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☆ Liverpool defeats Chelsea in dramatic Carabao Cup final, beginning Jürgen Klopp’s farewell tour in best possible fashion
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Liverpool celebrated the beginning of the end of manager Jürgen Klopp’s time at the club in the best possible fashion, winning the Carabao Cup on Sunday after defeating Chelsea 1-0 in the dying moments of extra-time following a tense final at Wembley Stadium. And that tension ratcheted up as the missed chances for both teams piled up, including a disallowed goal disallowed apiece, culminating in Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher making several spectacular, scrambled saves as the clock ticked into the red to force extra-time. “All the young boys on the pitch on extra-time. It’s incredible, I’m so proud of the team,” he told broadcaster Sky Sports. This is a developing story and will be updated.

Persons: Jürgen, Caoimhin Kelleher, Virgil van Dijk, Van Dijk, ” Organizations: CNN, Liverpool, Chelsea, Wembley, Reds, Sky Sports Locations: Liverpool

☆ Arsenal keeps league title hopes alive with ‘incredible’ win against Liverpool
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Arsenal kept its title hopes alive with a vital 3-1 win against Liverpool in the English Premier League on Sunday. It was a goal that helped settle any nerves Arsenal had before the game and Arteta’s side began dominating the first half. Wild celebrationsThe Emirates erupted as Trossard’s shot squirmed into the net, with Arteta leading the party from the touchline. Arsenal, though, won’t mind the criticism given the team is now back in the hunt for its first league title since 2004. But Arteta was solely focused on his team’s ambitions after the game, telling reporters his side had learned lessons after failing to win the league last season.

Persons: CNN —, Mikel Arteta, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Magalhães, Alisson, Virgil van Dijk, Gabriel Martinelli, Van Dijk, Leandro Trossard’s, squirmed, Arteta, Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Martin Ødegaard, “, You’ve, ” Carragher, Declan Rice, Arsenal's Martin Ødegaard, Ian Kington, Pep, that’s, we’ve, ” Organizations: CNN, CNN — Arsenal, Liverpool, English Premier League, Gunners, Arsenal, ” Arsenal, Bukayo, Reds, Emirates, Manchester United, Sky Sports, Premier League, Manchester City Locations: North London, Emirates, Liverpool, AFP

☆ Stengs grabs hat-trick as Dutch thrash Gibraltar 6-0
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

FARO, Portugal, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Netherlands' Calvin Stengs netted a hat-trick as they easily disposed of Gibraltar 6-0 in their Euro 2024 qualifier on Tuesday although the Dutch did not come anywhere near to France’s record score at the weekend. Mats Wieffer, Teun Koopmeiners and substitute Cody Gakpo added the other goals for an experimental Dutch side completing their qualifying campaign, having already secured their place at next year’s finals in Germany. Stengs had the Dutch ahead in the 10th minute and added two more after the break, completing his treble with a strong left- foot effort inside the penalty box. The Dutch goal haul, however, was nothing near the 14 that France scored against Gibraltar in Nice on Saturday to set a record in the European Championship qualifiers. They finished second behind France in Group B while Gibraltar ended bottom after losing all eight games, conceding 41 and failing to score.

Persons: Calvin Stengs, Mats Wieffer, Teun Koopmeiners, Cody Gakpo, Stengs, Ronald Koeman, Jorrel Hato, Virgil van Dijk, Dayle Coleling, Mark Gleeson, Ken Ferris Organizations: France, Gibraltar, Ireland, Thomson Locations: FARO, Portugal, Netherlands, Gibraltar, Dutch, Germany, Nice, Cape Town

☆ Goldman Sachs just promoted 608 employees to the coveted role of managing directors. See the full list here.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Goldman Sachs announced its 2023 class of managing directors Thursday afternoon, giving 608 employees the coveted title. It's a smaller cohort than the bank's 2021 MD class, down 5% amid a dealmaking slowdown. Still, Goldman appears to have taken pains to promote employees in revenue-generating divisions like investment banking and trading. Goldman says the percentage of women it promoted as part of the 2023 MD class sets a record, up 1% from 2021. Two years ago, Goldman promoted the largest managing director class in its history, naming 643 employees to the designation in 2021.

