The City Ground, home of Nottingham Forest Football Club (Getty Images) The 2023/24 Premier League season has started and you can follow every match and goal right here on The Independent. This year, Manchester City will look to defend the crown and claim a historic fourth title in a row. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who … Read more
Manchester City vs Real Madrid – LIVE! Man City host Real Madrid with a view to a return to the semi-finals of the Champions League. The two played out a thrilling 3-3 draw in the Spanish capital last week, meaning the team is perfectly ready for the second leg at the Etihad Stadium tonight. It … Read more
The charming new Perth Museum sits next to the city’s other cultural treasures: Greg Holmes “The Stone of Destiny is not a destination, but rather the beginning of a new journey for the city,” smiles Xander McDade, Perth’s dynamic 30-year-old Lord Provost, as he greets me on the opening day of the sparkling new Perth … Read more
Pep Guardiola takes on former assistant Mikel Arteta in a potentially crucial match in the Premier League title race – Reuters/Dylan Martinez Pep Guardiola has told Mikel Arteta he has an “easy time” in the title race compared to Manchester City as he ramped up the mind games ahead of Sunday’s crucial clash with Arsenal. … Read more
From taps regularly running dry to daily four-hour power cuts, the lives of many people in Johannesburg have deteriorated dramatically – JEROME DELAY/AP From the outside it doesn’t look like Johannesburg is doing well. Roads littered with potholes. Broken traffic lights have not been repaired for months. Rotting garbage on the street. But from within, … Read more
Man City vs Newcastle – LIVE! FA Cup holders Manchester City host Newcastle later today with a trip to Wembley on the line. City won the league last season as part of their stunning treble and are among the favorites to do so again. The hosts have been in good form of late, even if … Read more
CAN THO, Vietnam (AP) — Dao Bao Tran and her brother Do Hoang Trung, 11-year-old twins growing up on a rickety houseboat in the Mekong Delta, have dreams. Tran likes K-pop, watches videos at night to learn Korean and would like to visit Seoul. Trung wants to become a singer. But their hopes are “unrealistic,” … Read more
Chelsea’s defense looked better without the injured Thiago Silva – Getty Images/Robbie Jay Barratt Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham team have been a thorn in the side of Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, and his Chelsea side have also proved a nuisance this season. After a 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge which saw City destabilized defensively, Pochettino has … Read more