Chelsea and Aston Villa defeated Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 and 2-0 on Friday night to boost their hopes of Champions League football next season on the penultimate Premier League weekend, Afrosport reports. The Blues sat in fifth place level on points with sixth-placed Villa going into this game, and after a cagey affair for more than hour at Stamford Bridge, the West London outfit...
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he is wary of the threat Eberechi Eze posses as his team prepare to take on Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday afternoon, Afrosport reports. Eze has been a bright spark for Palace this season and has scored in each of their last four league games, including a brace in a 2-0 win over Tottenham...
Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo has provided further positive update on the recovery of Taiwo Awoniyi who underwent surgery for an abdominal injury, Afrosport reports. The Nigerian forward needed emergency surgery after suffering internal damage from clattering into the goal post in the closing moments of Sunday's 2-2 Premier League draw against Leicester City. Awoniyi needed two rounds of surgeries, the second one requiring him...
Williams Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz has backed his father's potential bid to run for the presidency of global motorsport governing body, the FIA, Afrosport reports. Sainz Sr has been touted as a rival candidate to incumbent president Mohammed Ben Sulayem ahead of the FIA elections in Uzbekistan in December. There have been concerns about a possible conflict of interest should Sainz Sr be FIA president...
Lewis Hamilton has admitted he underestimated the difficulty he would face in adapting to life at Ferrari after completing his move from Mercedes, Afrosport reports. The seven-time Formula 1 world champion won six of his championships in a 12-year stint with Mercedes before he joined the Scuderia this year. Hamilton’s start to life at Ferrari has been less than ideal, failing to secure a podium finish...
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