Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus scored twice as Manchester City hammered Liverpool 5-0 in the Premier League at the Etihad Stadium yesterday after the visitors were reduced to 10 men for the second half.
Liverpool striker Sadio Mane was shown a straight red card in the 37th minute for a high challenge on City goalkeeper Ederson, who had raced out of the penalty area and had to be carried off on a stretcher following the clash.
City were 1-0 up at that stage thanks to a Sergio Aguero goal and they soon made their numerical advantage count when Jesus headed in a Kevin de Bruyne cross.
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The Brazilian tapped in his second in the 53rd minute and Leroy Sane made it 4-0 in the 77th and 5-0 with a brilliant, curling left-foot shot in stoppage-time.
La LIGA
AP and Reuters, MADRID and BARCELONA
CD Leganes missed a chance to remain perfect in La Liga after a 2-1 loss to Getafe in the southern Madrid derby on Friday.
Alvaro Jimenez scored the winner with a long-range shot in the 83rd minute, not long after Guerrero had missed a penalty-kick that could have given the hosts the lead.
In yesterday’s early game, champions Real Madrid dropped points at home for the second game running when they drew 1-1 with Levante UD.
LIGUE 1
AP, PARIS
Kylian Mbappe scored on his debut with Paris Saint-Germain as the Ligue 1 leaders extended their perfect start to the season to five matches with a 5-1 thrashing of last-place Metz on Friday.
PSG warmed up for their Champions League clash with Celtic on Wednesday with an avalanche of goals against a valiant home team who cracked after left back Benoit Assou-Ekotto was sent off.
US track and field athletes have about four dozen pieces to choose from when assembling their uniforms at the Olympics. The one grabbing the most attention is a high-cut leotard that barely covers the bikini line and has triggered debate between those who think it is sexist and others who say they do not need the Internet to make sure they have good uniforms. Among those critical or laughing at the uniforms included Paralympian Femita Ayanbeku, sprinter Britton Wilson and even athletes from other countries such as Britain’s Abigail Irozuru, who wrote on social media: “Was ANY female athlete consulted in
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