Steve Douglas

2 weeks ago | apnews.com | Steve Douglas

How did an unheralded Norwegian team from a tiny town north of the Arctic Circle become one of the fairy-tale stories of European soccer? For Bodø/Glimt, the transformation has been underpinned by a fighter pilot who developed mental techniques for his squadron before bombing missions in Libya.

1 month ago | washingtontimes.com | Steve Douglas

A horse that collapsed on the racecourse after running in the Grand National has died, the British Horseracing Authority confirmed on Tuesday. Celebre D’Allen - a 125-1 outsider in the storied British jumps race on Saturday - was pulled up in the latter stages before collapsing. After receiving treatment on the course, he walked into the horse ambulance and was taken to the racecourse stables for further assessment.

1 month ago | apnews.com | Steve Douglas

Everton did local rival Liverpool a big favor in the Premier League title race by taking points off second-place Arsenal on Saturday. A 1-1 draw at Goodison Park left Arsenal 11 points behind Liverpool with seven games to play in what is looking like an increasingly forlorn task to catch the leaders.

2 months ago | apnews.com | Steve Douglas

Nottingham Forest’s improbable bid for Champions League qualification was strengthened by a 1-0 win over ailing Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday, with winger Callum Hudson-Odoi scoring the goal in the 83rd minute. City goalkeeper Ederson Moraes was beaten at his near post by Hudson-Odoi’s shot in one of few clear-cut chances in a tight game at the City Ground.

2 months ago | apnews.com | Steve Douglas

El técnico de Liverpool Arne Slot recibió el miércoles una suspensión de dos partidos por su conducta hacia los árbitros tras un intenso derbi de Merseyside contra Everton. Slot admitió un cargo por “actuar de manera impropia y/o usar palabras y/o comportamientos insultantes y/o abusivos hacia el árbitro del partido y un árbitro asistente” después del empate 2-2 en Goodison Park el 12 de febrero, según informó la Federación Inglesa de Fútbol (FA).