Author: Tolu Adedayo
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri said he could not understand what happened after Manchester City crushed his side 6-0 on Sunday – their biggest ever defeat in the Premier League.
Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick as Chelsea were humiliated at the Etihad Stadium. The Blues, thrashed 4-0 at Bournemouth in their previous away game, were four down against the champions within 25 minutes. Raheem Sterling put Manchester City ahead after just four minutes and Aguero doubled their lead with a stunning goal eight minutes later. Aguero helped himself to another goal after an appalling error by Ross Barkley, before İlkay Gündoğan netted the fourth. Aguero completed his hat-trick with a penalty 11 minutes into the second half after Sterling had been fouled by Cesar Azpilicueta. And Sterling added the sixth…
Nigerian Boxer Israel Adesanya is the No.1 contender for the UFC’s middleweight title after beating Anderson Silva on Sunday morning. The immediate future of the belt is up in the air after reigning champion Robert Whittaker was hospitalised before his scheduled defence against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 234 in Melbourne. However, after beating Anderson Silva by unanimous decision on Sunday, Adesanya set the record straight on what was next for him. While earning a shot at the title, Adesanya also added another milestone to his evergrowing list. He might not have finished Silva how many expected,…
Chelsea travel to take on Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon and will have German defender Toni Rudiger return from injury, according to reports. The Blues have endured inconsistent form of late and Saturday’s Premier League results have seen the London club drop out of the top four after Manchester United beat Fulham. Chelsea fans will know their side will need to be at its best to get anything at the home of the champions, but the travelling support will be buoyed by the early team news. Antonio Rudiger sat out the win over Huddersfield…
Players who make a television-screen gesture with their hands to appeal for a video replay in Uefa competitions will be shown a yellow card, European football’s governing body has confirmed. Like the Premier League, Uefa has delayed the introduction of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) but has now committed to using them from this month’s knock-out round of the Champions League, the Europa Leaguefinal, this summer’s Nations Leaguefinals and Euro 2020. Having seen the system being used in leagues throughout Europe and at last summer’s World Cup in Russia, UEFA wants its use of VAR to be more consistent and…
Nantes plan to retire the No.9 shirt in memory of their former forward Emiliano Sala.
Super Eagles forward Isaac Success has been ruled out alongside other Watford stars when they take on Everton in the Premier League tomorrow.
The body recovered from the wreckage of a plane at the bottom of the English Channel has been identified as star Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala, Police said on Thursday. The U.S.-registered Piper Malibu aircraft was traveling from Nantes, France, to Cardiff, Wales, when it lost contact with air traffic control and crashed into the English Channel Jan. 21. David Ibbotson, 59, was also aboard the plane. “The body brought to Portland Port … has been formally identified by HM Coroner of Dorset as that of professional footballer Emiliano Sala,” Dorset Police said in a statement. …
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah will miss Egypt’s friendly clash with Nigeria. The Pharaons will take on Nigeria in a friendly match in March.
Nigeria has retained her fourth position in Africa but dropped two places from her previous 44th position in FIFA Coca Cola World Rankings released on Thursday.
