Manchester United vs Man City in doubt due to heavy rain in ChinaJuly 21, 2016 - 22:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Manchester derby scheduled to take place in Beijing on Monday, July 25 is in doubt after heavy rain in the Chinese capital, the Manchester Evening News reports. United and City are set to go head-to-head for the first time outside England in what would be Jose Mourinho's first meeting with Pep Guardiola as the managers of the two Manchester clubs. But there are question marks over whether the game at the 91,000-capacity Bird's Nest Stadium will take place after a week of heavy rain in Beijing. With more thunderstorms expected over the weekend and on Monday, the game has been thrown into doubt. International Champions Cup spokesman Ben Xiaozheng said: "It's a concern. The weather has been really bad. But we're hopeful the game will go ahead." A United spokesman added: "We are aware of the bad weather in Beijing, but also that the organizers are working very hard on getting the game to go ahead." United play Borussia Dortmund in Shanghai on Friday before travelling to Beijing on Saturday evening. They are due to return to Manchester straight after the derby with City on Monday before facing Everton at Old Trafford on Wednesday in Wayne Rooney's testimonial. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |