Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A flurry of late goals helped Manchester United to a 4-1 victory over Newcastle United at St. James’ Park. The visitors were behind through a Luke Shaw own goal after two minutes before captain Harry Maguire restored parity 21 minutes later, heading in Juan …
Read More »VAR cancels late Liverpool goal as Merseyside derby ends in stalement
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | FULL-TIME Everton 2-2 Liverpool. A quite remarkable derby. Liverpool twice went ahead through Sadio Mane and Mo Salah, but Everton fought back through Michael Keane and a late leveller from Calvert-Lewin. Dominic Calvert-Lewin struck late on as 10-man Everton twice came from behind to draw 2-2 with Liverpool. Sadio Mane gave …
Read More »Kiplimo beats Cheptegei to win World title
✳ Kiplimo 1st ✳ Cheptegei 4th Individual Prizes 1. $30,000 (Sh111million) 2. $15,000 3. $10,000 4. $7,000 Team Prizes 1. $15,000 2. $12,000 3. $9,000 4. $7,500 Gdynia, Poland | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | Nineteen-year-old Ugandan long distance sensation Jacob Kiplimo stunned a strong field to win the World …
Read More »LIVE: Cheptegei and Kiplimo versus the rest of the world
✳ Half-marathon Women – 12.00pm LIVE on SuperSport ✳ Half-marathon Men – 1.30pm ✳ TEAM UGANDA 🇺🇬 : Cheptegei, Jacob Kiplimo Moses Kibet, Stephen Kissa, Abel Chebet | Juliet Chekwel, Doreen Chemutai, Doreen Chesang, Rachael Zena Chebet Team Prizes 1. $15,000 2. $12,000 3. $9,000 4. $7,500 Individual Prizes 1. …
Read More »Koeman’s message for Griezmann: Give everything and I’m the boss
Madrid, Spain | XINHUA | FC Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman had words of advice for striker Antoine Griezmann ahead of Barca’s La Liga clash away to Getafe on Saturday evening. Griezmann continues struggling to produce his best form for Barca, but was on target for France in the international break …
Read More »Robinho leaves Santos over backlash
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | XINHUA | Former Real Madrid and Brazil international forward Robinho has parted ways with Santos, less than a week after rejoining his original club amid controversy over a rape conviction. The decision, announced in a statement posted by Santos on Twitter on Friday, followed mounting …
Read More »Ex-Argentina defender Zabaleta retires from football
Buenos Aires, Argentina | XINHUA | Former Manchester City and Argentina international right-back Pablo Zabaleta has retired from football after a professional career spanning almost two decades. The 35-year-old announced the decision in an emotional social media post in which he thanked former teammates, coaches and fans for “the opportunity …
Read More »PSG show dominance at Nimes, Rennes held by Dijon
Paris, France | XINHUA | Kylian Mbappe scored a brace in Paris Saint-Germain’s 4-0 win over Nimes on Friday, sending the defending champions to the top of the standings for the first time this season after Rennes were unexpectedly held 1-1 by bottom side Dijon. PSG had a long list …
Read More »Egypt to host CAF Champions League final game
Cairo, Egypt | XINHUA | The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Friday that the CAF Champions League final will be played in Egypt after holding a draw. “Egypt won the organization of the important event that will be held on Nov. 6,” the CAF said on its website. …
Read More »Everton v Liverpool: Merseyside clubs renew rivalry
London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | This round of the Premier League sees rivalry Merseyside clubs Everton and Liverpool meet at Goodison Park on the afternoon of Saturday 17 October 2020. Everton come into this clash in almost unprecedented form, with a 4-2 win over Brighton seeing them sit atop the Premier …
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