Alex Pereira has ended Israel Adesanya’s winning streak in the UFC’s middleweight division at UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden. In a bout that had captured the imagination of fight fans around the world, Adesanya suffered a fifth-round TKO loss at UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden on Sunday to relinquish the UFC middleweight championship…
Sepp Blatter, the former president of FIFA when Qatar was awarded the 2022 World Cup hosting rights in 2010, told Swiss newspaper Tages Anzeiger “Qatar is a mistake,” adding that “the choice was bad.” The Qatar decision has been marred by controversy, including allegations of corruption and human rights violations, since it was first announced.…
Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen has been named Nigeria’s most valuable player in Europe. Despite missing five weeks due to injury, Transfermarkt values the 23-year-old forward at €65m. On Saturday, the Nigerian helped Napoli win 2-1 at Atalanta for their ninth straight Serie A win under Luciano Spalletti. It would be recalled that the Super…
Philippe Coutinho Correia, a Brazilian professional footballer could be unavailable for the 2022 World Cup. Countinho who doubles as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa, could be out for long due to a quadriceps injury, manager Unai Emery disclosed. The 30-year-old was absent from Sunday's 3-1 Premier League victory over Manchester United and…
Steven Gerrard was sacked as Aston Villa manager less than two hours after his struggling side crashed to a dismal 3-0 defeat at Fulham on Thursday. Gerrard paid the price for Villa’s wretched start to the season, which sees the club languishing just one place above the Premier League relegation zone. “Aston Villa Football Club…
Liverpool ended Manchester City’s unbeaten start to the season as Mohamed Salah’s strike 14 minutes from time kickstarted the Reds’ campaign in a 1-0 win at Anfield on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp’s men are still 10 points behind City and 14 adrift of Premier League leaders Arsenal, but kept their title aspirations alive with just a…
Lionel Andrés Messi, a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain will be missing their Champions League clash against Benfica on Tuesday night due to injury. Lionel Messi suffered a calf injury during the meeting with the Portuguese side in Lisbon last week, having scored in the encounter which…
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 700th club goal as Manchester United came from behind at Goodison Park to end Everton's two-game winning run. It has been a frustrating season so far for Ronaldo, who has been reduced to the role of substitute after failing to get his hoped-for summer move away from Old Trafford. But introduced…
In the race for the qualifying for Euro 2024 in Germany, England have been drawn in the same Group C as Italy - the team that beat them in the Euro 2020 final. Ukraine, North Macedonia and Malta are the other teams in Group C. Scotland will be in Group A along with Spain, Norway,…