Wednesday 31 August 2016

MANCHESTER CITY: SERGIO AGUERO CHARGED WITH VIOLENT CONDUCT


Sergio Aguero has been charged with violent conduct for using his elbow and may miss a derby match against Manchester United on September 10...In the 76th minute Aguero swung his left elbow towards West Ham defender Winston Reid but the officials did not see the incident according to the Football Association...The incident was caught on camera...If he is found guilty he will face a 3 game ban.

LIVERPOOL FC: JOEL MATIP MAY NOT PLAY FOR CAMEROON DURING THE AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS


Liverpool are a bit releived that Joel Matip may not join he's nations team during the Africa cup of Nations...Liverpool need Matip during a tough premier league schedule and the news is welcoming for them...Joel Matip is on a 'self-imposed exile' according to Liverpool Echo...Matip signed for the Reds recently from Shalke on a free transfer...Cameroon's coach Hugo Broos is complaining that Joel does not want to pick up his calls...Liverpool are happy they will keep the center back for crucial games.

NIGERIA: OBI MIKEL HAPPY VICTOR MOSES IS BACK READY FOR THEIR GAME WITH TANZANIA


Obi Mickel captained Nigeria U-23 very well to a Bronze medal finish in the Rio 2016 Olympics and now Nigerian international Victor Moses is back at the Eagles side ready to face Tanzania on Saturday for the Africa Cup of Nations 2017 qualifier in Uyo...Eagles are playing a friendly game today against Akwa United at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium.

F1: MAX VERSTAPPEN NEEDS NO BODYGUARDS SAYS MANAGER


Max Vestappen needs no protection in Monza according to his Manager...After Max crashed his car on the first corner in Belgium he did not get on very well with Kimi Raikonnen and also Sebastian Vettel...A quote by Reb Bull boss Christian Horner suggesting Vestappen should not tell anyone where he's staying and that they would be a lot of angry Italian fans made Vestappens manager to react and say they don't need to hide and they are looking forward to the Italian GP in Monza.

TORINO FC: JOE HART GETS A WARM WELCOME FROM ITALIAN FANS


Joe Hart is set to join Torino FC on a season-long loan from Manchester City...


Hart was in Italy for a medical and now he's back in England...


England goalkeeper is now at St. George's Park ready for his duties...


Torino will give Hart 55,000 pounds a week and the rest of his 130,000 pounds salary a wek will be settled by Manchester City.

ARSENAL FC: SHKRODAN MUSTAFI IS OFFICIALLY A GUNNER


Arsenal have completed singing Shkodran Mustafi from Valencia...The deal for the 24 year-old German center backis worth 35 million pounds...


Mustafi joins Lucas Perez who also signed a new deal worth 17 million pounds from Deportivo La Coruna.

LIVERPOOOL FC: ROBBIE FOWLER AND FANS SAMPLE THE NEW ANFIELD STAND


Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler and 10,000 fans checked out the new Anfield stand ahead of the season home game opener against Leicester City September 10.


Liverpool's new stand can take up to 18,000 fans wheby bringing the total capacity of Anfield to 54,167...


Fowler oversaw a joint training session between Liverpool Ladies and Liverpool U-23's

US OPEN 2016: SERENA WILLIAMS DOES WELL FIRST ROUND


Serena Williams beat Russia's  Ekaterina Makarova with ease 6-3 6-3...Makarova is world number 29...Serena's shoulder responded well and now she faces Vania King in the second-round...Her sister Venus survived 63 unforced errors to go to second-round.

Tuesday 30 August 2016

ARSENAL: JACK WILSHIRE AVAILABLE FOR LOAN


Arsenal are ready to let go Jack Wilshire on loan to help him get first-team football...Wilshire was left out of "Big Sam"'s squad due to lack of  first-team football...Wilshire played only 3 games for Arsenal due to a plagued by injuries and he played 6 times for England recently. 

BARCELONA: SPAIN STRIKER PACO ALCACER JOINS BARCA FROM VALENCIA


Valencia star and Spain striker Paco Alcacer has joined Barcelona FC for 25.5 million pounds plus ad-ons...Alcacer is a rising star in Spain and has signed a five year deal with Barca...The 23 year-old striker has 30 La Liga goals in 3 seasons and he made captain under Gary Neville last season...He is the sixth signing for Enrique.

