Two badminton players invited to national team, two sisters grab gold, silver in squash
NYG athletes receive their medals at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba
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Alexander Isak On Target As Manchester City Crash Out Of League Cup At Newcastle United
Manchester City crashed out of the League Cup with a 1-0 defeat at Newcastle on Wednesday as Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool booked their places in the last 16. Alexander Isak scored the only goal at St. James' Park in a clash between two much-changed sides. City won the treble of Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup last season, but any dream of surpassing that feat with an unprecedented quadruple was swiftly brought to an end. Erling Haaland was left on the bench by City coach Pep Guardiola for the full 90 minutes and his presence was missed in a toothless display.
Morocco, East African nations win Africa Cup of Nations hosting rights
Morocco won by default after Algeria, Zambia and a joint bid from Benin and Nigeria all withdrew before the vote of the Confederation of African Football's executive committee in Cairo on Wednesday.
Morocco and East African co-bid to host future Africa Cup of Nations finals
CAIRO :Morocco were awarded the hosting of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations finals on Wednesday, replacing Guinea who were stripped of the right to host the tournament last year, while the 2027 rights were handed to a co-bid from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
CAF to decide on Nigeria-Benin joint bid, others today
• Sports Minister, Mainasara Illo, others in Cairo The Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) will today in Cairo, Egypt, vote on the bids for both 2025 and 2027 African Nations Cup.
Algeria withdraw bid to host Cup of Nations finals
CAPE TOWN : Algeria have withdrawn their bid to host one of two future Africa Cup of Nations finals on the eve of the vote, the country’s football association said on Tuesday.
How Ronaldo’s arrival turned Riyadh into top footballers’ favored destination
RIYADH: Cristiano Ronaldo opened the door and the rest followed.
West Ham beat Serbia's Backa Topola 3-1 with own goal
LONDON: An own goal by Backa Topola's Nemanja Petrovic helped West Ham United recover from a goal down to clinch a 3-1 home win over the Serbian side in a Europa League Group A match on Thursday (Sep 21).