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Shahnawaz Shahbaz Manoj Sharma Sachin Sharma Wazila, Gunduz Shirin Alex Silver Asmita Singh Kamalpreet Singh Andrew Sinnott Sapna, Dan Skinner Andrew Snow Stephanie Snyder Farouk Soussa Christopher Spahr Erik Sparks Matt Speltz Naveen Srinivasan Bhargav, Warren, Damian Steele Tobias Stein Catherine Stemp Dave Stringer Shekar Subramanian Jordan Sudy Philipp Suess Fatima Sultana Lu Sun Kumar Sundaram Fiona Syer Matthew Sykes Tofi, Filippo Taddei Sandhya Tadishetty Omer Tanvir Rita Taylor Zachary Tcheyan Brian Teague Wesley, Caitlin Terry Thomas Tesauro Hemal, Justin Therry Christine Thornburg Gregory Thysheril Angelo Tierno Alexander Tingle Ryan Townsend Cynthia Trillo Dimitris, Jessica Tung Jonathan Tung Ezgi, Zachary Upcheshaw Kiyomi, Nadine Urseanu Jim Vais Pim Valantagul Perrin Van Allen Annerieke van Dijk Jeroen van Dorp Dennis van Laer Todd van Stolk, Riley Jacqueline Vargas Alexander Vavalidis Edwin Velez Prasanna Venugopal Tim Verheyden Amanda Verstegen Ankit Vijay Vargiya Salvador Villanueva Arthur Villard Sichel Denzel Voesenek Bradley Wainwright Adam Walker Barbara Walters Omar Waly Daniel Wang Kenneth Wang Kristen Ward Gavin Warren Michael Washington Harry Webster Fredrik Weege Brian Weiss Thomas Weitz Nat Wells Joe Wenzel Tim Whitehead Henry Willans Matthew Williams Taylor Williams Katie Wilson Richard Wilson Stephanie Wisner Ilana Wolfe Jake Woodson Jeff Wu Qi Wu Jackson Yang Esma, Yoon Harm, John Zhai Jenny Zhang Lynn Zhang Raye Zhu Jane Zhuang Hans Zijlmans Carolyn Zimmer Samia Zitouni Mira Zorkot Organizations: Goldman, Wall, Carolina, Nick De Kock Ann de la Montaigne, Langalia Chaim Langer Alexander Langley Raven LaRue Dolapo Lawal Claire Leblanc Mary Locations: Europe, Asia, India

☆ Liverpool's Klopp turns peacemaker, uses 'age' to calm down De Zerbi
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The Italian manager continued to protest after being booked, before Klopp intervened and attempted to calm him down. "I just saw if I am in a moment like this, there's a moment of no going back that appears. "I think he was close to that and then I tried to calm him down. I think he wanted a penalty..."Asked about the incident, De Zerbi told reporters: "I love Klopp and he can do what he wants, because I have big respect for him and I consider him as one of the best coaches in the world," De Zerbi told reporters. I told the referee, I think in a good way, what I thought."

Persons: Juergen Klopp, Roberto de Zerbi, De Zerbi, Anthony Taylor, Kaoru Mitoma's, Virgil van Dijk, Klopp, Aadi Nair, Michael Perry Organizations: Liverpool, Brighton & Hove Albion, League, Brighton, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

Gabriel Martinelli's late goal handed Arsenal a 1-0 win over defending champion Manchester City on Sunday, ending a 12-game losing streak in the league against Pep Guardiola's team in the process. City pipped Arsenal to the title by five points last term, in part by beating the Gunners 3-1 away and 4-1 at home. In fact, Arsenal had not taken a point against City in the league since 2017, its longest losing streak against a single opponent in club history. City as a team only had four shots in the game, its lowest total ever under Guardiola in a Premier League game. Newcastle was denied a fifth straight win in all competitions, including an 8-0 victory over Sheffield United in the league.

Persons: Gabriel Martinelli's, Pep Guardiola's, Mikel Arteta's, Martinelli, hadn't, Erling Haaland, Guardiola, ” Guardiola, Bukayo Saka, Thomas Partey, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Kai Havertz, Martinelli —, Partey, Nathan Ake's, City's, Arteta, Virgil van Dijk, Alexis Mac Allister, Lewis Dunk, Mohamed Salah, Van Dijk, Mac Allister, Simon Adingra, Alisson Becker, ”, Klopp, Alexander Isak, Germain, Mohammed Kudus, Isak, Tomas Soucek, Wolverhampton . Pau Torres, Hwang, Hee Chan, ___ Organizations: Emirates, Premier League, Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham, City, City pipped Arsenal, Gunners, Wembley, Rodri, Wolves, Bukayo, LIVERPOOL, Liverpool, Brighton, NEWCASTLE, WEST HAM, Paris Saint, Champions League, Man, English League, Newcastle, West, Sheffield United, Aston Villa, Premier League’s, Wolverhampton . Pau, Villa Locations: City pipped, City, Liverpool, West Ham

