Without Messi and his former Barcelona team-mate Jordi Alba, Miami struggled to compete with an enterprising Houston and went in 2-0 down at the break. Houston grabbed the lead in the 24th minute with a perfect counter-attack ending with Brazilian Artur feeding the overlapping Griffin Dorsey who blasted in at the near post. French forward Amine Bassi doubled the lead from the penalty spot nine minutes later after DeAndre Yedlin had brought down Nelson Quinones. Houston thought that they had scored a third after the break but Quinones' effort was ruled out for offside after a VAR review. Substitute Josef Martinez gave Miami some late hope with a left-foot strike in stoppage time after latching on to a ball from Argentine Facundo Farias. But despite some late pressure, it was too little, too late from Miami and Houston deservedly won their second U.S. Open Cup to add to their triumph in 2018. Miami had won the Leagues Cup last month with Messi prominently involved but they … [Read more...] about Miami, without Messi, lose US Open Cup final to Houston
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Vietnamese boxers don’t challenge themselves: South Korean manager
At Ho Chi Minh City's Cocky Buffalo Boxing Club, which Kim founded and currently runs, he has trained two South Korean, three Uzbek, one Russian and many Vietnamese boxers. These talented boxers brought him nine championship belts (some Asian, some inter-continental), but then they each left him one by one. "Vietnamese boxers have top qualities to become champions, such as agility, reflexes and winning mentality. However, what they lack in their career are patience, practice and focus. I've told them so many times that they have reached 80% of their potential and could go higher, but they've all ended up discouraged and chosen another path," Kim told VnExpress . Boxing manager and promoter Kim Sang-bum. Photo by VnExpress/Danh Nguyen Kim, born in 1971, came to Vietnam in 2000 when he was 29 seeking business opportunities. Kim has never boxed professionally, but he had practiced the sport for six years. This experience brought him many connections in the boxing … [Read more...] about Vietnamese boxers don’t challenge themselves: South Korean manager
Man City shocked by Wolves, Spurs beat nine-man Liverpool
Manchester City's perfect start to the Premier League season came undone in a shock 2-1 loss to Wolves, but Liverpool missed the chance to go top as they were reduced to nine men in a 2-1 defeat at Tottenham. Manchester United slumped to another damaging defeat as Crystal Palace won 1-0 at Old Trafford, while Arsenal moved to within one point of the top after cruising to a 4-0 win at Bournemouth. City had won the opening six games of their title defence as they aim to become the first side to ever claim four consecutive English top-flight titles. By contrast, Wolves had taken just four points from their first six games, but stunned the champions at Molineux. Ruben Dias' own goal put the home side in front only for City to respond through Julian Alvarez's free-kick. Wolves, though, were a constant threat on the counter-attack and got their reward when Hwang Hee-chan swept home at the second attempt 25 minutes from time. "We have to do more but even when we win we have to do … [Read more...] about Man City shocked by Wolves, Spurs beat nine-man Liverpool