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Manchester City extended their winning sequence to 17 and their lead at the top of the Premier League to 13 points with a 4-0 thrashing of Bournemouth on Saturday as Manchester United were held 2-2 at Leicester City and champions Chelsea suffered a goalless stalemate at Everton. Pep Guardiola's City slickers began their unprecedented run of domestic league triumphs away to Bournemouth in August when a 97th-minute winner from Raheem Sterling sealed the points. They found the south coast side an easier nut to crack this time with Sterling again on target as City continued to turn the title race…
Arsenal scored three times in five minutes to wipe out Liverpool's two-goal lead before capitulating again to draw a wild English Premier League encounter 3-3 on Friday. Such were the depths of Arsenal's defensive ineptitude that the players were booed off at halftime at Emirates Stadium. And that was only when Arsene Wenger's side was trailing 1-0 following Philippe Coutinho's header.Arsenal's troubles deepened seven minutes into the second half when Mohamed Salah was gifted even more space to double Liverpool's lead. But inside 388 seconds, Arsenal was a force transformed. Liverpool paid the price. Showing the desire and assertiveness completely…
Birmingham has been chosen as the host venue for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, organisers announced on Thursday with the Midlands city being the only bidder. Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) President Louise Martin announced the decision at a press conference in the city. "We warmly congratulate Birmingham and England on today's announcement – it is a defining moment for this truly Commonwealth city," she said. "With its rich history, cultural diversity, youthful dynamism and ambitious spirit, Birmingham embodies all that we cherish about the Commonwealth." Durban, South Africa was originally awarded the Games in 2015 before being stripped of the event…
Friday, 22 December 2017 04:33

Nigeria drop on Final 2017 FIFA rankings

Nigerian national team, Super Eagles dropped one step again in the final FIFA rankings for 2017. Despite putting up a fine performance by going through the World Cup qualifiers unbeaten and thrashing perennial rivals Argentina, Super Eagles dropped nine places in last month’s FIFA ranking released to become 50th in the world and 8th in Africa. The fall continued on Thursday albeit just one step to 51st position in the world and ninth in Africa. Countries like Morocco (40), Burkina Fast (44), and Cameroon (45) were all ranked above Nigeria. Germany, Brazil and Portugal retained the top three places in…
No charges will be filed against tennis star Venus Williams or the other driver for a crash in June that fatally injured the other driver's husband, police said Wednesday. The Palm Beach Gardens police report said an unidentified third vehicle illegally cut off Williams as she tried to cross a busy six-lane highway near her home, setting off a chain of events that ended with a sedan driven by Linda Barson, 68, slamming into the passenger side of Williams' SUV. Barson's 78-year-old husband, Jerome, died 13 days after the June 9 crash and she suffered a broken arm and other…
Monday, 18 December 2017 03:46

Brazil great Kaka retiring from soccer

Former Ballon d'Or winner Kaka says he is retiring from soccer at age 35. Kaka, who played for Brazil, AC Milan and Real Madrid, told Brazil's Globo TV on Sunday that "my last word is that the cycle of my career as a player ends here." "I needed time to think and take a decision calmly," Kaka said. "I have arrived to the conclusion that now is the moment to finish my career as a professional player." A graceful midfielder, Kaka won 92 caps for Brazil, scoring 29 goals and featuring at three World Cups. He was part of the…
World 10,000m champion Mo Farah has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017. The 34-year-old won his third successive world 10,000m gold medal in London in August, despite almost falling twice late in the race. He becomes the first long-distance runner to win the Sports Personality award since Paula Radcliffe in 2002. World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea was second and two-time Paralaympic champion Jonnie Peacock third. Farah, who could not be at the ceremony in Liverpool, was presented the award on video link by stepdaughter Rhianna. Former Liverpool and Scotland striker Kenny Dalglish announced the award at a…
Marco Polo del Nero was suspended as president of Brazil's soccer confederation on Friday, two years after he was indicted in the United States on charges of wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy. FIFA said Del Nero was under an ethics investigation and has been banned for 90 days from all soccer activities. Del Nero fled Zurich in May 2015 when other FIFA colleagues were arrested. They included Jose Maria Marin, who was at the time the head of the Brazilian confederation, known as the CBF. Marin and two other South American soccer officials have been on trial in…
Nigeria have forfeited their 2018 World Cup qualifier away to Algeria and handed a 3-0 walk-over defeat for fielding an ineligible player in the match, world football ruling body FIFA ruled. The fixture on Nov. 10 had ended 1-1, but FIFA on Tuesday added that the decision did not affect the final standings in African Qualifying Competition Group B. It said the decision also did not affect Nigeria’s qualification for FIFA World Cup in Russia, as they had finished six points clear of Zambia. The player involved in the match played in Constantine was Mr Shehu Abdullahi, and Nigeria Football…
Egyptian Mohamed Salah has been voted BBC African Footballer of the Year for 2017.Following a record number of votes, the Liverpool star won ahead of Gabon's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Guinean Naby Keita, Sadio Mane of Senegal and Nigeria's Victor Moses. "I am very happy to win this award," the 25-year-old told BBC Sport. "It's always a special feeling when you win something. I feel like I had a great year, so I'm very happy." Salah, the Premier League's top scorer with 13 goals, has enjoyed a stellar year for both club and country. In early 2017, the forward was the central…
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