Manchester United and Liverpool have 40 top-flight titles between them but the two most successful clubs in English football are not competing for top honours this season. Instead, it is a battle for third place while also ensuring they play Champions League football next season. That does not mean the stature of the fixture has…
Barcelona travel to El Sadar on Saturday evening knowing victory could move them to the brink of the La Liga title, as they face an Osasuna side still pushing for European qualification. Osasuna come into the fixture on the back of a 2-1 win over Sevilla, a result that leaves them ninth and just two…
Lionel Messi will attempt to end a goalless run of two games, and fire Inter Miami to their first win at Nu Stadium when they host Orlando City tomorrow night. Miami have drawn their first three games at their new home and will be desperate to gain all three points against their state rivals. The…
Pep Guardiola has played down concerns Manchester City’s fixture list could hamper their title bid. The Premier League this week confirmed the schedule for the run-in and went against City’s request for some alterations. According to reports, they were eager to face Bournemouth on May 12 and Palace on May 19, a scenario that would…
Arsenal return to Premier League action with a London derby against Fulham at the Emirates, aiming to re-establish a six-point lead at the top of the table. Mikel Arteta’s side head into this fixture off the back of a 1-1 draw away to Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final, a…
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe insists there are “exciting times ahead” despite the club’s Saudi Arabian owners withdrawing funding from other sporting projects. The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), who are the majority shareholders in Newcastle, this week confirmed they would be pulling out of LIV Golf at the end of the season and placing a…
Arne Slot is hoping to have both Alisson and Mohamed Salah in his Liverpool team for the final weeks of the season. Goalkeeper Alisson remains in contention to face Manchester United on Sunday while Slot also insists Salah could play for the club again, contrary to remarks made by Egypt’s national team director Ibrahim Hassan…
The New York Knicks powered into the Eastern Conference semi-finals of the NBA play-offs with a record-breaking 140-89 hammering of the Atlanta Hawks that sealed a 4-2 series triumph. The Knicks will now play the winner of the clash between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers after winning their third straight against the Hawks, who…
Crystal Palace took a giant stride towards the Conference League final with a 3-1 win over Shakhtar Donetsk in the first leg of their semi-final in Krakow, with Ismaila Sarr’s goal after just 21 seconds becoming the fastest in the competition’s history. Sarr raced onto Jean-Philippe Mateta’s knockdown to fire into the net almost before…
Nottingham Forest are one step closer to the Europa League final after a Chris Wood penalty gave them a 1-0 first-leg lead over Aston Villa in the first-ever all-Midlands UEFA tie, as Unai Emery let rip at VAR for failing to send off Elliot Anderson for a challenge on Ollie Watkins. Wood converted from the…
