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Primeira Liga champions FC Porto will start their title defence at home against Alverca on Sunday. At the close of last season, these two sides were 49 points apart, as Alverca finished 11th. Porto have managed five clean sheets in six matches against Alverca, and our prediction here will back the same.Download Our MozzartSport App For More NewsThe Dragons lifted the Portuguese championship by finishing six points clear at the top of the Primeira Liga table last term, while the Ribatejo outfit secured survival with an 11th-placed finish.##NAJAVA_MECA_9883815##Porto will head into this weekend’s opener full of confidence against an Alverca side they have shut out in five of their last six meetings while winning five of those encounters, including a 4-0 aggregate triumph across both league fixtures last term.Kick-off: 8:00 PM (Kenyan Time), Sunday 09 AugustVenue: Estádio do Dragão, PortoGroup: Primeira Liga (Matchday 1)BETTING GUIDE: Plymouth Argyle vs Exeter City, Match Preview, Team Ne..

Cardinal Otunga High School Mosocho captain Pristone Onyango says the decision to fly the team from Kisii to Nairobi ahead of the Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) national games gave the players an extra reason to fight for success.Download our MozzartSport App For More NewsThe Nyanza champions travelled by air three days before the start of the national competition at Mpesa Foundation Academy in Thika, a gesture Onyango says lifted the mood within the squad and made the players feel valued by the school, alumni and their well-wishers.For most of the players, it was also their first experience of travelling by air, making the journey more than just a means of getting to the competition.##NAJAVA_MECA_9883855##“Boarding the flight was a motivational factor for us. I can also say it was a congratulations for winning the Nyanza Regional League. It was a good experience for the majority of us because it was the first time for some of us. We are fighting to play the game fo..

High-flying IK Sirius host IF Brommapojkarna at Studenternas IP in Monday’s Allsvenskan clash, looking to maintain their outstanding form at the top of the table.Sirius have been the division’s most prolific attacking side this season, having scored two or more goals in fourteen consecutive league matches as recently as mid-July while averaging 2.8 goals per game.Download Our MozzartSport App For More NewsIF Brommapojkarna, by contrast, have endured a difficult campaign in the lower half of the table, sitting 12th with 17 points. With eleven previous meetings between these two clubs averaging a high-scoring 3.64 goals per game, another entertaining and goal-filled encounter is expected in Uppsala.##NAJAVA_MECA_9883877##Kick-off: 8:00 PM (Kenyan Time), Monday 10 AugustVenue: Studenternas IP, UppsalaGroup: Allsvenskan (Round 16)Current standings: IK Sirius – 1st (41 pts), IF Brommapojkarna – 12th (17 pts)BETTING GUIDE: Plymouth Argyle vs Exeter City, Match Preview, Team News and Predicti..

Lukas Jensen had waited 15 months for his moment. When it finally arrived, the Millwall goalkeeper made sure nobody would forget it.Returning from a lengthy injury lay-off, Jensen produced a remarkable performance by saving all four of QPR’s penalties to send Millwall into the second round of the EFL Cup after a dramatic shootout.The match had finished 1-1 after Mark Sykes’ late own goal cancelled out Luke Cundle’s opener, but what followed belonged entirely to Jensen.Millwall’s Goalkeeper Lukas Jensen saved ALL 4 of QPR’s penalties🤯🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/1kmoFOE5NJ— The 44 ⚽️ (@The_Forty_Four) August 8, 2026 The 25-year-old denied Ilias Chair, Harvey Vale, Koki Saito and Kwame Poku as Millwall won the shootout 2-0, despite six penalties being missed in total.For Millwall manager Alex Neil, it was the perfect reward for a goalkeeper who had endured an agonising road back to the pitch.”To save four penalties is really, really rare,” Neil said.”And to put in the context behind that, Lukas ha..

Kenya Sevens scrum-half Samuel Asati believes Kenya has what it takes to establish its own Rugby Premier League after experiencing the second edition of the competition in India.Asati, who made his Rugby Premier League (RPL) debut in June, says the tournament offered valuable lessons on how a franchise-based competition can accelerate player development and strengthen a country’s rugby ambitions.##NAJAVA_MECA_9884009##The India Rugby Premier League was launched with a clear objective of exposing local Indian players to elite international talent as part of a long-term “Nursery to Nation” pathway aimed at helping the country’s national teams qualify for the 2032 Olympic Games.To bridge the gap in quality, each franchise featured a blend of India’s top players, internationally renowned stars and bridge players from emerging rugby nations. The format allowed local players to train and compete alongside experienced professionals while raising the overall standard of competition.Asati turne..

