Fiorentina player Edoardo Bove in intensive care after collapsing on pitch

  • Club statement says Bove ‘stable’ but ‘under sedation’
  • Midfielder collapsed during Serie A match against Inter

The Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove is being treated in intensive care after collapsing on the pitch during the team’s Serie A match against Internazionale on Sunday.

In an official statement, the club said: “ACF Fiorentina and the Careggi university hospital have announced that footballer Edoardo Bove, who was treated on the pitch following a loss of consciousness during the Fiorentina v Inter match, is currently under sedation and is hospitalised in intensive care.”

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‘Maybe I deserve to be sacked’: Guardiola laments loss as Slot has ‘no empathy’ – video

Manchester City suffered their fourth successive Premier League defeat for the first time under Pep Guardiola after a 2-0 loss away to Liverpool. During the game Liverpool fans serenaded Guardiola with 'sacked in the morning' chants.

'Maybe I deserve to be sacked, honestly,' the Manchester City manager said. 'Maybe I'm still in the job because we won six Premier Leagues. A lot of titles. Otherwise the hierarchy maybe would be thinking that this does not work.'

When asked on Guardiola's struggles, the Liverpool manager, Arne Slot, said: 'You feel sympathy or empathy with the managers that are in a really bad place. They've either lost many games or they are down at the bottom of the league ... Last season City were eight points behind Arsenal I think in February. No one has to feel empathy or sorry for Pep. Maybe for other managers but not for Pep. He has won so many things and he will be able to bring City back.'

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Max Verstappen accuses George Russell of ‘trying to screw me over’ at Qatar GP

  • Verstappen: ‘For me, I lost all respect … I can’t stand that’
  • Red Bull driver wins race after incident in qualifying

Max Verstappen issued a blunt condemna­tion of his fellow driver George Russell stating he had “lost all respect” for him after the pair were involved in an incident during qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix. Verstappen con­sidered that Russell had tried to “screw me over” with the stewards and the pair exchanged words about it before the race at the Lusail circuit on Sunday.

Verstappen won the race in Qatar but afterwards his anger with ­Russell was direct. After qualifying ­Verstappen had been penalised for driving unnecessarily slowly and impeding Russell. Both drivers had been summoned to the stewards to give their sides of the incident and Russell’s behaviour had left ­Verstappen incensed.

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Rivera scores 16, UMass downs NJIT 80-68

Daniel Rivera scored 16 points as UMass rode a strong first half to beat NJIT 80-68 on Sunday. Rivera also had 11 rebounds for the Minutemen (3-5). Marqui Worthy scored 12 points, finishing 5 of 9 from the floor.