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Rugby Monday’s round-up of the sports events from the weekend has to start with the Six Nations Rugby match between Wales and England. Despite two controversial tries from Wales, England managed to bring the game back to 24-24. However, an ill-disciplined England team threw the game away after committing silly unneeded penalties that could have been prevented had England kept their cool – regardless of if England thought the referee had been unfair. This ill-discipline, according to BBC Sport’s Matt Dawson, is down to a lack of leadership on the pitch. “I do not see the leadership on the pitch…

Another weekend of Premier League football, another Monday round-up! This weekend saw, mostly, closely contested fixtures that could end up being the difference for certain sides, especially those in the relegation battle. Manchester City win – again Saturday’s Premier League kicked off with a great game between the runaway Manchester City and surprise top-4 hopefuls, West Ham United. Although this win meant City have now won 20 games in a row in all competitions, it wasn’t their easiest win, with Pep Guardiola even admitting “we were lucky to get all three points”. Whilst this is a huge compliment to David…

Crystal Palace (Palace) 0 – Fulham (Cottagers) 0 The first Premier League fixture of the day was in London, as Crystal Palace held on to a goalless draw against The Cottagers, with the latter perplexed as to how they couldn’t score after dominating with 60% possession and 16 shots. Following a dull first half of Premier League football, The Cottagers’ best chances of the game all came in the second half. Josh Maja had a huge opportunity to score with a header from six-yards out in the 67th minute, but fine keeping by Palace’s Vicente Guaita denied him. Palace defender…

Whilst it wasn’t the explosive UFC heavyweight bout that many, including myself, had expected, Ciryl Gane was able to dominate his opponent, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, for the entire 5 rounds, scoring 50-45 on all 3 of the judge’s scorecards. Tactical masterclass by Gane After tonight’s performance at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas, it’s hard to believe that Ciryl Gane made his pro MMA debut just 3 years ago in August 2018. Ciryl ‘Bon Gamin’ Gane was able to keep Jairzinho ‘Bigi Boy’ Rozenstruik at a distance, throwing stiff jabs and heavy leg kicks that made an already tentative Rozenstruik even…

Saturday’s Premier League results were all closely contested fixtures, each balancing on knife edges waiting for that one moment of magic to win the game or rescue a point for the teams involved. Whilst City look well on-course to win another Premier League title, it was a frustrating day for fans of The Seagulls and Newcastle United. Manchester City (City) 2 – West Ham United (Hammers) 1 Pep Guardiola’s City made it 20 consecutive wins in all competitions after a resilient Hammers side made it tough for the hosts in the first Premier League result of the day. The first…

For the second consecutive weekend, UFC Fight Night’s main event on Saturday is a heavyweight bout, this time, between number 4 ranked Jairzinho Rozenstruik and number 7 ranked Ciryl Gane. Just like last weekend’s UFC Fight Night main event between Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis, this heavyweight match-up should also be an entertaining duel. Ciryl Gane At 7-0-0, winning all 4 of his fights since entering the UFC, Ciryl ‘Bon Gamin’ Gane is not only an elite striker – being able to combine his powerful boxing and impressive kickboxing well – but he is also a 2x French Muay Thai…

It was mostly a positive night in the Europa League for British teams, as everyone managed to advance to the next stage of the competition, except for Leicester City, who fell to the champions of Czech Republic, Slavia Prague. Arsenal 3 – Benfica 2 (Arsenal win 4-3 on aggregate) After a 1-1 draw in the first leg of this Europa League Round of 32 fixture, both sides had everything to play for in the reverse leg. Arsenal were first to draw blood on 21 minutes. Arsenal youth sensation Bukayo Saka started the move with an exquisite through ball that found…

India destroyed any hope England had of qualifying for the ICC World Test Championship finals after winning by 10 wickets in just the second day of the test – the shortest test match that’s happened since World War 2. After a superb bowling display by captain Joe Root during India’s first innings where he took the last 5 wickets – the first England captain to do so since Bob Willis in 1983 – to put India at 145 all out, England once again collapsed in disappointing fashion in their second innings, falling victim to India’s deadly spin bowlers. India’s elite…

