Category sport-news

Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, claimed that his side could not afford to repeat the “under-14s” defense that saw them face a 5-1 defeat by Arsenal in February.

In the race for the title in the Premier League, Guardiola’s men are already trailing the Gunners and defending champions Liverpool on Sunday.

City came out on top with wins over Manchester United and Napoli in the Champions League, but they lost two of their opening three games to Tottenham and Brighton.

INCLUDE   Barca Scores First To Seal Win Over Newcastle

One of Guardiola’s worst campaigns was the one that saw him lose to his former protege Mikel Arteta.

City finished third, trailing only Liverpool and Arsenal, in the first place since 2017 when it failed to win a trophy.

When asked about his most recent trip to the Emirates, Guardiola said, “We started like many times last season, like an under-14s team, and gave away a thousand million goals.

In comparison to last season, the last 15-20 minutes were a disaster, but the majority of the time after we were good.

It was simple for Arsenal because we forgot what we had to do. I want to compete to improve our team from last year. ”

In the quest for Premier League dominance, Guardiola took aim at those who claimed his six titles, which he had won since arriving in England, were due to the budget at his disposal, while Liverpool and Arsenal both blew it in the transfer window.

The only thing I want to tell my friend Mikel Arteta is that if he wins, it will be simply because he spent money, not because he worked hard or with his players, Guardiola sarcastically.

It resembles Liverpool, too. Arne (Slot) will win it again because, you see, he spent a lot of money, right? Given that not just Man City does (spend), is that correct? ”

Arteta left in 2019 to take over as Guardiola’s assistant, and she has slowly transformed Arsenal into a force that can win numerous awards.

After finishing second in the Premier League for the third consecutive year, he has only recently won one piece of silverware, the 2020 FA Cup.

Guardiola continued, “Arsenal is getting better. He found the club in a (certain) way and step-by-step, window by window.”

They made an incredible step forward last season in Europe, and they are now the most reliable team. In the back, they don’t make mistakes. ”

City is three points clear of Arsenal and six points clear of Liverpool as the weekend draws to a close.

Guardiola’s side’s Champions League opener was played 48 hours after Arsenal, who won 2-0 at Athletic Bilbao on Tuesday, making the challenge even more difficult.

Guardiola said it might be challenging for Rodri to start three games in eight days after suffering a serious knee injury, but he did not want to be drawn into the scheduling debate.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, a two-time Olympic champion and world record holder, opted to skip the 400-meter hurdles event, which Kemke Bol did on Friday.

In Tokyo, Dutchwoman Bol came home in 51.54 sec, ahead of Slovakia’s Emma Zapletalova and American Jasmine Jones.

Bol, who finished their incredible sixth Diamond League campaign unbeaten, came to an end to another successful season.

McLaughlin-Levrone, who chose not to compete in Tokyo’s hurdles so she could concentrate on the 400-meter flat race, made the event notable.

The American won the final on Thursday for the second time ever, clocking in at the second-fastest ever.

Bol was considering only claiming her second world title when the crowd was disappointed by the McLaughlin-Levrone-shaped hole in the hurdles final line-up.

She didn’t need to defeat McLaughlin-Levrone, who missed the competition due to injury, for her second, which was held in Budapest two years ago.

Bol and Dalilah Muhammad, both from America, competed in Tokyo with Anna Cockrell and Dalilah Muhammad.

Amusan Wins Silver In 100m Hurdles At Tokyo World Championships, Read More

Cockrell finished second behind McLaughlin-Levrone for the bronze medalist Bol in Paris last year.

At the age of 35, Muhammad, the 2016 Olympic champion, was hoping for a happy ending.

Bol was given the most difficult challenge by Jones, who completed the roundabout just outside the Dutchwoman.

Bol made her legs work the distance, and Jones took silver in 52.03 seconds, breaking her personal best.

Zapletalova broke the 53.01 national record for medals.

According to an AFP report, Argentinian officials on Thursday seized the assets of two of the player’s sisters, his attorney, and three other people, alleging fraudulent management of the player’s brand.

Matias Morla, Maradona’s former attorney, and two of his associates have been charged with fraud in Buenos Aires in a court filing.

Rita and Claudia, the sisters of the Argentine players, and a notary were also charged as compliciters in the case.

READ MORE:  The Maradona Death Trial’s Future Is Doubt As A Scandal-Hit Judge Steps Down.

The court ordered the accused’s entire families to forfeit $ 1.34 million (2 billion pesos).

Maradona’s children claimed that when he passed away in 2020 at the age of 60, his brand and its subsidiaries should have been transferred to them.

Maradona continued to have control over his assets until he passed away, according to the court, who claims Morla’s brand management company was merely a front.

