Two seasons ago, Ipswich returned to the Premier League after a 22-year wait, only to suffer an unhappy ending. They managed just four wins all season and were promptly relegated back to the Championship. Now the Tractor Boys are back in England’s top flight and have decided to spend big in their bid to preserve their Premier League status. The team that played in the Championship has been completely rebuilt. They fielded as many as seven new signings on the opening weekend and beat Sunderland 2:1. And the next opponent is even a bigger club – Manchester United. The Red Devils already lost shockingly in the first league game against one newcomer (Hull), and another defeat would certainly light up all alarm bells in at Old Trafford.UCL draw: Derbies, derbies, derbies… Favorable path for United and LiverpoolBut what is shocking is that during the current transfer window (which ends on Tuesday), small Ipswich spent more than mighty Manchester. With the arrival of Argentine midfielder Ex..

Malkia Strikers Meldina Sande has lifted the lid on why the team often struggles when playing against perceived teams. Kenya are one of the favourite teams to clinch the ongoing 2026 CAVB Women’s African Nations Volleyball Championship in Nairobi.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsWhile they have won all their three matches so far, the team appears rusty. Nigeria gave the Kenyan girls a run for their money,especially in the first set of the Round of 16.Eventually, Malkia Strikers held their nerve to win 25-21. Similar struggles were witnessed against Zambia and Mali at the group stage level. ##NAJAVA_MECA_922053##Speaking to the press, the Kenya Prisons Volleyball player disclosed the cause of the team’s headache with weaker opponents.“We are accustomed to faster games and therefore slow games force us to make silly mistakes that we could otherwise avoid,” said Sande.KSSSA: Nyakach coach dreams of seeing Agola light up UEFA Women’s Champions LeagueDespite the weakness, the 29-..

Kenyan tennis sensation Angella Okutoyi put on another impressive show to claim her second doubles title in a span of a week, at the W35 Verbier 2 Tournament in Switzerland. Download our MozzartSport App For More NewsOkutoyi, playing alongside French teammate Tiphanie Lemaitre, achieved this feat after securing a gutsy final victory over the pair of Valentini Grammatikopoulou (Greece) and Valeriya Strakhova (Ukraine), winning 6-4, 6-7, 10-5 on Friday, 28 August.CAVB2026: Nigeria coach Elam praises players after R16 loss to KenyaThe final win meant that the 22-year-old Kenyan had successfully swept the two doubles titles that were on offer at the clay tournament, having also won a similar prize six days prior, at the first week of the event on Saturday, 22 August.Then, Okutoyi, who is ranked 503rd in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) standings, paired up with Emma Kamper Malmkjaer of Denmark, to outlast Anastasija Cvetkovic (Serbia) and Sarina Schnyder (Switzerland) 6-4, 4-6, 10-7 in..

Barcelona have finally conceded defeat in their seemingly impossible pursuit of Julian Alvarez and shocked the football world with their choice of a new striker. Gabriel Jesus is heading to Catalonia in a deal worth around 10,000,000 euros plus bonuses. Once it became clear that Atletico would not give in to Julian’s pressure and attempts to force a move, Barca abandoned the idea and turned to other options. There were not many of them. And there was not much time either, with just over two days remaining before the transfer window closes. All the top-class No. 9s are tied down by contracts at their respective clubs, so Barcelona had to dig around in the secondary market.BREAKING: Barcelona agree deal in principal with Arsenal to sign Gabriel Jesus for £8.6m (€10m) 🚨All sides are now working on the details of the deal and it is progressing towards a conclusion ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/wtt5vFMFOG— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) August 30, 2026 Jesus had long since fallen out of favor at Ars..

Aston Villa’s turbulent summer is continuing into the new season as they prepare to host defending champions Arsenal at Villa Park.The Villans have seen key players leave, struggled in pre-season, and were humbled 4-0 at Brighton on opening day, leaving them 17th and under early pressure.##NAJAVA_MECA_9922044##Arsenal, in contrast, have strengthened heavily and look ready to defend their title. The Gunners have already beaten Manchester City in the Community Shield and opened with a convincing 3-0 win over Coventry City. With Villa Park proving tricky for them last season, Mikel Arteta’s side will be keen to lay down a marker early.Kick-off: 10:00 PM (Kenyan Time), Sunday, 31st August 2026Venue: Villa Park, BirminghamGroup: Premier League – Matchday 2Current standings: Aston Villa 17th (0 pts), Arsenal 6th (3 pts)Chelsea get a proper keeper for the first time since 2018Qualification implications: Early Premier League points – Villa looking to move out of the relegation zone, Arsenal ai..

The head coach of Nigeria’s women’s volleyball team, Elishama Elam, has praised his players despite their 3-0 defeat to hosts Kenya in the Round of 16 at the 2026 African Senior Nations Volleyball Championship in Nairobi on Saturday, 29 August.The West African side put up a strong fight in the opening set, but defending champions Kenya eventually secured a 25-21 victory.##NAJAVA_MECA_9922032##Kenya received a major boost from their fans as they stepped up their performance in the second set to win 25-17 before completing the victory with a 25-15 triumph in the third set.Despite the defeat, Elam insisted that his players gave a good account of themselves against the Malkia Strikers.The COAS Spikers coach said the national team is undergoing a rebuilding process and expressed optimism that the team would produce better results in the near future.Malkia Strikers school Nigeria to reach African Nations Volleyball Championship quartersHe said: “We gave a good fight. They really played what ..

If recent trends are anything to go by, Inter should not have too much trouble in Sardinia. The Nerazzurri have won six consecutive away games against Cagliari and have not conceded a goal in their last three visits to the island. Add to that the fact that Lautaro Martínez has scored 12 goals against today’s opponents. In Serie A history, only Francesco Totti (14 goals) and Ciro Immobile (13) have found the net more often against Cagliari, meaning Inter’s captain has a chance to catch or even overtake them today. Cagliari have made a good start to the season, beating Parma away thanks to a spectacular goal from youngster Alessandro Romano, who has, incidentally, chosen to represent Italy rather than Switzerland, having previously played for the Swiss youth teams.Champions’ rhapsody: Ruthless Inter blitz second half to secure first winThere should not be any major changes to the hosts’ lineup compared with the one that took the field at the Tardini, while Inter are expected to make two ..

When the rumor first began circulating in early August that Chelsea were interested in Porto’s Diogo Costa, Xabi Alonso came out in defense of his goalkeepers, saying he was “very happy” with his current options. If he really was, he has clearly changed his mind. And it took just one game to do it. One performance from Robert Sanchez against Fulham on the opening weekend of the season was enough for the Spanish coach to realize that he would not get very far with his compatriot between the posts. Six days after that game, and four days before the transfer window closes, Emiliano Martínez arrived. Chelsea paid Aston Villa just under 9,000,000 euros for the Argentina international and, in theory, have finally found what they have been searching for for years.Fearless. pic.twitter.com/fwmjGNVs7S— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 30, 2026 The London club have struggled badly in the goalkeeper position for years, having failed to find an adequate replacement for Thibaut Courtois, who left the..