☆ Klopp expecting 'solid' West Ham to be tricky opponents
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sept 22 (Reuters) - West Ham United are one of the Premier League's strongest teams, Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said on Friday, as he urged his side to be at their very best against last season's Europa Conference League winners. Liverpool are three points ahead in third, but Klopp warned his side not to be complacent against the team managed by veteran boss David Moyes. "There are so many extremely strong opponents, West Ham is one of them," Klopp told a press conference. "With all the other guys they had already, it looks really solid and that makes it really tricky. Klopp had expressed his frustration last week after being handed an early fixture against Wolverhampton Wanderers following the international break.

Persons: Juergen Klopp, Declan Rice, Klopp, David Moyes, David, Moyes, Virgil van Dijk, Angelica Medina, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Ham United, Premier League's, Liverpool, Europa Conference League, West, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Europa League, Dutchman, Thomson Locations: West Ham, Anfield, Liverpool, Mexico

☆ Prosus CEO exit leaves Tencent elephant in room
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Karen Kwok | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Bob van Dijk is passing an unsolved problem to his successor. The Tencent stake that it owns made up about 75% of the group’s $130 billion portfolio value as of Sept. 15. His workaround was to instead sell little chunks of Tencent shares, and use the proceeds to buy back Prosus stock. Still, the gap reflects shareholders’ ongoing struggles to value Prosus. Neither Prosus nor the 50-year-old van Dijk gave a reason for his exit, but the persistence of the discount won’t have helped.

Persons: Bob van Dijk, Siphiwe, Ervin Tu, Africa’s, Van, van Dijk, It’s, Goldman Sachs, Prosus, Naspers, van Dijk’s, George Hay, Streisand Neto, Oliver Taslic Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Prosus, HK, Interim, Vision, Thomson Locations: Johannesburg, South Africa, Amsterdam, India, Brazil, Tencent

☆ Tencent investors Naspers and Prosus announce abrupt departure of CEO Bob van Dijk
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Arabile Gumede | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Bob van Dijk Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe immediate and mutually agreed departure of Naspers and Prosus CEO Bob van Dijk underscores a complicated few years for a firm seen riding on the coattails of its holdings in Chinese tech giant, Tencent . The South African Reserve Bank gave Naspers the greenlight to begin buying back more of its shares from Prosus. 'Getting rid' of the cross holdingPrior to the current structure, Naspers (headquartered in South Africa) owned a third of Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings. Van Dijk oversaw the decision to split off its holding of Tencent and other tech holdings into Prosus in 2019. But that crossholding offered little value to investors with van Dijk telling Reuters at the time: "They [shareholders] said we don't like this cross holding, it creates complexity.

Persons: Bob van Dijk, Naspers, Koos, Van Dijk, Prosus, crossholding, van Dijk, We've, we're, Erwin Tu, Tu, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Bob van Dijk Bloomberg, Bloomberg, Getty, South, Naspers, South African Reserve Bank, Tencent Holdings, Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Euronext, Reuters, Citi, SoftBank Group Locations: Dutch, Prosus, South Africa, Johannesburg, Naspers

☆ Naspers & Prosus CEO steps down, M&A chief Ervin Tu is successor
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Bob van Dijk, CEO of e-commerce group Naspers, poses for a photograph in front of the company logo after holding a media briefing in Johannesburg, South Africa, October 9, 2019. The companies named investment chief Ervin Tu, a previous VisionBank manager and Goldman Sachs technology banker, as interim CEO. However it coincides with the unwinding Monday of a cross-structure between Prosus and Naspers. Van Dijk oversaw Prosus's 2019 IPO and the company's stock boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic. However he struggled to close a valuation gap between Prosus, Naspers and the value of their biggest asset: Chinese software giant Tencent(0700.HK) .