According to the ruling, the assets “immediately revert to his heirs” in those circumstances.

In 2021, two of Maradona’s daughters, Dalma and Giannina, first filed charges against Morla and other defendants.

The football player’s three other children have since filed a lawsuit.

Maradona underwent brain surgery, and she passed away.

Two weeks after being exposed to the knife, it was discovered that he had died of heart failure and acute pulmonary embolism (a condition where fluid accumulates in the lungs).

Another case is awaiting retrial after a judge was required to recuse herself for her involvement in a covert documentary in order to determine whether his death was caused by medical negligence. After two months of hearings, that trial was adjourned in May.

The England international’s brilliant brace gave Barcelona a 2-1 victory over Newcastle in the Champions League on Thursday, with Marcus Rashford scoring his first goals for the club.

Following his loan spell with Manchester United in July, Rashford made a memorable return to England with two goals in nine minutes at St James’ Park.

Fans of United, whose team hasn’t played any European football this season and is already struggling with a poor Premier League campaign, will be disappointed watching the 27-year-old’s first Champions League goals since 2021.

In the final stages of their Champions League group stage opener, Anthony Gordon scored one point for Newcastle before it was too late.

Rashford and Ruben Amorim had a bad relationship last season, so he was let go by United and sent on loan to Aston Villa during the second half before being sent to Barcelona for the entire season.

Rashford’s career has slowed significantly in recent years because of claims he is no longer focused on his career, and he was once feted as the future of English football after graduating from United’s youth academy as a youngster.

Read more about Haaland’s 50 Champions League goals as Man City cruise over Napoli.

However, Rashford’s energetic performance on Tyneside suggested that he might be about to start the long-awaited renaissance with Barcelona.

It was Rashford’s seventh career goal against the Magpies, a habit he has frequently made of tormenting Newcastle.

Lamine Yamal, who had a groin injury that prevented Barcelona from winning the La Liga game 6-0 against Valencia, was out for the team after a strong start to his campaign.

However, Rashford’s double made sure Hansi Flick’s team didn’t miss Yamal.

Barcelona reached the final since they last won the trophy in 2015 after being defeated by Inter Milan in the semi-finals of last year’s Champions League.

However, the five-time European champions are anticipated to be among the top contenders this year, so this was a strong start to their challenge.

Newcastle’s hopes of a strong start in the Champions League were dashed by the defeat, which had them lose in the 2023-24 group stage.

Rashford Dazzles&nbsp ,

When Newcastle defeated Barcelona 3-2 in the Champions League group stage in September 1997, Faustino Asprilla scored the winner with one of the best nights in their history.

Asprilla flew in from Colombia to watch Newcastle’s first game against Barcelona since 2003, almost 28 years after that remarkable evening at St James’ Park.

Rashford snuck into the area before striking into the side-netting to give Barcelona’s first glimpse of danger as a foreshadowing his powerful display.

Anthony Elanga’s pace caused Barcelona’s defense for the majority of the first half, when he headed a fierce cross past Harvey Barnes for a deft finish that Joan Garcia palmed away.

Fabian Schar and Dan Burn threw themselves into last-ditch blocks to keep the Pole at bay as Robert Lewandowski attempted to lift Barcelona out of their agony.

Joelinton, a Newcastle midfielder, rose to meet a corner and fired a good-looking shot wide from six yards early in the second half.

Barcelona took the lead in the 58th minute despite that flimsy escape, but they were much more effective after the break.

Rashford was quickly eluded as he whipped his powerful header past Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope from 12 yards before Rashford could only get his shot in the area.

In stunning fashion, Rashford doubled Barcelona’s lead in the 67th minute.

Rashford unleashed a fierce strike that left Pope grasping in the air as it flashed into the top corner 25 yards from goal after passing Sandro Tonali.

With a 2-0 victory over Napoli on Thursday, Manchester City capitalized on Giovanni Di Lorenzo’s early red card to defeat Napoli, making Erling Haaland the fastest player to score 50 Champions League goals.

Before Jeremy Doku’s men started their quest for Champions League glory with a winning start, Haaland only made 49 appearances before scoring his half-century in the elite competition in Europe.

Kevin De Bruyne’s fairytale comeback to the Etihad was halted after only 26 minutes as a result of Di Lorenzo’s dismissal.

De Bruyne returned to the team as a hero just months after leaving as one of City’s greatest players in the club’s history.

Before kick-off, a number of banners emblazoned the Belgian’s name, which paid homage to the man who scored nearly 300 goals or assists in 422 games for Manchester.

Read more about the Premier League’s end-months-long dispute over rules on commercial deals in READ HERE.

Antonio Conte sacrificed the 34-year-old to add more depth to his defense with the addition of Mathas Olivera, but he showed no signs of sentiment.

