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Evening StandardPep Guardiola admits Man City 'have a lot of problems' in disagreement over Ilkay Gundogan verdict
Citizens beaten in Turin as nightmare run continues
- The Guardian
Ding hangs on in nerve-shredding Game 13 draw with Gukesh as title tilt nears climax
Ding Liren hung on for a high-wire draw with Gukesh Dommaraju on Wednesday in the 13th game of their world title showdown in Singapore
- Evening Standard
Manchester United on verge of first Ruben Amorim signing with 'agreement close'
Technical director Jason Wilcox appears to be leading transfer push at Old Trafford after Dan Ashworth’s shock exit
- Evening Standard
Forget Ange Postecoglou, the root cause of the problems at Tottenham is clear
Spurs issues run deeper than any head coach - Postecoglou needs proper backing from Daniel Levy, not sacking
- Evening Standard
Liverpool on the brink of Champions League last 16 as Alisson Becker opens up on injury battle
Liverpool have welcome back their first-choice goalkeeper after injury
- The Guardian
‘Best club in the world’: Joe Gomez happy to have stayed at Liverpool
Joe Gomez says he is “blessed” to be at Liverpool after a summer in which the prospect of leaving was real
- Reuters
Chess-India's Gukesh beats China's Ding to become youngest world champion
(Reuters) -Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju of India became the youngest chess world champion by beating defending champion Ding Liren of China on Thursday in a dramatic turn of events in the last game of a 14-game match in Singapore. The 18th world champion is, at age 18, four years younger than Garry Kasparov, who had been the youngest world champion since 1985 when he beat Anatoly Karpov. Gukesh won Thursday's game with the black pieces after Ding wilted under pressure and blundered in what commentators considered to be a comfortable position, snatching the title with a final score of 7.5-6.5.
- The Daily Beast
Shaq Walks Off ‘Inside the NBA’ Set After Awkward Jay-Z Exchange
Legendary NBA big man Shaquille O’Neal strode off the set of TNT’s Inside the NBA after two of the show’s other hosts had an exchange that touched on rapper Jay-Z, who was accused recently of raping a 13-year-old girl alongside disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. Jay-Z, officially named Shawn Carter, has vigorously denied an unnamed woman’s claim in a lawsuit that he and Combs, who is awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, raped her at an afterparty for the 2000 MTV Video Music Award
- AFP News
Kevin Johnson: US boxer fighting for Putin's Russia
US heavyweight Kevin Johnson came close to the top of the boxing world before his star dimmed."It's the biggest honour in the world to be a Russian citizen," said Johnson, who speaks only a few words of Russian.
- Evening Standard
Free-flowing Arsenal back to their best in statement Champions League win to bust set-piece myth
Gunners are on course to skip the Champions League play-offs
- Evening Standard
Manchester United XI vs Viktoria Plzen: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Europa League
Ruben Amorim recalls Marcus Rashford amid fresh doubts over his Old Trafford future
- The Telegraph
Man City’s worst run since 2006 puts them at risk of Champions League elimination
Old Lady 2 Old Men 0. Manchester City plan a significant overhaul of their ageing squad next summer, after some emergency action in January, but the question is, where will they be by then?
- The Independent
Max Verstappen defends Sergio Perez after’ very harsh’ criticism
The Dutchman finished 285 points ahead of Perez as Red Bull missed out on the constructors’ title
- Evening Standard
Mikel Arteta delivers Gabriel Jesus verdict as Arsenal boss makes Myles Lewis-Skelly admission
Gunners take huge step towards Champions League progress with 3-0 win over Monaco
- The Telegraph
How Man City lost their ‘fear factor’: ‘careless’ duels, counter-attacks and mental issues
Ilkay Gundogan questioned Manchester City’s mentality after they slumped to a seventh defeat in 10 games and effectively ended their chances of finishing in the top eight in the Champions League.
- Yahoo Sports
NBA Cup: Steve Kerr blasts officiating after Warriors fall to Rockets in wild ending
That was certainly an ending in Warriors-Rockets.
- Evening Standard
Floyd Mayweather issues statement after he was confronted by angry crowd in London's Hatton Garden
Retired boxing champion had to be bundled into a black 4x4 by his security guards
- AFP News
Salah keeps Liverpool perfect, Real down Atalanta in Champions League
Mohamed Salah helped maintain Liverpool's perfect record in the Champions League on Tuesday while holders Real Madrid bounced back from their defeat at Anfield to topple in-form Italians Atalanta. Salah sent Paulo Gazzaniga the wrong way to net his 50th Champions League goal, pulling the Egyptian level with Filippo Inzaghi as the 10th highest goalscorer of all-time in the competition.
- Associated Press
Mbappe, Vinicius and Bellingham on target as Real Madrid beats Atalanta 3-2. Liverpool wins again
Real Madrid’s big stars turned on the style to revive the Spanish giant’s faltering Champions League title defense on Tuesday. Galacticos Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham all scored in a thrilling 3-2 win at Italian league leader Atalanta. It was only Madrid’s third win in the competition’s revamped league phase and leaves the 15-time champion in the unseeded playoff positions in 18th place.
- The Telegraph
Myles Lewis-Skelly is Arsenal’s ‘special character’ who confronted Erling Haaland
In order to make it as a professional player at a club like Arsenal, a youngster must have two qualities. The first is exceptional footballing ability. The second is personality. In the unforgiving world of Premier League football, strength of character can be just as important as technical skill.