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Arsenal ease fear of relegation zone

Arsenal eased fears of being dragged into a relegation battle with a stunning 3-1 win over Chelsea.

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Milos Ninkovic of Sydney FC celebrates a goal during the A-League Semi Final match between Sydney FC and Perth Glory at Bankwest Stadium. Picture. Phil Hillyard

Sydney FC still the team to beat

Sydney FC remain the team to beat for the A-League championship despite the loss of prolific goalscorer Adam Le Fondre.

Marco Monteverde

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUEFootball

Arsenal's Spanish manager Mikel Arteta shouts at Arsenal's Icelandic goalkeeper Runar Alex Runarsson (unseen) during the English League Cup quarter final football match between Arsenal and Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium, in London on December 22, 2020. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /

Student manager loses the classroom

Mikel Arteta may come good but the stakes are too high for Arsenal to be his training ground.

Alysson Rudd

A-LeagueFootball

Western United player Victor Sanchez.picture: Glenn Ferguson

Sanchez the final piece in Western United’s title puzzle

New import Victor Sanchez looms as the missing link in Western United’s bid for the A-League championship.

Marco Monteverde

Football

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 14: Mark Milligan of Macarthur FC poses with Kwame Yeboah of Western Sydney Wanderers during the Fox Sports A League season Launch at Darling Harbour on December 14, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Evans/Getty Images)

COVID chaos: A-League, W-League seasons delayed

In yet another blow to the A-League, the scheduled start to the A-League and W-League seasons have been delayed.

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ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUEFootball

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 19: Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal looks dejected during the Premier League match between Everton and Arsenal at Goodison Park on December 19, 2020 in Liverpool, England. A limited number of fans (2000) are welcomed back to stadiums to watch elite football across England. This was following easing of restrictions on spectators in tiers one and two areas only. (Photo by Peter Powell -

Stats prove we’re not so bad: Arteta

Mikel Arteta attempted to use data to prove that performances, if not results, have improved on his watch at Arsenal.

Molly Hudson

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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 20: Scott McTominay of Manchester United battles for possession with Stuart Dallas of Leeds United during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Leeds United at Old Trafford on December 20, 2020 in Manchester, England. The match will be played without fans, behind closed doors as a Covid-19 precaution. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Man United blitz Leeds 6-2

Manchester United blitzed Leeds 6-2 to climb to third as Leicester put a major dent in Tottenham’s title challenge.

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AL WAKRAH, QATAR - DECEMBER 04: Sydney FC's players react after the AFC Champions League Group H match between Sydney FC and Yokohama F.Marinos at the Al Janoub Stadium on December 4, 2020 in Al Wakrah, Qatar. (Photo by Mohamed Farag/Getty Images)

False start? A-League plunged into chaos

The A-League overcame seemingly endless hurdles to complete the 2019-20 season – it now faces another battle six days out from competition kick off.

Joe Barton

Pele v Barcelona starFootball

Is Messi now football’s greatest marksman?

Lionel Messi scored his 643rd goal for Barcelona, equalling the record held by Pele for goals recorded for the same club, but who is football’s greatest marksman?

AFP

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Liverpool's English midfielder Jordan Henderson (R) celebrates scoring his team's fourth goal with Liverpool's English defender Trent Alexander-Arnold (L) during the English Premier League football match between Crystal Palace and Liverpool at Selhurst Park in south London on December 19, 2020. (Photo by Adam Davy / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /

Seven-star Liverpool run riot

Liverpool sent a chilling warning to the rest of the English Premier League, smashing seven goals past Crystal Palace as Arsenal’s crisis deepened with defeat at Everton.

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NRL

Roosters announce sport scholarship winner Sydney FCsoccer player and future Matilda, Jada Whyman. (L-R) Roosters CEO Joe Kelly, Chairman Nick Politis, Jada Whyman and Suncorp chair Christine McLouglin Jane Dempster/The Australian.

Roosters’ $50,000 grant to back future Matilda

An NRL powerhouse club is leading the way to support women in sport, with an inaugural $50,000 scholarship for a ‘future Matilda’.

