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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as Arsenal returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory against Burnley on Saturday after Mesut Ozil was restored to the starting line-up as captain. Aubameyang’s two goals moved him clear of Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah as the Premier League’s leading …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Maurizio Sarri slammed Chelsea’s “strange reaction” as Jamie Vardy fired Leicester to a shock 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Sarri’s side paid the price for failing to convert their chances when Vardy netted early in the second half to hand the Blues …

Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Pep Guardiola warned his Manchester City players they must learn from their mistakes after a shock 3-2 home defeat by struggling Crystal Palace left them four points behind leaders Liverpool at the top of the Premier League. The win ended City’s perfect home form …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT |  KCCA FC were 2-1 winners Saturday against Mtibwa Sugar SC of Tanzania in a CAF Confederation Cup game played at Azam Complex – Chamazi. Muzamir Mutyaba’s goal inside half an hour of play and Allan Okello’s goal that came two minutes from end …

TODAY 4PM ✅ CAF Champions League ▶Vipers ?? 0 CS Constantine 2  ?? ▶Constantine Advance 3-0 on aggregate Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vipers Sports Club had a disappointing Saturday, bowing out of the Total CAF Champions League at the hands of Algerian outfit Club Sportive Constantine. Despite a brilliant start, …

Cardiff, United Kingdom | AFP | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made an instant impact as Manchester United caretaker manager with Paul Pogba to the fore in a transformed performance from the final days of Jose Mourinho’s reign in a 5-1 thumping of Cardiff on Saturday. Solskjaer has been put in charge …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri is contemplating deploying Eden Hazard as a “false nine” for a third straight Premier League game to set him “free”. The Blues, fourth in the Premier League, play Leicester on Saturday, after beating champions Manchester City and then Brighton without …

Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Pep Guardiola on Friday dismissed Jurgen Klopp’s suggestion that Manchester City are a team with no sign of weakness as the two battle for the Premier League title. Guardiola’s City and Klopp’s Liverpool appear increasingly to be the two main contenders in the title …

Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he will be no pushover as he attempts to save Manchester United’s season, vowing to get the best out of Paul Pogba, who fell out spectacularly with Jose Mourinho. Former Old Trafford favourite Solskjaer — known in his playing days …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Mesut Ozil will return to the Arsenal squad for Saturday’s Premier League visit of Burnley, with manager Unai Emery saying he believes the midfielder has a future at the Emirates Stadium. Ozil did not make the substitutes’ bench for the League Cup quarter-final defeat …