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Arnaut Danjuma's early goal secured Villarreal a deserved 1-0 win against Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. Former Bournemouth winger Danjuma gave the Spaniards a slender advantage going into the return leg by scoring the only goal early in the first half at Estadio De La Ceramica but it could have been worse for Bayern, who produced a disappointing display, as Villarreal had another effort […]

Germain and Morocco right-back Achraf Hakimi are among the 12 nominees for the 2022 Marc-Vivien Foe award for the best African player in France's Ligue 1. Mali and Rennes captain Hamari Traore and Saint-Etienne and Tunisia midfielder Wahbi Khazri are also on the shortlist. Meanwhile, two former winners - Angers' Sofiane Boufal of Morocco and Lyon's Cameroon forward Karl Toko Ekanbi - are in the race to succeed last year's victor, Gael Kakuta of […]

Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney is likely to miss the rest of the Premier League season with a left knee injury. The 24 year old Scotland left-back who suffered the injury during a training session last week and missed Monday's 3-0 Defeat at Crystal Palace will undergo surgery in the forthcoming days. The need for surgery, after consultation with a specialist, also casts doubt on Tierney's availability for Scotland's World Cup qualification play-off against […]

Ac Milan were held to a 0-0 home draw by Bologna, leaving them one point clear at the top of Serie A. Wins by defending champions Inter Milan and second-placed Napoli at the weekend put pressure on Milan to respond. But the hosts struggled, with French forward Olivier Giroud's header, well saved by Lukasz Skorupski, being their best first-half effort. Zlatan Ibrahimovic came off the bench after the break, but […]

Tennis officials say they will hand out stricter punishments for on-court misconduct. The ATP told players it was also reviewing its penalties for serious violations and repeat offenders. Recall that Australian Nick Kyrgios was fined a total of $60,000 after the 26-year-old's outbursts at Indian Wells and the Miami Open earlier this year, while German Alexander Zverez was also thrown out of the Mexican Open after hitting the umpire's chair with […]