Juventus kicked off their Champions League campaign with a 2-0 victory at Valencia in a match overshadowed by a controversial red card for Cristiano Ronaldo, while tournament favourites Manchester City were stunned at home by Lyon on Wednesday. Ronaldo’s Champions League debut for Juventus lasted less than half an hour as the Portuguese star was […]
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Lionel Messi scored a sensational hat-trick as Barcelona kickstarted their Champions League campaign with a 4-0 win at home to Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday. However, their victory was marred by defender Samuel Umtiti sent off in the second half. Barca’s all-time top scorer Messi broke the deadlock in the 32nd minute at the […]
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Manchester United forward, Romelu Lukaku has revealed the half time team talk the team received after heading into the dressing room with a two goal lead at vicarage road against a Watford team that was unbeaten in the league as at kick off. Speaking to BT sports Lukaku said. “The manager said to us we […]
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Egyptian superstar, Mohammed Salah was again absent on the score sheet as Liverpool deservingly triumphed over Spurs at Wembley. Goals from Wijnaldum and Firmino put Liverpool ahead before a late goal from Erik Lamela made it 1:2 to the visitors. Speaking at a post match press conference, the Liverpool manager expressed happiness that goals are […]
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Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri has given an update on the injury of in form Croatian midfielder Matteo Kovacic. The player limped off agonizingly as he was substituted with over 40 minutes left to play in the Blues weekend fixture against Cardiff City at Stamford bridge. Speaking to sports journalist after the match, the Chelsea […]
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After failing to score in his first 319 minutes of league action for Juventus, Cristiano Ronaldo finally opened his goals account scoring two in 15 minutes in the Old Lady’s 2-1 home win against Sassuolo on Sunday. In what was turning into another frustrating afternoon for the five-time FIFA Player of the Year winner after […]
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Chelsea Football Club went top of the English Premier League (EPL) on goal difference after beating Cardiff City 4-1 on Saturday. Liverpool kept pace with the Blues with a 2-1 against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium. There were also notable away wins as Manchester United ended Watford’s winning run with a 2-1 victory at Vicarage […]
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England football team manager Gareth Southgate, has hinted that he is looking to block any plans of Everton FC young star Ademola Lookman to switch footballing allegience to Nigeria. Lookman impressed during his loan spell in Germany with RB Liepzig at the latter stages of last season. Though born of Nigerian parents, he has represented England at […]
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Novak Djokovic clinched his third US Open title on Sunday with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 triumph over Juan Martin del Potro, taking him level with Pete Sampras’s mark of 14 Grand Slams. Djokovic, playing in his eighth final in New York and already the champion in 2011 and 2015, is now just three Slams […]
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Serena Williams has been fined 17,000 dollars for the code violations she received during the U.S. Open final, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) said on Sunday. During Saturday’s match, which she lost 6-2 6-4 to Japan’s Naomi Osaka, Williams was handed a coaching violation and a point penalty for breaking her racquet before a […]
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