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 City team that had an 11-point lead at the top of the table, but Pep Guardiola’s side made a slow start to…

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. Despite the huge implications of this clash, with both sides vying for a chance to end the day inside the…

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, Nigeria entered their second group stage game full of confidence, and they were in front within a matter of…

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 form that continued with a 2-2 draw at Villarreal on Sunday, the tournament’s Saudi Arabian setting provided…

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 eight successive wins at Anfield for the ‘Reds’. The 17th League Cup meeting between the sides is a record in…

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 to 10. Much like the hum of vuvuzelas inside the Paul Biya Stadium, Burkina Faso began the match with a…

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 ensure the hosts will progress from Group A. The opening exchanges were action-packed. Ethiopia silenced the…

Gambia recorded their first-ever victory in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals, defeating Mauritania 1-0 at the Limbe Stadium courtesy of Ablie Jallow's stunning first-half strike. AFCON debutants Gambia were richly rewarded for their patience after kick-off was delayed by 45 minutes, getting off to the perfect start. Jallow showed an…

Ivan Jurić’s delightful Torino side swept away a timid Fiorentina outfit, triumphing 4-0 over the European-chasers, with the ‘Bulls’ extending their unbeaten record at home to seven matches - their longest run since 2016/17. After a Covid outbreak had seen the original fixture scheduled for the weekend postponed, the hosts wasted no time in…

Senegal needed a last-gasp penalty to defeat Zimbabwe 1-0 at the Kouekong Stadium in Bafoussam as Sadio Mané netted his 27th international goal. The ‘Lions of Teranga’ were without nine players due to a number of positive coronavirus tests, including Chelsea goalkeeper Édouard Mendy and captain Kalidou Koulibaly. However, they were still expected…