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January 12, 2022 No Responses

Victory In North London Sends Chelsea To Carabao Cup Final

Chelsea booked their place in the Carabao Cup final with a 3-0 semi-final aggregate win over Tottenham, whose hopes of a comeback were denied by VAR misery. Thomas Tuchel’s men did half the job in last week’s first leg at...

January 11, 2022 No Responses

Champions Cup Cancels All Postponed Round Two Matches

All postponed matches from round two of the Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup have now been cancelled, while uncertainty continues to hover over the remainder of the group phase. Following a board meeting, tournament organizer EPCR has conceded defeat.....

January 10, 2022 No Responses

McTominay’s Early Header Is Enough For Manchester United To Edge Villa

Manchester United edged a pulsating FA Cup clash with Aston Villa as Scott McTominay’s early header proved enough against Steven Gerrard’s side. After a weekend of intrigue and upsets, the third round ended with an all-Premier League encounter and one...

January 10, 2022 No Responses

Non-League Kidderminster To Face West Ham In FA Cup Fourth Round

Kidderminster, the lowest-ranked team remaining in the FA Cup, have been drawn against West Ham in the fourth round. The National League North outfit, who stunned Reading 2-1 on Saturday, were rewarded with a tie at home to the Premier...

January 9, 2022 No Responses

Grabban’s Late Strike For Forest Knocks Arsenal Out Of FA Cup

Lewis Grabban’s late strike stunned Arsenal as Nottingham Forest dumped the Gunners out of the FA Cup. The substitute sealed a 1-0 win for the Championship side to book an East Midlands derby with Leicester in the fourth round. Arsenal,...

January 9, 2022 No Responses

Spurs Leave It Late To Avoid Cup Upset Against Morecambe

Tottenham needed three goals in the final 16 minutes to avoid an FA Cup upset against Morecambe as they came from behind to win 3-1 on an afternoon when record signing Tanguy Ndombele was booed off by the home crowd....

January 8, 2022 No Responses

Beirne The Difference As 14-Man Munster Overhaul Ulster

A gritty backs-to-the-wall effort saw Munster overcome Simon Zebo’s early sending-off to defeat Ulster 18-13 in the United Rugby Championship at Thomond Park. Zebo was red carded for a high tackle in the 15th minute and Ulster, with Rob Herring havin...