The Premier League’s record for yellow cards in a single game was broken during Chelsea’s 1-0 win at Bournemouth on Saturday. Referee Anthony Taylor booked 14 different players during the match at the Vitality Stadium. Taylor showed 14 yellow cards for 25 fouls between both teams – most of them for dissent. Bournemouth were also awarded a penalty in the first half, leading to a yellow for Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, while both managers were also booked, although those do not count towards the record. The previous record of 13 bookings came last season in Tottenham’s 2-1 win over Sheffield…
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Victor Osimhen has said there is no rivalry between him and other Galatasaray forwards, reports DAILY POST. Osimhen linked up with the Turkish Super Lig champions on loan from Napoli two weeks ago. The forward will battle the likes of Mauro Icardi, Michy Batshuayi and Burak Yilmaz for a starting spot in the team. “I knew that Galatasaray was a very good team before I came. I will try to contribute as well. There is no competition between us and the center forwards,” he told the club’s official website. “Icardi is a legend of this game. Batshuayi is also a…
Real Madrid forward, Kylian Mbappe, has insisted he has no issues sharing penalty duties with Vinicius Jr. Mbappe was speaking after Vinicius gave him the second penalty to convert in their 2-0 win at Real Sociedad on Saturday. It took the former PSG captain’s tally to three goals in two matches. Vinícius Jr had opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Sergio Gómez’s handball. When the Brazilian was fouled inside the box in the 75th minute, he decided to hand over the ball to Mbappe. “[Vinícius and I] try to find each other in the game and in training…
Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti, has hailed Kylian Mbappé’s performance after he scored in their 2-0 win away at Real Sociedad on Saturday. Ancelotti noted that Mbappé looked “fresher, more active” and is “improving a lot.” Vinícius Júnior opened the scoring in the 58th minute from the penalty spot after Sergio Gómez’s handball. Mbappé added the second with another penalty in the 75th minute after Vinícius was fouled. “[Mbappé] looks fresher, more active on the ball,” Ancelotti said in his post-match news conference. “He’s very dangerous, combining well with Vinícius and the other forwards. He’s improving. I liked his game…
President Bola Tinubu is expected back in Abuja on Sunday after his official trip to China and stopover in the United Kingdom. On August 29, Tinubu left Abuja for Beijing in China but had a stopover in Dubai, UAE. He arrived in Beijing on 1 September to begin his official visit to China. The president started his official visit on September 2, with a meeting with President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People. President Tinubu was accorded a 21-gun salute. He also inspected the guards. A statement by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, said “five Memoranda of…
Ahead of today, (Sunday), commencement of the first Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) distribution by Dangote Refinery, oil marketers have expressed worries that they are yet to know the price of the product. The President of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association, PETROAN, Billy Gillis-Harry and the President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Abubakar Maigandi disclosed this to DAILY POST in separate interviews on Saturday. Their comments come as all is now set for Dangote Refinery to offload its first petrol trucks into the Nigerian market. Recall that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company said that over 300…
Former Liverpool midfielder, Jamie Redknapp, has hailed Cole Palmer for getting into people’s heads with ‘mind games’ after Bournemouth missed a penalty against Chelsea in their Premier League encounter on Saturday night. Bournemouth were the better team at the Vitality Stadium, but lacked a clinical edge as they missed a penalty during the match. Chelsea eventually snatched a late 1-0 win, thanks to Christopher Nkunku. During the encounter, Palmer was seen among the Bournemouth players discussing who should take the spot-kick. Evanilson took the penalty and saw his spot-kick saved by goalkeeper, Robert Sanchez. And Redknapp was impressed with Palmer’s…
Chelsea winger, Jadon Sancho has aimed a subtle dig at Manchester United and former manager, Erik ten Hag after he was named Player of the Match for his performances against Bournemouth. Sancho, 24, spoke of how ‘happy’ he was to play and to instantly feel ‘comfortable’ at Chelsea, perhaps a dig at United and Ten Hag. The England international made a surprise transfer to Chelsea on loan from Manchester United on deadline day after three nightmare years at Old Trafford. He provided the assist for Christopher Nkunku’s goal against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium. “It’s amazing to make my debut…
A Nigerian cyber security expert based in South Africa, Charles Awuzie has alleged that the Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa has renewed his threats against him. Awuzie said that the world should hold Ekpa responsible if anything happens to him. According to him, Ekpa started his threat against him during the last presidential election when he stood up against Ekpa’s declaration that there will be no election in the South East. The cyber security expert made the allegation known in a post on his Facebook page on Saturday, saying he stood up against Ekpa’s declaration, when nobody did for fear of…
Anambra State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, says an accident involving two vehicles at Zone-13 occurred on Saturday on Onitsha-Nteje-Awka road, killing two people. The Sector Commander of the corps, Mrs Joyce Alexander confirmed the accident to newsmen in Awka on Saturday, saying that the accident could be attributed to brake failure and loss of control. She said the accident involved an unidentified driver of a car marked UWN531AS and a driver identified as Sani Bappa with a tanker registered ADM619XA. “According to eyewitness, the brake of the car failed, the driver lost control of the vehicle…