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As Manchester City were in the midst of their longest winless Premier League sequence since Pep Guardiola's appointment in 2016, the strength of their title defence was called into question. Jurgen Klopp wasn't having any of it. The Liverpool manager insisted that to write off City this season "would be the biggest joke in the history of football". City duly ended their barren run but Guardiola's reigning champions jetted off to the Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia five points adrift of league-leading Arsenal. As the campaign nears its halfway mark, City are also playing catch-up to Klopp's Liverpool and Aston Villa. However, the seven-time Premier League champions are no strangers to reeling in early pace-setters. 2021/22 - Summer slump (six points) Pep Guardiola endured a slow start to the 2021/22 campaign / James Williamson - AMA/GettyImages During City's first Premier League title under Guardiola in 2017/18, the eventual centurions led the division from ...

An explosion aboard the Trinity Spirit off the coast of Nigeria last year that killed five workers and left two others unaccounted for stands among the deadliest tragedies on an oil ship or platform in recent years OKITIPUPA, Nigeria -- It was the dead of night when the ship caught fire, Patrick Aganyebi remembers, but the flames made it seem as bright as day. The explosion that night woke him and knocked him to the floor. He tucked his phone and his ID card in his pockets, strapped on a life jacket and made his way to the upper deck. As the flames barreled toward him, he prepared to jump nearly 100 feet (30 meters) into the sea. Five workers were killed and two others presumed dead in the blast on the Trinity Spirit, a rusting converted oil tanker anchored 15 miles (24 km) off the coast of Nigeria that pulled crude oil from the ocean floor. It was by the grace of God, Aganyebi said, that he and two fellow crewmen escaped, rescued by a pair of fishermen as the burning vessel sank along...

Leicester City are close to ap point ing former Brentford, Aston Villa and Norwich manager Dean Smith on an interim deal until the end of the season. The Foxes ended the tenure of Brendan Rodgers after the last-gasp 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace on April 1, but have fared no better under caretakers Adam Sadler and Mike Stowell in their following two Premier League outings - losing to Villa and relegation rivals Bournemouth. They are now deep in the relegation mire, sitting 19th in the table, and have just eight Game s to avoid what would be a catastrophic relegation to the Championship. Smith was dismissed from his previous role as Norwich City boss in December, but sources have confirmed to 90min that a deal to bring him back to the Premier League is close to being agreed - one that would see former Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare return to King Power Stadium as his assistant. The pair worked together at Carrow Road and at Aston Villa, with Shakespeare also previously part of Cla...

Wolves remain in the Premier League relegation zone after conceding a late equaliser against Aston Villa in the clash between the west midlands rivals. Daniel Podence scored the opening goal of the Game for Wolves only 12 minutes into the contest. But in a world of seemingly perfect symmetry, Danny Ings cancelled it out 12 minutes before the end – as if to prove a point to Villa boss Unai Emery amid his uncertain future. Wolves had the chance to take the lead even before they did, with only a goal-line clearance from Villa centre-back Ezri Konsa denying Nathan Collins a headed goal from a corner. But the opener when it came not long after was of great quality, with Podence exchanging passes with Joao Moutinho, beating Douglas Luiz and then curling his short into the far corner. Emiliano Martinez also had to be sharp to stop Matheus Nunes giving Wolves a 2-0 lead by half-time. Clear Villa chances were few and far between on the whole, but it took a great Max Kilman block to deny sub...