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For the first time in forever, Chelsea finally took advantage of a rival slip-up to increase their chances of reaching the top four.Liverpool's surprise 1-1 draw with Newcastle offered Chelsea the chance to put themselves in a leading position in the race for Europe. All they had to do was beat other top-four hopefuls West Ham, and they did just that.Thomas Tuchel's Blues are now three points away from West Ham with five games left, but there is a lot of work to be done.Chelsea is on the right track Pool / Getty ImagesIf…

Manchester United are preparing to leave left-back Luke Shaw on a lucrative new contract for his outstanding form this season.The 25-year-old has gone through some tricky years at Old Trafford and seemed to be facing an uphill battle to save his career when United picked out around £ 20m for Brazilian Alex Telles last summer, but Shaw has responded by playing some of the best football in his career.Shaw has been outstanding this season Marc Atkins / Getty ImagesHis electric form, which has also given him a recall to the…

The latest news about energy drinks could be a buzzkill. According to a case report published in BMJ Journals, three doctors from London offered a recent account of a 21-year-old man who landed in intensive care—and was diagnosed with severe biventricular heart failure—due to excessive consumption of energy drinks. The patient reported a number of ailments that had been troubling him for four months, including shortness of breath on exertion, breathlessness while lying down, and weight loss, along with heart palpitations,…

Garabka weerar ee kooxda Newcastle United ee Allan Saint-Maximin ayaa jawaab adag siiyay taageere Liverpool ah oo isku dayay inuu isaga beer-laxawsado isaga oo dhinaca kale weerar ku qaadaya xiddiga kooxdiisa ee Sadio Mane oo xilli ciyaareedkan qaab ciyaareed aad u liita soo bandhigayay.Saint-Maximin ayaa door weyn ka qaatay bar-bardhacii ay shalay kooxdiisu kula soo gashay Liverpool gegida Anfield ee 1-1 ka ahaa iyagoo dhibic dahabi ah oo muhiim uga ah dedaalka ay horyaalka kusii joogayaan kasoo helay.Taas bedelkeeda Mane…

The date of April 25 is one that Arsenal fans will forever stay close to their hearts. For similar reasons, Tottenham Hotspur fans have regularly tried to banish that opportunity 17 years ago from their own thoughts. April 25, 2021 gives Spurs believers an opportunity to create some healthy and happier memories. Ryan Mason's men face Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final, in an attempt to forget one of the most gut-wrenching and humiliating experiences a football fan can endure. It was the day Arsenal came to White Hart…

Exclusive - Leicester are stepping up a fight to keep up with manager Brendan Rodgers, who is still Tottenham's top scorer to replace Jose Mourinho.Spurs' interest in Rodgers was only revealed 90 minutes back in March before Mourinho was released from his duties. Chairman Daniel Levy has long known that the Portuguese boss would not be in charge next season, and with Mourinho's resignation now confirmed, Levy is ready to increase his search for a successor.Mourinho released from office | Pool / Getty ImagesSources have…

Halyeeyga ree Netherlads ahna xiddigii hore ee kooxaha PSV, Arsenal, Man United iyo Fenerbahce ee Robin Van Persie ayaa shaaca ka qaaday aragtidii ugu horreysay ee uu arkay mucjisada Paris Saint-Germain ee Kylian Mbappe iyo saadaashii uu ka sameeyay wakhtigaas.Van Persie ayaa ogaa inuu Mbappe yahay da’yar mustaqbal fiicani ka horreeyo isla markaana halka ugu sarreysa ee kubadda cagta u socda kaddib markii uu daawaday qaab ciyaareedkiisa 20 daqiiqo oo kamid ahaa kulan saaxiibtinimo oo kooxahooda dhex maray.Dhaliyihii hore ee…

The Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) distributed humanitarian aid to the Somali people in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday. Turkish Red Crescent officials in Somalia, who spoke to the Anadolu Agency (AA), said the group distributed more than 500 food parcels to people in need, including those internally displaced in the capital. "The Turkish Red Crescent has provided humanitarian aid to Somalia since 2011 and distributed 500 food packages to families in need in the Kahda region," said Orhan Kokcu, head…

A rebel leader in northern Chad said on Sunday that they were "prepared to observe a ceasefire" after launching a major invasion of the region and being accused by the Chadian army of killing veteran leader Idriss Deby Itno. "We have confirmed our availability to observe a ceasefire, a ceasefire ... but this morning we were bombed again," Mahamat Mahadi Ali, head of the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT), told Agence France-Presse (AFP) . But Mahadi Ali warned that a ceasefire must be observed…