By Richard Martin LIVERPOOL (Reuters) – Premier League champions Manchester City fell to their first home defeat of the season on Saturday as Ivan Toney secured a shock 2-1 win for Brentford while Tottenham Hotspur recovered from going behind three tim…
Zelenskiy: Russians destroyed Kherson infrastructure, Donetsk battles are ‘hell’
By David Ljunggren (Reuters) -Russian forces destroyed the critical infrastructure in the southern city of Kherson before fleeing, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday, adding that local authorities were starting to stabilise the ci…
Soccer-Slick Bournemouth outclass struggling Everton again
BOURNEMOUTH, England (Reuters) -Bournemouth thumped Everton for the second time this week as goals from Marcus Tavernier, Kieffer Moore and substitute Jaidon Anthony gave them a 3-0 win at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday in their final Premier League …
Ukraine troops greeted with flowers in Kherson after Russian retreat
By Jonathan Landay KLAPAYA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Villagers holding flowers waited on the road to the southern city of Kherson to greet and kiss Ukrainian soldiers on Saturday as they poured in to secure control of the right bank of the Dnipro River afte…
Soccer-Bentancur’s late double gives Spurs win in thriller against Leeds
LONDON (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur produced a thrilling late fightback to beat Leeds United 4-3 in a Premier League thriller as Rodrigo Bentancur scored two late goals on Saturday. Antonio Conte’s side were heading for a third successive home league …
Soccer-Leicester beat West Ham 2-0 after Maddison injury scare
LONDON (Reuters) -Leicester City beat West Ham United 2-0 with goals from James Maddison and Harvey Barnes on Saturday to complete a hat-trick of away wins in the Premier League, though Maddison gave England fans a brief scare when he went off for trea…
Soccer-Forest edge out Palace to move off the bottom
NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Morgan Gibbs-White grabbed the only goal as Nottingham Forest beat Crystal Palace 1-0 at the City Ground on Saturday to ensure that they will not spend Christmas at the bottom of the Premier League. Forest’s third victory…
Rugby league-Samoa stun England in thriller to reach World Cup final
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Samoa stunned hosts England to reach the Rugby League World Cup final with a Golden Point victory in extra time after a thrilling semi-final had ended 26-26 on Saturday. The Pacific Islanders, crushed 60-6 by England …
Soccer-Nunez and Firmino on target as Liverpool prove too strong for Saints
By Richard Martin LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) – Liverpool’s South American strikers Darwin Nunez and Roberto Firmino propelled the team to a 3-1 home win over Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday in their final match before the season pauses …
Taiwan belongs to Taiwanese, president says in fiery pre-election rebuff to China
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Saturday her mission in life was to ensure the island continued to belong to its people and that Taiwan’s existence was a provocation to no one, in a fiery pre-election rebuff to…