IN ENGLAND
Chelsea star Moises Caicedo’s crisp volley gave the team a deserved point against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
United’s interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy, in charge while the Red Devils await the arrival of newly-appointed Ruben Amorim, looked on course for a second successive victory when Bruno Fernandes broke the deadlock from the spot in the 70th minute after Chelsea keeper Robert Sanchez brought down Rasmus Hojlund.
Van Nistelrooy celebrated wildly on the touchline but United’s elation lasted only four minutes until Caicedo expertly struck a superb shot past Andre Onana from the edge of the area.
Tottenham star Dominic Solanke scored a brace as the team came from behind to earn four-one victory over Aston Villa in the Premier League.
The sixty-five million pound summer signing doubled his league goal tally for the season with two goals in four second-half minutes as Ange Postecoglou’s side climbed to seventh in the table.
Brennan Johnson and James Maddison scored a goal each for Tottenham, while Aston Villa’s only goal was scored by Morgan Rogers
Tottenham striker Dominic Solanke is delighted after scoring two goals against Aston Villa in Sunday’s Premier League game.
IN NIGERIA
Super Eagles camp for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matchday five encounter against Benin Republic will open in Abidjan on Monday, 10th November.
The three-time African champions are scheduled to take on the Cheetahs at the Felix Houphet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan on Thursday, 14th November.
All the invited players will travel direct to Abidjan from their bases.
The Super Eagles will also entertain the Amavubi of Rwanda at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Monday, 18th November.
The team’s interim coach Augustine Eguavoen is expected to unveil his squad for both games this week.
Nigeria top Group D of the 2025 AFCON qualifiers with ten points from four games.
Nottingham Forest head coach, Nuno Espirito Santo has heaped praise on Super Eagles defender Ola Aina’s stunning goal against West Ham in Saturday’s Premier League game.
The Nigerian international scored a wonderful third goal for Nottingham Forest after Chris Wood and Callum Hudson-Odoi had given the team a comfortable lead.
Reacting to his performance, Espirito Santo, stated that Aina’s goal was beautiful.
Super Eagles star, Ademola Lookman has scored twice as Atalanta stunned Serie A leaders Napoli by winning three-nil at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
Serie A top scorer Mateo Retegui was surprisingly left on the bench but Lookman took charge as the visitors inflicted Napoli’s first defeat since the opening day of the season.
Retegui was brought on with fourteen minutes remaining and scored in stoppage time for his 11th goal in as many matches.
Super Eagles star, Ademola Lookman says Atalanta put up a big performance in the away win at Napoli.
Lookman said the players can be happy with their performance in the game.
He said the main focus was to keep helping the team and not individual accolade.
OTHER LEAGUES
Barcelona has continued its excellent early-season form under Hansi Flick as the La Liga leaders beat Espanyol three-one to move nine points clear of Real Madrid.
Dani Olmo scored a brace while Raphinha scored a goal for Barcelona and Espanyol’s only goal was scored by Javi Puado.
Flick’s side won eleven of its twelve league games under the German and, since their sole loss at Osasuna at the end of September, have won six in a row in all competitions, scoring twenty-four goals in the process.
Holders Rangers staged a second-half comeback to secure a Scottish League Cup final place against Celtic, with Nedim Bajrami’s late deflected strike eventually decisive.
Motherwell threatened to heap more pressure on manager Philippe Clement after a run of poor results.
Cyriel Dessers scored a goal for Rangers while Motherwell’s only goal was scored by Andy Halliday.
OTHER SPORTS
In Tennis, Germany’s Alexander Zverev claimed a straight-set win over home favourite Ugo Humbert to clinch his first Paris Masters title.
The new world number two beat the French number one 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday to secure the seventh ATP 1000 title of his career.
Both were playing in their fourth final of the year, with Zverev having lost the French Open final to Carlos Alcaraz in June.
Zverev’s semi-final win on Saturday was enough to ensure the 27-year-old will now leapfrog Alcaraz and regain second spot in the ATP rankings.
In Formula one, Max Verstappen has climbed up from 17th on the grid to win the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, one of his greatest victories taking him to the brink of a fourth world title.
Rival Lando Norris of McLaren had a difficult race, finishing sixth after a couple of key errors, to fall 62 points adrift off Verstappen with 86 still available in the final three races.
Verstappen will become world champion if he leaves the next race at Las Vegas on 23rd November with a lead of at least sixty points.
Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly took the final two podium places to transform Alpine’s season and move the team up from ninth in the constructors’ championship to sixth.
In Cricket, New Zealand sealed a historic three-nil series clean sweep over India with a thrilling 25-run win on day three of the third and final Test at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
It is India’s first clean-sweep defeat in a home Test series since South Africa’s 2-0 win in 2000, and their first in a series of three Tests or more.
New Zealand had never won a Test series in India and had not won a single Test for 36 years before their eight-wicket victory in the series opener in Bengaluru.
In Basketball, the NBA says it is investigating after Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid had an alleged physical altercation with a reporter.
Embiid confronted the reporter in the Philadelphia locker room about an article that referred to his son and late brother, and criticising his fitness and professionalism.
The seven-time NBA All-Star and 2023 Most Valuable Player has yet to play this season because of a knee issue.
The incident happened after the 76ers’ 124-107 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday.
In Rugby, England prop Joe Marler has retired from international rugby having won ninety-five caps.
Marler made his England debut during the 2012 summer tour of South Africa and was part of three Six Nations-winning sides in 2016, 2017 and 2020.
He also represented England at three World Cups, including in 2019 when they were beaten by South Africa in the final.
Abdi Nageeye surged past former champion Evans Chebet in the final stretch to win the men’s race at the New York City Marathon in two hours seven minutes thirty-nine seconds.
Dutch runner Nageeye finished six seconds ahead of 2022 winner Chebet, with Albert Korir taking third place and last year’s winner and Olympic champion Tamirat Tola placing fourth.
Kenyan runner Sheila Chepkirui, won the women’s event in 2:24.35, finishing fourteen seconds ahead of 2023 winner Hellen Obiri.
Chepkirui, who won ten thousand metres bronze at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, led an all-Kenyan podium, with Vivian Cheruiyot taking third place.
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