Persons: Bob van Dijk, Siphiwe, Ervin Tu, Goldman Sachs, Naspers, Van Dijk's, van Dijk, Van Dijk, Prosus, Tannur Anders, Toby Sterling, Radhika Anilkumar, Sherry Jacob, Phillips, Stephen Coates, Michael Perry, Louise Heavens Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Prosus NV, Johannesburg Stock Exchange, HK, Thomson Locations: Johannesburg, South Africa, Rights JOHANNESBURG, Prosus, Tencent, Russia, Ukraine, Amsterdam, Bengaluru

☆ Naspers, Prosus CEO Bob van Dijk steps down
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Dutch-listed technology investor Prosus NV and its South African parent Naspers said on Monday Bob van Dijk has stepped down as chief executive officer from both companies. Van Dijk, who has led Naspers since 2014 and Prosus since 2019, has agreed to remain as a consultant until Sept. 30, 2024, the companies said in a statement. Ervin Tu will assume the role of interim chief executive of both companies. "The group's strategic goals remain unchanged and it is on target to deliver on its commitments," the global consumer internet companies said in a statement.

Persons: Naspers, Bob van Dijk, Van Dijk, Ervin Tu Organizations: Prosus NV Locations: Prosus

☆ Naspers/Prosus CEO steps down, M&A chief Tu takes the helm
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Tosterling Tannur Anders | Tannur Anders | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

But it coincides with a restructuring in Naspers/Prosus relations, with Prosus no longer holding shares in Naspers. Analysts said he was the most likely candidate to succeed Van Dijk permanently. At 0910 GMT, Prosus shares were trading down 0.9% in Amsterdam, while Naspers' shares were 1.5% lower in Johannesburg. Tencent shares closed down 1.6% in China. Van Dijk oversaw Prosus's 2019 IPO and the company's stock boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Persons: Bob van Dijk, Siphiwe, Ervin Tu, Naspers, Prosus, Van Dijk's, Van Dijk, Koos Bekker, Tannur Anders, Promit Mukherjee, Toby Sterling, Radhika Anilkumar, Louise Heavens, Mark Potter Organizations: REUTERS, HK, Vision, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Johannesburg, South Africa, Tencent, JOHANNESBURG, AMSTERDAM, Naspers, Naspers ., Amsterdam, China, Prosus, Bengaluru

☆ Liverpool beat Wolves 3-1 in late comeback
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Andrew Cawthorne | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SummaryCompanies Wolves take early lead, but Reds storm back with late goalsAndy Robertson scores on 200th Premier League appearanceLiverpool temporarily top league, Man City to play laterWOLVERHAMPTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Liverpool beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 away on Saturday thanks to two late goals in a scintillating comeback that put the Reds - at least temporarily - top of the Premier League. However, Liverpool came out transformed in the second half, drawing level in the 55th minute when Mohamed Salah set up fellow striker Cody Gakpo for a tap-in. "I thought the second half performance was impressive and we got what we deserved," said Robertson. Second half, we controlled it completely and it was a really good game then. "It looks like a comfortable win for Liverpool but it wasn't comfortable for most of the afternoon," said Wolves manager Gary O'Neil.

Persons: Andy Robertson, Hwang Hee, Pedro Neto, Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, Salah, Hugo Bueno, Harvey Elliott, Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander, Arnold, Alexis Mac Allister, Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, Juergen Klopp, Neto, dink, Matheus Cunha, stooping, Gary O'Neil, Andrew Cawthorne, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Reds, Premier League, Liverpool, Man, WOLVERHAMPTON, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Molineux, Wolves, 200th Premier League, Manchester City, WOLVES RUE, Thomson Locations: Man City, West Ham, Argentina, South America, Liverpool

☆ Dutch watchdog seeks Apple explanation on French iPhone12 radiation tests, media report
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

AMSTERDAM, Sept 13 (Reuters) - The Dutch digital watchdog is looking into a French report saying Apple's (AAPL.O) iPhone 12 model breaches European Union radiation exposure limits and will ask the U.S. company for an explanation, according to an official quoted by the daily Algemeen Dagblad. "The Netherlands attaches as much importance as France to safe use of mobile phones. Mobile phones must comply with Europeans norms." Germany's network regulator BNetzA said it might launch similar proceedings and was in close contact with French authorities, while Spain's OCU consumers' group urged authorities there to halt the sales of the iPhone 12. Reporting by Toby Sterling and Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Angeline van Dijk, BNetzA, Apple, Toby Sterling, Benoit Van Overstraeten, David Gregorio Our Organizations: U.S ., France's Agence Nationale des, Apple, Nederlandse, Mobile, Thomson Locations: AMSTERDAM, U.S, Dagblad, France's, France, Netherlands

