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Although Leicester are still in line to play in UEFA Champions League next season with their current third spot in the English Premiership log, James Maddison has expressed mixed feelings after the Foxes conceded a stoppage-time leveller during their 1-1 draw away to relegation-threatened Watford. The champion of the EPL three season ago are eager to return to top European night football next season but their position is currently under threat by Chelsea and Manchester United but the away win would have assured them a further push in the final stretch with eight matches to go. But last Saturday, both…

Liverpool can close to within one win of a first league title in 30 years when the English champions-elect return to action for the first time in three months against local rivals Everton on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp’s men set a record-breaking pace in the opening eight months of the season, dropping just five points in 29 games to open up a 22-point lead at the top of the table. A maximum of two wins is now needed from the last nine games to end the long wait, but Liverpool could be championed as soon as Monday if they beat Everton…

Trent Alexander-Arnold has hailed Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp as the dream maker who has carried his club to the brink of the Premier League title. Klopp’s side is two wins away from being crowned English champions for the first time in 30 years. They return to action for the first time since the Premier League’s coronavirus hiatus when they face Merseyside rivals Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday. Liverpool’s march towards the title might have been interrupted by the pandemic, but they remain certain to lift the trophy eventually and Reds right-back Alexander-Arnold believes Klopp deserves all the praise. When…

Chelsea staged an impressive second half fightback to beat Aston Villa 2-1 as Olivier Giroud’s winner consolidated their place in the Premier League’s top four on Sunday. Frank Lampard’s side were rocked when Kortney Hause put Villa ahead against the run of play in the first half. But Christian Pulisic came off the bench to equalise after the break before Giroud bagged his fourth club goal of the season two minutes later. Chelsea’s quick-fire blitz moved the fourth placed west Londoners five points clear of Manchester United in fifth in the race to qualify for next season’s Champions League. A…

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has brokered a truce between the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) and the federal government leading to the former calling off its strike which commenced at the beginning of the week. Consequently, the doctors rising from a meeting last night decided to put their faith in the Governors Forum and suspend the action. The entire executives of the NARD were at the NGF Secretariat Abuja on Thursday at the instance of the Director General of the Forum, Mr. Asishana Bayo Okauru, where they met with the chairman of the NGF and Governor of Ekiti…

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) yesterday said that he directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to conclude its investigation of alleged fraud in Nigeria Incentive-based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) to save cost. The AGF in a statement signed by Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, said he received a petition that five agencies were investigating the organisation in respect of the same subject matter. He gave the list of the law enforcement agencies investigating NIRSAL as the Nigeria Police Force, the Economic…

Jurgen Klopp would welcome Liverpool being given an asterisk if they win the Premier League title, saying it would point to “the most difficult season ever.” Liverpool will resume their season with a clash against rivals Everton today, sitting 22 points clear at the top and on the verge of winning the club’s first league title since 1990. But after a break of more than three months and with games being played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic, critics say titles won this year will come with an asterisk. Klopp said he would happily accept one, insisting it…

Neal Maupay claimed Arsenal “got what they deserved” after he struck the winner deep into stoppage time having earlier clashed with Gunners goalkeeper Bernd Leno. The Brighton and Hove Albion forward proved a controversial hero for the hosts, who secured a vital 2-1 victory at the Amex Stadium to move five points clear of the Premier League relegation zone on Saturday. Maupay was involved in a grim first-half incident, where a coming together with Leno ended with the German suffering a nasty-looking knee injury. Arsenal, beaten 3-0 by Manchester City on Wednesday, appeared set to shrug that off when Nicolas…

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed that the health sector will benefit N126bn out of the N500bn initial stimulus fund included in the 2020 Budget. He said the government was hopeful that the response to the COVID-19 pandemic to revamp healthcare facilities would be sustained. According to a statement on Saturday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande; the Vice-President spoke on Friday during a webinar tagged “Economic Sustainability Beyond COVID-19” and organised by Emmanuel Chapel. He said despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic globally, the present regime would not relent in its efforts towards…

Manchester United fans got their first chance to see Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba in tandem at Spurs and they combined for the equaliser. Bruno Fernandes believes there is more to come from his fledgling midfield partnership with Paul Pogba at Manchester United. Fernandes made an instant impact at Old Trafford after joining from Sporting CP in January and his effort from the penalty spot in Friday’s 1-1 draw at Tottenham was his third goal in six Premier League appearances. Pogba won the penalty and his introduction from the bench after the hour mark injected United with fresh impetus. It…