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Liverpool hung on after having goalkeeper Alisson Becker sent off to beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 and extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to 11 points thanks to two first-half headers from defender Virgil van Dijk. (Photo:AFP)

Premier League 2019-20: Van Dijk's double helps 10-man Liverpool beat Brighton 2-1

Liverpool, who also equalled their unbeaten top flight run of 31 games set between May 1987 and March 1988, have 40 points from 14 games.

01 Dec 2019 10:57 AM

Nine years before Usman Khan killed two people in a stabbing spree on London Bridge, he was overheard by British security services discussing how to use an al Qaeda manual he had memorised to build a pipe bomb. (Photo: File)

London Bridge terrorist planned to carry out attacks in Kashmir: UK Judge

It has yet to be confirmed why Khan, now 28, began his rampage on London Bridge.

01 Dec 2019 10:37 AM

A convicted Islamist terrorist, who spent part of his teens in Pakistan and released last year from a UK prison, is suspected to be the man who stabbed two people to death in a terror attack on London Bridge, police said on Saturday. (Photo: File)

London attacker Usman Khan, terror convict spent late teens in Pakistan

The Scotland Yard confirmed that a male suspect, later identified as Khan, wearing a hoax bomb vest was shot dead at the scene.

30 Nov 2019 12:37 PM

Arsenal fans were constantly seen asking for the sacking of Unai Emery as the club failed to win matches in the Premier League. (Photo: AFP)

Unai Emery pens emotional goodbye after getting sacked by Arsenal

Arsenal had sacked Emery as the coach on Friday after the team continued to show negative results.

30 Nov 2019 11:16 AM

Ordinary Londoners who showed "breath-taking heroism" in disarming a knife-wielding attacker were praised by politicians and members of the public alike after they intervened to stop an attack which injured several people at London Bridge on Friday. (Photo: File)

'Breath-taking heroism': Praise for Londoners who tackled knife attacker

London Mayor Sadiq Khan said those who confronted the attacker would not have known that a bomb device strapped to his body was a hoax.

30 Nov 2019 9:45 AM

British police named the man who stabbed two people to death in London on Friday in what the authorities called a terrorist attack as 28-year-old Usman Khan, who had been convicted of terrorism offences and was released from prison last year. (Photo: File)

London knife attacker named, was convicted of terror offences in 2012

In addition to the man and the woman who were killed, a man and two women were injured and remain in hospital, Basu said.

30 Nov 2019 9:21 AM

London Bridge was one of the areas targeted by an ISIS-claimed terrorist attack in June 2017, when 11 people died as terrorists went on a stabbing spree after ramming a van into pedestrians. (Photo: File | AFP)

Several injured, one detained in stabbing incident near London Bridge

'If you are near the scene, please follow the directions of any officer on the ground,' the police said.

29 Nov 2019 8:39 PM

Fabinho, who has this season established himself as a first-choice pick for Jurgen Klopp's Premier League leaders, was substituted after just 18 minutes of the 1-1 draw at Anfield on Wednesday. (Photo: AFP)

Injured Fabinho out till next year

Liverpool have announced that the 26-year-old will play no part in their congested run of 10 games between now and the end of December.

29 Nov 2019 8:10 PM

Arsenal sacked head coach Unai Emery and his coaching team on Friday. (Photo: AFP)

Arsenal sacks Unai Emery and his coaching staff

In the 13 matches so far, the side is only able to win four matches and faced a defeat in three.

29 Nov 2019 4:47 PM

Britain's governing Conservative Party complained to the broadcasting regulator after its chosen representative was shut out of a general election television debate on climate change on Thursday. (Photo: Channel 4)

Boris Johnson skips climate change debate on TV, gets replaced by melting ice sculpture

Johnson has said he only wants to debate with Corbyn, seeing him as theoretically the only alternative prime minister.

29 Nov 2019 3:03 PM

Mumbai City has now become the eighth club in the world and third in Asia to be acquired by the City Football Club. (Photo: Mumbai City FC)

Indian football enthusiasts behave like fans from Europe: City Football Group CEO

CFC, the owners of Manchester City announced that they have acquired 65 per cent stake in ISL-side Mumbai City FC.

29 Nov 2019 1:17 PM

Premier League leaders Liverpool and champions Manchester City are heading into an intense month of fixtures with neither looking close to their best. (Photo: AP/PTI/AFP)

Labouring Liverpool and Manchester City head into crucial month

Liverpool laboured to a 1-1 draw with Napoli in the Champions League, while, City stumbled to a 1-1 draw with Shakhtar Donetsk.

29 Nov 2019 11:48 AM

Juergen Klopp is preparing to embark on a frantic run of fixtures with fears over the fitness of Fabinho after the midfielder limped out of Liverpool's Champions League draw against Napoli. (Photo:AFP)

Liverpool fret over Fabinho injury as fixture pile-up looms

The 26-year-old Brazilian has emerged as one of the unsung heroes of Klopp's team.

29 Nov 2019 10:25 AM

Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola have been inducted into League Manager Association's (LMA) Hall of Fame. (Photo:AFP)

Pep Guardiola, Juergen Klopp inducted into LMA Hall of Fame

Both have been inducted into the hall of fame, in recognition of their achievements in football management to date.

29 Nov 2019 9:40 AM

Johnson, who took over a minority administration in July and been unable to speed his EU divorce deal through parliament, has pledged to take Britain out of the bloc by January 31. (Photo: File)

Cruising majority for Boris Johnson's Conservative party: UK election survey

Britain votes on Dec 12, with Johnson hoping to secure a majority to be able to push through his Brexit deal to take the country out of EU.

28 Nov 2019 12:33 PM

Johnson's apology comes in the wake of Opposition Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn being criticised for repeatedly declining to apologise for how the party deals with anti-semitism claims within its ranks. (Photo: FIle)

Boris Johnson apologises for Islamophobia in his party, seeks inquiry

Johnson was asked if he would apologise for the Islamophobia that has taken place in his party.

28 Nov 2019 12:21 PM

Despite suffering a massive defeat at the hands of New Zealand, England's Ben Stokes said that the skipper Joe Root has everyone's backing. (Photo:AFP)

Joe Root has everyone's backing: Ben Stokes

New Zealand thrashed Root-led team by an innings and 65 runs in the first Test match.

28 Nov 2019 11:07 AM

Matters got worse for Juergen Klopp when Belgian Dries Mertens put Napoli ahead in the 21st minute with a sweet strike from a tight angle after running on to a through-ball from Giovanni Di Lorenzo. (Photo:AFP)

UCL 2019-20: Liverpool, Napoli share points after 1-1 draw

European champions Liverpool lead Group E on 10 points with Napoli a point behind and Salzburg on seven.

28 Nov 2019 10:43 AM

Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane on Tuesday (local time) became the fastest player to score twenty Champions League goals. (Photo:AFP)

Harry Kane fastest footballer to score 20 Champions League goals

He achieved the feat in the side's match against Olympiacos, goal.com reported. Kane managed to score twice in the match.

27 Nov 2019 3:40 PM

West Indies' destructive batsman Chris Gayle said he will not play any cricket for this remaining year.

Chris Gayle takes ‘break’ from cricket, says no to ODI and T20I series vs India

West Indies are scheduled to tour India to play three T20Is and as many ODIs, starting from December 6.

27 Nov 2019 12:05 PM

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