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On the result and Liverpool’s performance… They were, in every aspect of football, better [than us in] the first half. I would say like last season; I saw a lot of similarities between last season and this season with one main difference in that after we struggled in the first 25 minutes a lot we scored a set-piece. That changed the game. They kept on outplaying us for 90 minutes but it did help us to get some energy to keep defending well. Last season, they didn’t create that many chances. I think today they created more, but it wasn’t…

Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe has claimed the confidence of his players is suffering after their winless away run continued with the 3-1 defeat at Brentford. The Magpies threw away another lead on their travels as goals from Kevin Schade and Igor Thiago (two) saw Brentford complete a second-half turnaround. Howe and his side were met with jeers from the away end at the Gtech Community Stadium after the final whistle, as their dismal run away from home extended to 10 games in the Premier League.Their last win came against Leicester City in April, and Howe admits his squad are…

NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were indicted Sunday on charges they took bribes from sports bettors to throw specific pitches that would trigger winnings on in-game prop bets. Prosecutors identified pitches from Clase and Ortiz that helped two unnamed gamblers from their native Dominican Republic win at least $460,000. This included throwing pitches intentionally outside of the strike zone or within certain velocity ranges. Here’s a closer look at those pitches.Emmanuel ClaseMay 19, 2023The indictment cites this outing without a photo of the specific pitch, saying the scheme included a bet of about…

Doku shows it is not just HaalandOne amusing statistic going into Manchester City’s game against Liverpool was that City’s second-highest goalscorer in the Premier League this season was Burnley’s Maxime Esteve as a result of his two own goals in a 5-1 win for City back in late September. That stat remains intact because the goals by Nico Gonzalez and Jeremy Doku in City’s 3-0 win were their first in the competition this season but City’s all-round display – and that of Doku, in particular – showed there is more to them than Erling Haaland.It was the livewire winger who…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police were investigating on Sunday after five people were wounded, one seriously, in a weekend shooting outside a supermarket in San Francisco, authorities said. Officers responding to reports of gunfire around 9 p.m. Saturday found multiple victims near a Safeway in the Outer Richmond neighborhood, according to the city’s police department. A man with life-threatening injuries and four juveniles with non-life-threatening injuries were rushed to a hospital, police said in a statement. Police Capt. Kevin Lee told the San Francisco Chronicle at the scene that the shooting stemmed from a fight. There were no arrests and…

Roy Keane insists Liverpool are in crisis after producing a “weak” performance in defeat at Man City, while Gary Neville thought they looked like a team “there to be beaten” after Arne Slot’s side succumbed to a fifth Premier League defeat of the season at the Etihad Stadium.Liverpool were second best at the Etihad, swept aside by goals from Erling Haaland, Nico Gonzalez and the outstanding Jeremy Doku, with Haaland missing a penalty to boot, as City put their hand up as Arsenal’s nearest challengers for the Premier League title. The Reds, however, fell to a fifth defeat in 11…

MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola says that Manchester City’s 3-0 win over Liverpool is proof that they are ready to challenge for the Premier League title.City moved to within four points of leaders Arsenal at the top of the table thanks to goals from Erling Haaland, Nico González and Jérémy Doku.The result against Liverpool came 24 hours after Mikel Arteta’s side drew 2-2 with Sunderland and Guardiola said afterwards it felt like a significant performance against the current champions.Pep Guardiola insists Manchester City are ready to fight for the Premier League. Getty”I think Liverpool and us said ‘oh wow Arsenal dropped…

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Salman Rushdie was among the honorees Sunday at the Dayton Literary Peace Prize event in Ohio, receiving a lifetime achievement award after publishing his first work of fiction since being stabbed on a New York lecture stage three years ago.The prizes honor both literary merit and the writers’ promotion of peace through their work, with separate awards annually for fiction, nonfiction and lifetime achievement. The Ohio city was the site of negotiations that led to the Dayton Peace Accords in 1995, ending a war in the Balkans marked by ethnic cleansing that killed more than 300,000…

Team newsArne Slot elected to start with an unchanged line-up following the midweek win over Real Madrid. Alexander Isak returned after injury and was named on the bench.Liverpool: Mamardashvili, Van Dijk, Konate, Wirtz (Chiesa, 83), Szoboszlai, Mac Allister (Jones, 74), Salah, Bradley (Gomez, 83), Ekitike (Gakpo, 56), Robertson (Kerkez, 56), Gravenberch.Unused subs: Woodman, Endo, Isak, Ngumoha.First halfCity were handed the chance to take an early lead when a lengthy VAR review determined that Mamardashvili had fouled Doku. Haaland stepped up to take the penalty but was foiled by Mamardashvili, who saved low to his left.But, after Liverpool’s goalkeeper had made…

Khadija Shaw’s second-half header sealed Manchester City a 2-1 win at Everton and sent her side top of the Women’s Super League.Shaw’s thumping effort, after Everton striker Kelly Gago had cancelled out Vivianne Miedema’s opener, secured City their seventh win in eight league games this season and lifted them one point clear of overnight leaders Chelsea. The visitors were made to dig deep for their victory as Everton pressed for a second equaliser, with Ornella Vignola’s shot hitting a post and City goalkeeper Ayaka Yamashita producing a superb late save to deny substitute Hikaru Kitagawa.Brighton rescue last-gasp draw against Liverpool…