Gulveer betters men’s 10,000m National record
West Ham United was denied a dramatic stoppage time winner after Aston Villa came from behind to earn a 11 draw in a fiery Premier League clash on Sunday.
Michail Antonio’s stooping header, his first goal since August, gave the hosts the lead after 29 minutes and West Ham had goals ruled out for handball either side of halftime.
Villa equalised in the 79th minute when Nicolo Zaniolo poked home fellow substitute Moussa Diaby’s cutback after a period of sustained pressure.
West Ham thought it had won the game at the death but another goal was ruled out for handball after a lengthy VAR check to leave both sides with a point.
On Saturday night, Ful
The equaliser:
Zaniolo, left, pulls Aston Villa level with this strike against West Ham.
ham striker Rodrigo Muniz scored twice as Tottenham missed out on the chance of moving into fourth place after losing 30 at Craven Cottage.
The results: Premier League: West Ham 1 (Antonio 29) drew with Aston Villa 1 (Zaniolo 79). LaLiga: Sevilla 1 (EnNesyri 18) lost to Celta Vigo 2 (Perez 72, Strand Larsen 78).
Serie A: Juventus 0 drew with Genoa 0; Verona 1 (Noslin 65) lost to AC Milan 3 (Hernandez 44,
Bundesliga:
On Saturday:
LaLiga:
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Press Trust of India
Asian Games bronze medallist athlete Gulveer Singh shattered the 16yearold National record in the men’s 10,000m to finish second in his heat at The Ten in San Juan Capistrano in California.
The 25yearold clocked 27.41.81 on Saturday to better the 28:02.89s time that stood in Surendra Singh’s name since 2008. However, Gulveer’s effort was not enough to meet the Paris Games qualification time of 27:00.00. The other Indian in the heat, Kartik Kumar finished ninth with a timing of 28:01.90, while Avinash Sable, did not finish his heat, pulling out at the 6000m mark. In the women’s 10000m, Parul Chaudhary finished 20th, clocking 32:02.08 and missed the Paris qualification of 30:40.00.