Draw between Newcastle and United States

Soccer: Newcastle just missed a coup against Manchester United

(sda) Newcastle and Fabian Schär, who played through in central defense, narrowly missed their second win of the season in the Premier League. The bottom of the table played against Manchester United 1: 1 at home.

Thanks to an early goal from Frenchman Allan Saint-Maximin, Newcastle led into the 71st minute and leveled by Uruguayan veteran Edinson Cavani. The outsider missed the second hit several times, for example in the 88th minute with a shot from the post.

For Manchester United it was the first point losses in the third league game with interim coach Ralf Rangnick.

Newcastle – Manchester United 1: 1 (1: 0). – Gates: 7. Saint-Maximin 1-0. 71. Cavani 1: 1. – Newcastle with Schär.

Premier League. The ranking list: 1. Manchester City 19/47. 2. Liverpool 18/41. 3. Chelsea 19/41. 4. Arsenal 19/35. 5. Tottenham Hotspur 16/29. 6. Manchester United 17/28. 7. West Ham United 18/28. 8. Wolverhampton Wanderers 18/25. 9. Brighton & Hove Albion 17/23. 10. Leicester City 17/22. 11. Aston Villa 18/22 12. Brentford 17/20. 13. Crystal Palace 18/20. 14th Southampton 18/20. 15. Everton 17/19. 16. Leeds United 18/16. 17. Watford 16/13. 18. Burnley 15/11. 19. Newcastle United 19/11. 20. Norwich City 18/10.

Soccer: Shaqiri excluded from the cup with Lyon

(sda) After the spectator riots in the Cup between the second division Paris FC and Lyon, both teams were excluded from the competition.

On December 17th, shortly after the break, there were desolate scenes in the stands in the Charléty stadium of Paris FC, for which the Lyon fans who had traveled were primarily responsible. After a 50-minute break, the game was canceled.

Olympique Lyon, for whom the Swiss Xherdan Shaqiri has been playing since this summer, was also excluded from the next Cup on probation. And the supporters of Olympique Lyon are no longer allowed to travel to the away games until the end of this season. Paris FC, whose security concept was inadequate, will not be allowed to play the next five home games in their own stadium.

Nice benefits from the exclusion of the two teams with the Swiss international Jordan Lotomba, who advanced to the round of 16 without a fight.

Ice hockey: three HC Davos league games postponed

(sda) After the cancellation of the Spengler Cup, the Corona cases at HC Davos also lead to the postponement of three National League games.

Because many Davos players are still in quarantine, the two home games against Biel (4.1.) And the SCL Tigers (8.1.) As well as the away game against Geneva / Servette (7.1.) Had to be postponed. The new game dates will be announced at a later date.

Alpine skiing: Mikaela Shiffrin tested positive for Corona

(sda) Mikaela Shiffrin has tested positive for Covid-19. The American announced this on Twitter. As a result, Shiffrin is likely to miss a few races in the next few days.

She is doing well, but unfortunately she has “a positive Covid test,” wrote Mikaela Shiffrin on Twitter. “I follow the protocol and isolate (myself), and I will miss Lienz.”

She will definitely miss this week’s races for the technicians in Austria, the giant slalom on Tuesday and the slalom on Wednesday. Due to the several days of isolation, the slalom in Zagreb (January 4th) and the giant slalom and slalom in Maribor (January 8th / 9th) are also in danger.

Shiffrin is currently leading the overall World Cup ranking and is also in first place in the Giant Slalom World Cup. She has won three out of six races among the technicians this season. And if she didn’t win, she still finished second.

After Shiffrin’s cancellation, the ranks of the favorites are thinning more and more with regard to the Lienz races. Lara Gut-Behrami, for example, is not part of the twelve athletes from Swiss-Ski for Erste. The status of the giant slalom world champion is indicated as “participation still open”. The start of slalom world champion Katharina Liensberger is just as uncertain. The Austrian tested positive for Covid last week.

