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LONDON: After a series of painful Champions League failures, Pep Guardiola (pix) is on a mission to seal his Manchester City legacy by finally getting his hands on the trophy again. City start their latest bid to win the club’s first European Cup with a trip to Shakhtar Donetsk in the Group C opener on Wednesday. The long flight to the Ukraine will give Guardiola plenty of time to ponder his curious streak of Champions League flops in recent years. Guardiola has conquered English football spectacularly after winning the last two Premier League titles, the first in record-breaking fashion and the second as part of an unprecedented domestic treble last season. Yet the Champions League has proved impossible for Guardiola to master since he arrived at the Etihad Stadium. In fact, Europe’s elite club competition has been a cruel mistress for Guardiola for most of the last decade, with a series of frustrating exits during his spells in charge of Barcelona, Bayern Munich and City. … [Read more...] about Guardiola chases Champions League vindication

Sport Forwards Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani have been ruled out for Paris St Germain's opening Champions League group stage match against Real Madrid on Wednesday, the French Ligue 1 champions said. 17 Sep 2019 12:50PM Bookmark REUTERS: Forwards Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani have been ruled out for Paris St Germain's opening Champions League group stage match against Real Madrid on Wednesday, the French Ligue 1 champions said.Mbappe picked up a hamstring injury and was forced off against Toulouse last month and has not featured since for PSG, while Cavani is out of action with a hip problem.PSG confirmed https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/content/medical-update-2 on Monday that the two strikers will resume training by the end of the week.Thomas Tuchel's side will also be without Neymar, with the Brazilian forward serving a three-match Champions League ban for insulting match officials following PSG's defeat by Manchester United in the round of 16 last season.Mbappe, … [Read more...] about PSG forwards Mbappe, Cavani ruled out of Real Madrid clash

KOTA KINABLU: Winners of qualifying rounds held nationwide over the past few months competed in the national final of the Perodua World Amateur Golfers Championship (WAGC) at Sabah Golf and Country Club on Sunday. The winners for the five handicap categories were Khalid Jikal, handicap 5 with a score of 72 nett, Nick Voon with handicap 9 scored 73 nett. Hamdan A. Rahman handicap 12 emerged as Medal C champion by hitting a score of 75. Affandi Ag Besar, handicap 7, scored 66 nett while Mohidi Jaan scored 75 nett. These five amateur golfers will represent Malaysia to compete in the world final of WAGC next month, also in Kota Kinabalu but at four different golf courses. From Oct 19-26, over 400 top amateur golfers from all over the world will descend on Sabah to compete in the WAGC World Final at the Sutera Harbour Marina Golf & Country Club, Sabah Golf & Country Club, Nexus Golf Resort Karambunai and Dalit Bay Golf & Country Club. Countries participating in the WAGC are … [Read more...] about National champions all set for WAGC World Final

MIAMI: United States women’s soccer star Alex Morgan said Monday she would not play again this season as she aims to fix a knee injury that has bothered her since the World Cup. The 30-year-old Orlando Pride forward, one of the most prominent players on the United States’ World Cup-winning team, made the announcement in a statement on her Instagram account. “This year has had the highest of highs but along with that comes challenges and sometimes even falling short of my goals I set for myself in 2019,“ Morgan wrote. “I’m disappointed I won’t be able to compete with the Pride for the remainder of 2019 due to a knee injury I’ve been managing since the World Cup, and that I can’t be there to help my teammates and my club have more success. “I have already started physical therapy in LA and am eager to get back on the field doing what I love.” Morgan did not release further details of her injury. The striker has been … [Read more...] about US World Cup star Morgan ruled out for rest of 2019 season

BIRMINGHAM: Aston Villa duo Tyrone Mings and Anwar El Ghazi were involved in a furious clash and West Ham defender Arthur Masuaku was sent off in a separate incident during Monday’s fiery 0-0 draw. Mings and El Ghazi lost their cool in the first half at Villa Park and had to be dragged away by team-mates after West Ham nearly took the lead. The pair escaped punishment for their row, but Masuaku was not so fortunate as he saw red for a second booking after half-time. Villa were unable to make their numerical advantage pay off and had to settle for a stalemate that left the spotlight on the bust-up between Mings and El Ghazi. Villa defender Mings had blocked a cross that he felt Dutch midfielder El Ghazi allowed to come in too easily. El Ghazi was angry enough with the criticism to brush his head against Mings’ forehead as the pair went face to face. They were pulled away by team-mates but stood glaring at each other inside the penalty area as Mings pointed an accusing finger … [Read more...] about Mings clashes with Villa team-mate El Ghazi in West Ham draw