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Premier League: Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said he is not concerned about the 'best team' tag despite looking set to win another league title this season. Manchester City are runaway leaders at the top of the Premier League table but manager Pep Guardiola believes the Premier League side are not the best team in the world. City hammered Brentford 2-0 on Thursday in their league game at home to get to 60 points in 24 matches, extending the lead at the top

Austria's Johannes Strolz completed his incredible comeback from the brink of giving up professional skiing by winning a gold medal in the men's combined event at the Beijing Games on Thursday. Strolz, who almost quit skiing a year ago after losing his place in his country's top team, was fastest in slalom after coming fourth in downhill to pip Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde to top spot on the podium. James Crawford won the bronze medal, handing Canada their first alpine podium finish of

West Ham on Wednesday fined defender Kurt Zouma the "maximum amount possible" for mistreating his pet cat as the RSPCA charity said it had taken two animals belonging to the France international into care. West Ham Fine Kurt Zouma "Maximum Amount" For Abusing Pet CatWest Ham on Wednesday fined defender Kurt Zouma the "maximum amount possible" for mistreating his pet cat as the RSPCA charity said it had taken two animals belonging to the France international into care.Agence France-PresseUpdated: February 09, 2022 09:49

West Ham and France defender Kurt Zouma has apologised after a disturbing video surfaced of him kicking and slapping a cat, with the Premier League club publicly condemning the footage. Zouma is seen in the clip dropping, kicking and slapping the animal, while laughter can be heard in the background. The 27-year-old then chases the cat, before throwing a pair of shoes at it and slapping its head. West Ham condemned Zouma's actions in a strongly worded statement following publication of the clip

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said the club are still very much interested in signing Fulham midfielder Fabio Carvalho in the summer, after a January move broke down at the final hour. Klopp confirmed widespread media reports that Liverpool made a move to bring in the 19-year-old on Monday's deadline day, only for the club to run out of time to complete the transfer - something that will not deter the Reds from trying again. "We will see with that. Of course, we are