LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah fired Liverpool to a comeback 2-1 win against Brighton in the Premier League on Sunday and moved the Merseyside team to the top of the standings. Salah struck in the 65th minute at Anfield to keep Liverpool’s title challenge on track after Danny Welbeck had stunned the home crowd with an early goal. Luis …
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New Salernitana coach hoping good things come in threes
MILAN (AP) — New Salernitana coach Stefano Colantuono will be hoping a popular Italian expression applies to him at the start of his third spell in charge of the Serie A team. “Non c’è due senza tre” loosely translates as “Everything comes in threes.” Colantuono won his first away match during both previous times he coached Salernitana. His third stint …
Read More »Timon Haugan wins men’s slalom at World Cup finals. Manuel Feller receives his 1st globe
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Timon Haugan held on to his first-run lead to win the men’s slalom at the World Cup finals Sunday, giving the Norwegian ski team its first victory of the season. Haugan beat Manuel Feller, the winner of the discipline season title, by 0.40 seconds after the Austrian improved from fourth after the first run. Linus Strasser …
Read More »Home is sweet again as Real Sociedad beats Cadiz for first home win since November
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (AP) — Real Sociedad got its first home win since November when Mike Merino and Arsen Zakharyan scored to beat Cadiz 2-0 in the Spanish league on Friday. Merino claimed his third goal in three games after 28 minutes and Zakharyan scored three minutes after coming on as a substitute midway through the second period. The win …
Read More »New-look France grinds down Wales in pride-restoring Six Nations win
CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — A new-look France overpowered winless Wales and posted a pride-restoring 45-24 record score in Cardiff in the Six Nations on Sunday. The teams kicked off with only one win between them in six matches, and the difference in the end was the power and experience of France, particularly its bench, as it dominated the last 35 …
Read More »Osimhen scores a hat trick as struggling Serie A champion Napoli routs Sassuolo 6-1
ROME (AP) — Napoli finally put together an explosive performance reminiscent of its title run last season. Victor Osimhen scored a hat trick and the struggling Serie A champion routed relegation-threatened Sassuolo 6-1 on Wednesday. With its first victory under new coach Francesco Calzona, Napoli remained in ninth place but moved level on points with eighth-place Lazio and back into …
Read More »Ten Hag challenges ‘unstoppable’ Antony to win back place at Man United
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Brazil international Antony was assured on Tuesday that he still has a future at Manchester United despite plunging down the pecking order of wingers at the English club. The 24-year-old Antony became the second most expensive player in United’s history when he arrived for $95 million in the summer of 2022, following manager Erik ten Hag …
Read More »Wounded Bayern Munich appoints new sports director to oversee shakeup
BERLIN (AP) — Stung by the prospect of a first season without a major trophy for 12 years, Bayern Munich appointed Max Eberl as its new sporting director to oversee a major shakeup. The Bavarian powerhouse said on Monday the 50-year-old Eberl signed a contract through June 2027 and will begin on Friday. He was to appear at a press …
Read More »Ratcliffe invokes words of Ferguson in setting out 3-year plan to end City and Liverpool dominance
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Invoking the famous words of Alex Ferguson, British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe set out his ambition to knock local rivals Manchester City and Liverpool “off their perch” within three years after becoming a co-owner of Manchester United. Ratcliffe completed his purchase of a minority stake in United on Tuesday, with an initial injection of $1.5 billion meaning …
Read More »Maccabi Haifa advances in Europa Conference League. Second-leg draw at Gent played with no fans
GHENT, Belgium (AP) — Ten-man Maccabi Haifa held Gent to a 1-1 draw in the second leg of their playoff Wednesday to advance to the Europa Conference League round of 16 on a 2-1 aggregate score. Haifa had won the opening leg 1-0 in Budapest, Hungary a week ago. Israeli national and club teams are playing their home games in …
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