I should not be classed as a failure-Guardiola

by | Jan 2, 2017 | sports

Pep Guardiola does not believe his first season as Manchester City manager should be classed as a failure if he cannot guide the team to Premier League glory. Guardiola won the league in his first seasons at Barcelona and Bayern Munich, but his City side lie 10 points...

Johanna Konta wins opening match in China

by | Jan 2, 2017 | sports

British number one Johanna Konta powered through her first match of the new season, beating Turkey’s Cagla Buyukakcay 6-2 6-0 in the first round of the Shenzhen Open. Konta, the world number 10, conceded just nine points on her first serve in her 56-minute...

“I wanted to leave Chelsea”-Diego Costa

by | Jan 2, 2017 | sports

Chelsea striker Diego Costa has said he wanted to leave the club in the summer. Costa joined the Blues for £32m in 2014, and was understood to be close to a return to former club Atletico Madrid after a difficult 2015-16 campaign. The Spain international has since...

Djokovic still the biggest rival, says Murray

by | Jan 1, 2017 | sports

World number one Andy Murray insisted Sunday that Novak Djokovic will remain his biggest threat in 2017, as the pair prepare for a potential first clash of the season in Doha this week. Newly-knighted Murray, speaking ahead of the first round of the Qatar Open which...

Arsenal-2 Crystal Palace -0

by | Jan 1, 2017 | sports

Olivier Giroud’s incredible scorpion kick set Arsenal on the way to a victory over Crystal Palace which moved them up to third in the Premier League. With a cross from Alexis Sanchez delivered behind him, Frenchman Giroud elastically reached the ball with his...