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Pep Guardiola has warned his Manchester City side a failure to beat Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday will effectively mean their title challenge is “over”. Reigning champions City revived their bid to retain the Premier League trophy with a 3-1 win away to Southampton on Sunday that followed shock defeats by Crystal Palace and Leicester. Victory at St Mary’s, however, still left City seven points behind leaders Liverpool and for a while, it seemed Guardiola’s side might drop more points on the south coast. David Silva put City ahead after 10 minutes but they then squandered several chances and gifted Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg a 37th-minute equaliser. But the uncertainty that crept into City’s play was ended by a James Ward-Prowse own goal and a Sergio Aguero header just before half-time that left City 3-1 up. Saints’ frustrations boiled over with a red card for Hojbjerg after a wild challenge on Fernandinho late in the game. “We knew it, that with the position o...

Sport is not just entertainment these days; it is the new drugs for the money makers. According to the Forbes players list of top earners in 2018, the top ten players in the world of sport made a combined staggering sum of $1.06billion, with the Retired boxer “Money” Floyd Mayweather topping the list with a mouthwatering income of $285million. The 41year old boxer, displaced Juventus poster boy, Cristiano Ronaldo, after making most of his earnings from last year fight with Conor McGregor, which made him the best athlete for the fouth time in seven years. In second place is the football wizard, Luis Lionel Andre “Leo” Messi. The Argentina and Barcelona Captain is the highest earner in the footballing world with a total sum of $111million, having signed a contract extension in November 2017 that worth a take home of $84million in salary and winning bonuses, with another $27million in endorsement deals. While in third position is the former Real Madrid forward Cristaino Ronaldo, with...

Two Champions Leagues, eight domestic titles and 15 cup triumphs. Jose Mourinho’s sides know how to win – so why is it the Portuguese tends to bow out after three seasons at a club? Just once has Mourinho made it into a fourth campaign, only to leave Chelsea before Christmas during his first spell at Stamford Bridge. The 55-year-old is now entering his third season as Manchester United manager, but is already being touted as the next Premier League boss to leave his job. So what leads to Mourinho heading for the exit after season three? And do his sides actually perform worse than the previous two campaigns? BBC Sport examines the evidence. Built for short-term success? Click to see content: Mourinho_trophies Having begun his managerial career with a short stint at Benfica, Mourinho enjoyed a successful half-season with Uniao de Leiria that led to Porto appointing the then 39-year-old in January 2002. Porto: 2001-02: Climbed from fifth in the league to finish third after ta...

Nigerian winger, Samuel Kalu, has linked up with French Ligue 1 side, Girondis Bordeaux, on a five-year deal from Belgian outfit, KAA Gent. Bordeaux announced on Sunday that they have reached agreement with Gent for the transfer of the talented winger. They have now confirmed the capture of the 22-year-old for a reported €8m fee. “#Mercato � It’s done! Samuel #Kalu is Girondins! The striker �� has committed for 5 years with the club from @KAAGent!,” reads a tweet on on Girondis Bordeaux’s official Twitter handle on Monday. Kalu comes in as a direct replacement for Brazilian winger Malcom who joined Spanish champions Barcelona this summer for €30m from Bordeaux. Kalu scored seven league goals in 32 appearances for Gent last season in the Belgian Juliper league. He joined K.A.A Gent from AS Trencin of Slovakia in 2016. COPYRIGHT ETHICSGROOVE      This material, and other digital content on this website , may not be reproduced, published , broadcast, rewritte...

France 2018: X-raying Falconets’ squad to U20 World Cup The U20 women’s World Cup is around the corner. The Falconets of Nigeria, two-time finalists, have a mountain to climb in a group comprising Germany, China and Haiti. Coach Christopher Danjuma masterminded the team to five wins in the CAF qualifiers to seal a place at the World Cup. TheCable takes a look at the 21 players who made the final cut for the tournament which kicks off Sunday. Goalkeepers Chiamaka Nnadozie (Rivers Angels) Nnadozie is the favourite to be the number one goalkeeper. She has impressed many with her shot-stopping ability and distribution. During the qualifiers, she conceded just two goals and kept four clean sheets in six appearances. Okeke Onyinyenchukwu (Edo Queens) Despite being Edo Queens’ number one for a number of years, Okeke has only earned two international caps for the Falconets. A goalkeeper with great reflexes, she has pulled off a number of world-class ...

