Charlton Athletic manager Nathan Jones has admitted his decision to rotate the side, including handing Kenyan midfielder Timothy Ouma his full league debut, may have contributed to his team’s 4-0 defeat to Stoke City on Saturday.Ouma, who joined the Addicks on a season-long loan from Slavia Prague, was handed his first Championship start alongside Oliver Skipp as Jones made four changes to the team that drew with West Bromwich Albion.##NAJAVA_MECA_9936477##Charlton started brightly but their afternoon quickly unravelled in the 14th minute when Ouma was adjudged to have fouled a Stoke player inside the box, with the resulting penalty giving the hosts the lead.Stoke then capitalised on Charlton’s lack of cohesion to score three more goals before half-time, ending the Addicks’ unbeaten start to the season in emphatic fashion.While Jones felt the penalty was a poor decision, he acknowledged that the changes he made could have played a part in Charlton’s collapse and accepted responsibility..

Gor Mahia head coach Charles Akonnor insists the CAF Champions League tie against Pyramids FC is far from over despite Sunday’s 2-0 first-leg defeat at the Nyayo National Stadium.The Kenyan champions were punished by two first-half goals from Walid El Karti and Mahmoud Saber as the Egyptian side secured a commanding advantage ahead of next Sunday’s return leg in Cairo.##NAJAVA_MECA_9936477##However, Akonnor remains convinced Gor Mahia have a chance to overturn the deficit if they execute their game plan better in the second leg.“We have to accept it in good faith, go into the next game and believe that if we do the right things at the right moment, there’s always a chance for us,” Akonnor said after the match.The Ghanaian coach acknowledged that Pyramids’ greater experience and match sharpness played a role in the result. The Egyptian champions had already played four competitive matches before arriving in Nairobi, while Gor Mahia are yet to play an official league fixture this season…

It has been more than a decade and a half since Marseille last won the French title, and judging by the way they have started the new season, they won’t be winning it this time either. In fact, it feels like there will be no false hope or even the kind of euphoria so characteristic of a club that won the Champions League at the end of the last century. Nothing good is in the air. It smells like another gloomy season at the Velodrome! Even the transfer window suggested that Marseille would struggle to become a genuine challenger to Paris Saint-Germain, let alone anything more. Once the seemingly untouchable champions had made such a slow start, Marseille needed to take advantage and at least put some kind of pressure on them. Others have done so. Marseille have not. After losing to Paris, they are only marginally better off than the champions themselves – 2:3 (1:2).The third round is now over, and the table looks rather bizarre. Monaco are the only team with a perfect record, Paris Sain..

Gor Mahia secured a Ksh3,835,300 gate collection from their CAF Champions League first-leg clash against Egyptian giants Pyramids FC at Nyayo Stadium, offering the club a financial consolation after suffering a 2-0 defeat on Sunday.The record Kenyan champions confirmed that 11,282 tickets were sold for the encounter, with supporters purchasing Presidential, VVIP, VIP and regular tickets for the continental fixture.##NAJAVA_MECA_9936477##The healthy turnout provided Gor Mahia with a sizeable financial return as they made their return to the CAF Champions League after a season away, although it was overshadowed by a result that leaves their qualification hopes hanging by a thread.Gor Mahia had hoped to make home advantage count and take a positive result to Cairo, but Pyramids struck twice in the opening half to seize control of the tie.The hosts started brightly and nearly took the lead inside the opening minute when Ebenezer Assifuah failed to direct the ball into an empty net followin..

It used to be the biggest derby in Italy, mainly due to the fact that Juventus and Milan are the most decorated clubs in the county. But those days are long gone and so is the quality of those games. Juventus won its last title in 2020, while Milan did it in 2022. Both clubs invested significantly during the June transfer window (Juve spent 164 and Milan 165 million euros) but tonight, those investments were nowhere to be seen. In fact, this ‘derby’ was awful and boring as so many in recent years. During the last five years, six of the 10 matches were draws, and seven of the 10 games had one goal or fewer! Tonight these awful statistics were confirmed: Juventus – Milan 1-1.Federico Gatti ties it with a late goal !!!Juventus 1-1 Milan pic.twitter.com/J8LTSswCN2— Lads Banter Football (@ladsbanterfooty) September 6, 2026 Spalletti’s Juventus have won their first two league matches this season—without conceding a goal but that changed tonight as Amorim’s super sub scored again, only to see..

To the delight of football fans everywhere, some stories simply refuse to end. Jamie Vardy’s career is one of them. While most strikers his age would have retired long ago, the legendary Englishman is putting the shirt back on, returning to his homeland and taking on a new challenge. Jamie Vardy has not said his final word yet. The legendary English striker, who will turn 40 in January, has found a new club. Vardy has joined former Premier League side Burnley as a free agent, signing a contract until the end of the season. And he is not arriving at a club in a particularly comfortable situation. Quite the opposite. After being relegated from the Premier League last season, Burnley have made a dreadful start to their new Championship campaign. After the first five games, they are still without a win and sit at the very bottom of the table. The latest blow came in the form of a painful late defeat to Bristol City, after which it became clear that the Clarets are in serious trouble.We are..

Kenya women’s basketball side Th3 Swish has been handed a major boost, following its new partnership with Pioneer 101, an affiliate company of American businessman Michael W Nicholson.Download our MozzartSport App For More NewsIn an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) reached over the weekend, Th3 Swish will commit to a three-year union with Pioneer 101, who are hell-bent on transforming the side into a competitive team on the international stage.##NAJAVA_MECA_9936891##“It’s a three-year partnership,” Nicholson, who is also CEO of AfriqueU, an international sports platform and network designed to bridge African basketball talent with U.S. collegiate systems and the NCAA, said. “Within three years, we want to see Th3 Swish cut the nets as the champions of Africa.”With his background in talent search and development that extends well beyond the sport, Nicholson hopes to strike a similar balance with Th3 Swish, who are aligned with similar goals aimed to achieve women empowerment, and creat..