Alpine skiing: Hintermann with the best time in Bormio

(sda) The Swiss are well prepared for Tuesday’s World Cup downhill in Bormio. In the second training session, five Swiss Ski athletes are among the top 15. Niels Hintermann sets the fastest time ahead of Marco Odermatt.

Niels Hintermann was already the fastest Swiss in the first practice session on Sunday in 6th place. On Monday he also drove away from the international competition in the second training session. And how: The second placed Austrian Daniel Hemetsberger, who was at the same time as Marco Odermatt, was distanced by 1.53 seconds. The Italian Matteo Marsaglia, who set the best time in the first practice session, was more than two seconds behind in sixth.

That gives us some hope for the race on Tuesday. Especially since Hintermann apparently not only preserved his good shape over the festive season after taking 3rd place in Val Gardena, but had also shone in races on the demanding “Stelvio” piste. Two years ago he was sixth in the second downhill in Bormio. At the time, it was his first top ten result since the sensational victory in the super combined in Wengen in 2017.

Of the Swiss, not only Hintermann and Odermatt, who finished 35th on Sunday, improved on the previous day. With Gilles Roulin (10th), Beat Feuz (12th) and Urs Kryenbühl (15th), three other Swiss ski athletes were in the top 15.

Meanwhile, Carlo Janka, who wanted to start in Bormio for the first time this season, did not get going. The man from Graubünden lost a lot of time and was classified in the last place of the training. According to SRF, Janka then stated that he would not take part in the races in Bormio.

In Bormio there will be two more Super-G races on Wednesday and Thursday after Tuesday’s departure.

Ice hockey: Nico Hischier back in action

(sda) The Valais Nico Hischier was released from the so-called Covid-19 protocol of the NHL after around two weeks. The captain is now available again for the New Jersey Devils. The almost 23-year-old Hischier had not played since December 11th due to a corona illness and had missed seven games.

The NHL resumes play after the break extended by Corona over the Christmas days in the night on Wednesday. Hischier and New Jersey are back in action against Buffalo Sabers on Thursday night.

Soccer: The coaches in England attack the league leaders

(sda) The discussion about the implementation of the (many) games in the Premier League between Christmas and New Years continues. In particular, Chelsea’s trainer Thomas Tuchel is concerned and angry.

Actually, Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel could have been satisfied on Sunday. His team solved a delicate task with flying colors; the weakly staffed Champions League winner won 3-1 away against Aston Villa after being behind. But Tuchel was not satisfied. With the performance of his players, yes, but not with the overall situation in the Premier League.

«We are struggling with injuries, we are struggling with Corona. We play against teams that had rescheduled games and had plenty of time to prepare for those games. And we play one game after the other, ”complained Tuchel.

Against Aston Villa, goalscorer Romelu Lukaku and Callum Hudson-Odoi were back for the first time after their Covid illness. Other players like Kai Havertz and Timo Werner are still out for the same reason. In addition, Thiago Silva and N’Golo Kante were injured in the game and had to be replaced. Chelsea will have to play again on Wednesday, in the home game against Brighton & Hove Albion. It will be the ninth game for Chelsea since early December.

Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp hit the same line as Tuchel before Christmas. Almost every team has had to cope with corona failures and Covid 19 diseases, the German said. The situation is not normal, but extraordinary. “And on this basis I beg those with power to change something,” said Klopp.

The Premier League clubs only discussed the situation at a crisis meeting on the Monday before Christmas. In the room there was a change in the competition regulations back to five substitutions. The coach’s suggestion obviously had no chance. That is why Tuchel attacked those responsible for the league: “They let us play all the time, even if we have Covid. We have new injuries and it won’t stop. People at the green table, in offices, make these decisions. “

And so the Premier League continues to play. On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and on New Years. At least if the teams still have enough players to put together a team. This has often not been the case in the last few days: In total, 15 games were canceled in different teams in the last two and a half weeks due to corona cases.