Alexander Isak became Sweden's all-time top scorer in the Premier League after netting a brace in Newcastle United's 4-3 win over Nottingham Forest on Sunday, Afrosport reports. Callum Hudson-Odoi put Forest in front in the sixth minute at St. James' Park but the lead only lasted 21 minutes as Lewis Miley and Jacob Murphy gave Magpies the advantage. It was further extended when Isak scored from...
Alexander Isak scored a brace as Newcastle United recorded a 3-1 win over Premier League bottom club Southampton at St. Mary's on Saturday afternoon, Afrosport reports. After falling behind to Jan Bednarek's 10th minute goal, the Magpies responded through Isak, first from the penalty spot in the 26th minute before he was assisted by Jacob Murphy for the second four minutes later. It took the 25-year-old...
Germany were held to a 1-1 stalemate by Hungary, while Viktor Gyokeres scored four goals to lead Sweden to a 6-0 win against Azerbaijan in the final round of matches in the UEFA Nations League group stage on Tuesday night, Afrosport reports. The Germans had most of the possession in the first half at the Puskas Arena Park but barely created any chances as both sides...
The funeral of the recently deceased Sven-Goran Eriksson was held today in the Swedish town of Torsby, where the former football manager grew up, Afrosport reports. The ceremony, which took place inside the church, was attended by several hundreds of people, including some of Eriksson's former players like ex-England captain David Beckham. Eriksson, who announced in January that he was terminally ill with pancreatic cancer, passed...
Sweden's Mondo Duplantis yet again has shattered his own world record for an impressive ninth time, as he claimed the gold medal in the men's pole vault at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Monday. With the roaring crowd inside the Stade de France, the 24-year-old cleared 6.25 meters at the third attempt despite already clinching his second Olympic gold medal with a 6.00m leap. Duplantis, who...
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