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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..

Three weeks ago, Lionel Messi had a personal tragedy as he lost his father, a very important figure in his life. His heartbreaking open later also revealed a hint that he is even contemplating retirement. Luckily for the football world, the Argentinian changed his mind just 24 hours later and participated in the CONCACAF League Cup againt Mexican Leon. He couldn’t prevent a 3-2 loss, but still helped his friends. And on Saturday night, it looked like he really got back to playing football as he scored four goals in a 7-1 thrashing of Montreal in Major League Soccer. In fact, this was seventh time in his rich career that he managed to do it, and the first time since 2020.🚨 RECORD: Inter Miami thrash CF Montréal 7-1 in the 𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐍 in club history. 🏆🇺🇸Messi vs Montréal: ⚽️ 2 free-kick goals, 🚀 2 absolute golazos, 🅰️ 1 assist.What is this Messi? 🥶🔥 pic.twitter.com/qH2xdkHrTq— Lowkey Strong (@lowkey_strong) August 30, 2026 Brazil international Casemiro, who joined Miami after the World ..

Kenya Police Bullets assistant coach Javier Boros has set his sights on winning the 2026 CAF Women’s Champions League CECAFA qualifiers after guiding the Kenyan champions into the final with a commanding 5-0 victory over South Sudan’s Yei Joint Stars FC on Saturday.Police Bullets produced a dominant display at Kigali Pele Stadium to book their place in Monday’s final against Uganda’s Kawempe Muslim Ladies, with the winner earning the region’s ticket to the 2026 CAF Women’s Champions League finals.##NAJAVA_MECA_9922053##“It is one more game to go, and we are going to win it,” Boros said after the emphatic semi-final victory.The assistant coach praised his players for producing a complete performance from the opening whistle, highlighting their character, personality and quality.“I want to congratulate the team because from the very first minute we played a very complete game. We showed character, the personality and the quality that we have. Congratulations to the team, and I am happy t..

Yesterday’s game against Nottingham Forest was maybe the last Cody Gakpo plays in a Liverpool shirt. The next one is six days away, and by then the Dutchman could be far from Anfield — at the Etihad! Numerous British media outlets confirmed that negotiations between Liverpool and Manchester City are well underway after Gakpo told the Reds’ hierarchy that he wants to join Enzo Maresca’s team. The Netherlands international was initially Tottenham’s target, but according to The Athletic, he rejected the London club’s offer. He did not want to join Spurs and made it clear that, if he were to leave, he would move to Manchester City. That signal was positively received at the Etihad, and City immediately set about getting the deal done, hoping to complete the transfer within the remaining four days of the window.Allan agreed, but City still want GakpoManchester City are preparing an offer of around 100,000,000 euros, including bonuses. However, that is no guarantee that Gakpo will arrive. Al..

Harambee Stars winger Job Ochieng could be in line for more opportunities at Real Sociedad after impressing head coach Pellegrino Matarazzo with his performance against Real Madrid.La Real suffered a 4-1 defeat at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night, but the 23-year-old emerged as one of the positives from the encounter after earning his first start of the season.##NAJAVA_MECA_9922053##Matarazzo admitted that the Kenyan exceeded his expectations after being handed a chance against the Spanish giants.He described his performance as evidence of the quality available within his squad as Sociedad prepares for a demanding campaign in La Liga and the Europa League.”With the changes that we made, there were one or two players we did not expect would do so well. For example, Job. He did a very good job, so we have quality that we want to use to build this team,” the gaffer said during his Friday press conference.The praise could open the door to a bigger role for Ochieng, who has recently..