United rock Chelsea, ignite title race

Revenge for Mou Kuwait win GCC championship Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, April 16, (AFP): Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho masterminded a brilliant and unexpected 2-0 home victory over former club Chelsea on Sunday to breathe new life into the Premier League title race.

Mourinho gambled by resting Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but Marcus Rashford and Ander Herrera’s goals gave United a win that leaves Chelsea just four points above Tottenham Hotspur with six games to play.

Victory also lifted United to within four points of fourth-place Manchester City, on whom they have a game in hand, ahead of the derby at the Etihad Stadium on April 27.

It was a personal triumph for Mourinho, who saw his side thrashed 4-0 at Chelsea in October and was branded “Judas” by fans of his old club during last month’s FA Cup defeat at Stamford Bridge.

A wet, cold Manchester afternoon was the setting for United to end a run of 12 games without victory against Chelsea, stretching back to a 3-2 away win in October 2012.

Rasford State of Kuwait won the GCC’s 16th athletics championship Saturday, bagging seven gold medals, four silver and two bronze. Kuwait national athletics team won the trophy of the championship after they led the general standing, Bader Al-Rshoud, the team’s head, told KUNA.

Kuwait’s Majed Al-Zaid, in the last day of competitions, won the decathlon

The victorious Kuwait athletics team display the championship trophy. while Ali Al-Zankawi won the silver in the hammer throw, he said.

Al-Rshoud congratulated all Kuwaiti athletes for their deserved victory of the championship, held at King Abdullah Sports City in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah.

Some 135 athletes of GCC states are taking part in the championship, which kicked off Thursday. (KUNA)