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NHK
28-07-2025
- Sport
- NHK
July Tournament Day 15 (Final Day) - GRAND SUMO LIVE
NHK WORLD-JAPAN broadcasts GRAND SUMO July Tournament Final Day action live from Nagoya, along with interviews of the tournament champion and special prize winners.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Champions League place not safe yet, Pep Guardiola warns Manchester City
Pep Guardiola believes Champions League qualification would be a significant achievement for Manchester City after their struggles this season but warned the job is not done yet. Tuesday's 3-1 win over Bournemouth in Kevin De Bruyne's final home game for the club saw City move up to third in the table with one game left to play and a point at Fulham on Sunday will almost certainly be enough to seal a top-five place. For a club that has won the Premier League title in each of the past four seasons qualifying for the Champions League has felt like a given for several years, but City's inconsistency this term has left them in a fight despite the extra place on offer this year. Tuesday's win would have been enough for City to seal their place had they not drawn 0-0 at Southampton in their previous league game, failing to beat the league's bottom side despite having 26 shots at goal. What a Final Day we have in store 🍿 Who will secure themselves a top 5 finish and qualify for the Champions League? 👀 — Premier League (@premierleague) May 20, 2025 That came before the disappointment of Saturday's 1-0 FA Cup final defeat to Crystal Palace, but Guardiola, who insisted his had been the better side in both results, was happy with the way they responded against Bournemouth as Omar Marmoush, Bernardo Silva and Nico Gonzalez were on target. 'In both games (against Southampton and Palace) we were better,' he said. 'We drew one, we lost one. It's football, it's fine. It would be different if we lift (the cup), but now it's forgotten and we focused on Bournemouth. 'They destroyed us in the first game (a 2-1 City defeat in November), they were miles better, so I know the intensity we had to play with. 'I think the three in the middle – (Mateo) Kovacic, (Ilkay) Gundogan) and especially Bernardo were outstanding and Erling (Haaland) is getting step by step a little better with his rhythm, but it is not easy after four, five weeks out. 'We gave away chances with the red card (for Kovacic) and the goal conceded, but I remember for four or five months that happened in every single game and for a long time it didn't happen so we have to correct it. 'Now the final game is Fulham. Marco Silva has taken a lot of points from us, it is so tough to take the point we need, but of course it is really, really important. To be in the Champions League after the season that happened would be nice.' Iraola's thoughts on defeat at City. — AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) May 20, 2025 Bournemouth were inches away from levelling the game at 1-1 when Evanilson hit a post but otherwise did not do enough to threaten until Daniel Jebbison's stoppage-time consolation goal. Defeat saw their own European hopes come to an end before their final game at home to Leicester. 'We wanted to carry on the chances to the last game, but really they were very, very small chances because of the recent results,' boss Andoni Iraola said. 'But it would mean still fighting for Europe until the last game, but it was a difficult day, we could see straight away City didn't want to make any mistake. It was very big for them and from the first minute they started very strong.'
Scottish Sun
03-05-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
‘There's no excuses but my head is fried' – Moment Michael Smith BREAKS dartboard in anger as he issues public apology
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) MICHAEL SMITH issued a public apology after breaking a dartboard in anger. Bully Boy put in a top display as he fought back against Daniel Klose in the European Darts Grand Prix. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Michael Smith broke a dartboard as he celebrated his European Darts Grand Prix Credit: X formerly Twitter / @OfficialPDC 2 Bully Boy issues a public apology afterwards Credit: X formerly Twitter / @OfficialPDC Smith was 5-2 down and looking set for an exit in Munich when he produced an amazing fightback. The darts ace eventually battled his way back to 5-5. And he sealed an incredible victory by checking out on D10. Smith roared with delight as he toasted his win. READ MORE IN DARTS 'BACK-TO-BACK' Littler makes huge World Cup of Darts decision and claims 'it's not a major' But disaster struck as he approached the dartboard. Smith launched an arrow at it from point-blank range as he released some pent-up energy. But his aggressive hurl broke the board as the number ring came clean off. And Smith has now apologised for his behaviour on the oche. BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS The star, who faces either Luke Humphries or Connor Scutt on Final Day, said: 'I would like to apologise for my attitude in that game. 'There's no excuse but my head is fried. Michael Smith admits health condition 'keeps getting worse' and left darts star with no choice but to seek help 'From struggling the way I am with my shoulder and wrist to last night getting a phone call off my wife and kids crying as they thought our dog was dying. 'So was a late run to the emergency vets and staying awake til 3am to I could stay in contact with them and trying to comfort them. 'But thankfully she seems OK now and we know what was wrong with her as she looked possessed with her legs not working and her head twisting like a bird with bird flu. 'But we go again tomorrow now and with a clear head hopefully and a better and more mature performance so once against I apologise.'
The Sun
03-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
‘There's no excuses but my head is fried' – Moment Michael Smith BREAKS dartboard in anger as he issues public apology
MICHAEL SMITH issued a public apology after breaking a dartboard in anger. Bully Boy put in a top display as he fought back against Daniel Klose in the European Darts Grand Prix. 2 2 Smith was 5-2 down and looking set for an exit in Munich when he produced an amazing fightback. The darts ace eventually battled his way back to 5-5. And he sealed an incredible victory by checking out on D10. Smith roared with delight as he toasted his win. But disaster struck as he approached the dartboard. Smith launched an arrow at it from point-blank range as he released some pent-up energy. But his aggressive hurl broke the board as the number ring came clean off. And Smith has now apologised for his behaviour on the oche. The star, who faces either Luke Humphries or Connor Scutt on Final Day, said: 'I would like to apologise for my attitude in that game. 'There's no excuse but my head is fried. Michael Smith admits health condition 'keeps getting worse' and left darts star with no choice but to seek help 'From struggling the way I am with my shoulder and wrist to last night getting a phone call off my wife and kids crying as they thought our dog was dying. 'So was a late run to the emergency vets and staying awake til 3am to I could stay in contact with them and trying to comfort them. 'But thankfully she seems OK now and we know what was wrong with her as she looked possessed with her legs not working and her head twisting like a bird with bird flu. 'But we go again tomorrow now and with a clear head hopefully and a better and more mature performance so once against I apologise.'
