Author: David Great

League Cup holders Newcastle United will host Tottenham Hotspur in the fourth round of the competition after cruising past third-tier Bradford on Wednesday. Last season’s finalist, Liverpool will host Crystal Palace in another all Premier League clash as Arsenal face Brighton and Hove Albion. Grimsby Town will host Brentford while Swansea City takes on Manchester City. Championship club Wrexham will host EFL League One side Cardiff City. Carabao Cup: Newcastle stroll past Bradford as Arsenal, Man City progress World Club Cup holders Chelsea will travel to Wolverhampton Wanderers in another all Premier League clash. League One side Wycombe will host Fulham…

Joelinton and William Osula scored two goals each as holders Newcastle United ease past third-tier Bradford City 4-1 and into the League Cup fourth round on Wednesday. Newcastle ended a 70-year domestic trophy drought by beating Liverpool to win last season’s competition and once Joelinton and Osula scored in the space of two minutes early they were never in any danger of a shock exit. Phil Foden was on target for Manchester City as they beat League One Huddersfield Town 2-0 away while Tottenham Hotspur were also in action against third-tier opposition, cruising to a 3-0 victory over Doncaster Rovers.…

President Bola Tinubu has ended the state of emergency imposed on the oil-rich Rivers state on March 18, 2025 reinstating Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy governor, Her Excellency Ngozi Nma Odu. Tinubu ordered Fubara to resume work on Thursday, September 18, 2025. The Nigerian president in a statement on September 17 also announced the return of the members of the Rivers State House of Assembly and stated that Martins Amaewhule, will return as speaker of the House. Tinubu had suspended Fubara and his deputy from office following a political disagreement with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom…

Memphis Depay broke the scoring record for Netherlands as his brace ensured they survived a scare in beating Lithuania 3-2 away in their World Cup qualifier on Sunday. Two goals for the 31-year-old Depay took his national team tally to 52, going ahead of Robin van Persie’s previous record, and putting the Netherlands top of the Group G standings with 10 points from four games, three ahead of Poland, who were hosting Finland later on Sunday. Depay had the Dutch ahead in the 11th minute as they looked to put aside the disappointment of Thursday’s 1-1 home draw against Poland…

Mikel Merino bagged a hat-trick as Spain thrashed hosts Turkey 6-0 in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday to remained firmly in control of Group E. The hosts had no answer to Spain’s dominance, undone time and again by the visitors’ speed and finesse, with a helpless Turkish defence torn apart on every counter-attack. Spain lead the group with six points from two matches, while Turkey and Georgia sit on three points from the same. Georgia beat Bulgaria 3-0 earlier on Sunday in the group’s other FIFA World Cup qualifier. The visitors struck early as Pedri found the net in…

Newly promoted London City Lionesses have signed France international Grace Geyoro for a world record fee of £1.4 million, making her the most expensive signing in women’s history. The fee paid by the Women’s Super League (WSL) for the Paris St Germain forward smashes the £1.1 million paid by NWSL team Orlando Pride for Mexico international Lizbeth Ovalle last month. “London City are delighted to announce the deadline day signing of Grace Geyoro. Subject to the completion of the regulatory processes,” the WSL club wrote on its social media page. The deal is also the fourth time this year that…

The commonly prescribed blood thinner clopidogrel should replace aspirin as a routine pill for preventing heart attacks and strokes in people who already have at least some degree of heart disease, researchers reported at the European Society of Cardiology Congress. Pooled data on nearly 29,000 patients with coronary artery disease who had participated in seven earlier randomized trials showed that those taking clopidogrel had a 14% lower risk of major adverse cardiovascular or cerebrovascular events, including heart attack, stroke, or cardiovascular death, compared to those taking aspirin, during an average follow-up of 5.5 years. “These results suggest that clopidogrel should…

Chelsea have agreed a £70.5 million improved package for striker Nicolas Jackson to join German giants Bayern Munich. After an on-off transfer saga, the 24-year-old is set to complete an initial loan move for £14.3m (16.5m euros), which crucially includes a mandatory obligation to buy for £56.2m (65m euros) through a minimum number of appearances. It’s a deal on slightly improved terms as the one initially agreed and now worth in excess of £70m. Personal terms are already in place for a future five-year permanent contract for Nicolas Jackson, whose deal with Bayern was in doubt after Chelsea instructed him…

Newcastle United have agreed a £55 million to sign Brentford striker Yoane Wissa, English media have reported on Monday. The 28-year-old DR Congo international has been the number one target for Newcastle since it became clear their striker Alexander Isak wanted to join Liverpool. He scored 45 goals in 137 Premier League appearances for Brentford since arriving from French club Lorient but has not featured this season as he held out for a move. Last week he issued a statement via social media pleading with Brentford to allow him to join Newcastle. Gyokeres to undergo Arsenal medical, Wissa picks Spurs…

A cholera outbreak in Bukkuyum, a village in Zamfara state, Nigeria, has claimed at least eight lives and infected over 200 people across 11 communities, residents and local officials said on Thursday, as limited healthcare access and insecurity exacerbate the crisis. Cholera, a water-borne disease, is not uncommon in Nigeria where health officials cite widespread shortages of clean water in rural areas and urban slums. The affected rural communities, including Nasarawa-Burkullu, Gurusu, and Adabka, have been overwhelmed, with many patients treated at home due to the lack of primary healthcare facilities. “We have over 21 patients presently admitted, although three…