Dortmund, Germany | AFP | Joshua Kimmich insisted faltering Bayern Munich “can deal with the pressure” after a 3-2 defeat at Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund on Saturday left them seven points off the top and coach Niko Kovac under increasing scrutiny. “If there’s anyone who doesn’t get what is at …
Read More »Mourinho takes swipe at Aguero ahead of City clash
Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has taken a veiled swipe at Manchester City star Sergio Aguero before Sunday’s derby showdown at the Etihad Stadium. Mourinho said of Aguero that “there are little things in his game I am not a fan of”, although he …
Read More »One step forward, one step back for Uganda at ICC cricket league
Day 2 #WCL3 ➡ Uganda ?? 198/9 vs USA ?? 252/6 USA wins by 54 runs ➡ Oman ?? 186/6 Singapore ?? 185/9 Oman wins by 4 wickets Next Game Tuesday – Oman v Denmark, Uganda v Kenya Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Arnold Otwani again starred for Uganda with the bat, but it was not …
Read More »Guardiola ‘prefers sex to coaching’
Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has laughed off a suggestion his coaching is “better than sex”. The comment was reportedly made by Paris Saint-Germain defender Dani Alves, who is currently promoting a documentary about his time at Barcelona playing under Guardiola. Before Sunday’s Premier …
Read More »Chelsea’s Barkley fears hostile reception against Everton
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Chelsea midfielder Ross Barkley is braced for a hostile reception when his old club Everton visit Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Barkley left Everton to join Chelsea in January after 13 years at Goodison Park and this weekend faces the Toffees for the first time …
Read More »Gritty Torreira brings added steel to Arsenal
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Lucas Torreira has been at Arsenal just a matter of months but the tough-tackling midfielder already looks like the kind of player the club has been missing for years. The Uruguay international will make only his seventh Premier League start when Wolves visit the …
Read More »Klopp wrestles with Liverpool’s midfield dilemma
Liverpool, United Kingdom | AFP | As Jurgen Klopp tries to maintain Liverpool’s challenge for the Premier League title, the need to sort out his midfield is becoming an increasingly pressing issue. A home match against bottom club Fulham on Sunday may just offer the opportunity to start to put …
Read More »Mourinho fails to match up as Guardiola takes Man City streets ahead
Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United turned to Jose Mourinho as the antidote to their “noisy neighbours” Manchester City finally achieving their long-held goal of hiring Pep Guardiola as manager in 2016. Reunited in England’s northwest after two confrontational years on either side of the Barcelona-Real Madrid rivalry, …
Read More »Factfile of African champions Esperance
Tunis, Tunisia | AFP | Factfile for 2018 CAF Champions League winners Esperance of Tunisia: Captain: Khalil Chemmam Coach: Moine Chaabani (TUN) Winning team: Moez Ben Cherifia; Sameh Derbali, Chemmam, Mohamed Yakoubi, Ayman Ben Mohamed; Fousseny Coulibaly (CIV), Ghilane Chalal; Anice Badri, Saad Bguir, Youcef Belaili (ALG); Taha Yassine Khenessi …
Read More »Sterling commits to Man City with 2023 deal
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Raheem Sterling has committed his long-term future to Manchester City after signing a three-year contract extension with the Premier League champions on Friday. Sterling had been in negotiations with City for several months and the England winger has finally agreed the bumper new deal …
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