It’s getting to the point where I no longer need to state that Manchester City won since it’s becoming such a common occurrence. Nevertheless, City dominated German side Borussia Mönchengladbach in their first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 fixture, winning 2-0 off the back of goals from Bernardo Silva and Gabriel Jesus. City stroll to victory against Mönchengladbach Whilst City weren’t exactly creating a plethora of chances, they strolled through their Champions League evening against Mönchengladbach with ease, at times, making it look like a training match. Their first goal came in the 29th minute thanks…

Tottenham Hotspur once again cruised past RZ Pellets WAC (Wolfsberger) in a one-sided 4-0 win that sees them win 8-1 on aggregate and proceed to the next round of the Europa League. Dele Alli was the star of the show, with the Tottenham midfielder scoring 1 and assisting 2. Fantastic performance by Dele Alli Tottenham’s first goal came after just 10 minutes when Dele Alli scored a superb bicycle kick (someone was watching Olivier Giroud last night). Right back Matt Doherty played a ball into the midfielder’s feet inside the box, whose touch isn’t the best, but it bounced…

With the series tied at 1-1 after England got demolished by India in the second test, they would have been hoping for some sort of redemption going into this pivotal third test. However, a terrible batting display saw England get, once again, torn apart by India’s spin bowlers (Axar 6-38, Ashwin 3-26) going all out for just 112 in 48.4 overs. India, on the other hand, are already within just 13 runs of England’s pathetic first innings total after 33 overs. Disappointing batting from England After winning the toss and choosing to bat first in already tough conditions, England got…

Despite the narrow score line in this Champions League Round of 16 fixture, Chelsea comfortably defeated Diego Simeone’s Atlético Madrid by 1 goal to nil thanks to a superb bicycle kick by Olivier Giroud. Not the most exciting Champions League match Although this Champions League fixture was never expected to be flooded with goals due to the defensive prowess of both managers, it was a fairly uneventful game. Chelsea had the best chance of the first half in the 38th minute. After Mason Mount found him on the left side of the box, Timo Werner turned beautifully past the Atlético…

Tuesday’s Premier League result saw Leeds United score 3 goals in the second half to secure an impressive 3-0 win against a subpar Southampton that have now failed to win a game in their last 8 Premier League matches. The win for Marcelo Bielsa’s side sees them go into 10th place, leapfrogging Arsenal. Leeds too much for Southampton in Tuesday’s Premier League result The first half saw both sides have chances, however, the biggest talking point of the half was when a penalty given to Southampton was overturned thanks to VAR in the 33rd minute. Leeds player Diego Llorente was…

A crazy Monday night Premier League result. Graham Potter’s Brighton side will be utterly perplexed as to how they managed to lose this game to Crystal Palace. After dominating the entire game, including having 75% possession and 25 shot attempts, Palace stole the game in the final seconds with only their second touch inside Brighton’s box. A huge Premier League result for all clubs involved in the relegation battle. Dominant Brighton shocked by resilient Palace Brighton dominated the game immediately, keeping Roy Hodgson’s men on the back foot and not allowing them any attacking chances. That was the case,…

As the end of the season gets closer and closer, each batch of Premier League results get more and more crucial. Whether it’s teams fighting to stay in the coveted Premier League or teams battling near the top-end of the table in the hunt for European football, every Premier League result counts. Saturday’s Premier League highlights Saturday’s Premier League results – LFC, Toffees, Saints, CFC For me, the clear highlight of Saturday’s Premier League results came at Anfield, where Everton beat Liverpool 2-0, the first time Everton have won at Anfield since 1999 – a stat that Everton fans will…

Sunday’s Premier League results were big matches in terms of the race for European qualification as well as the relegation battle. Could the Hammers beat Spurs and continue their push for top 4? Could the Foxes continue to silence the doubters and remain in the top 3? Meanwhile, Newcastle’s fixture against Manchester United was being closely watched by Fulham fans, who are just one spot below Newcastle in 18th. West Ham United (Hammers) 2 – Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs) 1 David Moyes’s men continued their hot run of form, as the Hammers defeated Spurs 2 goals to 1. The scoring commenced…

