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Palace whip Manchester United 1-3 in season’s opener
Manchester United’s Premier League season got off to a dreadful start as Wilfried Zaha scored twice against his former club to hand Crystal Palace a 3-1 win at Old Trafford.
The Eagles have now won their first two games of a…
Bayern decimate Schalke 8-0 in Bundesliga opener
Serge Gnabry hit a hat-trick as holders Bayern Munich romped to an historic 8-0 rout of Schalke on Friday in the opening game of the 2020/21 Bundesliga season behind closed doors.
The jaw-dropping result is the highest win in…
Premier League urges government to stick to Oct. 1 date for fans return
The Premier League has urged the British government to stay committed to its plans for a controlled return of fans into stadiums from Oct. 1.
The government last week restricted pilot events to 1,000 spectators after a spike in…
Osaka withdraws from French Open with ‘hamstring’ injury
Japan’s Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the upcoming French Open with a hamstring injury.
The 22-year-old had her left hamstring taped when she battled back against Victoria Azarenka in the U.S. Open final in New York on…
Coronavirus: Football team loses 37-0 in socially distanced match
A German football team lost 37-0 to their local rivals after fielding only seven players who socially distanced throughout the match.
Ripdorf fielded the minimum number of players on Sunday because their opponents SV Holdenstedt…
Liverpool agree £25m Thiago Alcantara deal
Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign midfielder Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich for at least £20m, plus £5m in add-ons, on a four-year contract.
Thiago, 29, joined the German giants from Barcelona in 2013 and played in last season's…
Tokyo Olympics: Organisers to decide COVID-19 “counter-measures’’ by end of year
Organisers are ploughing ahead with the postponed Tokyo Olympics, Joan Coates, head of the Coordination Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), said on Tuesday.
Coates, an IOC Vice President, said they would…
Mohamed Salah’s hat-trick sees Liverpool dismantle hard-fighting Leeds
Leeds United made a dramatic return to the Premier League after a 16-year absence as they produced a magnificent display only to lose to a late penalty in a thriller against champions Liverpool at Anfield.
Liverpool, back in…
Debutants Gabriel, Willian shine as Arsenal down Fulham in season’s opener
Debutants Gabriel and Willian impressed as Arsenal blew away promoted Fulham in the opening game of the Premier League season.
Former Chelsea winger Willian had a hand in all three goals and Gabriel - a £23m signing from Lille…
Kwara Gov moves to rename Illorin stadium after Rashidi Yekini
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State on Thursday declared that the State Stadium Sports Complex, Illorin will be named after the late Rashidi Yekini.
The governor was responding to a request by the Minister of Youth…