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MILAN (Reuters) – Inter Milan fell to a shock 1-0 defeat to promoted side Monza in Serie A on Saturday as Simone Inzaghi’s men slumped to a fourth loss in their last five league outings. Monza took a surprise lead in the 78th minute through defender Luca Caldirola who met the corner and nodded home from close range as the ball bounced off the ground into the top left corner. […]

By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola praised his goal-scoring machine Erling Haaland on Saturday, saying the Norwegian’s record-breaking achievements were good for the team. Haaland scored twice in City’s 3-1 win over beleaguered Leicester City to equal Mo Salah’s record tally of 32 goals in a 38-game Premier League season. “I want, I desire, he can break all the records as possible,” Guardiola told […]

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Ducati’s reigning MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia won a sprint race from pole position at the Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on Saturday to close in on overall leader Marco Bezzecchi. The Italian, who earlier smashed the lap record in qualifying, took the chequered flag 2.545 seconds ahead of LCR Honda’s Alex Rins. Spaniard Jorge Martin finished third, after starting in 12th place […]

(Reuters) – Napoli lacked a finishing touch in Saturday’s 0-0 Serie A draw against relegation-threatened Hellas Verona, coach Luciano Spalletti said after the league leaders had only one shot on target. Napoli have scored more goals than any team in Serie A this season but have now failed to find the net in three of their last four games in all competitions. “We had less quality than ever, we created […]

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said banks are likely to become more cautious and may tighten lending further in the wake of recent bank failures, possibly negating the need for further Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. Yellen said in a “Fareed Zakaria GPS” interview that policy actions to stem the systemic threat caused by last month’s failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank had […]

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Belarusian furniture company Swed House, which sells items intended to look like those made by Swedish giant IKEA, opened its first store in Moscow on Saturday to a mixed initial reaction from consumers. IKEA halted all retail and production operations in Russia soon after Moscow started its “special military operation” against Ukraine, along with scores of other Western companies. “We are not IKEA – we aim to […]

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Belarusian furniture company Swed House, which sells items intended to look like those made by Swedish giant IKEA, opened its first store in Moscow on Saturday to a mixed initial reaction from consumers. IKEA halted all retail and production operations in Russia soon after Moscow started its “special military operation” against Ukraine, along with scores of other Western companies. “We are not IKEA – we aim to […]

(Reuters) -Andrey Rublev moved into his third Masters final after fighting back from a set down in Monte Carlo to beat American Taylor Fritz 5-7 6-1 6-3 on Saturday to set up a showdown with Danish teenager Holger Rune. Going into the semi-final Fritz had the upper hand with a three-match winning streak against Rublev, but it was the Russian who prevailed in an encounter that was suspended for nearly […]

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester City goal machine Erling Haaland reached yet another milestone in his incredible debut season in the Premier League when his two goals helped his side to beat Leicester City 3-1 and move to within three points of leaders Arsenal on Saturday. The Norwegian’s brace took his tally to 32 goals for the season, equalling the record total for a 38-game season, with reigning […]