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Chelsea’s new Premier League campaign began on a flat note as they were frustrated by Crystal Palace in a goalless encounter at Stamford Bridge. After lifting the FIFA Club World Cup earlier in the summer with a sparkling win over Paris Saint-Germain, hopes were high for Chelsea’s opener. Instead, the Blues looked far from the side that impressed in the United States. Palace thought they had stunned the home crowd early when Eberechi Eze smashed a free-kick beyond Robert Sánchez inside ten minutes. The celebration was short-lived, however, with Marc Guéhi’s positioning in the wall judged to have interfered, ruling…

This Sunday Old Trafford will host a Premier League opener as Manchester United take on Arsenal. Here is a look at the key stats form and predictions for the game. Key Stats to Know: Arsenal have a 46.3 percent chance of beating Manchester United according to Opta’s 10,000 match simulations This is only the second time in English top-flight history that United host Arsenal in their season opener. The last meeting in 1989 90 ended with a 4 1 win for United Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 14 Premier League away games with 7 wins and 7 draws since…

Atalanta coach Ivan Juric says he is concerned about the possible exit of Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman, who has stopped training as he tries to force a move to Inter Milan. Lookman has been absent for over a week after releasing a statement criticising the club for rejecting a 45 million euro offer from Inter. His absence leaves Juric with a major problem in attack ahead of the new Serie A season. “Ademola was open with me and explained his feelings before walking out,” Juric told L’Eco di Bergamo. “It is sad the situation has reached this point but we…

Liverpool kicked off their Premier League title defense with a thrilling 4-2 win over Bournemouth at Anfield, surviving a spirited fightback from the visitors. The day began on a somber note with a minute’s silence and 20th minute applause in memory of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva who tragically died in a car accident in July. The tribute set an emotional backdrop for what would become a rollercoaster of a match. Arne Slot handed Premier League debuts to four summer signings and it was one of them, Hugo Ekitike, who broke the deadlock eight minutes before the break…

The 2025/26 Premier League season is here, and the excitement is already building. Fans, pundits, and even league officials are asking the same thing. Could this campaign be the most competitive the English top flight has ever produced? The general belief among many last season was that the Premier League had dipped in quality. Liverpool won the title with ease, the three promoted clubs went straight back down without making much of an impact, and two of the biggest names in the league, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, looked far from their best. To some, it felt like the drama…

Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have climbed to 8th place in the latest FIBA Women’s World Rankings, cementing their status as the undisputed queens of African basketball. The reigning African champions, who have now lifted the Women’s AfroBasket trophy a record seven times, including an incredible run of five straight titles capped off in 2025, continue to dominate the continental scene. Their consistent success has also booked them a spot at the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup. While the U.S. still leads the global standings, Belgium has broken into the top five following their EuroBasketWomen triumph, and South Sudan made…

Nigeria’s Bayelsa Queens will have their work cut out for them after being placed in Group B of the 2025 CAF Women’s Champions League WAFU Zone B qualifiers. The six-time NWFL Premiership champions will go head-to-head with Ghana’s Police Ladies, Association de la Kozah from Togo, and Sam Nelly FC of Benin Republic. The tournament, hosted by Côte d’Ivoire, kicks off on August 23. Group A is made up of Ivorian heavyweights ASEC Mimosas, AS Garde of Niger, and USFA from Burkina Faso. Led by coach Whyte Ogbonda, Bayelsa Queens booked their ticket to the competition after dominating the 2025…

Chelsea have chosen to honor the memory of Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva by donating part of their FIFA Club World Cup winnings to the players’ families. The Portuguese siblings lost their lives in a tragic car accident earlier this year. Although neither played for Chelsea, their friendship with several Blues players, especially forward Pedro Neto, left a strong emotional bond. Chelsea recently lifted the expanded FIFA Club World Cup trophy after a 3-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The triumph brought the club around €115 million in total earnings, with about…

Brown Ideye, former Super Eagles striker and 2013 AFCON winner, has openly criticized Nigeria’s home-based national team after their disappointing campaign at the 8th African Nations Championship (CHAN). Nigeria’s Eagles B suffered a humiliating 4-0 defeat to Sudan on Tuesday in Zanzibar, a performance that left fans stunned and effectively ended their hopes of progressing. The team looked disorganized and flat for the entire 90 minutes, struggling to create meaningful chances while conceding cheaply. The Sudan result came on the back of a 1-0 loss to defending champions Senegal just a week earlier. Those back-to-back defeats meant that, regardless of…

Nigeria’s home-based Super Eagles crashed out of the 2024 African Nations Championship in devastating fashion, suffering a 4-0 hammering at the hands of Sudan on Tuesday, August 12 in Zanzibar. It started with hope when Nigeria thought they had taken the lead, only for the referee to rule it out for offside. Things quickly unraveled. In the 25th minute, defender Lurwanu Ngenge’s own goal handed Sudan the opener. Moments before the break, Walieldin Khidir doubled the advantage from the penalty spot after sloppy defending. Coach Éric Chelle rang the changes for the second half, but Sudan kept piling on the…