☆ Van Dijk says ban and fine hard lesson to learn
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sept 9 (Reuters) - Virgil van Dijk said his sending-off for Liverpool, and extended suspension, had been a hard lesson learnt but he now wants to put a line under it. He was charge by the Football Association with improper conduct and on Friday had an extra game added to his mandatory one-match ban, which he served when Liverpool beat Aston Villa last weekend. Van Dijk, away on national team duty with the Netherlands, will also miss Liverpool’s home match against Wolverhampton Wanderers next Saturday. "It is a hard and expensive lesson but I don’t want to say much more. Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Virgil van Dijk, Van Dijk, Mark Gleeson, Ed Osmond Organizations: Liverpool, Premier League, Newcastle United, Football Association, Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Ireland, Thomson Locations: Netherlands, Dublin, Cape Town

☆ Liverpool's Konate, Thiago out for Villa match - Klopp
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sept 1 (Reuters) - Liverpool's Ibrahima Konate and Thiago will miss this weekend's Premier League game at home to Aston Villa due to injuries, manager Juergen Klopp said, while giving little away on the club's possible transfer activity on Friday's deadline day. France centre back Konate is battling a muscle issue and missed last weekend's comeback win over Newcastle United, while Brazil midfielder Thiago underwent hip surgery before the start of the season and has suffered a setback in his recovery. "Ibou (Konate) will not be ready for the game," Klopp said. Thiago started training with the team and then had a little setback, so we have to slow down there a little bit. Liverpool are third in the league with seven points from three games, one point above Villa in seventh place.

Persons: Konate, Thiago, Juergen Klopp, Virgil Van Dijk, Newcastle's Alexander Isak, Klopp, Curtis, Jones, Mohamed Salah, Bayern Munich's Ryan Gravenberch, Hritika Sharma, David Holmes Organizations: Premier League, Aston Villa, Newcastle United, Anfield, Liverpool, Bayern, Villa, Thomson Locations: France, Brazil, Liverpool, Saudi Arabian, Al, Ittihad, Hyderabad

☆ Super-sub Nunez grabs 2-1 win for 10-man Liverpool against Newcastle
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEWCASTLE, England, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Darwin Nunez came off the bench to score twice as Liverpool snatched a sensational 2-1 Premier League win at Newcastle United on Sunday, with the visitors bouncing back from a straight red card in the first half for captain Virgil van Dijk. The introduction of Nunez proved a game-changer and he got the equaliser when Sven Botman fluffed his lines, allowing Nunez to rifle the ball across Nick Pope and in at the far post. "I feel very happy for the team to be able to help them," a beaming Nunez told Sky Sports, with keeper Alisson acting as his translator. We work really hard for these moments, and I am happy to score the two goals to help the team," he added. Reporting by Philip O'Connor Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Darwin Nunez, Virgil van Dijk, Anthony Gordon, Trent Alexander, Arnold, Gordon, Alisson Becker, Van Dijk, John Brooks, Alexander Isak, Miguel, Almiron, Nunez, Sven Botman fluffed, Nick Pope, crestfallen, Klopp, Alisson, Philip O'Connor, Toby Davis Organizations: Liverpool, Premier League, Newcastle United, Uruguayan, Leeds United, Juergen, Newcastle, Sky Sports, Thomson Locations: NEWCASTLE, England, Newcastle

☆ Klopp praises fired-up Nunez after Liverpool comeback victory
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The 24-year-old Uruguayan has been out of favour so far this season, but his late brace against the Magpies showcased the best of his qualities and he will get more chances, Klopp told Sky Sports. "Definitely, a striker scores two goals and you can see he gets a smile on his face, and rightly so. But for the team, it was super-important that they got something like that, you need these kinds of things to grow together," Klopp added. Back-to-back single-goal defeats to Manchester City and Liverpool will leave Newcastle playing catch-up in the league, and manager Eddie Howe said it will be a challenge to pick his players up again. The two we lost were lost by the narrowest of margins, and they were against the best two teams in the Premier League," he added.

Persons: Juergen Klopp, Darwin Nunez, Liverpool, Klopp, Virgil van Dijk, Alexander Isak, Luis Diaz, Joe Gomez, Nunez, Eddie Howe, Howe, we've, Philip O'Connor, Toby Davis Organizations: Newcastle United, Magpies, Sky Sports, Liverpool, Reds, Manchester City, Newcastle, Premier League, Thomson Locations: NEWCASTLE, England, Uruguayan, Liverpool

☆ Sebastian Steudtner has turned to science as he chases the world’s biggest waves
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Matt Majendie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —Sebastian Steudtner holds the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed. Steudtner holds the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed. Win, win, win or perform, perform, perform. How boring is it to win and win and win? If I want to catch waves, I don’t think about you because you’re in my way, so you’re naturally competitive.

