having recently…
Cristiano Ronaldo and Al-Nassr will look to return to winning ways, and ease the pressure at the top of the Pro League table, when they go to Al-Shabab tomorrow evening. Their title hopes were hit by a 3-1 defeat at Al-Qadsiah at the weekend. It was one of the biggest shocks of the season as…
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The Detroit Pistons remained on a roll as they opened their Eastern Conference semi-final series against the Cleveland Cavaliers with an impressive 111-101 win. After hitting back from 3-1 down to beat the Orlando Magic in the first round, there was no stuttering start this time as the Pistons produced a solid all-round display. Cade…
Alvaro Carreras has dismissed reports questioning his attitude at Real Madrid – but did appear to confirm an altercation with team-mate Antonio Rudiger did take place. The left-back, who returned to the Santiago Bernabeu last summer for a fee of around €50 million from Benfica, has been at the centre of claims this week of disharmony…
Former Netherlands midfielder Wesley Sneijder says he wanted to call off last night’s Champions League semi-final between Arsenal and Atletico Madrid after 35 minutes because it was “incredibly boring”. Arsenal squeezed through to the final in Budapest thanks to Bukayo Saka’s close-range goal that gave his side a 1-0 win on the night and a…
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander produced one of his worst performances for some time and the Los Angeles Lakers could still not capitalise. Gilgeous-Alexander scored just 18 points but the Oklahoma City Thunder still ground out a 108-90 win over the Lakers in Game One of the West Conference semi-finals. The reigning NBA MVP, who has scored at…
