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MVG wins Bahrain Masters in a stunning tournament
Darts provided a few shocks and some magnificent matches at the Exhibition World Bahrain. All the top ranked seeded players: Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Gian van Veen, Michael van Gerwen, Stephen Bunting, Danny Noppert, Gerwyn Price and Nathan Aspinall progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition. From there, the first surprised occurred when Price knocked…
Carrick debuts with Manchester Derby triumph
Through all the scares of Manchester United’s management, it doesn’t seem as nerve-racking after Michael Carrick’s first game in charge as head coach. The red side of Manchester would’ve been rather worried after all the critics and doubters making their cases for why Carrick would negatively affect the club for the rest of the season.…
Cut them some slack
Being successful does actually come with a downside: the scrutiny. Some of it is fair, and some of it may not be so fair. Manchester City, after completing the £20 million signing of Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi, have taken their spending to £414 million for the last 12 months. What certain parts of the…
Full circle
Once upon a time, it was the Red half of Manchester who were on the wave of success. Titles and trophies galore, and the thought of a trophy-less season is seen as a blot in the history book. Fast forward in time, and it’s now the Blue half of Manchester who have the continuity and…
Glasner to leave Palace, with Guehi nearing Man City transfer
Crystal Palace have been rocked by the double blow that captain Marc Guehi is nearing a move to Manchester City and boss Oliver Glasner will be leaving the club at the end of the season. The Citizens who in the last January window made some defensive reinforcements, have been forced into some more with the…
AFCON final preview: Mark Sunday in your diary, it’s going to be a classic!
Then there were two. On Sunday, pre-tournament favourites and hosts Morocco come toe-to-toe with Senegal, winners of the 2021 edition. The Atlas Lions, who boast some star power with the likes of skipper Achraf Hakimi, formerly of Real Madrid and Brahim Diaz, currently of Spanish giants Real Madrid. Those two are arguably the star players,…
Travelling sides victorious in EFL Cup Semi-finals
By Charlie Oxotby (Sports Aficionado the-sports-buff.com) The first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-finals were played on Tuesday and Wednesday as Wembley Stadium draws closer to the finale. Reigning champions Newcastle United faced Manchester City at St James Park, while a London derby took place at Stamford Bridge between Chelsea and Arsenal. Last year, only…
From bad to worse
A difficult week for Spanish giants Real Madrid, which saw them part company with legendary player Xabi Alonso as manager, saw them lose to Albacete 3-2 in the Copa Del Rey round of 16. If new manager Alvaro Arbeloa wasn’t sure of the scale of the task needed to be done at the Santiago Bernabeu,…
They have had more comebacks than a boyband
In the 90’s for those who can relate, boy bands used to be the rage. A group of boys in a band that would sing pop songs, for those of you who might not be sure of what I am referring to. Arsenal once upon a time and Liverpool were the football equivalent of this,…
Gallagher joins Tottenham in £35 deal
After appearing all set to sign former Chelsea midfielder Connor Gallagher, Aston Villa look set to miss out on the former Blues man, as he nears a move to North London side Tottenham. Gallagher, who does have a good relationship with Atletico boss Diego Simeone, will cost in the region of £35 million. The Lillywhites…
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