Two headed goals from set pieces helped West Ham United to beat Leeds United 2-1 in their English Premier League clash at Elland Road on Friday. Goals from midfielder Tomas Soucek and defender Angelo Ogbonna ensured that West Ham fought from a goal down to defeat the hosts. West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski conceded a Read More…
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Arsenal ease past Dundalk to stay perfect in Europa League
Arsenal maintained their perfect record in this season’s Europa League, as goals from Eddie Nketiah, Mohamed Elneny, Joe Willock and Folarin Balogun, sealed a 4-2 win at Dundalk in their final Group B match on Thursday. A much-changed Arsenal lineup, rested several senior players, having already qualified for the last 32, went ahead in the Read More…
CAF fines Aubameyang for social media outburst
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been fined $10,000 for social media posts. CAF said the post had tarnished its “honour and image”. Aubameyang posted in the social media after Gabon spent the night on an airport floor ahead of an African Cup of Nations qualifier in November. The player and his Read More…
Neymar bags hat-trick as PSG crush Basaksehir 5-1 in suspended game
Neymar bagged a hat-trick as Paris St Germain topped Champions League Group H with a 5-1 home victory over Istanbul Basaksehir on Wednesday, a day after the game was suspended amid an alleged racist incident. The PSG and Basaksehir players, as well as the three field referees, took a knee before kickoff one day after Read More…
Osimhen returns to Napoli training ahead of Real Sociedad clash
The Nigeria international is gradually getting ready for action after participating in his side’s preparation against the Whites and Blues Napoli have provided an update on Victor Osimhen ahead of their Europa League League clash against Real Sociedad on Thursday. The 21-year-old suffered a shoulder dislocation on international duty with Nigeria against Sierra Leone in Read More…
Woods’ Hall of Fame induction on hold until 2022 due to COVID-19
Tiger Woods’ induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame will have to wait, after organisers said they were postponing the 2021 ceremony until the following year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 15-time major winner will be inducted alongside 11-time LPGA winner Susie Maxwell Berning, former PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem and the late Read More…
Mourinho congratulates Arteta for ‘tough match’ as Tottenham beat Arsenal in derby
The home side returned to the top of the Premier League after beating their city rivals but the coach says it was anything but an easy winTottenham manager Jose Mourinho said Arsenal made it difficult for his side as they won 2-0 in the north London derby on Sunday, and congratulated Gunners counterpart Mikel Arteta Read More…
Iwobi shines as Everton hold Burnley
The Nigeria international delivered an impressive performance to help the Toffees avoid defeat at Turf Moor Alex Iwobi shone as Everton played out a 1-1 draw against Burnley in Saturday’s Premier League game. The 24-year-old was handed his fourth league start and delivered an eye-catching performance in the encounter. The versatile forward starred in a Read More…
Manchester City cruise to 2-0 win over Fulham
Manchester City provisionally broke into the Premier League top four after first-half goals from Raheem Sterling and Kevin de Bruyne gave them a comfortable 2-0 home win over struggling Fulham on Saturday. The result lifted City into fourth place on 18 points from 10 games while Fulham, who suffered a 10th straight defeat to their Read More…
Liverpool loanee Awoniyi’s opener not enough to avoid Berlin derby defeat
Union Berlin were defeated by Hertha Berlin in Friday’s derby in the Bundesliga Liverpool loanee Taiwo Awoniyi opened the scoring for Union Berlin in Friday’s Berlin derby, but it wasn’t enough to avoid a 3-1 defeat by Hertha Berlin. The Nigeria forward nipped in between two defenders and rolled home a left-footed finish beyond Alexander Read More…