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In what could be an enjoyable affair at Ferrycarrig Park on Friday night, Cork City will make the trip to Wexford when this weekend s First Division fixtures get underway.
Starting with the hosts, while Wexford might have found themselves in the midst of an extended rut back in May, the youths have really come roaring back. Last seen earlier in the month putting in a stellar display as they picked up a 3-1 victory away at Waterford, Ian Ryan s men now sit within touching distance of breaking into the play-off places. With it appearing that the mood around Ferrycarrig Park is at the highest it has been since opening the 2022 campaign, Wexford are now unbeaten in their last seven First Division matchups. Likewise, along with col…
Germany advanced to the semi-finals of the Women s Euros with a 2-0 win over Austria, as Alexandra Popp became the first woman to score in four successive games at one tournament at the climax of an end-to-end affair.
Lina Magull s tidy 25th-minute finish and Popp s late second kept Germany s bid for a ninth European title alive, though Martina Voss-Tecklenburg s team were pushed all the way by a lively Austria side.
Germany began nervously at the Brentford Community Stadium, and survived a significant early scare when Marina Georgieva headed a 13th-minute corner against Merle Frohms right-hand post.
After withstanding a period of Austrian pressure, Germany hit the front when Magull diverted Klara Buhl s neat left-wing cut-back into the bottom-right corner, netti…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola suggested Kevin De Bruyne could miss the rest of the season after suffering an injury in Saturday s 1-0 win over Tottenham.
De Bruyne s campaign has been ravaged by injuries, with successive knee ligament problems forcing him to miss most of the first half of the season.
The Belgian was also absent for the majority of March due to a thigh issue, before hitting a strong run of form upon his return, particularly standing out with three assists in Wednesday s 4-3 Champions League win over Spurs – though that was not enough to send City into the semi-finals.
De Bruyne was bright again in the first half on Saturday, but he appeared to strain something around his left knee while taking a shot just before the break, and Guardiola …
Mats Hummels is optimistic his ankle blow will not mean a lengthy injury lay-off as Borussia Dortmund reel from losing his team-mate Erling Haaland until the new year.
Star defender Hummels appears to have avoided what could have been serious damage during Wednesday s Champions League draw with Lazio.
While striker Haaland has been ruled out of action until January with a torn hamstring, Hummels hopes to be playing again for Lucien Favre s team within days.
Hummels took a heavy knock to his left ankle late in the game, needing attention at the side of the pitch, and he was checked out at hospital after the game amid concerns.
Fresh checks were planned for Thursday, but Hummels left hospital in a positive mood.
In a video posted to Instagram, he …
Christian Benteke hopes to remain at Liverpool but will seek to leave Anfield if he is unable to earn regular first-team football.
The Belgium international has endured a disappointing first season on Merseyside, having been signed by Brendan Rodgers only to see the manager sacked in October.
Rodgers successor, Jurgen Klopp, has used the centre-forward sparingly, with Benteke who also suffered separate thigh and knee injuries last term managing only 14 Premier League starts in 2015-16 following his move from Aston Villa.
The striker is part of the Belgium squad set to take on Italy, Sweden and Republic of Ireland at Euro 2016 and, ahead of his team s opening game against the Azzurri in Lyon on Monday, has spoken of his need to secure a place in the first XI for h…