Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Premier League Champions Liverpool continued their winning start to the new season and ended Arsenal’s perfect record after fighting back from a goal down at Anfield. Arsenal had beaten Liverpool in the Community Shield a month ago and took the lead on Monday night thanks …
Read More »Manchester City sign Riben Diaz in bid to improve leaky defense
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Manchester City have agreed a deal to sign Benfica’s 23-year-old central defender Ruben Diaz for 65 million pounds (83.4 million US dollars), with a further four million dollars in incentives. The Portuguese club have confirmed the move, which will see Nicolas Otamendi move in the …
Read More »Champs Liverpool take on Arsenal
Saturday 26 September 13:30: Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United 16:00: Crystal Palace v Everton 18:30: West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea 21:00: Burnley v Southampton Sunday 27 September 13:00: Sheffield United v Leeds United 15:00: Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United 17:30: Manchester City v Leicester City 20:00: West Ham …
Read More »Premier League history made with the highest-scoring gameweek
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gabriel Jesus’s late goal in Manchester City’s 3-1 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers set a Premier League record as 44 goals were scored across Matchweek 2’s 10 fixtures. There was barely time to draw breath as the goals kept flying in around the grounds in a …
Read More »Perfect start: Arsenal 2-1 West Ham
London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Eddie Nketiah came off the bench to grab a late winner as Arsenal made it two wins out of two at the start of the season. In truth Arsenal were below par for much of their opening home game of the campaign, despite …
Read More »The Premier League: It is back this Saturday with a bang
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The new Premier League season is underway. The 2019/20 campaign saw Liverpool end a 30-year wait to lift the trophy as they finished 18 points ahead of holders Manchester City. How will Jurgen Klopp’s team perform this time around? What has happened so far …
Read More »Klopp: “It’s normal” to strengthen Liverpool squad as Thiago lands
London, UK | XINHUA | Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp said on Thursday that it was “completely normal” that his side should look to strengthen its squad despite winning last season’s Premier League title. The English, Spanish and German press on Thursday all reported that Liverpool have agreed to a fee …
Read More »Salah hat-trick gives Liverpool thrilling victory
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Mohamed Salah hat-trick helped Liverpool to a 4-3 home victory over promoted Leeds United in a pulsating start to their Premier League title defence. Salah gave Liverpool a fourth-minute lead from the penalty spot but Leeds, playing in the PL for the first time …
Read More »Arsenal get 2020/21 season off to a flying start
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Goals from Alexandre Lacazette, Gabriel and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang sealed a hugely convincing win for Arsenal and gets their season off to a flier. Fulham looked good in spells, but that was as difficult a start as they come. In the same game, Arsenal forward became first player to score the …
Read More »English Premier League seeking broadcast solutions for Chinese fans
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The Premier League are trying hard to find broadcast solutions for fans in China, said Richard Masters, chief executive of the English football top flight on Friday. A Premier League statement released on China’s social media Weibo read: “Premier League chief executive Richard Masters promised …
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