This was one of those occasions when what was ostensibly a risky selection ended up feeling like a masterstroke. Arsène Wenger had been at pains to stress Arsenal had to take the initiative in their Champions League group after last season’s shoddy opening, so his decision to emulate the choice of a year ago and…
“Better teams than us have found it difficult,” Brendan Rodgers said before this game, but even he can’t have imagined it would be quite this hard. Celtic’s opening night in this season’s Champions League was a long one, a goal coming inside the opening three minutes, another coming inside the closing three minutes and five…
West Indies coach Phil Simmons has been sacked, ESPNcricinfo understands. Simmons, who move into the role after last year’s World Cup following a spell with Ireland, was informed about the termination of his contract on Tuesday shortly before the T20 squad was due to fly to the UAE and just six months after West Indies…
After being dethroned in the De Sinco’s Degree feature 35-lap cycle race on the inner circuit of the National Park on Saturday, Team Coco’s Junior Niles returned the following day to the Powerade 25-mile road race on the West side of Demerara to pedal his way to the title. The veteran rider produced a late…
One is a veteran of nearly 20 years at his club, the other started his new job only months ago. Both share the same goal: delivering European glory with teams lacking a Champions League title. Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger are on opposite trajectories when the Champions League resumes for…