Jessica Halloran

Football

Arsenal's Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (2nd R) heads the ball toward the goal and into his own net to score an own goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Burnley at the Emirates Stadium in London on December 13, 2020. - Burnley won the game 1-0. (Photo by Nick Potts / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /

Spurs, Liverpool tied as Arsenal suffer shocking home defeat

Tottenham and Liverpool remain tied at the top of the EPL, while Pierre-Emerick Aubamyeng’s own goal condemned Arsenal to another shocking home defeat.

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Roar coach John Aloisi yells instructions during the Round 8 A-League match between Brisbane Roar FC and Melbourne Victory at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Friday, December 14, 2018. (AAP Image/Jono Searle) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Aloisi calls for a new Brisbane A-League team

Calls grow louder for another A-League team in Brisbane, with former Roar coach John Aloisi saying a derby is needed north of the border.

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Champions LeagueFootball

Istanbul Basaksehir's players leave the pitch after the game was suspended amid allegations of racism by one of the match officials during the UEFA Champions League group H football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Istanbul Basaksehir FK at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, on December 8, 2020. - Paris Saint-Germain's decisive Champions League game with Istanbul Basaksehir was suspended today in the first half as the players walked off amid allegations of racism by one of the match officials. The row erupted after Basaksehir assistant coach Pierre Webo, the former Cameroon international, was shown a red card during a fierce row on the touchline with staff from the Turkish club appearing to accuse the Romanian fourth official of using a racist term. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)

Players walk over ‘racist abuse’

Decisive Champions League game between Paris Saint-Germain, Istanbul Basaksehir suspended amid claims of racism.

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On targetFootball

KINGSTON UPON THAMES, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 06: Sam Kerr of Chelsea celebrates after scoring their sides first goal during the Barclays FA Women's Super League match between Chelsea Women and West Ham United Women at Kingsmeadow on December 06, 2020 in Kingston upon Thames, England. A limited number of fans are welcomed back to stadiums to watch elite football across England. This was following easing of restrictions on spectators in tiers one and two areas only. (Photo by James Chance/Getty Images)

Kerr’s hat-trick celebrations lead to injury

Matildas pair Sam Kerr and Caitlin Foord hit the target as their respective Chelsea and Arsenal teams celebrated wins.

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AFC Champions LeagueFootball

AL RAYYAN, QATAR - DECEMBER 06: Jake Brimmer of Melbourne victory is dejected after the AFC Champions League Round of 16 match between Ulsan Hyundai and Melbourne Victory at the Education City Stadium on December 06, 2020 in Al Rayyan, Qatar. (Photo by Simon Holmes/Getty Images)

Victory out of AFC Champions League

Melbourne Victory have been knocked out of the AFC Champions League by South Korean club Ulsan Hyundai.

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AFC Champions LeagueFootball

Sydney's players celebrate their win during the AFC Champions League group H football match between China's Shanghai SIPG and Australia's Sydney FC on December 1, 2020 at the al-Janoub Stadium in the Qatari city of Al Wakrah. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)

Sydney FC finally hit the target

They can’t reach the knockout stages, but Sydney FC finally found their goal-scoring boots in a 4-0 thrashing of Shanghai SIPG.

Marco Monteverde

A-LeagueFootball

Roar coach Robbie Fowler reacts during the Round 24 A-League match between Brisbane Roar and Newcastle Jets at CBus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast, Friday, March 20, 2020. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Roar facing six-figure Fowler payout

Brisbane Roar must pay Robbie Fowler a six-figure sum after being found by FIFA to have wrongfully sacked him.

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’Absolutely shocked’The Times

TOPSHOT - (FILES) This handout file photo taken on November 11, 2020 and released by the press officer of Diego Armando Maradona shows Argentine football legend Diego Maradona (R) shaking hands with his doctor Leopoldo Luque in Olivos, Buenos Aires province, Argentina. - Diego Maradona's doctor was being investigated for involuntary manslaughter on November 29, 2020, four days after the Argentina legend suffered a fatal heart attack, the Argentine news agency Telam reported. (Photo by - / Diego Maradona press office / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - MANDATORY CREDIT

Maradona’s doctor probed over death

The football star’s turbulent life has taken a further twist: police have raided his personal physician’s home as the death is treated as possible culpable homicide.

Lucinda Elliott

Football heroThe Times

Traits that made Maradona an icon

Scientists, psychologists and former opponents tell what made the soccer forward so effective on the pitch and the personality that plagued him off it.

Tom Roddy

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