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Manchester City players celebrate with the trophy after winning the English League Cup final football match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium, northwest London on April 25, 2021. CARL RECINE / POOL / AFP   Manchester City claimed a fourth consecutive League Cup on Sunday with a dominant display to beat Tottenham […]

Chelsea’s German striker Timo Werner (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal of the English Premier League football match between West Ham United and Chelsea at The London Stadium, in east London on April 24, 2021.Andy Rain / POOL / AFP   Chelsea took control of the battle to secure Champions League football […]

Watford’s English striker Troy Deeney (L) celebrates with Watford’s French midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure scoring his team’s third goal on February 29, 2020. Justin TALLIS / AFP   Watford bounced back to the Premier League at the first time of asking after Saturday’s 1-0 win over Millwall sealed promotion. Brentford’s win at Bournemouth earlier in the […]

Arsenal’s German goalkeeper Bernd Leno (2nd R) watches after deflecting the ball into his own het for an own-goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Everton at the Emirates Stadium in London on April 23, 2021.Michael Regan / POOL / AFP   An own-goal from Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno handed Everton […]

File photo of Robinson Odoch Opong in action.   Rivers Hoopers Basketball Club have signed Ugandan International Robinson Odoch Opong as a replacement for the injured Festus Ezeli ahead of the Basketball Africa League in Kigali, Rwanda. The inaugural BAL season was originally scheduled to take off March 13 2020 but was postponed due to […]

Leicester City’s Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho celebrates after scoring their third goal during the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and West Bromwich Albion at King Power Stadium in Leicester, central England on April 22, 2021. Tim Keeton / POOL / AFP   Nigerian forward, Kelechi Iheanacho scored as Leicester blitzed West Brom […]

(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 3, 2018 Real Madrid’s president Florentino Perez poses upon arrival at the 2018 Ballon d’Or award ceremony at the Grand Palais in Paris. FRANCK FIFE / AFP   Real Madrid president Florentino Perez insisted Wednesday that the European Super League was not doomed, but merely “on stand-by”. “The […]

Manchester City’s players react at the final whistle during the English Premier League football match between Aston Villa and Manchester City at Villa Park in Birmingham, central England on April 21, 2021. (Photo by CARL RECINE / POOL / AFP)     Manchester City closed in on the Premier League title as the leaders fought […]

This combination of file pictures made on April 19, 2021, shows the logos teams earlier pencilled for the launch of the planned competition. Paul ELLIS, Pierre-Philippe MARCOU, Odd ANDERSEN, Marco BERTORELLO, Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS, Paco SERINELLI, Isabel INFANTES, Isabella BONOTTO, Tim KEETON, Jose Manuel RIBEIRO / AFP     The proposed European Super League (ESL) appeared […]

Chelsea’s German head coach Thomas Tuchel (R) congratulates Chelsea’s French striker Olivier Giroud after during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Brighton and Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge in London on April 20, 2021.NEIL HALL / POOL / AFP   Chelsea moved into the Premier League’s top four after a 0-0 draw […]

Football supporters demonstrate against the proposed European Super League outside of Stamford Bridge football stadium in London on April 20, 2021, ahead of the English Premier League match between Chelsea and Brighton and Hove Albion. Adrian DENNIS / AFP   Chelsea and Manchester City are set to withdraw from proposals for a European Super League […]

This combination of file pictures made on April 19, 2021, shows the football clubs for a breakaway Super League.  Paul ELLIS, Pierre-Philippe MARCOU, Odd ANDERSEN, Marco BERTORELLO, Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS, Paco SERINELLI, Isabel INFANTES, Isabella BONOTTO, Tim KEETON, Jose Manuel RIBEIRO / AFP   The football world woke up to one of its biggest surprises on […]