Athens, Greece | Xinhua | Manchester City edged Sevilla in a penalty shootout to clinch their first UEFA Super Cup in Athens on Wednesday evening. At the 32,115-seat Karaiskakis Stadium in Athens’ southern coast, Morocco star Youssef En-Nesyri gave the Spanish side the lead in the 25th minute, while Cole Palmer …
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Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | FC Barcelona has announced that its former player Anderson Luis de Souza ‘Deco’ will join the club to replace Mateu Alemany as director of sport. Deco, who played for Barca between 2004-2008, has signed a three-year contract to be the man behind Barcelona’s moves in …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Conrad Odere and Shaban Ramathan beat the pair of Raymond Ekwamu and Dean Kateeba in the first round of the Singleton Match Play Challenge on Saturday at the par 71 Lakeside Entebbe Club. Odere and Ramathan beat there opponents 1 up. The knockout stage …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Defenders have once again dominated Coach Milutin Micho Sredojević’s provisional roster of players that will take on Niger in their forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers tie in September. According to a statement from FUFA, the squad summoned by the coach is composed of …
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London, UK | Xinhua | Chelsea and Liverpool played to a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge in an intriguing Premier League opener on Sunday afternoon. With Mauricio Pochettino making his Chelsea managerial debut and new additions to their squad, the Blues started slowly. Liverpool asserted dominance early, with a rejuvenated Luis …
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Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | Bayern Munich have completed the signing of England international striker Harry Kane from Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur. The 30-year-old, who will wear the number nine, has penned a four-year deal with the record German champions. “Welcome to Munich, Harry Kane! We are very happy about …
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London, UK | Xinhua | Arsenal kicked off their Premier League campaign on Saturday with a 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest at the Emirates Stadium. A goal from Eddie Nketiah, who was starting due to Gabriel Jesus’ knee injury, and a wonderful curling shot from Bukayo Saka put Arsenal 2-0 ahead …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE NDEPENDENT | Long distance runner Jacob Kiplimo is out of team Uganda for the 2023 World Athletics Championships following a hamstring injury. According to the letter seen by Uganda Radio Network on August 11th, from Uganda Athletics Federation and signed by their President, Dominic Otucet, Kiplimo sustained …
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Newcastle vs Villa 7.30pm London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Aston Villa’s 2023/24 Premier League season begins against Newcastle United at St James’ Park on Saturday. A trip to Tyneside comes on the back of a promising pre-season that delivered three wins and three draws, including a 3-3 thriller versus …
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Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest – 2.30pm Friday Burnley 0 Man City 3 London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | For Arsenal’s first Premier League game of the season, Mikel Arteta has opted to make one change to his side that won last weekend’s Community Shield, with Eddie Nketiah coming into the …
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