Icardi heads Inter past Milan in injury time
MILAN:INTER Milan forward Mauro Icardi scored with a stoppagetime header to give his side a 1-0 win over neighbours AC Milan at San Siro on Sunday.
The match was heading for a tame goalless draw until Matias Vecino floated over a long cross from the right, Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was caught in no man’s land and Icardi scored at the far post in the 92nd minute. The Argentina forward, who missed two goals when the sides drew 0-0 in April in their previous meeting, had barely been involved in the game until that point, apart from having an early goal chalked off for offside.
Mateo Musacchio also had one disallowed for Milan just before halftime. Inter went third in Serie A with 19 points from nine games, six behind leaders Juventus who drew 1-1 at home to Genoa on Saturday. Milan are 12th with 12 points, having played one game fewer.
ROONEY BRACE PROPELS DC INTO PLAY-OFFS
WASHINGTON: Former Manchester United and England Star Wayne Rooney scored twice to push DC United to a 3-1 victory over New York City FC and into the MLS Cup play-offs on Sunday.
The victory in the penultimate weekend of the regular season capped a remarkable resurgence for DC United, who were languishing at the foot of the table when Rooney arrived in Washington in July.
Until that point they had just two wins from 14 matches and appeared headed for another disappointing season.
Now they have won 12 of 18 games to clinch their spot in the post-season.
‘BOLT GETS CUT-PRICE DEAL IN AUSTRALIA’
SYDNEY: Australia’s Central Coast Mariners have offered sprint superstar Usain Bolt a contract, reports said Monday.
The club had no immediate comment on Monday, but Sydney’s Daily Telegraph said he had been offered only a fraction of the Aus$3 million (USD2.1 million) that his management had discussed months ago when the prospect of a trial was first mooted.