Well, it’s fair to say I got my prediction slightly wrong. Derrick ‘The Black Beast’ Lewis caused a huge UFC upset early Saturday morning when a devastating right uppercut finished Curtis ‘Razor’ Blaydes at minute 3:34 of the second round. As the +350 underdog going into the fight, it would be right to say that the result of the bout was beyond a huge UFC upset. In fact, it’s the biggest UFC main event upset since 2016, when Michael Bisping defeated Luke Rockhold at UFC 199. But despite Blaydes being a heavy favourite in most people’s eyes – mine included…

Premier League Results Southampton ( SAINTS ) 1 – Chelsea 1 ( CFC ) The first batch of Premier League results come at the St. Mary’s Stadium, where after dominating possession for the large majority of the game – 71% to be exact – Chelsea couldn’t find a way through Southampton’s defence, only managing an equaliser through a Mason Mount penalty in the second half. Ralph Hasenhüttl’s men only managed one shot on target the entire game and fortunately for the Saints, it was Takumi Minamino’s goal in the 33rd minute. Nathan Redmond was able to split the Chelsea defence…

Wolves edge Leeds in Friday nights premier league game #PML #premierleague

Curtis Blaydes vs Derrick Lewis preview: who’s winning streak will end? There is always something special about a heavyweight bout in any combat sport, especially when both fighters are highly ranked and on winning streaks. Luckily for UFC fans, Saturday night sees number four ranked Derrick Lewis go up against number two ranked Curtis Blaydes in the much-anticipated main event of UFC Fight Night at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, USA.  Both fighters on form As previously mentioned, both Blaydes and Lewis go into this fight on the back of convincing win streaks. In his last time out, Curtis ‘Razor’…

Europa League Round of 32 first leg match reports: A mostly positive night for British teams RZ Pellets WAC 1 – Tottenham Hotspur 4 It was a strong showing by Jose Mourinho’s men, as Spurs scored 3 of their 4 goals in the first half to take a demanding lead going into the second leg. Their first goal came just 13 minutes into the game, as Gareth Bale’s low powerful cross found the falling head of Heung-Min Son who guided it into the far corner. Bale then scored 15 minutes later, after a clever turn saw him lose his defender…

Whilst many people in Britain were asleep at 5 am on Saturday morning, a fight was brewing at UFC 258 it looked as though, for a slight moment, that the challenger Gilbert Burns was about to put Kamaru Usman to sleep himself. Despite rocking him early, however, Usman’s experience and world-class striking helped him overcome this scare. On Saturday night, Kamaru Usman successfully defended his UFC 258 Welterweight title after defeating former training partner Gilbert Burns with a third-round TKO at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, USA. Despite having a wrestling background, it was Usman’s striking, particularly his jab, stole…

Mike Tyson and Frank Bruno reunited for ‘Bruno v Tyson’ documentary  Documentary ‘Bruno v Tyson’ will be released February 26 on Sky Documentaries and NOW TV, and focuses on the fascinating relationship between boxers Mike Tyson and Frank Bruno as well as the two heavyweight title fights that they shared. The theme throughout the documentary is of Tyson, who won both of their fights, “haunting” Bruno – and this also provided them with the desire to reunite 31 years after first trading punches. “They hadn’t had a proper chat since their second fight. Tyson ended Frank’s career. “Frank wanted to…

Breaking News: Frank Lampard sacked by Chelsea Chelsea have sacked head coach Frank Lampard. Lampard leaves the club halfway through his second season in charge, with former Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel expected to replace him imminently. Chelsea were 3-1 winners against Luton Town in the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday and are still in the Champions League, set to take on Atletico Madrid in the last 16 across February and March, but their Premier League performances have underwhelmed following a summer transfer window that saw £222million spent on new signings. Striker Timo Werner, midfielders Kai…

BREAKING NEWS: Diego Maradona dead: Argentina legend dies aged 60 Football legend Diego Maradona has passed away aged 60 after suffering a cardiorespiratory arrest on Wednesday., according to multiple reports. Maradona underwent surgery earlier this month to remove a blood clot from his brain. Maradona, regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, helped Argentina win the World Cup in 1986, the pinnacle of an illustrious career. He is immortalised by Napoli fans leading them to two Serie A titles, the first in their history, singlehandedly taking on the northern giants of Juventus and AC Milan. Maradona didn’t…