Category: SPORT

Arsenal midfielder Jorginho has signed a contract extension with the Premier League club. The 32-year-old signed an initial 18-month deal with the Gunners when he joined from Chelsea in January 2023. His new contract is described as a “short-term deal” by the club. The Brazil-born Italy international has made 35 appearances in all competitions this season, scoring once. “I’m really, really happy to stay, because it’s a privilege to be a part of this family,” said Jorginho. The midfielder, who spent four and a half years at Chelsea before moving…

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Vinicius Junior scored twice as Real Madrid came away with a draw in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final tie with Bayern Munich. The Brazilian took advantage of two errors from Bayern defender Kim Min-jae – beating him for pace and slotting a shot past goalkeeper Manuel Neuer for the opener, before the South Korean fouled Rodrygo in the box and Vinicius put away the resulting penalty. England captain Harry Kane had netted a penalty of his own, beating goalkeeper Andriy Lunin early in the second half after…

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The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed former Super Eagles winger Finidi George as the new head coach of the nation’s senior men’s national team. The announcement came in a statement on Monday, with the NFF Board approving the recommendation of its Technical and Development Committee to hand over the reins to the 52-year-old former Ajax Amsterdam and Real Betis forward. Finidi George, who spent 20 months as an assistant to the outgoing José Santos Peseiro, had been serving as the interim coach after the Portuguese tactician’s departure following the Super…

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Leicester City have been promoted to the Premier League after Leeds United were thumped by Queens Park Rangers. The 4-0 defeat at Loftus Road means Daniel Farke’s side stay four points behind Championship leaders Leicester with only one game left. The Foxes remain on track to amass 100 points on their way back to the top flight following their relegation last season. Leicester can now claim the Championship title on Monday with victory at Preston if third-placed Ipswich fail to beat Hull City on Saturday. Ipswich can join Leicester in…

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Arne Slot is set to become Liverpool’s next manager after a compensation deal worth up to £9.4m was agreed with Feyenoord. The Dutchman is poised to succeed Jurgen Klopp, who announced in January he would leave Anfield at the end of the 2023-24 season. The Reds will now take steps to agree a contract with the 45-year-old before he is officially appointed. Liverpool have agreed to pay Feyenoord £7.7m (9m euros) plus a possible £1.7m (2m euros) in add-ons. Slot led Feyenoord to the 2022-23 Eredivisie title, while this season…

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Nigeria skipper William Troost-Ekong believes Victor Osimhen has what it takes to be a future Super Eagles captain. The 30-year-old has been a leader in the national team since making his debut in June 2015 in an Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Chad. Troost-Ekong was born in the Netherlands and represented the European nation at U19 and U20 levels before switching nationality to play for Nigeria. He has since made 71 appearances for the Super Eagles, while starring in multiple tournaments, including the 2016 Olympics in Rio, two…

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Alexander Isak’s rich goalscoring form at St James’ Park continued as Newcastle beat Tottenham to boost their hopes of European football next season. Isak produced two clinical finishes to score in each half as he netted on home turf for the sixth consecutive match. The striker now has 17 goals in 24 Premier League appearances this season. Anthony Gordan and Fabian Schar were also on target for the Magpies, while Timo Werner had two chances for Spurs, but his finishing let him down. Newcastle’s emphatic victory lifted them up to…

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Jonas Hofmann and Victor Boniface scored after coming off the bench as Bayer Leverkusen defeated West Ham 2-0 at home in their Europa League quarter-final first leg on Thursday night. Needing stoppage time winners from Patrick Schick to win both legs of their last 16 tie with Qarabag, Leverkusen were dominant but had failed to break through against the dogged visitors. With 14 minutes remaining, coach Xabi Alonso brought on Hofmann and Boniface and the move did the trick, the Nigerian linking with the Germany winger for the opener in…

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Liverpool’s hopes of winning the Europa League were left hanging by a thread after they were thrashed 3-0 at Anfield by Atalanta in the first leg of their quarter-final tie-on Thursday. Liverpool are hoping to make this season’s Europa League final in Dublin on May 22 their final game before Jurgen Klopp steps down as manager, but they face a monumental task to turn their last-eight tie around after a stunning Atalanta performance. Liverpool, who started with Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai among the substitutes, saw Harvey Elliott come agonisingly…

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