ENGLAND: WAYNE ROONEY TO QUIT 2018


England captain and record goal scorer, Wayne Rooney, will retire after Russia World Cup 2018...

ARSENAL FC: GUNNERS WANT PARAGUAY INTERNATIONAL MIGUEL ALMIRON


Arsenal are gunning down for $14.3 million Paraguay international Almiron...Wenger is looking for his 6th signing before the window closes...Miguel Almiron is an attacking midfielder who plays for CA Lanus in Argentina...He made his debut for Paraguay in the past Copa America tournament...Almiron said he would be glad to play for Arsenal but as of now everything is in the hands of his agent.

BOXING: CANELO TELLS CRITICS THAT NO ONE WILL PRESSURE HIM FIGHT GOLOVKIN


Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez said he will not be forced by the constant badgering from Critics to fight Golovkin...Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (35-0, 32 KOs) is the WBC/WBA/IBO/IBF king of middleweight and Canelo's record is 47-1-1, 33 KOs...WBC named Golovkin as the mandatory challenger to Canelo for the WBC middleweight crown but it was on short notice and also Canelo was upset at WBC for the pressure so he vacated the title and later they named Golovkin the WBC title holder...


Golovkin is in the ring again defending his middleweight titles on September 10th agaist Kell Brook (36-0, 25 KOs) at the O2 Arena in London...Canelo and Golovkin have a verbal contract to fight in September 2017.

US OPEN 2016: FIRST TIME US OPEN KYLE EDMUND UPSETS RICHARD GASQUET


Kyle Edmund upset the no. 13 Richard Gasquet on day one of the US Open...No. 84 Edmund beat Gasquet 6-2 6-2 6-3 in Flushing Meadows...It's he's best performance and now he will face American wildcard Ernesto Escobedo in the second round.

AFRICA CUP U-19: NAMIBIA WINS U-19 RUGBY


Namibia has won the Africa Cup U-19 Rubgy final by beating Zimbabwe 42-29...Namibia no qualifyies for the World Rugby U-20...Zim led twice but failed to retain their lead and namibia wa composed and won two tries in the final quarter...Click here for more info.

EPL: PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE 2016/2017

TeamPlWDLFAPts+/-
1Manchester City33009396
2Chelsea33007295
3Manchester United33006195
4Everton32104272
5Hull City32014262
6Middlesbrough31203251
7Tottenham Hotspur31203251
8Arsenal31116541
9Leicester City31113340
10West Bromwich Albion31112240
11Liverpool3111564-1
12West Ham United3102353-2
13Burnley3102243-2
14Swansea City3102243-2
15Southampton3021242-2
16Sunderland3012351-2
17Crystal Palace3012131-2
18Watford3012361-3
19Bournemouth3012251-3
20Stoke City3012261-4

JOE HART: DUE FOR A MEDICAL AT TORINO BEFORE LOAN MOVE


Joe Hart will have a medical before his loan move to Torino FC...Football Association gave Hart permission to travel to Italy to get his medical before they finalize his loan deal...The deal will beat the 31 August deadline and also he is due for duty with the England squad for Sunday's World Cup 2018 qualifying game against Slovakia...After Pep said he could leave club officials are helping him keep his international place and also the club is paying some money to keep him at Serie A for a sean.

Monday 29 August 2016

LIVERPOOL FC: LUIS ALBERTO GOING TO LAZIO FOR £6 MILLION


Liverpool has agreed to sell midfielder Luis Alberto to Lazio for £6 million...Lazio will pay £4.3 upfront then £1.7 as add-ons dependent on European qualification...Liverpool added a 30% sell-on clause as well...He came to Liverpool under Brendan Rodgers for about £6.8 million but never made an impact...He played only 12 games with the Merseyside team.

RWANDA: SACKING OF COACH WAS LEGAL


Ministry of Sports and Culture (MINISPOC) has refuted claims that the national coach Jonny McKinstry was sacked without following the correct procedures...The coach was sacked due to poor performance and also that was a clause in his contract...Speculation says he was getting about $11,000 a month and his last salary is about to be paid soon...The coach has no comments on the matter...Recently Rwanda lost to Mauritius 1-0 and also to 3-2 loss to Mozambique.

