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Manchester City restored their three-point lead at the top of the Premier League after goals from Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling secured a comfortable 2-0 win at Burnley on Wednesday (Feb 3). |
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* Antoine Griezmann scored two goals and provided two assists as Barcelona staged a stunning last-gasp comeback before beating Granada 5-3 away after extra time on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey. * Liverpool’s hopes of back-to-back Premier League titles suffered a massive blow as Brighton & Hove Albion claimed a shock 1-0 victory at Anfield on Wednesday (Feb 3). * Leicester City midfielder James Maddison created both goals in a 2-0 win at relegation-threatened Fulham on Wednesday as Brendan Rodgers’ side moved provisionally up to third in the Premier League. * Everton’s Gylfi Sigurdsson and Dominic Calvert-Lewin secured a 2-1 win at Leeds United in the Premier League on Wednesday and kept their side in contention for a top-four finish after the visitors soaked up second-half pressure. * VfL Wolfsburg battled their way past Schalke 04 1-0 on Wednesday to reach the German Cup quarter-finals along with RB Leipzig, who crushed second division VfL Bochum 4-0 with a double from Yussuf Poulsen. * Coppa Italia holders Napoli held Atalanta to a 0-0 draw in their semi-final, first leg on Wednesday (Feb 3) as David Ospina proved decisive with two important saves. * Paris St Germain bounced back from last weekend’s defeat with a comprehensive 3-0 home victory against bottom side Nimes to stay hot on Ligue 1 leaders Lille’s heels on Wednesday. * Former Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka warmed up for the season’s first Grand Slam with a 4-6 6-3 6-1 victory over Kazakh Mikhail Kukushkin to reach the last 16 of the Murray River Open warm-up tournament in Melbourne. * Top two seeds Ash Barty and Sofia Kenin overcame steep challenges, Marie Bouzkova (6-0 4-6 6-3) and Jessica Pegula (5-7 7-5 6-2), respectively, on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the Yarra Valley Classic in Melbourne and keep their Australian Open preparations on course. * Serena Williams continued her impressive Australian Open preparations with a straight-sets thrashing of Tsvetana Pironkova on Wednesday (Feb 3), beating the Bulgarian 6-1, 6-4 in 74 minutes to reach the quarterfinals of the Yarra Valley Classic in Melbourne. * Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev won their respective singles matches against Japan’s Kei Nishikori (6-2 6-4) and Yoshihito Nishioka (6-1 6-3), respectively, on Wednesday to help Russia join Italy in the semi-finals of the team-based ATP Cup in Melbourne. * The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska who was provisionally suspended for doping, leaving her ineligible to play in the Australian Open starting next week. * England will play Austria and Romania in June in pre-European championship home friendlies rescheduled from last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Football Association said on Wednesday. Austria will visit on June 2, with Romania on June 6 at venues to be confirmed. * Mamadou Coulibaly converted the decisive spot-kick to send Mali through to the African Nations Championship final with a penalty shootout win over neighbours Guinea in Douala, Cameroon on Wednesday. Source: Nhan Dan Online |
