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Arsenal loss to leader Man City sees grip on 4th loosened
Read full article: Arsenal loss to leader Man City sees grip on 4th loosenedRodri scored a stoppage-time winner to complete Manchester City's comeback to win 2-1 at Arsenal and move the champions 11 points in front of second-place Chelsea at the top of the standings.
Man City moves closer to title; Chelsea held in top-4 bid
Read full article: Man City moves closer to title; Chelsea held in top-4 bid(Adam Davy/Pool via AP)LONDON – Manchester City only needs to win five of its remaining eight games to secure the Premier League trophy. West Ham can move level on points with Chelsea on Sunday with a victory at Man United and still have a game in hand. "We want to still fight for the position in Europe.”TUCHEL UNBEATENChelsea extended its unbeaten start under Thomas Tuchel to 10 Premier League games with the draw at Leeds. ZAHA STANCEWilfried Zaha became the first Premier League player not to take a knee before his Crystal Palace team beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0. Zaha had already indicated that he thought taking a knee has lost meaning after being brought in by the Premier League in June as an anti-racism message when football resumed.
Man City's Mendy the latest EPL player to breach virus rules
Read full article: Man City's Mendy the latest EPL player to breach virus rules(AP Photo/Dave Thompson)LONDON – Manchester City expressed disappointment Sunday that defender Benjamin Mendy became the latest partying Premier League player to breach English coronavirus rules by hosting friends at his house on New Year’s Eve. People from different households are banned from mixing indoors in the northern English area where Mendy lives. “The club is aware of a New Year’s Eve COVID-19 breach involving Benjamin Mendy and the subsequent media reporting of it," City said. "Ben has had a COVID test and is liaising with Manchester City about this.”Mendy has tweeted urging people “to take care of you and yours” as midnight approached on Thursday night. The player issued an apology on social media for his “bad mistake” while the club said the matter had been dealt with internally.
Son's 100th goal in Spurs victory; Arsenal wins 3rd straight
Read full article: Son's 100th goal in Spurs victory; Arsenal wins 3rd straightAlexandre Lacazette scored twice in a 4-0 rout of West Bromwich Albion that took Arsenal up to 11th place. Tottenham is six points better off in third place after Son scored and got an assist in a 3-0 victory over Leeds. SON-KANE COMBOSon and Harry Kane equaled the Premier League record for most goal combinations in a season, leveling Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton’s tally of 13 from 1994-95. With all stadiums denied fans due to pandemic restrictions, the South Korean could only celebrate his 100th goal with teammates. “We could have scored more goals," Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho said.
The Latest: UConn could delay start of men's hoops season
Read full article: The Latest: UConn could delay start of men's hoops season___The Baltimore Ravens say a player has tested positive for the coronavirus. ___The Serbian soccer federation says defender Luka Milivojevic has tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of the European Championship playoff match against Scotland. ___German soccer club Hoffenheim says a sixth player has tested positive for the coronavirus. Five other Hoffenheim players and two staff members have tested positive for the virus in the last week. Two more Hoffenheim players were withdrawn from their national teams as a precaution despite testing negative.