Author: Kate Man

Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya made sure Newcastle’s fans could start a celebration lasting most of the second half when he inexplicably played Declan Rice into trouble as he was shadowed by Fabian Schar after 52 minutes, the ball ending at the feet of Anthony Gordon for a simple finish.As St James’ Park went wild, Bruno Guimaraes picked up a black and white scarf hurled on to the side of the pitch, holding it above his head, while goalscorer Gordon grabbed another before mimicking the celebrating fans by swirling it around his head in elation.In among all the throat-clearing in practice…

Arsenal are plotting a move for Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez, Manchester City will sign a full-back in the summer and Chelsea plan to give Andrey Santos his first-team chance next season.Arsenal are willing to break their own transfer record in the summer with a £100m (120m euros) bid for Inter Milan and Argentina forward Lautaro Martinez, 27. (Fichajes – in Spanish), externalRB Leipzig and Slovenia striker Benjamin Sesko, 21, remains the number nine Arsenal are most likely to sign in the summer with the Bundesliga club unlikely to price him out of a move. (Independent), externalArsenal also held talks…

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has denied reports that Mathys Tel initially rejected the club before his deadline day move to north London. Last week, reports emerged that the 19-year-old forward refused to move to Spurs even after meeting chairman Daniel Levy in Germany. But Tel was pictured flying to London on Monday before completing a transfer deadline-day move from Bayern Munich, joining initially on loan but with Spurs holding a £47.5m option to buy in the summer.When asked about whether Tel rejected Spurs, Postecoglou said: “I think people need to understand that you are talking about a 19-year-old who has…

Donald Trump will make history this weekend by becoming the first sitting president of the United States of America to attend the Super Bowl.The Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.The city was devastated by a terror attack on New Year’s Day when 14 people were killed on Bourbon Street. Trump, who was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States in January, is serving his second stint in office. Though previous presidents have had some involvement in the Super Bowl such as doing the pre-match coin toss…

Britain’s Emma Raducanu lost in the first round of the Abu Dhabi Open as she went down in straight sets to former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova.Raducanu, 22, was beaten 6-3 6-4 as she proved unable to take advantage of her late wildcard entry to the main draw.She made a positive start against Czech Vondrousova and led 3-1 after an early break of serve, but she then surrendered the first set by losing five consecutive games.Vondrousova, who returned from a six-month lay-off in January following shoulder surgery, saved four break points early in the second set before breaking for a 5-3…

There have been 13 video assistant referee (VAR) mistakes in the Premier League so far this season – down from 20 at the same point last term – say league bosses.Four incorrect VAR interventions and nine missed interventions from the first 23 rounds of games have been found by the competition’s Key Match Incidents (KMI) panel.There have been 70 VAR interventions in 239 league games this season – around one every three matches.The league says the accuracy of ‘Key Match Incidents’ is at 96.4% – up from 95.7% at the corresponding point last term.”Nobody here underestimates the significance and the…

Manager Mikel Arteta says he is disappointed by Arsenal’s failure to make any signings during the winter transfer window, but praised the club’s discipline.Arsenal were expected to bring in an attacker after Gabriel Jesus suffered a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament injury last month, while Bukayo Saka is yet to return from a hamstring issue.”We had a clear intention which is always when a window opens to explore the opportunities to improve our squad with players that can make an impact,” Arteta said before Arsenal’s EFL Cup semi-final second leg against Newcastle on Wednesday.”With players injured, we’ve been impacted and we…

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Aston Villa have signed Paris St-Germain midfielder Marco Asensio and Chelsea defender Axel Disasi on loan until the end of the season. The duo follow the arrivals of Marcus Rashford, Donyell Malen and Andres Garcia at Villa Park during the winter transfer window.Villa will reportedly cover the wages of three-time Champions League winner Asensio but do not have an option to make the move permanent.They will pay a £5m fee to loan Disasi but again there is no purchase option.Villa sold Colombia striker Jhon Duran to Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr in a £71m deal and centre-back Diego Carlos to…

Ipswich Town have signed West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper Alex Palmer.The 28-year-old had a medical at Portman Road before the transfer deadline and will leave The Hawthorns having come through the club’s academy.The total amount Ipswich are paying is reportedly up to £5m.”I’m looking forward to a new challenge,” said Palmer. “Ipswich is a club that’s going places and everything I’ve heard about the manager [Kieran McKenna] has been nothing but positive.”Coming here and being part of the group that has achieved a lot of things in a short space of time excites me. I’ve had a great time at West…