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In the world of football, Luton Town manager Rob Edwards stated that it was the scariest moment of his life to see the team captain Tom Lockyer suffering a cardiac arrest on the football pitch.
Read below to learn details about these top stories and other happenings in the sporting world in the last 24 hours.
Football
Luton Town manager Rob Edwards calls Tom Lockyer’s cardiac arrest scariest moment of his life
Rob Edwards, the Luton Town manager, spoke about how the cardiac arrest suffered by Tom Lockyer against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium was the scariest moment of his life. Just a couple of days after the Luton captain was discharged from the hospital, Rob Edwards said, “It was the scariest moment I have ever had, never mind in football. The medical guys were incredible. It was a crazy pressurised situation with the world watching and they got every decision bang on. I'm so proud of them. They saved him. Our medical guys, Bournemouth's, the paramedics that were there, they are real heroes.”
Manchester United addresses food hygiene issue after Food Standards Agency’s inspection
Manchester United sent out a statement to state that they have “quickly addressed” the “isolated” food hygiene issue at the club recently. The English club had received a one-star out of five rating from the Food Standards Agency after an inspection in regards to the food hygiene which led to them admitting that “a small amount of undercooked meat was inadvertently served during a nonmatchday event.”
Tottenham could offer Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg to Chelsea for singing Conor Gallagher: Reports
Tottenham are reportedly looking to offer their Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg to Chelsea in the January transfer window as part of a deal to bring the English midfielder Conor Gallagher to North London, as per Sky Sports. Notably, Chelsea had opted to not sell their player to Tottenham after the principles of a deal were in place during the transfer window this past summer.
Aston Villa interested in signing Timo Werner on loan from RB Leipzig: Reports
According to the report from the Football Insider, Aston Villa want to sign the German forward Timo Werner on loan from RB Leipzig to add strength to their attacking options. The West Midlands club is currently flying high in the Premier League with their sustained run of great results, reaching the top four on the points table after nearly half the matches in the domestic season completed.
Some major results in football are as under:
FIFA Club World Cup 2023
- Urawa Red Diamonds 2-4 Al Ahly
- Manchester City 4-0 Fluminense
Premier League 2023-24
- Aston Villa 1-1 Sheffield United
Serie A 2023-24
- Empoli 0-2 Lazio
- Monza 0-1 Fiorentina
- Salernitana 2-2 AC Milan
Saudi Pro League 2023-24
- Al-Hazm 0-4 Al-Ahli
- Al-Nassr 3-1 Al-Ittifaq
Kyle Walker clashes with Felipe Melo after Manchester City win FIFA Club World Cup Final
Manchester City defender Kyle Walker engaged in a fight with Fluminense's Felipe Melo after the FIFA Club World Cup final. The final clash on Friday saw Pep Guardiola's side registering a comfortable 4-0 win over their counterparts in Saudi Arabia. The reason behind the tussle remains unknown but Walker and Melo came to blows as they were seen shoving each other. Jack Grealish stepped in and tried to pull away his teammate away from the incident. After the game, Melo could be seen approaching Walker, who was walking ahead of his teammates after the full-time whistle. The situation, however, soon got in control as celebrations continued for City as they secured their fourth trophy of the year.
Tennis
I’m curious to see how they are going to play: Iga Swiatek on Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka’s return
World No. 1 women's tennis player Iga Swiatek said that she is looking forward to witnessing Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka’s comeback to tennis action. Nadal has been out of the action from the ATP tour since the Australian Open in January 2023. The Spaniard injured his hip while playing against McDonald Mackenzie in the second round of the tournament.
Osaka, on the other hand, Osaka has been out of action since January 2022 and in the meantime, she welcomed her firstborn with her boyfriend. Both Osaka and Nadal announced their return to the court in the Brisbane International tournament, scheduled to begin on December 31. Swiatek said, "I’m just curious [to see] how they are going to play and if they’re going to be rusty or not but obviously they are both really experienced so I hope they’re going to do well.”
Falls asleep everywhere like a cat - Taylor Fritz's girlfriend on balancing work and living with him
Taylor Fritz's girlfriend Morgan Riddle recently revealed how she manages to balance her work and spend quality time with her partner, who travels around the world for his tournaments. Riddle hosted an Instagram Q&A session, where she said that being in a relationship with a tennis player is not easy. While answering a fan’s question about how she finds a balance between her work and spending time with Fritz, who has a hectic schedule that requires him to travel to different countries and time zones, she gets with the player quite easily.
Riddle posted a hilarious picture of Fritz falling asleep on a couch and wrote, "He’s pretty easy, kinda just falls asleep everywhere like a cat.”
Badminton
PV Sindhu included in Forbes list of highest-paid women athletes in 2023
Indian badminton star PV Sindhu made it to Forbes’ list of highest-paid women athletes in 2023. Sindhu is placed 16th alongside gymnast Simone Biles with her $7.1 million earnings. In the previous edition, Sindhu got the 12th rank with her $7.1 million earnings in a list led by Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka. Sindhu had made it to the top 10 in the 2018 list with $8.5 million securing the seventh spot. The list is being headed by Polish tennis star Iga Swiatek with a total of $23.9 million. She won the French Open and ended the year as the No.1 ranked player in the world.
Lakshya Sen and Aakarshi Kashyap cruise out in Quarterfinals Of National Badminton Championships
Top-seeded badminton shuttlers Lakshya Sen and Aakarshi Kashyap were knocked out in the quarterfinals of the ongoing National Badminton Championships in Chennai on Friday, December 22. Sen went down to 21-15 10-21 21-17, who had defeated Alap Mishra 21-11 14-21 21-18 in the round of 16. In women’s singles, Kashyap slumped to Tanvi Sharma 21-15 22-20. In the semifinal, Raghav will be up against fourth-seed Tharun M. In another clash, Chirag Sen will lock horns against second seed Kiran George. In the women’s semifinals, Tanvi will square off against Isharani Baruah, whereas, Anmol Kharb will meet Ashmita Chaliha.
