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Manchester United boss says in-fighting must stop following Harry Rashford-Marcus Maguire spat
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says in-fighting must stop at Old Trafford following the spat between Marcus Rashford and Harry Maguire last week.
Mason Mount hails ‘brave’ Chelsea after ‘massive win’ at Anfield
Mason Mount hailed a “massive win” for Chelsea over Liverpool as their “brave” approach earned a crucial three points in the race for the top four.
Jesse Lingard proves West Ham matchwinner in victory over Tottenham
West Ham moved into the top four of the Premier League with a narrow victory over Tottenham that increases the pressure on Spurs manager Jose Mourinho.
Arsenal set unwanted record in Europa League tie vs Benfica
Arsenal set an unwanted record during Thursday night’s Europa League draw with Benfica which ended 1-1 after being caught offside 10 times.
Derby boss wants VAR scrapped from Premier League
There have been controversial VAR decisions every week in the Premier League, despite referees being able to view video footage before making final decisions in some instances.
Trent Alexander-Arnold: Liverpool put in ‘one of our best performances’ in Leicester defeat
The reigning Premier League champions took the lead midway through the second half through Mohamed Salah, but the hosts fired back 11 minutes later with a goal from James Maddison.
Napoli deal Juventus a title-chasing blow
However, neither appeared possible. They were to achieve that tall order against the Serie A champions Juventus, that had won nine of their last 11 games in all competitions and boasted an unyielding defense. And, they were to overcome such daunting challenge without key players like Belgian striker Dries Mertens and Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly.
Junior Ajayi celebrates Al Ahly’s Club World Cup feat
Nigeria forward Junior Ajayi is in buoyant mood after Al Ahly claimed third position at the FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar.
Offside rule changed following controversial Bernardo Silva goal vs Aston Villa
The Portuguese winger opened the scoring for Manchester City in the 79th minute, firing into the top corner from the edge of the box. However, he received the ball from Rodri, who had dispossessed Aston Villa defender Tyrone Mings from an offside position.
Prem referee admits Jordan Pickford should have been punished for Virgil van Dijk injury
Premier League referee Michael Oliver has admitted that Jordan Pickford should have been punished for injuring Virgil van Dijk.
Marcus Rashford tames Wolves to send Manchester United into second
Marcus Rashford's deflected strike deep into stoppage time moved Manchester United to within two points of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win over Wolves on Tuesday.
Arsenal ease pressure on Mikel Arteta amid coronavirus concerns
Arsenal further eased the pressure on manager Mikel Arteta with a 1-0 win at Brighton on Tuesday, but the continuation of the Premier League in the coming weeks was cast into doubt after a record 18 positive tests for coronavirus among players and staff earlier in the day.
Aston Villa beat Crystal Palace 3-0, soar into top six
Villa’s transformation from just staying up on the final day of last season to contending for Europe continued as they held on a man down for the full second half to beat Palace 3-0.
Leicester fight back twice to earn draw vs Manchester United
Jamie Vardy scored a late deflected equaliser as Leicester and Manchester United cancelled each other out in an entertaining draw at the King Power Stadium.
AC Milan’s Rafael Leao scores fastest ever Serie A goal
AC Milan forward Rafael Leao scored the fastest goal in Serie A history, hitting the target after six seconds, to set the leaders on their way to a 2-1 win at Sassuolo on Sunday.
Manchester City claim very hard fought win at Southampton
Manchester City secured a much-needed win to keep their Premier League title challenge alive as Raheem Sterling's goal earned a hard-fought 1-0 victory at fourth-placed Southampton on Saturday.
Luis Suarez double gets Atletico Madrid back on track
Luis Suarez scored twice as LaLiga leaders Atletico Madrid secured a comfortable 3-1 home victory over Elche.
Real Sociedad retake top spot despite Eibar draw
The Basque club are level with Atletico Madrid on 26 points after the capital club fell to a 2-0 defeat to local rivals Real Madrid on Saturday evening.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: Manchester City draw the best derby performance of my tenure
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has described Manchester United’s 0-0 draw with Manchester City as his side's best performance against their city rivals during his tenure.
Manchester United and Manchester City settle for draw in drab derby
City went close again on 35 minutes with Gabriel Jesus playing in-field to Kevin De Bruyne who worked it out to Riyad Mahrez in space on the overlap but Riyad’s effort was blocked by David De Gea.
Jurgen Klopp: I thought VAR was a good idea, but now I’m not so...
Jurgen Klopp admits he may have changed his mind about the need for VAR in football, after another incident-filled match for his Liverpool side in the Champions League.
Romelu Lukaku double keeps Inter alive in Champions League
Romelu Lukaku kept Inter Milan’s Champions League hopes alive on Tuesday, scoring two second-half goals to seal a dramatic 3-2 win at Borussia Moenchengladbach in their penultimate group game.
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Governor Ayade: PIB must address delisting of Cross River as oil producing state
Cross River State governor, Prof Ben Ayade, has tasked National Assembly to handle related Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, and other issues related to the bill with circumspection to avoid contentions that are likely to trail its ultimate passage into law.
Simy Nwankwo double helps Crotone end Serie A winless streak
The triumph at the Stadio Ezio Scida was Crotone's first win since January 17 - when they beat Benevento - and it ended a run of seven consecutive defeats in the Italian top-flight.
Cattle rearing: Lagos butchers seek 50,000 hectares of land for ranching
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VON chief: How Nigeria can repay huge Chinese loans
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Swiss agree to outlaw facial coverings in ‘burqa ban’ vote
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PDP asks Senator Adeyemi to apologise to Abia governor
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, South-East zone, on Monday urged Sen, Smart Adeyemi to immediately apologize to the governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu over his unguided verbal attack.
Benue governor: Terkula Suswam’s killers will be punished
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APC weighs in on Edo governor’s delay in appointing commissioners
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Peter Obaseki retires as FCMB chief operating officer
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Adele finalises divorce; shares joint custody of son with ex-husband
English singer-songwriter, Adele, and her former husband, Simon Konecki, have finalised their divorce nearly after two years they are separated.