TUSKER MALT UGANDA GOLF OPEN: RONALD OTILE RETAINS HIS TITLE


Ronald Otile has won the Tusker Malt Uganda Golf Open at Kitante Golf Course...He managed to beat his closest opponent by 5 strokes with a score of 291...Adolf Muhumuza took second place with a score of 295 and Machangi Paul from Kenya took third place with a score of 301...This years Tusker Malt Uganda Open Golf was bigger and better than before whereby more pro participants took part...Tusker has increased sponsorship up to UGX 500 million...Since 2010 Tusker has seen the game of golf grow significantly in Uganda.

GOLF: CURRENT USA RYDER CUP TEAM UNDER CAPTAIN DAVIS LOVE


USA are gearing up for they Ryder Cup and captain Davis Love has 8 players ready and 4 wildcard picks to come...


Below are the names of the 8 players by points that are ready.

1) Dustin Johnson

2) Jordan Spieth 

3) Phil Mickleson

4) Patrick Reed 

5) Jimmy Walker

6) Brooks Koepka

7) Brandt Snedeker

8) Zach Johnson

THE BARCLAYS OPEN: REED WINS HIS FIRST TOURNAMENT OF THIS SEASON


Patrcik Reed has done well by winning his first tournament of the season...he won The Barclays whereby giving him a spot at the USA Ryder Cup Team...Reed finished 9 under par ahead of Eliliano Grillo from Argentina.

GOTV SHIELD: GOR MAHIA ARE TOSSED OUT OF THE GOTV SHIELD BY NZOIA UNITED


Champions Gor Mahia are out of the GOtv Shield after a shock defeat by Nzoia United at Mumias Sugar Complex...Edgar nzano scored the lone goal that sank Mahia...There has been turbulent feelings at the camp whereby it is suspected that coach Joe "Ze maria" Ferreira fired goalkeeping coach Mathew Ottamax...Ottamax did not board the flight to Kisumu therefore adding fire to the rumors...K'Ogalo are Champs in Kenya but have not fared well recently but hopefully they would bounce back soon.

VPL: HARUNA SHAMTE AIPAISHA MBEYA CITY JUU YA LIGI


Bao la mapema kabisa kutoka kwa Haruna Shamte ilimeipa ushindi Mbeya City dhidi ya Toto Africans ndani ya CCM Kirumba Mwanza...Mbeya City sasa inapoints 4 sawa na Azam na Simba sema wanatofautiana mabao ya kufunga...Azam wanaongoza kwa mabao wakifuatiwa na Simba alafu Mbeya City...Mechi ilianza kwa Mbeya City kushambulia sana na karibu wapate bao kutoka kwa Shamte dakika ya 5 lakini badae kidogo huyo beki wa zamani wa Simba alipachika bao kuitia free-kick hatari kabisa...Kipindi cha 2 walikuwa wanapimana nguvu lakini mwisho Mbeya City iliibuka na points.

Sunday 28 August 2016

EPL: MANCHESTER CITY BEAT WEST HAM 3-1


Pep Guardiola if off to a great start as his side beats West Ham 3-1...City was on form and West Ham were outplayed by City having 67% possession and 22 goals attempts...Raheem Sterling scored 2 goals and Luis Fernandinho had 1...The game was so one sided that it was a bit boring and maybe the bad part on City's side is when Aguero elbowed Reid in the second half...He may face disciplinary action.  

CHELSEA: CHELSEA ARE ON FORM AS THEY PUT 3 PAST BURNLEY


Chelsea beat Burnley 3-0 thanks to Eden Hazard, Willian and Nigerian international Victor Moses...Eden had an early on the 9th minute followed by Willian 4`1 minutes into the game...Moses had a late one on the 89th minute...The best goal came from Eden Hazard whereby he drove the ball from the half all the way to the goal striking on the lower corner side...




Chelsea now lead the table with 9 points ahead of Manchester United by goals scored.

ARSENAL: WENGER CONFIRMS SHKODRAN MUSTAFI & LUCAS PEREZ TRANSFERS


Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Lucas Perez and Shkodran Mustafi have signed with the Gunners...

Perez
Those two good players cost Arsenal around £52 million pounds and there will be no more signings up to Wednesday's deadline...He said, "We have bought two players, Mustafi and Perez. We had to work very hard to get signings done,"...

Mustafi
Arsenal now have signed midfielders Kelechi Nwakali and Granit Xhaka, defender Rob Holding and forward Takuma Asano.

F1: LEWIS HAMILTON BATTLES FROM NO. 21 TO FINISHING NO. 3


Lewis Hamilton gambled well when he decided to take his grid penalty that put him at number 21 on the starting grid.