Day: October 31, 2022

Union Berlin on Sunday topped the German Bundesliga standings after a critical 2-1 win against Borussia Monchengladbach.

Swiss defender Nico Elvedi scored in the 33rd minute for Gladbach to draw the first blood at An der Alten Forsterei.

Union Berlin came back near the end of the match as German forward Kevin Behrens scored to level in the 79th minute.

Danilho Doekhi’s winner by a header in the 97th minute sent Union Berlin back to the top of the Bundesliga standings.

Union Berlin have 26 points in 12 matches to lead the league.

Second-place Bayern Munich increased their points to 25 after hammering Mainz 6-2 on Saturday.

Freiburg are third with 24 points as they beat Schalke 2-0 on Sunday.

Osimhen-led Napoli beat Sassuolo

Nigerian star Victor Osimhen scored a hat-trick as Italian leaders Napoli thrashed Sassuolo 4-0 on Saturday.

Napoli’s Georgian winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia added one goal in the match.

Title contenders Atalanta beat Empoli 2-0 to be in the second spot.

Unbeaten leaders Napoli have 32 points in 12 matches. They were chased by Atalanta with 27 points.

Defending champions AC Milan lost to Torino 2-1 on Sunday to be in the third position with 26 points.

PSG win Troyes battle 4-3 to lead French league

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on Saturday took a 4-3 win against Troyes to go on their lead in the French Ligue 1.

Carlos Soler, Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe were the scorers for PSG in Paris.

Mama Balde scored two goals for Troyes. Visitors’ Ante Palaversa netted in the 88th minute.

PSG, who are still unbeaten in the league, are on the top of the Ligue 1 with 35 points in 13 games.

The gap against the nearest opponents are five points as second-place Lens have 30.

Lens beat Toulouse 3-0 at home.

Third-place Rennes have 27 points.

Arsenal hit Nottingham Forest 5-0 to go on their lead

Arsenal bagged an extravagant 5-0 win on Sunday against Nottingham Forest in London.

Gunners forward Reiss Nelson scored two goals at Emirates Stadium.

Gabriel Martinelli, Thomas Partey and Martin Odegaard were the other scorers for Arsenal.

The Gunners kept their lead in the league standings with 31 points in 12 matches, two points ahead of Manchester City.

Manchester City beat Leicester City 1-0 in a Saturday match at King Power Stadium in Leicester.

Belgian star Kevin De Bruyne scored the winning goal in the second half.

Tottenham Hotspur are third with 26 points.

La Liga leaders Real Madrid take unexpected home draw

Real Madrid on Sunday got a shocking 1-1 home draw with Girona but the Whites are still leading the Spanish La Liga with 32 points in 12 matches.

Vinicius Junior scored in the 70th minute but Girona leveled the game 10 minutes later. Christian Stuani put the ball in the Real Madrid net from penalty as the points were shared at Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Real Madrid’s German midfielder Toni Kroos was sent off in the injury time.

Barcelona are hot on Real Madrid’s trail, beating Valencia 1-0 at Mestalla Stadium on Saturday. Polish star Robert Lewandowski scored the winning goal in the stoppage time.

Barca have 31 points. Third-place Atletico Madrid have 23 points in the standings.

Source: Anadolu Agency

The world football’s governing body may block Tunisia’s 2022 FIFA World Cup participation weeks before the tournament’s kickoff as FIFA has recently warned the Tunisian football body on suspicion of a government interference within the organization, Qatari media reported.

Doha News said on Sunday that FIFA sent a letter to warn the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) as Tunisia may miss the Qatar 2022 if the Tunisian government’s interference is found within the organization.

In the letter, FIFA asked Tunisia to clarify remarks by Youth and Sports Minister Kamel Deguiche that threatened to dissolve some federal offices, which irked FIFA.

According to the FIFA rules, there should not be any government and judicial involvement in the all member nations’ federations so that they can do football activities independently.

“Any failure to comply with these obligations may result in the imposition of penalties under the FIFA laws, including suspension of the relevant association,” the FIFA letter said.

In February, FIFA suspended Zimbabwe and Kenya’s all international football activities for the governmental interferences in football.

Dubbed the Eagles of Carthage, Tunisia are set to play their sixth World Cup as the North African country will face defending world champions France, and Australia and Denmark in Group D.

The Qatar 2022, the first World Cup ever to be held during Northern Hemisphere winter, will begin on Nov. 20.

Tunisia previously played in the 1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2018 World Cup finals. But the Eagles of Carthage were unable to get out of the group phase on all the World Cup occasions.

In Group D opener, Tunisia will play against the EURO 2020 semifinalists Denmark on Nov. 22.

Source: Anadolu Agency

US basketball superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis combined efforts to guide the Los Angeles Lakers to their first win of the 2022-23 NBA season on Sunday.

LeBron scored 26 points and Davis racked up 23 as the Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 121-110 at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena.

Davis also grabbed 15 rebounds.

The Lakers are now ranked 14th in the Western Conference, having 1-5 win/loss record.

Other Lakers members Lonnie Walker IV and Russell Westbrook added 18 points each.

The Lakers led the game 55-51 before the halftime break. Denver had a 10-point lead in the first quarter, but then the Lakers came back.

Nuggets’ All-Star center Nikola Jokic tallied 23 points and 14 rebounds, leading his team.

Denver point guard Jamal Murray scored 21 points, and Aaron Gordon added 18 for the visitors.

This season, the Nuggets won four games but lost three others to come eighth in the Western Conference standings led by the Portland Trail Blazers with 5-1.

Before the Nuggets game, the Lakers retired George Mikan’s No. 99 jersey to honor their legend.

Mikan, who was a five-time NBA champion with the Minneapolis Lakers, died in 2005. He was 80.

The Lakers relocated to Los Angeles in 1960.

– Doncic scores 44 points to carry Dallas to victory

Slovenian superstar Luka Doncic scored his season-high of 44 points as his team Dallas Mavericks beat the Orlando Magic 114-105 at home.

Doncic scored 30 of his 44 points in the first half at the American Airlines Center, Dallas.

Paolo Banchero, a Magic rookie, scored 18 points to lead his team.

Dallas are 10th in the West standings with 3-3.

The Magic were handed their sixth loss to bottom the Eastern Conference.

– Results

Los Angeles Clippers – New Orleans Pelicans: 91-112

Boston Celtics – Washington Wizards: 112-94

Detroit Pistons – Golden State Warriors: 128-114

Cleveland Cavaliers – New York Knicks: 121-108

San Antonio Spurs – Minnesota Timberwolves: 107-98

Dallas Mavericks – Orlando Magic: 114-105

Phoenix Suns – Houston Rockets: 124-109

Los Angeles Lakers – Denver Nuggets: 121-110

Source: Anadolu Agency