EPL: Diego Costa guides Chelsea to hard-fought victory against Arsenal
Arsenal missed their chance to go back to the top of the Premier League after losing 1-0 to Chelsea in the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
By HT Correspondent | Reuters, London
UPDATED ON JAN 24, 2016 11:39 PM IST
Arsenal missed their chance to go back to the top of the Premier League after losing 1-0 to Chelsea in the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
The Gunners were forced to play with 10 men for much of the game after German defender Per Mertesacker was sent off in the first 20 minutes for a foul on Diego Costa, who scored the only goal shortly afterwards from a cross by Branislav Ivanovic.
It took only five minutes after that for Arsenal’s defense to be breached when Costa evaded defender Gabriel, who had been brought on to replace forward Olivier Giroud after Mertesacker’s dismissal — a negative move by manager Arsene Wenger which sparked booing.
The result preserved the defending champions’ unbeaten record under experienced Dutchman Guus Hiddink, who took over as interim manager last month following Jose Mourinho’s sacking.
Chelsea moved up to 13th, while Arsenal were left in third place, level on points with Manchester City but three behind leaders Leicester City.
Atletico title pursuit stalled by late Madrid equalizer
AP
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 11:14 PM IST
- Karim Benzema, back in the Madrid squad after an injury layoff, scored in the 87th minute after Luis Suárez's early goal for Atlético at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.
Veteran Indian athlete Ishar Singh Deol dies at 91
PTI
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 10:55 PM IST
The mortal remains of Deol, who passed away on Saturday evening, were consigned to fire at Jalandhar on Sunday, a Punjab government release said.
Liverpool suffer sixth straight Anfield loss as Fulham win 1-0
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 09:49 PM IST
Juergen Klopp made seven changes to the Liverpool side that lost 1-0 to Chelsea on Thursday but it made little difference as Lemina out-muscled Mohamed Salah on the edge of the box to take possession before lashing the ball home in the 45th minute.
Manish Kaushik wins gold, India boxers impress in Spanish tournament
By Avishek Roy
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 09:14 PM IST
- Seven of India’s nine Tokyo Olympics-bound boxers won medals, some of them beating world class boxers. Manish Kaushik (63kg) was the star as he made an impressive return from injury–tear in the biceps required surgery in May—and won gold in his first event after the tough recovery phase.
Schwartzman sets all-Argentine final in Buenos Aires
UPDATED ON MAR 07, 2021 08:58 PM IST
- The Buenos Aires native will face countryman Francisco Cerundolo as he seeks his first ATP Tour title on home soil. Into his third final in Argentina, Schwartzman will aim to improve on previous runner-up finishes at Buenos Aires in 2019 and Cordoba in 2020.
PV Sindhu loses to Carolina Marin in Swiss Open badminton final
By Sandip Sikdar | PTI
UPDATED ON MAR 07, 2021 10:14 PM IST
The 25-year-old Indian, who had won the coveted World Championship gold medal here in 2019, couldn't match the speed and accuracy of Marin during her 12-21 5-21 defeat in the final that lasted only 35 minutes.
Roma beat Genoa 1-0 to move into Champions League places
AP
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 08:15 PM IST
- Genoa remained seven points above the relegation zone after its second loss in three matches. It had only lost one of the previous 10 since Davide Ballardini replaced Rolando Maran as coach.
Francisco keeps Cerundolo Roll Going In Buenos Aires, Nagal goes down fighting
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 07:42 PM IST
- Ramos-Vinolas outlasted first-time ATP Tour quarter-finalist Sumit Nagal 4-6, 6-2, 7-5. The Spanish veteran broke serve four times from five opportunities to advance after two hours and 26 minutes. Ramos-Vinolas reached the Cordoba final last week.
COVID-19 hits Indian boxers in Spanish tourney, three forced out of finals
PTI
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 01:05 PM IST
COVID-19 case hits Indian boxers in Spanish tourney, three men forced out of finals
Blachowicz, Nunes keep belts at UFC 259; Sterling wins on DQ
AP
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 12:22 PM IST
Aljamain Sterling also won the UFC's bantamweight title when Petr Yan was disqualified for an illegal knee strike in the fourth round.
Need to make marathon culture and popular event in India: Rijiju
ANI
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 11:17 AM IST
Rijiju's remarks came as he was attending the New Delhi Marathon 2021 on Sunday and he also conferred awards to the winners along with BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi.
Vinesh wins gold, reclaims number one rank
PTI, Rome
UPDATED ON MAR 07, 2021 10:13 AM IST
The 26-year-old World bronze medallist and the only Indian woman wrestler to have qualified for the Tokyo Games, Vinesh blanked Canada's Diana Mary Helen Weicker 4-0 in the 53kg title clash.
Lewandowski hat-trick steers Bayern past Dortmund 4-2
Reuters, Munich
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 09:03 AM IST
- Bayern Munich roared back from two goals down to beat Borussia Dortmund 4-2.
Morata double fires Juventus to comeback win over Lazio
Reuters, Turin
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 08:58 AM IST
- Morata helped Juventus come from behind to beat Lazio 3-1 in Serie A.
Messi grabs two assists as Barcelona march on with victory at Osasuna
Reuters, Estadio El Sadar, Pamplona
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 08:01 AM IST
- Messi helped Barca take the lead on the half-hour mark when he carved open Osasuna's defence with a superb cross-field ball to Alba, who controlled before blasting into the roof of the net.