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In the world of football, Manchester City continued to lead the table with their third consecutive win in the Premier League 2024-25. Erling Haaland of City scored a hat-trick to help the side beat West Ham United 3-1. Moreover, United have signed Manuel Ugarte from PSG, making him their fifth signing of the season.
Read below to learn details about these top stories and other happenings in the sporting world in the last 24 hours.
Football
Haaland nets second straight hat-trick in City’s win vs West Ham
Erling Haaland’s second consecutive hat-trick helped Manchester City beat West Ham United 3-1 on Saturday, August 31. With this win, the Citizens maintained their perfect start and lead in the Premier League table. The 24-year-old Norwegian scored his 11th hat-trick for City to extend the champions’ perfect start to their title defence. He also notched his seventh goal in three league games this season.
Manchester United sign Manuel Ugarte from Paris Saint Germain
Manchester United completed the signing of midfielder Manuel Ugarte from Paris Saint Germain (PSG) for an initial fee of £42m. The 23-year-old became the club’s fifth signing of the summer transfer window taking their overall spending to just over £190m. Ugarte made 37 appearances for PSG across all tournaments after joining them for a reported fee of £50.5m and also helped them to their 12th Ligue 1 title.
Napoli’s David Neres robbed at gunpoint after Serie A clash
David Neres, one of the newest signings at Napoli, was robbed at gunpoint by two men on a motorcycle after their Serie A clash at home against Parma, which they won 2-1. After Napoli registered a famous victory, it was revealed that David Neres’ Rolex watch was stolen just outside the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.
Some major results in football are as under:
English Premier League
Arsenal 1:1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Brentford 3:1 Southampton
Everton 2:3 AFC Bournemouth
Ipswich Town 1:1 Fulham
Leicester City 1:2 Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest 1:1 Wolves
West Ham United 1:3 Manchester City
Tennis
Medvedev in US Open Round of 16 for 6th straight time; Haddad Maia wins Round 3
Fifth seed Daniil Medvedev cruised into the Round of 16 at the US Open 2024, denying young Italian Flavio Cobolli from pulling off the third major upset of the tournament. The US Open 2024 witnessed the shocking exits of defending champion and four-time US Open winner Novak Djokovic, along with 2022 US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz, both in Round 3. In the women's singles event, Beatriz Haddad Maia advanced to Round 4 after her straight-set win against Anna Kalinskaya, 6-3, 6-1. This victory followed a controversial video review that appeared to derail her Russian opponent.
Alex de Minaur thrashes Evans to set up Australian clash with Thompson
Alex de Minaur beat Dan Evans in the third round of the US Open men’s singles on Sunday, September 1 at Louis Armstrong Stadium and secured his place in the quarter-finals of the event. The 25-year-old beat the British player rather comfortably by 6-3, 6 (4)-7, 6-0, 6-0. The Australian also became the first player from his nation to reach the fourth round of all Grand Slam tournaments in the same season since Lleyton Hewitt 20 years ago.
Iga Swiatek breezes past Pavlyuchenkova to advance to pre-quarters
Iga Swiatek qualified to the round of 16 at the US Open with straight sets win over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the third round on Sunday, September 1 at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The World number one showed her class against the Russian player as she registered a comfortable victory by 6-4, 6-2.
Others
WATCH: 49ers’ Ricky Pearsall shot on chest during attempted robbery; rushed to hospital
In a statement released by the San Francisco 49ers, their wide receiver Ricky Pearsall is in a “stable condition” in hospital after sustaining a bullet wound to his chest. The incident happened on a Saturday afternoon in downtown San Francisco during an attempted robbery following which the suspect, a 17-year-old man, was arrested, according to the San Francisco Police.