Napoli’s ability as an attacking force was also neutered by Di Lorenzo’s dismissal and De Bruyne’s departure.

The visitors had a chance to equalize with only 11 men on the field when City’s new goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma surpassed his best efforts to parry Sam Beukema’s header from a corner.

At 21 minutes, Di Lorenzo made a desperate lunge to stop Haaland from running clear on goal and eliminate the Norwegian.

Referee Felix Zwayer initially believed the defender had touched the ball, but VAR gave him the go-ahead to look at and correct his error.

Napoli held on until the break thanks to some outstanding goalkeeping from Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.

The Serbian, who only played for Manchester United for a short time in his career, made some impressive saves to deny Rodri, Nico O’Riley, and Josko Gvardiol.

Matteo Politano resisted Milinkovic-Savic’s goal-bound effort even when the match’s stoppage came to an end when the match was over.

After the final eleven minutes of the second half, the Napoli rearguard finally broke free.

Haaland scored from the penalty spot for his 12th goal of the season for club and nation, which was a loop over Milinkovic-Savic.

Doku then delivered the decisive blow by smashing a brilliant individual run past three Napoli goalkeepers before coolly slotting his effort under the onrushing goalkeeper.

With two defeats in their first three Premier League games against Tottenham and Brighton, City’s season got off to a mediocre start.

After a consoling 3-0 derby win over Manchester United at the weekend, Guardiola’s men have steadied the ship for the entire two-thirds of a great week.

Guardiola could afford the luxury of resting Rodri and Haaland during the final few minutes, which resembled a training session as City whipped the ball around at will ahead of a trip to title rivals Arsenal on Sunday.

In what is likely to be their most difficult game of the season, the Italian champions were content to limit the damage.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, the second-fastest woman to ever claim gold at the world championships on Thursday, ran the second-fastest time ever.

The 26-year-old American broke Jarmila Kratochvilova’s previous championship record of 47.98 seconds set in 1983 on a rain-stricken Tokyo track.

Marileidy Paulino, the reigning champion and Olympic gold medalist, took silver in a time of 47.98 seconds, the third-fastest ever for the Dominican Republic. Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain won bronze in 48. 19 seconds.

Amusan Wins Silver In 100m Hurdles At Tokyo World Championships, Read More

McLaughin-Levrone, who won two Olympic golds and holds the world record, said, “It was really about trying to stay as relaxed as possible.”

She said, “At the end of the day, this wasn’t my title to hold onto; it was my gain.”

Bobby frequently uses boxing expressions. He said, “You have to go out there and take the belt; it’s not yours, and you have to work for it.”

I’m grateful that we were able to accomplish that, because it really was just about doing the best race possible.

McLaughlin-Levrone looked poised to break Marita Koch’s 40-year-old world record of 47.60sec in the semi-final, which set off a new record for the semi-final.

It was proved by this.

In lane five, McLaughlin-Levrone was drawn inside Britain’s world indoor champion Amber Anning and Cuba’s Roxana Gomez.

The National Stadium’s temperature had dropped significantly from recent, sultry weather and persistent rain.

McLaughlin-Levrone drove out of her blocks, but the wet track was irrelevant.

By the halfway point, she had already passed Anning and made a good home straight turn.

Paulino appeared to be making a threat from the outside lane a few moments ago, but McLaughlin-Levrone used every muscle to veer off the track while keeping her eyes fixed on the clock.

She broke the championship record, but she suffered a terrible blow, falling far short of Koch’s 1985, one of the oldest records ever set in the books, by capturing it in Canberra.

The US track and field’s golden girl was reportedly shocked and gasped for oxygen.

She sat on a chair and a bottle of water away from the attention of the public for a brief moment while enjoying the break.

But then she returned to the track, to rapturous cheers, to adorn the American flag, and to kiss her husband Andre in the stands.

An event that has lost momentum in recent years has been revived by McLaughlin-Levrone’s presence in the 400-meter race, as opposed to the 400-meter hurdles.

And her victory will help to silence those who criticized her for reversing her decision to focus on the flat race instead of the 400-meter hurdles, an event she had won for six seasons.

She said, “I know there was a lot of doubt about me making this switch, and I just wanted to show myself I can do it.”

I look up online things. I observe what other people say, which is ultimately acceptable. That, in my opinion, is what makes the sport great. They want to see excellent matchups, in my opinion.

They “want to see people be uncomfortable,” and today’s track and field race was no exception.

When Tokyo hosted the Covid-delayed Olympic Games in 2021, McLaughlin-Levrone was one of the stars.

In one of those Games’ standout performances, she won the 400-meter hurdles gold and set a world record of 51.46 seconds.