London, United Kingdom | AFP | Wolves broke their club transfer record on Thursday to ensure top scorer Raul Jimenez remains at Molineux on a permanent deal worth a reported £30 million ($39 million) from Benfica. The Mexican has scored 15 goals in his debut season in England as the Midlands club have enjoyed a …
Read More »Make or break for Vipers as they visit KCCA
KCCA FC v Vipers SC – 4:00pm Star Times Stadium, Lugogo Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | KCCA FC and Vipers SC face off in game day 25 of the Star Times Uganda Premier League at Startimes Stadium, Lugogo today. “To many, it’s seen as the title decider while to the …
Read More »Manchester City back on top as Spurs party in style
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester City brushed aside struggling Cardiff to leapfrog Liverpool at the top of the Premier League on Wednesday as Tottenham opened their glittering stadium in style. City’s 2-0 victory over Cardiff took Pep Guardiola’s quadruple-chasers to 80 points — one clear of Jurgen …
Read More »Toure and Sterling blast Juventus over Kean abuse
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Yaya Toure responded with fury and Raheem Sterling with mockery after manager Massimiliano Allegri and teammates said Juventus youngster Moise Kean shared the blame for racist abuse by Cagliari fans. Toure, who was speaking at UEFA’s Equal Game conference at Wembley, said he hoped the …
Read More »African great Toure blasts football chiefs over racism
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Four-time African footballer of the year Yaya Toure says football authorities should be more proactive when it comes to racism. The 35-year-old former Ivory Coast great — who also starred for Barcelona and Manchester City — said football’s governing bodies only reacted once incidents had already occurred, as in …
Read More »Five things we learned in European football this weekend
Paris, France | AFP | Barcelona, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain all moved closer to retaining their domestic titles this weekend, but there were plenty of other talking points in Europe. AFP Sport takes a look back at the action as Borussia Dortmund and Ajax claimed big victories, and a famous old …
Read More »‘It was ugly, but who cares?’: Klopp joy as Liverpool go top
Collated English Premier League results Cardiff 1 Chelsea 2 Liverpool 2 Tottenham 1 Played Saturday Brighton 0 Southampton 1 Burnley 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 Crystal Palace 2 Huddersfield 0 Fulham 0 Man City 2 Leicester 2 Bournemouth 0 Manchester United 2 Watford 1 West Ham 0 Everton 2 Playing Monday …
Read More »Zidane: Pogba is a player who knows how to do everything
Zidane praise for Man Utd’s Pogba opens door to Real bid Madrid, Spain | AFP | Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane opened the door to a possible bid for Paul Pogba on Saturday when he hailed the Manchester United star as “a player who knows how to do everything”. The …
Read More »X-COUNTRY: Cheptegei finally beats the world
. ➡ MEDALS 1⃣ Joshua CHEPTEGEI – GOLD 2⃣ Jacob KIPLIMO – SILVER 3⃣ Oscar CHELIMO – U-20 BRONZE 4⃣ U-20 Men team – SILVER 5⃣ Senior Women Team – BRONZE 6⃣ Senior men team – GOLD RESULT: Senior Men race 10km 1⃣ Joshua CHEPTEGEI 🇺🇬 31:40 Prize $30000 2⃣ Jacob KIPLIMO …
Read More »Defiant Vettel leads Ferrari domination
Manama, Bahrain | AFP | A defiant Sebastian Vettel clocked the fastest time as he and Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc dominated Friday’s floodlit second free practice for this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix. The four-time champion German delivered a best lap in one minute and 28.846 seconds to outpace his new Monegasque partner by 0.035 seconds …
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