“In football anything is possible,” was Pep Guardiola’s rallying cry and while Manchester City failed to pull off a Lazarus act for the ages, this was a definite one-off wonder of a contest that thrilled all witnesses. Particularly, the first 45 minutes of mayhem headlined by Vinícius Júnior apparently being...
Eze and Rice pick off Bayer Leverkusen as Arsenal cruise into quarter-finals
Is there anyone who can stop Arsenal in this kind of form? The Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper, Janis Blaswich, tried his best in a spectacular first-half performance that kept the Premier League leaders at bay until Eberechi Eze smashed in his first Champions League goal and Declan Rice completed a comfortable...
Senegal stripped of Africa Cup of Nations title over walkout protest in final
Morocco declared 3-0 winners after appeal is upheld Senegal’s players walked off pitch over penalty call Morocco have been awarded a 3-0 win in this year’s Africa Cup of Nations final after Senegal were sensationally stripped of the title in an unprecedented ruling. The Confederation of African Football announced on...
Desperate parents calling pharmacies for meningitis jab as stocks run low
Supplies becoming sparse amid rise in demand since Kent outbreak, which has killed two and left 13 seriously ill Worried parents are contacting pharmacies in an “increasingly desperate” effort to get their children vaccinated against meningitis after the outbreak in Kent that has killed two young people and left 13...
How you walk reveals to others how you are feeling, researchers say
Study highlights the movements in people’s gait that give away most about their emotional state A long face is not the only sign that someone is down in the dumps. How people walk is revealing too, particularly the swing of the arms and legs, researchers say. Scientists asked volunteers to...
Meteor over Ohio causes large boom heard as far away as Pennsylvania
Nasa spokesperson says meteor was traveling at 45,000mph but no reports of debris found A meteor over Ohio caused a large boom that jolted people as far away as Pennsylvania on Tuesday morning, Nasa has confirmed. The meteor entered the atmosphere at about 9am local time on Tuesday, producing a...