Sports, Football, 9th Dec 2019, News & Stories from India

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Sports Football 09 Dec 2019

Sports, Football, 09 Dec 2019

The Indian women's team won its third consecutive gold medal at the South Asian Games after triumphing 2-0 over Nepal in the summit clash of the 2019 edition, in Pokhara on Monday. (Photo: Twitter)

South Asian Games: Bala Devi's brace powers India to win third consecutive gold

The 29-year-old striker also ended as the top-scorer of the tournament, netting five goals in four matches.

09 Dec 2019 8:30 PM

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he has never doubted the quality of midfielder Naby Keita (Photo:Twitter)

Juergen Klopp says he never doubted Naby Keita's quality

24-year-old whose Anfield career has been disrupted by injuries, gave a reminder of his ability with a goal and an assist vs Bournemouth.

09 Dec 2019 4:52 PM

Manchester City must accept that they may not be able to compete with the top teams in Europe at the moment, manager Pep Guardiola has said. (Photo:AP)

Manchester City not par with Europe's elite clubs , says Pep Guardiola

City’s 2-1 defeat by Manchester United in the Premier League left the defending champions third — 14 points behind leaders Liverpool.

09 Dec 2019 1:53 PM

Forward Mario Balotelli gave struggling Brescia a 1-0 win at SPAL to lift them off the bottom of the Serie A table on Sunday as Eugenio Corini took charge of the team again little more than a month after being sacked. (Photo:AP)

Serie A 2019-20: Brescia win 1-0 at SPAL on Eugenio Corini's return

Coach Corini, who lifted Brescia out of Serie B last season, was fired following a defeat at Verona.

09 Dec 2019 1:45 PM

Tammy Abraham has emerged as Chelsea's talisman thanks to a breakthrough season that has taken his side to the brink of the Champions League last 16. (Photo:Twitter)

Tammy Abraham emerges as Chelsea's lucky charm

18 months ago, Tammy Abraham was one of a host of Chelsea players packed off for yet another loan spell

09 Dec 2019 1:38 PM

Greater Manchester Police have arrested a man in connection with alleged racial gestures and chants in Saturday’s Premier League match between Manchester City and Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium, British media reported on Sunday. (Photo:AFP)

Manchester Police arrests man for alleged involvement in racism chants and gestures

Television images circulating on social media showed a City fan making a gesture in front of United’s Brazilian midfielder Fred.

09 Dec 2019 1:28 PM

Everton are working with anti-discrimination group Kick It Out to investigate reports of homophobic chanting by fans during their 3-1 win over Chelsea at Goodison Park, the Premier League club said on Sunday. (Photo:AFP)

Everton investigate 'homophobic' chants at Chelsea fans

Everton said the club and Kick It Out had received reports of a homophobic chant being aimed at Chelsea’s fans.

09 Dec 2019 1:10 PM

Leicester City have largely been ignored in the Premier League title race debate, despite running as the closest challengers to leaders Liverpool, but manager Brendan Rodgers says his side are used to being overlooked. (Photo:AP)

Only natural for Leicester City to be overlooked, says Brendan Rodgers

Leicester set a club record of 8 successive top-flight wins after beating Aston Villa 4-1 on Sunday to stay within 8 points of Liverpool.

09 Dec 2019 1:00 PM

Marseille kept pace with Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday after coming from behind to beat Bordeaux 3-1 ( Photo:AP)

Ligue 1 2019-20 Marseille beat Bordeaux 3-1 to stay closer to PSG

Jordan Amavi, Morgan Sanson and Nemanja Radonjic hit the decisive goals as Andre Villas-Boas' side maintained a hot streak.

09 Dec 2019 12:44 PM

Pakistan's head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq has hit back at criticism of the under-performing national team, saying he does not have a magic wand to revive its fortunes instantly and will step aside if he fails to deliver after some time. (Photo:AP)

Don't have magic wand to revive Pakistan cricket instantly: Misbah-ul-Haq

The most recent of such performances was a Test series loss in Australia some days ago.

09 Dec 2019 12:38 PM

After securing a win over Montpellier, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) manager Thomas Tuchel said they showed a 'good attitude and quality'. (Photo:AFP)

PSG showed good attitude and quality: Thomas Tuchel after victory over Montpellier

PSG thrashed Montpellier by 3-1 on Saturday in Ligue 1.

09 Dec 2019 12:28 PM

An AC Milan supporter was stabbed outside Bologna stadium Sunday in a fight over who had caught a players' shorts (Photo:Twitter)

AC Milan fan stabbed in fight over players' shorts: Reports

The argument was over who had caught one of the players' shorts

09 Dec 2019 11:55 AM

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he is not paying attention to points and only trying to win games. (Photo:AFP)

Pep Guardiola not thinking about points

Manchester City hold the third spot in the Premier League points table with 32 points, 14 points behind the top-placed club Liverpool.

09 Dec 2019 11:50 AM

After facing a defeat against Everton, Chelsea's Cesar Azpilicueta said they should have done much better in a game like this. (Photo:AFP)

Should have done much better: Cesar Azpilicueta on Chelsea's defeat to Everton

Chelsea witnessed a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Everton on Saturday in Premier League.

09 Dec 2019 11:28 AM

After defeating Manchester City 2-1 in the ongoing Premier League, Manchester United's Jesse Lingard termed the win as an early 'Christmas gift for the fans'. (Photo:AP)

Jesse Lingard terms Manchester United's win as 'early Christmas present for fans'

United went on to defeat City to move to the fifth spot in the tournament standings while City has slipped to the third.

09 Dec 2019 11:22 AM

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Jesse Lingard has got great attitude and work rate. (Photo:AFP)

Jesse Lingard has great attitude and work rate: Ole gunnar Solskjaer

Lingard's performance has not been the best in this season. Also, the 26-year-old lost his place in the England squad.

09 Dec 2019 11:16 AM

Juventus' Leonardo Bonucci has said that his club needs to improve after they witnessed a defeat at the hands of Lazio. (Photo:AP)

We need to improve: Leonardo Bonucci after defeat against Lazio

Juventus were beaten by Lazio 3-1 on Sunday during their Serie A clash. Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal from Juventus.

09 Dec 2019 11:10 AM

Real Betis captain Joaquin Sanchez Rodriguez became the oldest player to score a La Liga hat-trick after he inspired his team to beat Athletic Bilbao 3-2 on Sunday. (Photo:AFP)

Joaquin Sanchez Rodriguez oldest player to score La Liga hat-trick

At 38 years and 140 days old, Joaquin hit his first ever hat-trick and surpassed Real Madrid great Alfredo Di Stefano.

09 Dec 2019 11:05 AM

Leicester City set a club record of eight successive top flight wins after two goals from Jamie Vardy helped them to an impressive 4-1 Premier League victory at Aston Villa on Sunday. (Photo:AP)

Premier League 2019-20: Leicester CIty thrash Aston Villa 4-1, break club record

The result left the Foxes 2nd in the standings on 38 points from 16 games, 8 adrift of runaway leaders Liverpool and 6 ahead of Man City.

09 Dec 2019 8:54 AM

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