☆ Man City climb four points clear of Arsenal in title race
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

City's victory, coupled with an Arsenal loss on Sunday to Newcastle United, would all but clinch the Premier League title for the treble-chasers who stretched their winning league run to 10 games. Liverpool notched up a sixth straight Premier League win to maintain their pursuit of a top-four spot. KANE HEADERKane headed Tottenham in front in first-half injury time to move up to second place in the all-time Premier League goalscorers list. The win vaulted Spurs to sixth in the table with 57 points from 35 games, six points behind fourth-placed United, who have played two games fewer. Wolves climbed 10 points clear of the relegation zone with 40 points, while Villa remained in eighth after their second consecutive loss.

☆ Matip header keeps Liverpool in European hunt after 2-1 win over West Ham
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, April 26 (Reuters) - A bullet header from Joel Matip gave Liverpool a 2-1 Premier League win over West Ham United that moved them above Tottenham Hotspur and back into the European places after a frenetic end-to-end game at the London Stadium on Wednesday. After having a shot blocked a minute earlier, Matip got the winner in the 67th minute when he powered home a close-range header from Andy Robertson's corner. "When a player lunges in the box, it's different from a slip, it's different from trying to break your fall. When you lunge in the box, your arms out, it was a penalty kick," he told BT Sport. The loss brought an end to a run that saw West Ham take seven points from three games and dropped them one spot to 14th, five points ahead of Leicester City in 18th place.

☆ Liverpool edge struggling Forest 3-2 in Anfield thriller
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LIVERPOOL, England, April 22 (Reuters) - Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah were on target as Liverpool edged Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest 3-2 in a riveting clash at Anfield on Saturday to climb to seventh in the table. Jota restored Liverpool's lead with a sharp finish on the turn in the 55th minute but Liverpool were pegged back again when Virgil Van Dijk's clearing header fell to an unmarked Gibbs-White. Both Forest goals came from long throw-ins and Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp was pleased with the result but frustrated by his side's shaky defensive performance against a team who have the second-worst attacking record in the league. Liverpool sealed the win three minutes after Forest's second when Trent Alexander-Arnold picked out Salah with a low free kick and the Egyptian striker held off Remo Freuler before side-footing past Keylor Navas. Steve Cooper set up Forest with a flat back five, looking to contain Liverpool, and the strategy worked in the first half, though the visitors rode their luck at times.

☆ Liverpool add to Forest's misery, Leicester earn vital win
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LIVERPOOL, England, April 22 (Reuters) - Liverpool maintained their slender hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League with a 3-2 victory over Nottingham Forest whose relegation fears deepened on Saturday. Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah were on target for Liverpool in a riveting clash at Anfield as Liverpool climbed to seventh. Liverpool sealed the win three minutes after Forest's second when Trent Alexander-Arnold picked out Salah with a low free kick and the Egyptian striker side-footed past Keylor Navas. Forest substitute Brennan Johnson hit the crossbar with a delicate chip as Liverpool clung on to take all three points. Liverpool have 50 points from 31 games, six points behind fourth-placed Newcastle United who face fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

☆ SoftBank-Alibaba sale looks awkward for Prosus
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Liam Proud | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

LONDON, April 13 (Reuters Breakingviews) - SoftBank Group (9984.T) and Prosus (PRX.AS) are two very different beasts. Prosus owned about 27% of the internet titan on Wednesday, based on Refinitiv data and the company’s portfolio tracker. Prosus and van Dijk, however, have a rock-solid balance sheet with more cash than debt, and no particular need to exit Tencent in a hurry. That’s down from its peak last year, when the share price was considerably less than half the company’s net asset value per share. Prosus, the Amsterdam-listed technology investor, on April 11 said it would deposit 96 million Tencent shares into the Hong Kong Central Clearing and Settlement System, a precursor to selling them.

☆ These stocks have the most upside in the second-quarter, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

CNBC Pro combed through the most recent quarterly research reports to find stocks with upside as the new quarter gets underway. They include: Simon Property, Spotify , Netflix , Enphase and Palo Alto Networks. Palo Alto Networks The cybersecurity company is firing on all cylinders, RBC said earlier this week in its top second-quarter picks note to clients. Hedberg believes Palo Alto has a unique opportunity to take share in a rapidly burgeoning field. ... .We view Palo Alto as well positioned to benefit from an increasingly complex security and threat landscape and as an industry leader in security."

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