Arsenal tops Zurich, Man United beats Real Sociedad in Europa League

Kieran Tierney celebrating his goal for Arsenal. (Reuters)
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Updated 04 November 2022
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Arsenal tops Zurich, Man United beats Real Sociedad in Europa League

Kieran Tierney blasted home a winner for Arsenal to seal the top spot in its group and advance to the round of 16 of the Europa League with a 1-0 victory over Zurich on Thursday.
The Premier League leader needed a win in London to guarantee first place ahead of PSV Eindhoven.
Tierney unleashed a fierce half-volley from the edge of the area in the 17th minute that left Zurich goalkeeper Yanick Brecher no chance.
Arsenal won Group A with 15 points, PSV trailed by two in second following a 2-1 win at Norway’s Bodø/Glimt.
Teenage winger Alejandro Garnacho scored his first goal for Manchester United in a 1-0 win at Real Sociedad in the Europa League but the visitors had to settle for second place in their group.
United needed to win by at least two goals to top Group E and avoid a knockout-round playoff tie that it must now play in February against a team dropping out of the Champions League — with Ajax, Barcelona and Juventus being among the potential opponents.
Both teams were certain of a top-two finish but United needed the two-goal margin after losing to Sociedad 1-0 at Old Trafford at the start of group play. Both teams finished the group with 15 points. Moldova’s Sheriff placed third with six after a 1-0 win over Omonoia.
The beginning looked promising for the Premier League team.
The 37-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo released the 18-year-old Garnacho on the left before the Argentine forward burst into the box to score high into the net past goalkeeper Alejandro Remiro 17 minutes into the game as United looked in control.
But the second goal didn’t come despite in-form striker Marcus Rashford coming on as a substitute.
Only the group winners advance directly to the last 16. Those in third place drop into the third-tier Europa Conference League.
Real Betis, Union Saint-Gilloise, Freiburg and Ferencváros had already qualified to the round of 16.
Captain Lorenzo Pellegrini directed a 3-1 comeback victory for José Mourinho‘s Roma by converting twice from the penalty spot nine minutes apart in the second half at Stadio Olimpico.
Brazilian forward Rick put Ludogorets ahead 1-0 in the first half. Nicolò Zaniolo finished it off after winning the two penalties.
Roma finished second in Group C with 10 points, three points behind Real Betis. Ludogorets was third.
In Group F, Feyenoord forward Santiago Gimenez scored the decisive goal in the 64th, a minute after coming on as a substitute, a 1-0 victory over Lazio that sealed a place in the last 16 for the Dutch club.
Anders Dreyer had a goal in each half for Denmark’s Midtjylland to beat Sturm Graz 2-0 and reach the next round from the second spot.
All four teams completed the group stage with eight points.
Sven Michel’s early goal lifted Union Berlin to a 1-0 victory at Union SG to make sure the Bundesliga’s leaders won’t miss the next round by claiming the second position in Group D.
Fenerbahçe took first in Group B with 14 points by beating Ukraine’s Dynamo Kyiv 2-0 at a game played in Krakow, Poland. Rennes was two points back after drawing AEK Larnaca 1-1 at home.
Late goals from Mostafa Mohamed and substitute Ludovic Blas lifted Nantes into the second place in Group G after a 2-0 away win at Olympiacos.
Leader Freiburg drew 1-1 at 10-man Qarabağ, which finished third.
Monaco had to win to advance from second place in Group H after winner Ferencváros, and forward Kevin Volland took care of it with a hat trick en route to a 4-1 victory over Red Star Belgrade.

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Pablo Fornals scored twice and Joyskim Dawa added an own goal as West Ham completed a 3-0 victory at Romanian club FCSB in Group B to become the first team to win all six group stage games since the Europa Conference League was launched last season.
Anderlecht booked the qualification after a 2-0 win at Silkeborg in the same group.
West Ham, Villarreal and Djurgården already qualified for the last 16 by winning their groups before the last round of matches.
Istanbul Başakşehir completed the group stage of the Europa Conference League with a 3-1 win over Hearts to advance to the round of 16.
Başakşehir topped Group A with 13 points ahead of Fiorentina that won 3-0 at Latvian team RFS to finish second, also with 13 points.
Group winners in Europe’s third-tier club competition go directly to the last 16, while second-place teams face a playoff against the clubs placing third in Europa League groups.
AZ Alkmaar advanced from first place in Group E after beating second place Ukrainian Dnipro-1 2-1.
Nice qualified from the top of Group D by holding Cologne 2-2 in Germany with Partizan second.
Poland’s Lech made it next from Group C by defeating Villarreal 3-0.
In Group F, Gent routed Molde 4-0 to advance from second.
In Group G, Sivasspor held Slavia in Prague 1-1 to make the round of 16, with Cluj joining the Turkish team from second following a 1-0 home win over Kosovo’s Ballkani.
Slovakia’s Slovan Bratislava took first place in Group H, followed by Basel.


