Sunday, 15 March 2026

Author: AFP

The title race is not over yet, says Guardiola

LONDON: Pep Guardiola remains defiant in the face of Manchester City’s 1-1 draw at West Ham, which left them nine points behind leaders Arsenal. Despite City leading through Bernardo Silva’s first-half goal, Konstantinos Mavropanos’ header equalized for West Ham before the break. The result came hours after Arsenal secured a

Real Madrid proved doubters wrong, says Trent

MADRID, Spain: Real Madrid defender, Trent Alexander-Arnold, said his team surprised a lot of people, who expected them to get “battered”, by beating Manchester City 3-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday. Federico Valverde netted a first-half hat-trick for Madrid to secure an impressive last-16 first leg victory. Alvaro Arbeloa’s

China takes the first win in Paralympics curling

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy: China won the first wheelchair curling gold medals on offer at the Milan-Cortina Paralympics as they battled to a 9-7 victory over South Korea on Wednesday, while Latvia beat the United States to claim bronze. The Chinese mixed doubles pair of Wang Meng and Yang Jinqiao secured

Eala moves to Indian Wells R16 after Gauff retires

INDIAN WELLS: Filipina rising star Alexandra Eala advanced to the last 16 at Indian Wells Open after world number four Coco Gauff retired from their third-round match with a painful arm injury on Sunday. The 20-year-old 31st seed was leading 6-2, 2-0 when Gauff called it a day after 54

Middle East war spirals as Iran hits Kurds in Iraq

TEHRAN, Iran: Israel pounded Tehran with fresh strikes while Iran targeted Kurdish guerilla groups in Iraq on Thursday as a spiralling war in the Middle East engulfed the entire region. A conflict ignited Saturday with United States (US)-Israeli attacks that killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has spread rapidly,

Second Iranian ship heading to Sri Lanka

GALLE, Sri Lanka: A second Iranian warship was heading towards Sri Lanka’s territorial waters on Thursday, a day after a US submarine destroyed an Iranian frigate, killing at least 87 sailors, a minister told Parliament. Media Minister, Nalinda Jayatissa, said the second Iranian warship was just outside Sri Lankan waters,

Arteta hits back at Brighton criticsm after win

BRIGHTON, England: Mikel Arteta hit back at criticism from Fabian Hurzeler after Arsenal edged closer to the Premier League title with a 1-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday. Bukayo Saka scored the decisive goal early in the first half at the Amex Stadium, his deflected strike sealing

Serena is coming back, Djokovic predicts

INDIAN WELLS, United States (US): At the Indian Wells Masters, Novak Djokovic said he believes tennis legend, Serena Williams, could soon return to competitive tennis, a prospect that has players and fans buzzing with excitement. “I think she’s coming back. I don’t know. I haven’t spoken to her, but I

Bitter first loss at St James’ Park for Michael Carrick

NEWCASTLE: Michael Carrick said “defeat hurts” after Manchester United’s 2-1 loss at Newcastle on Wednesday – the first time he has been beaten as manager of the club. William Osula came off the bench to score the winner for the 10-man home team at St James’ Park, putting a dent

Race is far from over, Guardiola vows

MANCHESTER, England: Pep Guardiola insisted the Premier League title race is not finished after Manchester City were held to a shock 2-2 draw by Nottingham Forest. City twice led at the Etihad Stadium but could not secure victory. Goals from Antoine Semenyo and Rodri were cancelled out by Morgan Gibbs-White