Wolverhampton Wanderers battled back from a below-par first-half display to draw 1-1 against Newcastle thanks to Jonny’s leveller at St James’ Park on Sunday. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are unbeaten in the Premier League since mid-September but will be disappointed…
Again, Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp wins Premier League Manager of the Month award (Vanguard)
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has scooped the Premier League’s Manager of the Month award for September after another perfect set of results. Liverpool beat Newcastle, Chelsea and Sheffield United, scoring six goals and conceding just two, to move to eight…
Ndidi leads Premier League tacklers (Independent)
The Guardian, in partnership with football statistics website Whoscored.com, has published 10 standout statistics from the 2019-2020 Premier League season so far with Leicester FC and Nigeria’s Wilfred Ndidi making more tackles than any other team and player respectively. Leicester…
Rashford wants to help Manchester United compete for title (Punch)
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has said his main motivation is to get the storied club back to fighting for the Premier League and Champions League titles. United said on Monday that the 21-year-old has signed a new four-year contract…
SuperSport launches ‘We are Sport’ campaign on DStv
As excitement reaches fever pitch ahead of the Champions League final, this weekend SuperSport unveils its “We are Sport” campaign, a sweeping series of tributes and tales around events and moments that SuperSport and DStv have broadcast throughout SuperSport’s 30-year…
*Lagos Assembly laments rift at Lagos Polytechnic (Leadership)*Lagos tackles gridlock with layby, slip road (Nation)
Lagos Assembly laments rift at Lagos Polytechnic (Leadership) The Majority Leader of Lagos State House of Assembly Hon. Sanai Agunbiade on Tuesday stated that the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) had been embroiled in crisis which had paralyzed academic activities. Speaking…
Liverpool’s Van Dijk named EPL Player of the Season (Nation)
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has been named the Premier League Player of the Season for 2018-19. Van Dijk missed only 35 minutes of the Reds’ 37 matches before the campaign finale on Sunday, helping to register 20 clean sheets…
West Ham ‘disgusted’ after fans are filmed chanting antisemitic abuse (Guardian)
West Ham have vowed to ban a group of supporters filmed engaging in antisemitic chants on their way to the club’s Premier League match at Manchester United. In the latest in a recent series of incidents of racist abuse in…
Mo Salah enters Liverpool record books with fastest 50 goals (Afroinsider)
Jurgen Klopp called it a “wow” moment, Mohamed Salah described it as “special”. The Egyptian’s decisive strike – running from his own half to score with 10 minutes left as Liverpool came from behind to win 3-1 at Southampton –…
Tottenham Hotspur to play in Singapore in July pre-season tour (NewsAsia)
English football club Tottenham Hotspur will play in Singapore in July as part of its preparation for the 2019/20 season, the club announced on Tuesday (Feb 19). “We are delighted to announce that the First Team squad will travel to…