Brentford and Crystal Palace survived League Cup penalty shoot-outs to reach the last 16 as giant-killers Grimsby extended their fairytale run on Tuesday. Keith Andrews’ Brentford drew 1-1 with Aston Villa before winning 4-2 on penalties in west London, while Palace were held to a 1-1 draw by second tier Millwall prior to their 4-2 […]
Kevin De Bruyne will return to Manchester City on Thursday with the wind in his sails after a fast start with Napoli, who return to the Champions League full of confidence following a perfect start to the Serie A season. De Bruyne heads back to the Etihad stadium with two goals from his first three […]
Lionel Messi scored one goal and set up another to spark Inter Miami over the Seattle Sounders 3-1 on Tuesday in an MLS rematch of a melee-capped Leagues Cup final. The 38-year-old Argentine striker who starred for Barcelona and led his homeland to the 2022 World Cup set up Spaniard Jordi Alba’s goal in the […]
Charismatic Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas and American star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone go for gold in the triple jump and 400 metres flat in Thursday’s action at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. There are four finals in all, and also a first spin round the track for Britain’s 800m Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson. AFP Sport picks out […]