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Arsenal and Burnley shared the spoils in the Premier League (PL) in a frustrating afternoon for the ‘Gunners’ who had the chance to leapfrog their rivals into a Champions League place, but instead recorded their first goalless PL draw since…

Chelsea ended a run of four Premier League (PL) games without a win by rallying in the second half to defeat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at Stamford Bridge, completing a season quadruple over their opponents for the first time since 2001/02.…

Leading contenders Nigeria were dumped out of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in the round of 16 courtesy of goalkeeper Maduka Okoye’s error as Tunisia reached their fourth successive quarter-final at the tournament thanks to a 1-0…

Manchester City’s procession towards the title hit a bump in the road following a 1-1 draw with Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium, ending a run of 12 consecutive Premier League victories. The ‘Saints’ marched into the contest facing a Man…

Manchester United moved into the UEFA Champions League places after Marcus Rashford struck a dramatic injury-time winner. The hosts leapfrogged Arsenal, Tottenham and West Ham in extraordinary circumstances after a game of very few chances.…

For the first time in their history, Nigeria have won their opening two Africa Cup of Nations games in consecutive tournaments after producing a dominant performance to claim a 3-1 victory over Sudan. Unbeaten in their last four outings,…

Athletic Bilbao came from behind to beat Atlético Madrid 2-1 in the Supercopa de España on Thursday. They will now face Real Madrid in the final as they look to defend the trophy they won last year. Given Atlético’s underwhelming La Liga…

With tonight’s match having been initially rescheduled due to a reported batch of false positive COVID-19 tests, there was nothing controversial about this result, as a valiant Arsenal held Liverpool to a goalless draw, ending a run of…

Automatic progression to the knockouts is now in Burkina Faso’s hands, after they became just the second-ever side in Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) history to beat Cape Verde in a group game, taking the tournament’s tally of 1-0 victories…

The 2021 African Cup of Nations finally burst into life as five-time winners and defending champions Cameroon came from behind to beat Ethiopia 4-1. Captain Vincent Aboubakar scored twice, taking his tally for the tournament to four, to…