Los Angeles FC and Orlando City win MLS playoff openers
Fecundo Torres and Martin Ojeda scored to give Orlando City a 2-0 home victory over Charlotte on Sunday in the MLS playoffs.
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10th Senate President’s U-18 Unity Cup gets date
The organisers of the 10th Senate President’s U-18 Unity Cup have announced November 10 to 17, 2024, as dates for the grassroots football development programme scheduled to hold in Abuja.
Aina wins first SNEPCo Junior Tennis title
A mother’s love was bang on target, PEP talks from her mother, Mrs. Aina motivated Goodnews Aina, to her first triumph at the 2024 NNPC-SNEPCo Junior Tennis Championship, at the weekend, in Warri, Delta State.
Guardiola vows to learn from rock-bottom Southampton after tight win
Pep Guardiola claimed he can learn from Southampton manager Russell Martin after the Premier League’s bottom side made Manchester City sweat for their 1-0 win on Saturday.
Former Brazil defender Ze Carlos dies aged 56
Former Brazil full-back Ze Carlos, runner-up at the 1998 World Cup, died on Friday aged 56, his old club Sao Paulo announced.
Leipzig beat Freiburg to go top, Dortmund lose away again
RB Leipzig came from behind to beat Freiburg 3-1 at home on Saturday to leapfrog Bayern Munich and go top of the Bundesliga, while Borussia Dortmund’s away woes continued with another defeat.
Di Lorenzo fires Napoli past Lecce and five points clear
Giovanni Di Lorenzo made sure Napoli will stay top of Serie A this weekend after firing the winner in Saturday’s 1-0 win over Lecce to move his team five points clear.
USA knock Nigeria out of U-17 Women’s World Cup
The United States women’s U-17 team has eliminated Nigeria from the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The Americans secured a 2-0 victory over the Flamingos in the quarter-finals.