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Madrid, Spain | AFP | Santiago Solari tasted victory in his first La Liga match in charge of Real Madrid but he had 18-year-old Vinicius Junior to thank for their 2-0 win over Real Valladolid on Saturday. Solari threw Vinicius on with the score goalless and tension building at the …

Milan, Italy | AFP | Massimiliano Allegri praised Cristiano Ronaldo’s leadership skills as Juventus beat Cagliari 3-1 for their 10th win in 11 games to maintain their six-point cushion at the top of Serie A on Saturday. Paulo Dybala scored after just 44 seconds, with a Filip Bradaric own-goal accounting …

Vipers SC 1 KCCA FC 1 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | ‏Vipers Sports Club maintained its grip at the top of the StarTimes Uganda Premier League table after picking a point against KCCA FC in the game played at St.Mary’s Stadium, Kitende on Saturday. The Venoms played out a …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Alexandre Lacazette extended Arsenal’s unbeaten run to 14 games and dealt a blow to Liverpool’s quest to win the Premier League for the first time in nearly three decades by salvaging a 1-1 draw at the Emirates on Saturday. James Milner’s opener just after …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Education and Sports Ministry has responded to parliament’s handling of a query on the construction of Akii-Bua Olympic stadium, insisting they disbursed all monies to local government. Early this week, the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprise-COSASE detained Lamex Omara Apitta, the …

  Cardiff, United Kingdom | AFP | Leicester’s grief-stricken players dedicated their emotion-fuelled 1-0 win at Cardiff on Saturday to late owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha as they prepared to jet to Thailand for his funeral. Thai billionaire Vichai was among five people killed when his helicopter crashed outside Leicester’s King Power …

London, United Kingdom | AFP |Mauricio Pochettino has promised to stay at Tottenham until he restores the club to the dominant force they were in the 1960s. Tottenham manager Pochettino has been linked with a move to Real Madrid following Julen Lopetegui’s sacking. The 46-year-old had already been forced to …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Jamie Vardy has urged his Leicester teammates to honour the memory of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha as they prepare to return to action following their owner’s shocking death in a helicopter crash. Vichai and four other people died when his helicopter plummeted to the ground just …

Milan, Italy | AFP | Gianluigi Buffon believes Paris Saint-Germain are not ready to win the Champions League as he prepares to make his European debut with the club against Napoli and play his first game in Italy since leaving Juventus. The 40-year-old World Cup winner was suspended for PSG’s …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Arsenal boss Unai Emery wants to help the club “write a new history” as the Gunners seek to turn around their miserable record against their major Premier League rivals, starting with Liverpool on Saturday. Last season Arsenal, under Arsene Wenger, took just six points …