Author: Opalim Lifted

Barcelona came from behind to beat Villarreal 4-3 on Sunday, with last year’s LaLiga top scorer Robert Lewandowski scoring late in the second half. Villarreal were clearly the superior team throughout the game, but a clinical Barcelona scored at crucial moments, aided by a magnificent performance by 16-year-old Lamine Yamal, who created the most of their chances, including an assist, and had two efforts go wide. Alexander Sorloth and Alex Baena of Villarreal squandered early chances, and Sorloth’s attempt was ruled out after a VAR assessment revealed he was barely offside in the build-up. Barca, on the other hand, seized…

Bundesliga-record signing Harry Kane scored twice in his debut league outing in front of a home crowd on Sunday to help champions Bayern Munich beat Augsburg 3-1 and make it two victories in two games. Kane, who joined for a league record 100 million euros ($108 million) from Tottenham Hotspur and also scored and set up another goal in last week’s 4-0 win against Werder Bremen, got on the scoresheet with a 40th-minute penalty before scoring their third goal in the 69th. Kane, whose wife gave birth to their fourth child this week, has struck the ground running since his…

Former Italy manager Roberto Mancini will be the new coach of the Saudi Arabia national team, Ansa disclosed. Mancini will travel to Riyadh on Monday for a presentation. According to Italian media, he will sign a deal until 2027 worth 25 million euros ($27 million) net per year and will make his debut on the bench against Costa Rica on September 8. Former Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti took over as Italy manager after Roberto stepped down. Mancini stepped down on August 13, completing a five-year tenure as coach of the national team, which won the European Championship but failed to…

Darwin Nunez scored two late goals to cap a spectacular comeback for ten-man Liverpool against Newcastle United at St James’ Park. Liverpool were struggling against the odds and second best for much of the game, going down to Anthony Gordon’s 25th-minute goal after capitalizing on Trent Alexander-Arnold’s error, then having captain Virgil van Dijk sent off three minutes later for a tackle on Alexander Isak. Alisson kept Liverpool in it in the first half by amazingly sending Miguel Almiron’s shot on to the woodwork, and the forward again struck the post after the interval, before Uruguayan attacker Nunez was introduced…

Three US Marines died in an aircraft accident off the coast of northern Australia on Sunday while transporting troops during a regular military exercise, officials disclosed. Five others were “transported to Royal Darwin Hospital in serious condition,” Marine Rotation Force-Darwin disclosed. They were among 23 Marines on the MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft when it crashed, and the cause of the tragedy is being probed, statement reads. The collision happened at 9.30 a.m. (0130 GMT) on the remote Tiwi Islands, the statement reads. The event was described as “tragic” by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who stated that the Osprey was…

Rome’s authorities have estimated that there are around seven million rats in Colosseum, roughly two and a half for every city inhabitant. For several years, the city has also struggled to deal with large amounts of waste, with bins frequently allowed to overflow and mountains of trash dumped straight into the streets. Tourists have shared videos of the rats strolling around the old amphitheatre on social media. Sabrina Alfonsi, the city’s head of garbage collection, claimed there had been an “extraordinary intervention” over the weekend by employees cleaning trash and putting traps. The rodents, according to Ms. Alfonsi, were drawn…

The army-controlled seaside city of Port Sudan has become a haven from the conflict raging to the west, but its health system is on the verge of collapse due to power outages, limited supplies, and personnel shortages that are now being worsened by strike doctors. Doctors and nurses in the Red Sea city claim they have not been paid in four months because conflict between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has ravaged the Sudanese government’s budget. “It’s exhausting because there are so many patients and so much pain,” said Omar al-Saeed, a striking nurse at Port…

NDLEA operatives of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) attached to courier firms in Lagos uncovered Indonesia-bound illicit drugs concealed in leather slippers and other illegal drugs. In a viral video, Chronicle NG reports on how anti-narcotics agents uncovered the illegal drugs concealed in male slippers. “Efforts by transnational drug cartels to move a consignment of 117 grammes of ketamine neatly concealed in a pair of leather male slippers being shipped to Indonesia and 2.14 kilogrammes of skunk clinically hidden in the walls of a local wooden drum were equally frustrated, the statement reads. Lekki drug dealer ran…

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has expressed optimism over the passage of the reintroduced 2020 Consolidated Insurance Bill by the 10th National Assembly and its assent by President Bola Tinubu. Mr. Sunday Thomas, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), NAICOM, said this at the 2023 retreat for journalists covering the insurance industry in Uyo, Akwa Ibom. Chronicle NG reports that the retreat was tagged “Improving Stakeholder Perception: 2023 and Beyond”. Thomas explained that the consolidated indemnity bill was unfortunately not assented to by former President Muhammadu Buhari before he left because it got to him late. “Of course there are procedures and…

Shubham Chaudhuri, the World Bank’s Country Director for Nigeria, has announced intentions to work with the National Identity Management Commission to enable the smooth implementation and registration of digital national IDs for all Nigerians. The ambitious goal is to deliver a digital national ID to at least 148 million people of working age by the middle of 2024, representing a huge step towards inclusion and accessibility. On Friday, Chaudhuri announced this during a dinner hosted by the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy in Abuja. He also underlined the organisation’s commitment to ending poverty, enhancing lives, and providing jobs for…