Jose Mourinho has already given Bernardo Silva a taste of his trademark management style at Real Madrid – telling his new signing that he needs to get fitter. And doing that publicly.Silva made his first appearance in the Los Blancos shirt on Saturday night as Real Madrid beat Ferencvaros 2-1 in their third pre-season game, coming on at half-time for Brahim Diaz.🚨 José Mourinho: “Bernardo Silva? He’s a very important player for us.But the poor guy, when he goes on vacation, he likes to disconnect completely, he doesn’t do any work, so he came on a physical level WAY BELOW his usual standards, he needs to work hard now.” pic.twitter.com/OD1VGN7zOi— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) August 8, 2026 But Mourinho’s assessment afterwards was unmistakably Mou: brutally honest, slightly cheeky and somehow still flattering.”He is very important, but the poor guy is one of those players who benefits mentally from not doing anything during vacation,” Mourinho said, according to L’Équipe.”He arrived fo..

Shabana FC head coach Ahmed Ibrahim has explained where he has placed more emphasis during his team’s pre-season training.The Glamour Boys turned to the Egyptian tactician in their search for their maiden league title following the departure of immediate former interim coach Osborne Monday.##NAJAVA_MECA_9884009##Having joined the club on July 3, Ibrahim has had a month to train and assess his team. In an interview with the club’s media, he explained the single most important aspect on which he is directing his energy.”The biggest aspect we are working on is improving our winning mentality. We are working on how we can have and guard our winning mentality for the whole season and in every game,” said Ibrahim.The 40-year-old also took time to heap praise on his players, lauding their character and mentality.“To be honest, our crop of players are ready to fight for the team, the technical staff and themselves, which is something that will take us to the next level,” he added.Ugandan signi..

06Harambee Starlets head coach Beldine Odemba faces an uncertain future after Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Hussein Mohammed confirmed that the federation will conduct a comprehensive review of Kenya’s 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) campaign before making a decision on the technical bench.Odemba, who guided Kenya back to the continental finals for the first time in a decade, is now awaiting the outcome of the federation’s post-tournament assessment after the Starlets endured a disappointing campaign in Morocco.##NAJAVA_MECA_9878705##Kenya finished bottom of Group A after losing all three matches, opening with a 4-0 defeat to hosts Morocco before falling 1-0 to Senegal. The Starlets then signed off with a 2-0 loss to Algeria on August 3, ending the tournament without a point or a goal.Despite the disappointing campaign, Hussein Mohammed said FKF would not rush into making changes, insisting that the federation’s technical department had been instructed to conduc..

Barcelona will start their league campaign on August 23, a week later than the majority of La Liga clubs, and that’s a great thing for the Catalans. It will not only give the Barca, particularly their Spain internationals who lifted the World Cup, more time to rest, but also give the club extra time to find a striker to bolster their attack.Given that Robert Lewandowski had already left and the situation surrounding Julian Alvarez’s potential arrival shows no signs of progress, Hansi Flick was poised to start the season with Ferran Torres as the only centre-forward in the squad.However, according to the latest reports from Marca, La Roja’s World Cup hero, who scored the winner in the final against Argentina, is set to leave Camp Nou for Paris Saint-Germain!🚨 Ferran Torres has chosen to sign for PSG from Barcelona.Barring a major surprise, the Spanish forward will play for PSG this season.The transfer is expected to be worth €50M and should be completed by next Wednesday.(Source: @MARCA..

Kakamega School capped a remarkable return to the Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) national football championship with a perfect campaign, defeating St. Mary’s Yala 3-2 after extra time to claim a record-extending 15th national title.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe Western Region champions went through the tournament unbeaten, winning all five matches, scoring 16 goals and conceding just three.Their +13 goal difference underlined the consistency of a side that combined attacking quality with a disciplined defensive structure.The title also marks Kakamega School’s return to the national summit after an eight-year wait. Their previous championship came in 2018, when they won the U-16 title.KSSSA: How training with FKF Premier League clubs sharpened South Sudanese midfielderTheir road to the trophy began with a 3-0 victory over North Eastern representatives Takaba Secondary School.Derrick Wanyonyi opened the scoring after being set up by Julius Ochieng be..