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  Liverpool secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Crystal Palace, maintaining their position at the top of the Premier League table. Arne Slot’s side extended their winning streak to nine out of ten games since he succeeded Jurgen Klopp. However, ...

  Arsenal recovered from a shock deficit to defeat winless Southampton 3-1 at Emirates Stadium, securing their 400th Premier League home win. The Gunners remained unbeaten this season, moving within one point of leaders Liverpool ahead of the international break. ...

  Manchester City edged out Fulham 3-2 in a thrilling Premier League encounter at the Etihad Stadium, thanks to Mateo Kovacic’s decisive brace. Fulham took an early lead through Andreas Pereira’s 27th-minute strike, set up by Raul Jimenez’s brilliant skill. ...

  Real Madrid returned to winning ways with a convincing 2-0 victory over Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday. Federico Valverde’s deflected long-range strike gave Los Blancos a first-half lead, with Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe causing problems for ...

  Super Eagles caretaker coach Augustine Eguavoen has revealed a 23-man squad ahead of Nigeria’s crucial 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying doubleheader against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya. The list, released by the Nigeria Football Federation on Saturday, features ...

  Preston forward Milutin Osmajic has been hit with an eight-match ban following his bite on Blackburn’s Owen Beck during last month’s 0-0 draw at Deepdale. Montenegro international Osmajic left teeth-marks on the shoulder of Rovers defender Owen Beck but ...

  Super Eagles duo Ahmed Musa and Shehu Abdullahi have been spotted training with Kano Pillars ahead of the Matchday 5 in the 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season. Both players were spotted at the former champions’ training ground on Thursday, preparing ...

  The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has reduced Paul Pogba’s four-year doping ban to 18 months, allowing the French footballer to return to the pitch sooner than anticipated. Pogba, who tested positive for dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) at the start of the ...

  Former Super Eagles captain and midfielder, Austin Okocha, says he is the best dribbler to have played the game of football, The PUNCH reports. In a video posted  on X, the Nigeria legend was asked to pick a better dribbler than ...

  It was a night of accolades for Nigerian international, Ademola Lookman, as he helped his Atalanta side cruise to victory in the Champions League match against Shakhtar Donetsk. Lookman was instrumental in the 3-0 victory of the Italian side ...

  Jonathan David’s penalty secured a historic 1-0 victory for Lille over reigning European champions Real Madrid. Lille dominated, deserving the win before a packed Stade Pierre-Mauroy crowd. Real Madrid’s 36-game unbeaten streak ended despite late pressure. Kylian Mbappe returned ...

  Aston Villa secured a historic 1-0 win over six-time Champions League winners Bayern Munich, thanks to Jhon Duran’s spectacular goal and Emilio Martinez’s heroics. Duran scored his sixth goal this season, five from the bench, with a stunning 25-yard ...

  A long-serving Champions League referee has reportedly been suspended from European action for allegedly threatening to k!ll a player, However, he looks set to avoid punishment in the country where he was accused after insisting it was just a ...

  Manchester City and Portuguese international midfielder Matheus Nunes, 26, was reportedly arrested in Madrid on suspicion of theft. According to Spanish daily El Mundo and Dailymail, Nunes was detained at La Riviera nightclub around 5:30 a.m. on September 8. ...

  Victor Osimhen has boldly declared his own price tag, insisting his transfer value should be in excess of 100million euros. After joining Napoli from Lille in 2020, the 25-year-old quickly established himself as one of the most prolific strikers ...

  There was plenty of drama at end of WWE RAW on Monday night as the ring collapsed before Seth Rollins marked his return. In the night’s main event, a ‘Last Monster Standing’ match between bitter rivals Braun Strowman and ...

  Cristiano Ronaldo has hinted that he’s nearing retirement after his latest strike for Al-Nassr. Ronaldo, 39, is one of the greatest footballers to ever play the game, with the Portuguese superstar having scored 904 career goals. The forward has ...

  Manchester United successfully appealed against Bruno Fernandes’ red card in Sunday’s 3-0 loss to Tottenham, avoiding a three-match suspension. Fernandes, 30, was given a straight red card for fouling James Maddison in the 42nd minute at Old Trafford. United ...

  France forward Ousmane Dembele has been left out of PSG’s squad for their Champions League game at Arsenal on Tuesday, a source close to the club told AFP. Dembele’s absence is not injury-related but “a decision of the coach” Luis Enrique. It ...

  NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo has d!ed from brain cancer at the age of 58. The eight-time NBA All-Star, who retired in 2009, spent 18 years playing in the league for the Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, New ...

  Andrés Iniesta, the iconic midfielder who scored the winning goal in the 2010 World Cup final, is retiring at 40 years old. According to Relevo, Iniesta will officially announce his retirement on October 8, a date significant to him ...

  Anthony Joshua has been issued a ban from boxing following his brutal defeat by Daniel Dubois last week. The Watford-born fighter was knocked out in the fifth round at Wembley in front of 96,000 fans at Wembley by the ...

  Antoine Griezmann, France’s 2018 World Cup-winning star, has announced his retirement from international football after a decade-long career with Les Bleus. The 33-year-old Atletico Madrid forward shared his decision on X, stating, “It is with a heart full of ...

  Former Cagliari midfielder Andrea Capone was found d3ad aged 43 at the 5-star Palazzo Tirso Hotel in his native Italy on Sunday. After growing up in the city, Capone would go on to graduate from the club’s academy before becoming ...

  The son of legendary footballer Zidane, Enzo has retired from football at the age of 29. This comes as a surprise given he has not tasted competitive action since May 2023. The midfielder has decided he wants to focus ...