London, United Kingdom | AFP | Lucas Torreira has been at Arsenal just a matter of months but the tough-tackling midfielder already looks like the kind of player the club has been missing for years. The Uruguay international will make only his seventh Premier League start when Wolves visit the …
Read More »Klopp wrestles with Liverpool’s midfield dilemma
Liverpool, United Kingdom | AFP | As Jurgen Klopp tries to maintain Liverpool’s challenge for the Premier League title, the need to sort out his midfield is becoming an increasingly pressing issue. A home match against bottom club Fulham on Sunday may just offer the opportunity to start to put …
Read More »Mourinho fails to match up as Guardiola takes Man City streets ahead
Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United turned to Jose Mourinho as the antidote to their “noisy neighbours” Manchester City finally achieving their long-held goal of hiring Pep Guardiola as manager in 2016. Reunited in England’s northwest after two confrontational years on either side of the Barcelona-Real Madrid rivalry, …
Read More »Factfile of African champions Esperance
Tunis, Tunisia | AFP | Factfile for 2018 CAF Champions League winners Esperance of Tunisia: Captain: Khalil Chemmam Coach: Moine Chaabani (TUN) Winning team: Moez Ben Cherifia; Sameh Derbali, Chemmam, Mohamed Yakoubi, Ayman Ben Mohamed; Fousseny Coulibaly (CIV), Ghilane Chalal; Anice Badri, Saad Bguir, Youcef Belaili (ALG); Taha Yassine Khenessi …
Read More »Sterling commits to Man City with 2023 deal
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Raheem Sterling has committed his long-term future to Manchester City after signing a three-year contract extension with the Premier League champions on Friday. Sterling had been in negotiations with City for several months and the England winger has finally agreed the bumper new deal …
Read More »FINALLY: Ugandan cricketers get winning start
Day 1 #WCL3 ➡ Uganda ?? 167/5 36.2 Denmark ??165 Uganda wins by 5 wickets ➡ Oman ?? 166/5 42.5 Kenya ?? 164 Oman wins by 5 wickets SATURDAY Uganda vs USA Oman vs Singapore Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Eighty-eight runs from Arnold Otwani spurred Uganda to a much sought after winning start to …
Read More »Mbappe tells AFP: Ronaldo, Messi still best but won’t win Ballon d’Or
Paris, France | AFP | Teenage sensation Kylian Mbappe told AFP on Thursday that Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi remain football’s greatest players but that his own World Cup heroics could help crown him the 2018 Ballon d’Or winner. Mbappe, 19, inspired France to World Cup victory in Russia with …
Read More »Southgate defends decision to honour Rooney as Wilson gets first call-up
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Gareth Southgate defended the decision to honour Wayne Rooney by fielding England’s top international goalscorer in a friendly against the USA at Wembley next week. The Football Association announced on Sunday that Rooney would be awarded his 120th cap as a tribute to his …
Read More »Man Utd’s Martial earns recall to France squad
Paris, France | AFP | Anthony Martial has been rewarded for his impressive recent form with Manchester United by being recalled to the France squad by coach Didier Deschamps on Thursday. Martial, who has scored five goals in United’s last four Premier League games, comes in for France’s Nations League …
Read More »Giroud heads Chelsea past BATE, Rangers lose thriller at Spartak
Paris, France | AFP | Chelsea booked their place in the Europa League knockout stage as Olivier Giroud’s first club goal of the campaign gave Maurizio Sarri’s men a 1-0 win at BATE Borisov, while Rangers lost a seven-goal thriller against Spartak Moscow. Giroud ended his 11-game goal drought this …
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