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More Woes For Man City

Dec 12, 2024

Man City are in danger of missing out on the Champions League knockout stage after falling to a 2-0 defeat to Juventus this morning.

The loss leaves them 22^nd in the current standings with two games remaining – with only the top 24 teams advancing to the playoffs.

This morning’s defeat also means that City have won just one of their last 10 matches across all competitions.

In other selected Champions League results this morning…

Arsenal defeated Monaco 3-0

AC Milan edged past Red Star Belgrade 2-1

While Barcelona recorded a 3-2 victory over Borussia Dortmund.

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Malaysia has picked up its first win at the ASEAN Cup…after coming from behind to beat Timor Leste 3-2.

The national team…who drew their opening group tie last weekend…will next face favourites Thailand in Bangkok this Saturday.

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FIFA has officially confirmed Spain, Portugal and Morocco as hosts of the 2030 World Cup, while Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 edition.

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Lee Zii Jia is off to a winning start at the BWF World Tour Finals.

The singles ace kicked off his campaign with a straight sets victory over Chou Tien Chien of Chinese Taipei in the group stage.

Compatriots Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik also won their opening tie against their opponents from China.

However, fellow men’s doubles pair Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzudin put up a strong fight, before losing in three sets to their higher-ranked Danish opponents.