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If Arsenal hoped Brighton would seek out and exploit flaws in Manchester City’s make-up in the same manner Everton brutally exposed Liverpool’s, they were to be sorely disappointed. And this is because, at this stage of the Premier League season when the big prize is in sight and the pressure is at its height, the reigning champions rarely show any signs of weakness. Arsenal fulfilled their part of the bargain by […]
English Premier League trio Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea are all looking likely to miss out on Napoli’s Victor Osimhen as French giants Paris Saint-Germain have decided to pay the €120m release clause in the Nigerian’s current contract. After a successful four-year spell at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, the Nigeria international is expected to leave Naples despite signing a contract extension in December. Osimhen is one of the most […]
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has appointed Tunde Onakoya, the Guinness World Record holder for the longest chess marathon in history, the sports ambassador of the state. Governor Abiodun, who made this known on Thursday when he received Onakoya in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, also announced the commencement of the state chess competition, which will be held in all parts of the state in honour of Onakoya. Abiodun, who […]
StarTimes has secured the non-exclusive broadcast rights for the Spanish topflight league, LaLiga EA Sports and LaLiga Hypermotion, for the next five seasons. LaLiga EA Sports is the premier football league in Spain and is considered one of the top professional leagues in the world, featuring 20 teams. Each season consists of 38 rounds with 10 matches per round, following a home and away format. LaLiga also boasts the record for […]
Kai Havertz and Ben White scored twice each in a rampant second-half performance from Mikel Arteta's side after Leandro Trossard had struck an early opener in an end-to-end first period. The emphatic victory, coming just three days after they bounced back from losses to Aston Villa and Bayern Munich with a 2-0 win at Wolves, gives Arsenal a three-point cushion on Liverpool in second and puts them four clear of […]
Jannik Sinner on Tuesday dismissed the idea that he is the best player in the world right now. Sinner said he should not be compared to his fellow top-three rivals, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz. The Italian world number two can come within touching distance of the top-ranked Djokovic in the standings should he triumph in Madrid this fortnight and he arrives in the Spanish capital brimming with confidence and […]
Leicester City have identified RB Salzburg’s Lucas Gourna-Douath as the ideal replacement for Wilfred Ndidi as the Championship club gear up for a potential transition without the Nigerian midfielder next season. According to jeunesfooteux.com, a French website, Leicester City manager Enzo Maresca and his coaching team are looking to replace Ndidi, whose deal with the club expires in the summer, and he’s among the six players at the King Power […]
Super Eagles striker, Victor Boniface, has expressed delight at being nominated for a place in the 2023/24 Bundesliga Team of The Season. The list of nominees was announced in a statement on the league’s website on Wednesday and Boniface’s club, Bayer Leverkusen, posted their eight players who made the shortlist on X formerly Twitter, on Thursday. “He scores goals, Boniface!” the club wrote on their social media account. Boniface reposted […]
There comes a time when superstar players have to step up and deliver for their team. Paris St-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe may already be considered one of the best players in the world with a World Cup and five Ligue 1 trophies under his belt. But the Frenchman has yet to help his home city club win the trophy that has always eluded them - the Champions League. On Tuesday […]
