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Liverpool maintained their flawless start under new manager Arne Slot as they outclassed Manchester United at Old Trafford with a 3-0 win. They have barely missed a beat since SLOTreplaced JURGEN KLOPP, recording three straight Premier League wins now without conceding a goal. TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD had already had a goal disallowed for offside before LUIS DIAZ struck twice in quick succession just before the interval to put Liverpool in complete command. DIAZ headed home MOHAMED SALAH'Scross at the far post […]

Multiple Ballon d’Or winner and Portugal forward, Cristiano Ronaldo has been honoured as the all-time leading goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League. The achievements of Ronaldo in Europe’s premier club competition of more than 18 years,were recognised yesterday during the inaugural 2024/2025 UEFA Champions League 36-team league phase draw ceremony held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The former Manchester United, Juventus forward and current Al Nasar player has scored […]

Liverpool have agreed to sign Valencia goalkeeper, Giorgi Mamar-dashvili in a deal worth up to 29 million pounds. Mamar-dashvili will join the clubsubject to a work permit and international clearance, for a fee of 25 million pounds plus 4 million pounds in add-ons, but will remain with the La Liga club this season before moving to Merseyside for the start of the 2025-2026 season. Though, Liverpool, despite having goal keepers Alisson […]

Juventus continued their fine start to the Serie A campaign under Thiago Motta, beating Hellas Verona 3-0 away from home to become the only side to win their opening two games of the season. Striker Dusan Vlahovic opened the scoring, netting the first of his two goals with a clean finish in the 28th minute, and further  threaded a pass as he slotted the ball past goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipo's right while under […]

Arne Slot's first Premier League home game in charge of Liverpool ended in 2-0 victory yesterday as the Reds defeated Brentford.  Luis Diaz's clinical 13th-minute goal came after a lightning break when a Brentford corner was cleared by Ibrahima Konate, while Mohamed Salah set Diogo Jota away with Diaz finishing well on his 100th appearance for the club.  Despite Brentford not having a striker, Ivan Toney, in the game, Skipper Christian Norgaard […]

Chelsea coach, ENZO MARESCA says RAHEEM STERLING is training away from the club’s first team and is not in his plans to include him as he "prefers a different kind of winger". MARESCA had last Friday informed the 29-year-old that he was not included in the teamthis season and was also left out of the squad that lost to City last Sunday, as well as the team preparing to face Servette. STERLING'S No 7 shirt has also been given to summer signing PEDRO NETO, who […]

Super Eagles striker, VICTOR OSIMHEN was missing in action as Napoli lost 3-0 to HELLAS VERONA in their first Serie A fixture of the season. OSIMHEN is expected to leave the club this summer, with Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain keen on the player. Reports suggest that ANTONIO CONTE has decided not to use the Nigerian as he awaits the arrival of ROMELU LUKAKU from Chelsea. During the match, CONTE was forced to take off star midfielder KHVICHA KVARATSKHELIA after he collided with an […]

Lille secured a spot in the Champions League play-offs yesterday at the expense of José Mourinho’s Fenerbahce, thanks to a Jonathan David penalty in extra time that clinched a 3-2 aggregate victory in Istanbul. Fenerbahce lost the first leg 2-1 last week and looked to be going out until Bafode Diakite’s late own goal sent the match to extra time.  Though Lille's substitute Aissa Mandi was sent off on his […]

Head coach of Nigeria's D’Tigress, Rena Wakama has been named the best coach in the women’s basketball event at the 2024 Olympic Games. The International Basketball Federation, FIBA announced the prestigious accolade yesterday during the concluding ceremony of the Olympic event. The 32 year old Wakama led D’Tigress to the quarterfinals in the women’s basketball event after defeating world's top ranked teams, Australia and Canada. However, the African champions bowed […]