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Agencies Christian Pulisic's 90th-minute winner helped save team-mate Jorginho's blushes as Chelsea boosted their top-four hopes with a late win over an understrength West Ham on Sunday. According to the BBC, David Moyes rested six players before their Europa League semi-final on Thursday and it looked like they might hold for a precious point when Jorginho's woeful effort from the spot was saved by Lukasz Fabianski after 87 minutes. But after Craig Dawson was sent off after a video assistant review (VAR) for fouling Romelu Lukaku in the build-up to the penalty, Pulisic turned the saviour as he tucked in Marcos Alonso's low cross, BBC further reported. It sent Stamford Bridge into raptures after a frustrating afternoon that looked set to continue manager Thomas Tuchel's po...

Agencies Real Betis won their first Copa del Rey since 2005 after beating Valencia on penalties in Seville on Saturday. According to the BBC, USA teenager Yunus Musah was the only player to miss in the shootout with Juan Miranda scoring the winner for Betis, who were deserved winners. Borja Iglesias powered in a close-range header from Hector Bellerin's cross to put them ahead. Huro Duro was played through by Ilaix Moriba and chipped the ball over Claudio Bravo for the leveller. Betis hit the post twice, through Sergio Canales and Juanmi. Nabil Fekir and Iglesias were also denied winners in open play by Valencia keeper Giorgi Mamardashvili. It was only the fourth major trophy in Real Betis' history, having won the 1934-35 La Liga title and the Spanish Cup in 1977 and...

Agencies Bayern Munich secured a 10th consecutive Bundesliga title by easing to a 3-1 victory over second-placed Borussia Dortmund in Der Klassiker. According to the BBC, Julian Nagelsmann's side have once again dominated domestic rivals this season and this win opened a 12-point lead at the top with three games left. Serge Gnabry's sublime touch and volley opened the scoring before Robert Lewandowski coolly added a second. Emre Can's penalty cut the lead but Jamal Musiala added a third late on. The 19-year-old slammed home from close range to send the Allianz Arena into celebration as Bayern delivered a 32nd league title. It comes at a time where Nagelsmann has said he has been subjected to online death threats after his team's surprise Champions League exit to Villarr...

Gabriel Jesus scored four goals and made a fifth as Manchester City thrashed Watford 5-1 to move four points clear at the top of the Premier League. With a month left for the season to end, City have to win all their remaining league games if they are to be the champions. According to the BBC, Watford tried their best but they were outclassed by a rampant City team and remain anchored in the bottom three, seven points adrift of safety. The Hornets have suffered heavy defeats at Etihad Stadium before, losing 8-0 here on their last visit in 2019. They suffered more misery this time, with Jesus the man most responsible. BBC reported that the Brazilian put City ahead inside four minutes when he turned in Oleksandr Zinchenko's driven cross, then doubled their lead when he headed h...

Agencies Real Madrid need just four points to secure their 35th La Liga title after an eventful 3-1 victory at Osasuna, which was achieved despite Karim Benzema missing two penalties inside 10 second-half minutes. According to the BBC, David Alaba gave Madrid the lead before Ante Budimir hit back for Osasuna. Marco Asensio put the visitors back in front on the stroke of half-time. Benzema then saw two spot-kicks saved by Sergio Herrera before Lucas Vazquez ensured their victory in stoppage time. BBC reported that Osasuna played with great intensity throughout but found themselves behind after 12 minutes when Benzema fed Alaba, whose first effort was blocked by Herrera but he was alert enough to dispatch the rebound. Two minutes later the hosts were level when Chimy A...

Agencies Manchester City leapfrogged Liverpool back to the Premier League summit on Wednesday thanks to three second-half goals against Brighton. After struggling to break down Graham Potter's men in a frustrating opening period, Kevin de Bruyne provided the inspiration as City restored their one-point advantage. According to the BBC, de Bruyne created the opener for Riyad Mahrez and provided the faint final pass for Bernardo Silva to wrap up the scoring eight minutes from time. In between, Phil Foden needed the aid of a deflection to beat the Brighton goalkeeper after Mahrez spotted the England man on his own just outside the box at a corner. The goals relieved building tension around Etihad Stadium and leave City knowing six more wins are now required for Pep Guardiol...

Agencies Manchester United have appointed Ajax coach Erik ten Hag as their next manager, according to the BBC. The Dutchman, 52, will take over from interim boss Ralf Rangnick at the end of this season on a three-year deal which can be extended by a year, the news agency reported. Ten Hag will become United's fifth permanent manager since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013. "It is a great honour to be appointed manager of Manchester United and I am hugely excited by the challenge ahead," BCC quoted Ten Hag as saying. "I know the history of this great club and the passion of the fans, and I am absolutely determined to develop a team capable of delivering the success they deserve." United are sixth in the Premier League with five games remaining this season, three point...

Agencies Liverpool moved two points clear at the top of the Premier League table with a dominant 4-0 win over old rivals Manchester United at Anfield on Tuesday. Manchester City can restore their lead if they win in their Premier League match later on Wednesday. After a 5-0 win at Old Trafford in October, this was another humiliation of United by Juergen Klopp's team, who were barely threatened by their lifeless opponents, Reuters reported. The trio of Luis Diaz, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane scored the first three goals, two of them in the first 22 minutes, in an emphatic performance to which United simply had no answer. And Salah had the final say, set up by Diogo Jota this time, with his second of the night to cap it off as Liverpool secured a four-goal win. Ralf R...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The All Nepal Football Association has slapped a fine of Rs 300,000 on Naya Basti Youth Club, a ‘B’ Division outfit, and also banned its players and officials for displaying unruly behavior after losing one of their matches. The League Committee of ANFA took decision to this effect during a meeting at the ANFA headquarters on April 18. As per the decision, the club’s official Shree Bahadur Yogi has been banned from all kinds of football-related activities for two years and has also been suspended. Likewise, ANFA has banned the club’s manager Bikash Rai for six months and player Manoj Rai for one year. The players and officials of the club had resorted to unruly behavior after losing their B Division match against Madhyapur Youth Association ...

Agencies Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes was involved in a car crash on Monday on his way to the club's training ground, according to a news report published by Reuters. No parties involved were understood to have sustained serious injuries and the Portugal international is expected to train, the news agency reported citing a club source. United manager Ralf Rangnick is expected to address the media later on Monday about the crash. United, are fifth in the Premier League standings with 54 points from 32 games, and next face second-placed Liverpool on Tuesday.