Man United stunned by home loss to bottom club Sheffield United

Substitute Oliver Burke grabbed the 74th-minute winner after Harry Maguire had cancelled out Kean Bryan’s first-half opener for the Yorkshire side who had won just one league game all season before their trip to Old Trafford. City are top on 41 points, a point ahead of United who have played one game more.

* Australia is planning to vaccinate its Olympians against COVID-19 before they head to the Tokyo Games, federal sport minister Richard Colbeck has said. Colbeck confirmed plans were in place for athletes to be given COVID-19 vaccines before the July 23-Aug. 8 Games.

* A mistake by Everton keeper Jordan Pickford helped Leicester City stretch their unbeaten Premier League run to seven although they will be disappointed with a 1-1 draw as they missed out on going joint-top on Wednesday. The draw left Leicester in third spot with 39 points, two points behind leaders Manchester City who have played a game fewer.

* Lionel Messi returned from suspension to help guide Barcelona to a 2-1 win away to Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey. Sevilla joined Barca in Friday’s quarter-final draw by crushing 2019 Copa winners Valencia 3-0 at home, and Almeria sneaked into the last eight with a 5-4 penalty shootout win at home to Osasuna after a 0-0 draw following extra-time.

* A youthful Juventus side crushed SPAL 4-0 on Wednesday to set up a Coppa Italia semi-final against Inter Milan after 10-man Atalanta booked a place in the last four by beating Lazio in a Bergamo thriller.

* Brighton & Hove Albion drew 0-0 with Fulham in the Premier League on Wednesday, in a frustrating game for the south coast side, who missed the chance to pull clear of the London club in the relegation zone. The draw left Brighton 17th in the table on 18 points, five clear of Fulham, who have a game in hand, in 18th place.

* Udinese have completed the signing of experienced striker Fernando Llorente from Napoli, the Serie A club announced on Wednesday. The 35-year-old has signed a contract until June 2022 in Udine after one-and-a-half seasons in Naples.

* Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel was left with much to ponder as his first match in charge ended in a dreary 0-0 home draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Wednesday.

* Napoli publicly backed coach Gennaro Gattuso on Wednesday after speculation that he could be sacked by the Serie A club following a slump in form. Former AC Milan boss Gattuso came in for criticism after suffering a 2-0 defeat by Juventus in the Italian Super Cup and a 3-1 home loss to Hellas Verona in Serie A last week.

* Former Germany international Max Meyer returned to the Bundesliga on Wednesday after signing with Cologne following the midfielder’s departure from Crystal Palace this month by mutual consent. The 25-year-old, who last played in the Bundesliga for Schalke 04 before leaving for England in 2018, signed a contract until the end of the season.

* Israel intends to have all its athletes due to compete at the Tokyo Olympics vaccinated against COVID-19 by May, its National Olympic Committee said on Wednesday.

* The number of positive COVID-19 tests linked to the Australian Open has been downgraded to eight after authorities reclassified one of the results as a previous infection, health officials said on Wednesday.

Source: Nhan Dan Online