Powerboat pilots primed for E1 Jeddah GP 2026

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Powerboat pilots primed for E1 Jeddah GP 2026

  • Team Monaco and Sierra Racing Club joined the championship for the first time, adding further depth to the grid
  • Event is organized by the Saudi Water Sports and Diving Federation in collaboration with the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM)

JEDDAH: Pilots of the teams participating in the opening round of the third season of the E1 Series, the world’s first all-electric raceboat championship on the Red Sea in Jeddah from January 23 – 24, have expressed their readiness for the event.

The Jeddah GP 2026 will feature a record of 10 teams racing the cutting-edge E1 RaceBirds, underlining the rapid growth of the championship and its ambitions as a global competition spanning four continents.

Team Monaco and Sierra Racing Club joined the championship for the first time, adding further depth to the grid with a mix of experienced and emerging pilots.

The event is organized by the Saudi Water Sports and Diving Federation in collaboration with the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM), under the supervision of the Ministry of Sport and is presented by the Public Investment Fund (PIF).

Ahead of the event, a press conference was held on Wednesday at the media center, appearing at the event was John Williams, Managing Director at E1 who shared the excitement and vision for the opening season for the UIM E1 World Championship and expressed his enthusiasm for the Jeddah round.

He told the media that E1 World Championship 2026 is looking ahead for another thrilling and exciting season, “We are delighted to restart racing here on the beautiful Red Sea in Jeddah as the E1 Jeddah GP once again brings together electric racing, elite teams and world-class pilots as the championship enters a new season.”

“We always love to come back to this beautiful city of Jeddah and hope we can bring excitement to our fans here in this part of the world and we are very excited for a great race.

He added that the vision for E1 has always been to inspire change through competition.

“With every season, E1 is not only growing as a sport but showing what’s possible when sport drives sustainability forward,” he said.

Williams also announced that the E1 race in partnership with Saudi Arabia introducing new initiatives as part of its social program, he said: “During this weekend we aim to inspire Saudi students aged 8 to 18 to explore science, technology, engineering and mathematics, as well as sustainability, through the lens of electric racing.”

Also attended, Rusty Wyatt of AlUla team, Tom Chiappe of team Rafael Nadal, Maxime Nocher of team Monaco, and Ieva Millere of team Drogba.

French professional pilot for Team Rafa, Tom Chiappe indicated that the team is gearing up for a new exciting season, “First of all, glad to come back to Jeddah and looking forward to competing and winning first place after we finished last season in second. I am really glad to start the season here in Jeddah and hope the E1 fans in Jeddah enjoy the race,” he said.

Canadian racer, Rusty Wyatt of team AlUla expressed his excitement to show what the team can achieve in front of so much local support and to make AlUla proud.

“It really feels like a home GP in Jeddah.

Following last year’s E1 Grand Prix in Jeddah, Wyatt was fortunate enough to spend a week in AlUla which he said was truly unforgettable.

Speaking about this season, He continued: “We have gone through a lot of work to get better and this year we have taking all the data and all that knowledge to become much better team. Our confidence level is really high and we are going to give it all best of us to gain pole position.”

As she is gearing up for the E1 series race in Jeddah, this year Ieva Millere piloting the innovative RaceBird for Drogba team after representing the Brazil team last year.

“I am so excited to be here in Jeddah for the third year in a row but this time I am with the Drogba team. We are really hoping to bring success for the team.”

Meanwhile, the pilot of team Monaco, French Maxime Nocher confirmed 2026 would serve as a learning season.

“It is the debut season for team Monaco and the goal is to gain experience and build something solid for the next season in 2027. However, we are ready to make an impact for our season,” he said.