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Champions In Waiting?

Dec 30, 2024

Image: Liverpool FC

Liverpool have extended their lead at the top of the Premier League standings after a 5-0 thrashing of West Ham this morning.

The Reds are now eight points clear at the summit and have not lost a league game since September.

Meanwhile Nottingham Forest’s remarkable run continued with their 2-0 win over Everton moving them up into second place.

In other selected results, Man City picked up only their second win in 10 EPL games, beating Leicester 2-0.

While Tottenham and Wolves played out a 2-2 draw.

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Over in the Serie A…second-placed Napoli had a 1-0 win over Venezia

Juventus were held to a 2-2 draw by Fiorentina

While AC Milan and Roma played out a 1-1 draw.

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Closer to home…two-time champions Vietnam have cruised into the ASEAN Cup final after beating Singapore 3-1 in their semifinal second leg to wrap up a 5-1 victory on aggregate.

Vietnam now awaits the winners of today’s other semifinal tie between Thailand and the Philippines with the Filipinos leading by two goals to one.

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And, the Malaysian Mountaineering Federation has set a target of having at least one athlete qualify for the sport climbing event at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.