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Guglielmo Vicario made a string of fine saves as Tottenham hung on for a fortunate goalless draw at Monaco to remain unbeaten in this season’s Champions League. The goalkeeper produced eight saves to help Tottenham somehow survive a Monaco onslaught, with the home side missing several good chances after having 23 shots worth an expected goals of nearly 2.5. A passive Spurs, who mustered just two shots on target and rarely threatened, were lucky to leave the Stade Louis II with a draw – and they had Vicario to thank. Team news Tottenham made three changes from Sunday’s home defeat…

Liverpool ended a run of four straight defeats in all competitions with a dominant 5-1 victory at Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League.The big news ahead of kick-off was Arne Slot dropping talisman Mo Salah to the bench for a second straight European game and it looked like a decision that could backfire as former Leeds defender Rasmus Kristensen (26) finished a fine Eintracht move to give the hosts the lead. If Liverpool’s defending left a lot to be desired for Kristensen’s goal, Eintracht matched them. The hosts were caught up the pitch and Andy Robertson’s pass released Hugo Ekitike…

Chelsea ran riot at Stamford Bridge by hammering 10-man Ajax 5-1 in the Champions League after a wild first half that featured five goals and three penalties.A straight red card to Ajax midfielder Kenneth Taylor in the 17th minute for his reckless lunge on Facundo Buonanotte sparked a bonkers opening period in which a much-changed Chelsea side secured their second victory of the league phase. Chelsea became the first team in the Champions League to have three teenagers score in one game when Marc Guiu, Estevao and Tyrique George all netted, with their starting XI having an average age of…

Wrexham hung on with 10 men to record their first win in England’s second tier in 43 years, thanks to a 1-0 victory over Oxford United on Wednesday.After three-straight promotions to reach the second tier for the first time since 1982, Wrexham had failed to win any of their first five Championship games a SToK Cae Ras.But Nathan Broadhead’s 14th-minute goal on Wednesday proved enough for Phil Parkinson’s side to end their drought, despite Callum Doyle being shown a red card midway through the second half.Wrexham’s victory moved them up to 15th place in the Championship. “There has been a lot…

Watford returned to winning ways with a 2-1 Championship comeback victory over West Brom in the first home game of Javi Gracia’s second spell as Hornets manager.Isaac Price’s fine strike after 34 minutes put Albion ahead but Imran Louza cancelled that out – four minutes later – to set the stage for Republic of Ireland international Rocco Vata, 20, to seal victory after the break. The visitors would have gone third with a victory but could not conjure up an equaliser as they dropped down to 10th and Watford moved up to 12th.Gracia, whose first stint ended in September 2019,…

Nathan Broadhead scored a first-half winner as 10-man Wrexham recorded a narrow 1-0 Sky Bet Championship result against Oxford for their first home league victory since gaining promotion.But Phil Parkinson’s side made heavy weather of the long overdue success, playing a man down after Callum Doyle’s 67th minute sending-off. Doyle received his marching orders for a crude challenge on Siriki Dembele but Wrexham held on to collect three points at the Racecourse at the sixth time of asking.The win also extended the Welsh side’s unbeaten run over their hosts to 13 games, dating back to March 1983. Ex-Ipswich favourite Broadhead…

Rumarn Burrell scored for the second time in five days as QPR held 10-man Swansea at bay to win 1-0 and climb to eighth in the Championship table.Burrell – who was a scorer in his team’s 2-1 weekend defeat at Millwall – grabbed the only goal of the game in the 18th minute. Swansea had teenage Brighton loanee Malick Yalcouye shown a straight red hard in the 34th minute after he appeared to clash heads with QPR defender Steve Cook.Yet Swans substitute Zan Vipotnik might have earned the 10 men a point in added time but failed to turn in…

KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior was on Wednesday recognized with two awards for its distinguished role in combating drugs at both the Arab and international levels. The awards were presented during the 39th Arab Conference of Heads of Drug Control Agencies, which kicked off in Tunisia under the chairmanship of Brigadier General Mohammad Qabazard, Director General of the General Department of Drug Control at the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior.Kuwait received the first award for the best operational field information cooperation at the Arab level and the second for the best operational field information cooperation at the international level. The…

KUWAIT: With conflicts increasingly moving into the digital sphere, Mamadou Sow, head of delegation of the ICRC in Kuwait, warned that humanity must not disappear behind algorithms. Speaking at the Gulf Red Crescent First Conference on Artificial Intelligence, hosted by Kuwait on Wednesday, Sow highlighted the need for governments, armies, and technology innovators to “inject humanity in AI usage, so that when it comes to weapons, there will always be a human behind the decisions to take life.”“When hospitals come under cyberattack during armed conflict, when a hacked water plant cuts off clean water to thousands of families, when misinformation…

KUWAIT: The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Lesotho to Kuwait, Manthabiseng Phohleli, paid a visit to Kuwait Times and the Kuwait News on Wednesday. During the visit, the ambassador met with Kuwait Times Managing Editor Shakir Reshamwala and editorial staff to discuss her country’s relations with Kuwait. The ambassador reflected on the longstanding friendship between the two countries, saying: “Next year, we will be celebrating 30 years of cooperation with Kuwait.” She added that Lesotho will also mark 60 years of independence. “However, I believe there is still much potential to deepen our partnership beyond the few projects supported by…