The first half had a total of 21 shots – the second-most of any Premier League game this season – and the first of those was from Liverpool winger, Jordon Ibe, who pulled a 20-yard effort just wide after three minutes
Browsing: Sport
Goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa, defenders Austin Oboroakpo and Chima Akas, Olympic Team midfielders Usman Mohammed and Yaro Bature and forward Chisom Chikatara headline a list that also includes Enyimba FC’s skillful winger Ezekiel Bassey, former junior international Ifeanyi Mathew and the Sunshine Stars’ trio of Paul Onobi, Prince Aggrey and Tunde Adeniji
Ahead of the match, Arsenal were expected to quickly stamp their authority on a fixture that they have dominated in recent years, but aside from an effort from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain that went wide, they barely had an impact during the opening 45 minutes
The hosts had been winless in eight matches heading into the game – their worst run for 16 years – but the skipper relieved some of the pressure on Louis van Gaal’s shoulders with a moment of magic in the final 15 minutes
The Cherries continued to dictate the play, but Leicester were inches from breaking the deadlock midway through the half when the league’s joint top scorer, Jamie Vardy, pounced on a wayward shot from strike partner Leonardo Ulloa and toe-poked against the inside of the post from close range
Watford vs. Man City Venue: Vicarage Road Kick off: 6:30pm Manchester City will hope to close the gap on the…
Only goal difference keeps them off the summit as their unlikely title challenge continues and, having overcome the difficult fixture schedule in December, they must surely now be considered as true contenders
Sunderland will be Swansea’s next opponents after this one and that meeting on January 13 could have a big say in the battle at the bottom of the table
Comprehensive victories over Chelsea, Manchester City and Southampton hinted at things going in the right direction, but back-to-back defeats against Newcastle United and Watford – both without scoring – stopped their momentum in its tracks
Pacquiao, who is facing Timothy Bradley in a trilogy on April 9, has stated on several post-Mayweather fight interviews that he failed to give the fans the fight they have been expecting when he faced Mayweather last May at the MGM Grand Garden Arena
Despite speculation surrounding the future of Louis van Gaal, it is widely thought that the Dutchman will remain at Old Trafford until the end of the season, when his position will be more closely scrutinised
However, Bournemouth moved ahead in the race towards the end of December and have now announced Iturbe’s signature
The Nigerian striker, who, with 30 goals, ended 2015 as the top scorer across England’s top four tiers, is aiming to equal Watford’s all-time record of scoring in seven successive fixtures, currently held by Frank McPherson (1928/29)
Losciuto, however, told newsmen at the team’s occasional interactive session with the media that the team’s handlers were presently faced with the challenge of players’ selection
ghalo caught fire in the Championship last season and finished 2015 with a calendar-year haul of 30 goals, 14 of which have come in 19 Premier League games for the newly-promoted Hornets this term
Hanover sports director, Martin Bader, told the Hannoversche Allgemeine paper the deal is all but done, with only a few details to be solved.
Szalai, who has rarely played at Hoffenheim this season, will cost Hanover less than €1 million ($1.1 million)
Top on goal difference, Arsenal take on a struggling Newcastle side, while Leicester, the surprise package of the first half of the season, play Bournemouth who are hovering just above the bottom three
Huszti, 32, comes to Frankfurt from Chinese club Changchun Yatai and receives a contract until 2017
“I can’t believe they [Ring Magazine] got Andre Ward ranked number 4 in the pound-for-pound list. Even though the guy that’s ranked number 1 pound-for-pound right now [Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez], you know, you can’t argue about that, but without Andre Ward losing a fight, he has to be number 2. I mean, he wins his fights not in good fashion, but in great fashion, and they have him at number 4?
Following his upset WBC Silver Cruiserweight Championship-winning TKO 2 over highly touted Russian, Dmitry Kudryashov, on November 4 in Russia, Durodola (22-2, 20 KOs) says he was heartbroken to hear that Russian Anti-Doping Agency were claiming he had tested positive for performance enhancing drugs