Author: David Great

Champions Manchester City missed a chance to go top of the Premier League as Leon Bailey’s equaliser earned Aston Villa an excellent draw at Villa Park. The league’s top goalscorer Erling Haaland got his 10th goal in six games when he was in the right place at the back post to volley in Kevin de Bruyne’s superb cross. After scoring in the 50th minute, Haaland had another two efforts saved by Aston Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez and De Bruyne also hit the crossbar with a 22-yard free-kick. Those missed chances proved costly as Bailey struck a sweet first-time shot into…

A group of candidates and aspirants in the 2023 general elections on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has pledged to work for the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. The group, under the aegis, Atikulated Global Movement (AGM), made the pledge during the official unveiling of its national office on Friday in Abuja. The group also donated branded materials in support of the party’s presidential flag bearer. The group’s co-convener and national vice chairperson, Princess Nikky Onyeri, made the pledge in her remarks at the office unveiling ceremony. Onyeri said that the movement with slogan of the movement is, “aspirants and…

Tottenham maintained their unbeaten start to the season as they beat Fulham with goals from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Harry Kane. A late strike from Fulham’s star man Alexander Mitrovic made for a nervy final 10 minutes as Marco Silva’s side suffered a second loss of the season. Spurs threatened to score virtually every time they came forward and had ample opportunity to extend their lead further, firing off 23 shots, 10 of which were on target. However, it was thanks to former Arsenal keeper Bernd Leno and a resolute Fulham defence that they were held to just two goals. Hojbjerg’s…

Substitute Kai Havertz scored a late winner as Chelsea came from behind to record a dramatic victory over West Ham, who had a 90th-minute Maxwel Cornet equaliser ruled out. The Hammers frustrated Chelsea in a first half that saw plenty of home possession but no shots on target for either side, and looked to have executed their game plan to perfection when Michail Antonio scored from a rare attack after 62 minutes. The forward bundled in from close range after Blues goalkeeper Edouard Mendy failed to deal with a corner, but the visitors’ lead was wiped out 14 minutes later.…

Bayern Munich stumbled to their second 1-1 draw in a row on Saturday, coming away from Union Berlin with only the one point and dropping off the top of the Bundesliga table. The Bavarians, who also drew 1-1 against Borussia Moenchengladbach last week and travel to Inter for their Champions League group opener next week, are third on 11 points, as many as Union. Freiburg moved into top spot on 12 points thanks to a 3-2 win at Bayer Leverkusen. Borussia Dortmund are also on 12 after their 1-0 win over Hoffenheim on Friday. The hosts, enjoying their best ever…

Everton played out a pulsating 0-0 draw against Liverpool at the Goodison Park in a lunchtime kickoff. In a game that swung from end to end, Tom Davies hit the woodwork for Everton while Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz suffered a similar fate for Liverpool. Everton keeper Jordan Pickford turned Nunez’s shot on to the bar brilliantly and also denied Liverpool substitute Roberto Firmino on three separate occasions while Mohamed Salah hit the post again in the final seconds. Former Liverpool defender Conor Coady thought he had broken the deadlock against his former club when he turned in debutant Neal…

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will appeal the acquittal of Jonah Jang, former Plateau governor over a N6.3 billion fraud. The anti-graft agency said it was in receipt of a court ruling that acquitted the Jang and a former cashier in the Office of the Secretary to the State Government, OSSG, Yusuf Pam. “The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to the Friday, September 2, 2022 judgment of Justice C. L. Dabup of the Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos, discharging and acquitting a former governor of Plateau State,…

Paris St-Germain offered Neymar to Manchester City just before the transfer deadline – but the Premier League champions turned down the chance to sign the Brazil forward, 30. (Marca – in Spanish) Manchester United failed in a deadline-day bid to sign Spain striker Raul de Tomas, 27, from Espanyol. (Football Insider) Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo, 23, will sign a bumper new contract at PSV Eindhoven after interest from Manchester United, Leeds United and Southampton this summer. (Eindhovens Dagblad – in Dutch) Gakpo thought he was leaving PSV for Manchester United until the last week of the transfer window. (90min) Tottenham looked into signing Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha, 29, from Crystal Palace before the transfer deadline. (Athletic – subscription required) Leeds United managed to…

The Insight by Lateef Adewole Many times, I have asked myself what I am still doing in this country, Nigeria? Why have I not left for other countries with greener pastures, especially the Western world, despite the numerous opportunities I have had to do so? The situation in this country; economically, socially, security, and many wise, have not made it encouraging to remain here. They are worrisome and frustrating, truly. As an academic topper in the university, it seemed natural that I should have sought scholarship for further studies (postgraduate) abroad, because, my parents could definitely not afford it. That…

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has dismissed reports that claim that its chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has struck a deal with Tunde Ayeni. The EFCC described the story as absolutely false, stressing that, there was no meeting between the two men. The attention of the Commission has been drawn to a so-called “exclusive” news report making the rounds on social media to the effect that the EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa and former Chairman of the defunct Skye Bank, Mr. Tunde Ayeni, are travelling together, abroad, on a clandestine, self-serving mission. The story, which vainly tries to push a…