Category: Sport

Zinedine Zidane is unsure of what his future holds at Real Madrid, acknowledging that “you never know” what can happen at the Santiago Bernabeu. The Madrid club have a reputation for discarding coaches without much thought, with Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti among those to be shown the door in the last five years despite enjoying relative success. And as it stands, Madrid are some way off challenging for the league title this season, as they trail rivals Barcelona by 14 points – though they have a game in hand…

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Hector Bellerin’s stunning injury-time strike earned Arsenal a point against Chelsea in one of the most entertaining matches of the Premier League season so far. The two sides shared an incredible 33 chances, with the heroic keeping of Gunners’ Petr Cech and Blues’ Thibaut Courtois ensuring only four goals were conceded. Courtois had made exceptional stops to deny Alexis Sanchez and Alexandre Lacazette before he was finally beaten when Jack Wilshere fired high past him in the 63rd minute. The lead only lasted four minutes, Eden Hazard converting from the…

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Jose Mourinho has slammed Manchester United legend Paul Scholes for his criticism of Paul Pogba and the Red Devils. Having joined the ranks of former professionals in the punditry game, ex-England international Scholes has refused to let his strong ties to Old Trafford cloud his judgement. Mourinho believes the comments have crossed the line, particularly when it comes to £89 million midfielder Pogba, and he would prefer to see fan favourites being more constructive in their assessment of his methods and those at his disposal. The Portuguese told reporters after…

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It was excitement galore during the yuletide period when sports enthusiasts converged on Sekoni area of Sango in Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of Ogun State to witness a table tennis competition among youths of the area. The very successful and well organized event which was put together by three times national Table Tennis Champion, Shola Oyetayo popularly known as ‘Suger’ saw dozens of youth battle for prizes of the Ping-Pong competition. Tagged Banana Table Tennis Competition, spectators were thrilled by several display of uncommon skills and dexterity by competitors before the…

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Jesse Lingard’s stoppage-time strike denied Burnley a famous win at Old Trafford but he could not stop Manchester United’s fading title hopes from suffering another blow. Ashley Barnes fired the Clarets ahead after three minutes when Johann Berg Gudmundsson’s free-kick was not cleared, and Steven Defour made it 2-0 with a superb 30-yard free-kick into the top corner. Lingard came off the bench for the second half and quickly reduced the deficit with a clever back-heel finish from an Ashley Young cross. United had 75% of possession after the break…

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Chelsea manager Antonio Conte pointed to a lack of luck for his side being 13 points adrift of league leaders Manchester City after a comfortable home win over Brighton. Conte’s side recorded a sixth-straight home win after an improved second-half display against the Seagulls, with Alvaro Morata and Marcos Alonso netting the key goals. But the Premier League champions remain third as City prepare to face Newcastle on Wednesday. “This season is different to last season,” said Conte after the match on Boxing Day. “Last season a lot of times…

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Harry Kane grabbed another hat-trick and broke the record for the most Premier League goals scored in a calendar year as Tottenham thrashed Southampton at Wembley. The Spurs and England striker headed home his 37th league goal of 2017 on 22 minutes to surpass Alan Shearer’s landmark, which was set during his time at Blackburn in 1995. Kane then added two more either side of half-time to bring his total for the year – for both club and country – to 56, two more than Barcelona and Argentina striker Lionel…

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Everton maintained their unbeaten run under new boss Sam Allardyce with a dogged defensive display to hold champions Chelsea to a goalless draw at Goodison Park. The ninth-placed Toffees have now not lost in six Premier League games, five of those since Allardyce took charge. Captain Phil Jagielka cleared off the line from Tiemoue Bakayoko and Willian in quick succession to frustrate the visitors, who were without suspended top scorer Alvaro Morata. Chelsea dominated, but struggled to breach the Everton back line and found goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in good form…

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Barcelona produced a superb away performance to secure a victory over Real Madrid that all but eliminates their arch rivals from the Spanish title race. A second-half Luis Suarez strike and Lionel Messi’s penalty, after Dani Carvajal was sent off for handball, helped move Barca nine points clear of Atletico Madrid at the top of La Liga, and increased their advantage over defending champions Real to 14 points. Karim Benzema hit the post and Cristiano Ronaldo missed two good chances in the first half, but the home side were blown…

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Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs says he advised the club to sign Gabriel Jesus and Kylian Mbappe when they were worth just £5million. Giggs claims United’s transfer policy has seen them miss out on world class talent, including not following his reports on Jesus and Mbappe during the Welshman’s time as assistant manager under Louis van Gaal. Gabriel Jesus is now one of the top stars across town after Manchester City plucked him from Brazilian side Palmeiras last year, while French wonderkid Mbappe is now at PSG after a £160million…

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