LONDON: Manchester City sent out a warning they remain the team to beat in the Premier League as a dominant 1-0 win at Chelsea, combined with unexpected dropped points from Manchester United and Liverpool completed a perfect Saturday for Pep Guardiola’s men.

MADRID: Real Madrid failed to capitalise on Atletico Madrid’s shock defeat by bottom club Alaves on Saturday as they were held to a goalless draw by a determined Villarreal in La Liga.

LONDON: Lenin Castillo  was “responsive” having been rushed to hospital after being knocked out by Britain’s Callum Smith on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title fight against Oleksandr Usyk in London on Saturday.

LONDON: Anthony Joshua said he was “110 percent” likely to activate a rematch clause with Oleksandr Usyk after losing his world heavyweight titles to the Ukrainian in stunning fashion in London on Saturday.

Kota Kinabalu: All eyes will be on Datuk Ong Kim Swee as Sabah FC take on Petaling Jaya City FC in their Malaysia Cup opening Group D match at Petaling Jaya Stadium in Kelana Jaya tonight (Monday) starting at 9pm.

MILAN: Victor Osimhen scored twice as Napoli crushed Sampdoria, 4-0, on Thursday to remain perfect in Serie A and return to the top of the table.

KOHLER: The Ryder Cup won’t be won or lost on the first tee at Whistling Straits on Friday, but that doesn’t change the heart-hammering intensity as Europe and America’s best go toe-to-toe for golf’s coveted trans-Atlantic trophy.

Kuala Lumpur: With Japan, England and Egypt locked in Group D with Malaysia, it is only normal for our shuttlers to pay closer attention to the team from the Land of the Rising Sun when the group stage of the Sudirman Cup 2021 takes off in Vantaa, Finland on Sunday (Sept 26).

Kuala Lumpur: New Sabah FC coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee feels that there is not much difference between being a technical director and head coach as both duties involve planning for and preparing the team in the best way possible.

LONDON: Manchester United crashed out of the League Cup as West Ham avenged their painful loss to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side with a 1-0 win at Old Trafford, while Chelsea and Tottenham survived penalty shoot-outs to reach the fourth round on Wednesday.