Wolves defeated Middlesbrough 2-1 on Friday to maintain their six- point lead at the top of the Championship despite finishing with just nine men. Helder Costa and Ivan Cavaleiro scored in the space of five first -half minutes to leave Wolves needing just three more victories to secure their place back in the Premier League. Ruben Neves and Matt Doherty were sent off in a bad - tempered affair before Patrick Bamford scored a last- minute consolation goal for ‘ Boro who remain in sixth place , the last play -off spot. Cardiff City stay second and have a seven - point lead over third-placed Fulham thanks to a 3- 1 win over Burton on Friday. Only the top two sides at the end of the season are assured of automatic promotion to the Premier League, with the next four clubs having to contest a series of play - off matches for the remaining spot in English football ’ s lucrative top- flight . Goals from Kenneth Zohore , Nathaniel Mendez -Laing and Callum Paterson helped Cardiff...

Mark Hughes has been appointed as the manager of Southampton until the end of the season. The 54-year-old will take his first training session on Thursday with Mark Bowen and Eddie Niedzwiecki joining his backroom coaching staff as assistant manager and assistant first team coach respectively. Hughes, who made 60 appearances for the club, said: "It's a challenge I'm excited by. It's a great opportunity to come back to a club I know well, and a club I've got a real affinity with, and I couldn't turn that down. "I bring experience of the Premier League. I understand what it takes in this league to win games. But first and foremost I think it's about coming in and maybe being that different voice, that different message from myself and the staff, that will enable the players to recognise and focus on what needs to be done in this key period of the season. "The objective clearly is to remain in the league and make sure we're a Premier ...

Leading UEFA Champions League scorers after Tuesday’ s last 16, second leg ties : 12 goals : Cristiano Ronaldo ( Real Madrid ) 8 goals : Ben Yedder ( Sevilla ) 7 goals : Cavani ( Paris SG) , Kane ( Tottenham ) , Roberto Firmino ( Liverpool) 6 goals : Mane ( Liverpool) , Neymar ( Paris SG) , Salah ( Liverpool) 5 goals : Aboubakar ( FC Porto) , Coutinho ( Liverpool) , Higuain ( Juventus) , Lewandowski ( Bayern Munich ) , Lukaku ( Manchester United ) 4 goals : Aguero ( Manchester City) , Aubameyang ( Dortmund ) , Dzeko ( Roma) , Mbappe ( Paris SG) , Messi ( Barcelona ) , Oberlin ( Basel ) , Son ( Tottenham ) , Sterling ( Manchester City ) , Talisca ( Besiktas) , Tosun ( Besiktas) COPYRIGHT ETHICSGROOVE      This material, and other digital content on this website , may not be reproduced, published , broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from  ETHICSGROOVE

The Premier League club have started the search for a new manager, with the Argentine relieved of his duties on Monday Southampton have parted ways with manager Mauricio Pellegrino, the club confirmed on Monday. After 30 matches the club sit 17th in the Premier League and face a relegation fight in the closing run with Crystal Palace and Stoke both just one point back. A 3-0 loss to Newcastle on Saturday seems to have been the final straw for Pellegrino, who joined the club last summer on a three-year contract. "Southampton Football Club can today confirm that it has parted company with first team manager Mauricio Pellegrino," read a statement from the club. "Assistant manager Carlos Compagnucci and assistant first team coach Xavier Tamarit have also parted company with the club. "We would like to place on record our thanks to Mauricio, Carlos and Xavier for their efforts during their time with Southampton, and wish them well for the future. "The clu...

Serena Williams’ return to the WTA Tour came to an abrupt end Monday as she crashed out of Indian Wells with a 6-3, 6- 4 loss to her sister Venus. Venus closed out the 29th career meeting between the two on her second match point as Serena sailed a forehand long to end the third - round showdown. It was the first meeting between the sisters since they clashed in the final of the 2017 Australian Open , which Serena won before taking a 15- month hiatus due to her pregnancy . Serena said she is still easing her way back into match fitness. “ It wasn ’ t very easy , obviously , ” she said . “ It was good to play and try to get in the rhythm and get into the swing again . “ I can’ t really replicate the situation no matter how much I do in practice . I make those shots 10 times out of 10 in practice. “ It ’ s just the nerves , the anticipation you feel naturally . It’ s a little bit of everything that comes in a match that just doesn ’ t normally happen . ” The 10th seeded Venu...

Standard Chartered Bank has announced that Ivory Coast football legend Didier Drogba as its Digital Bank Ambassador . Set to launch in Abidjan , Ivory Coast on March 14, Standard Chartered’ s first and fully digital retail bank in West Africa marks an important milestone in the bank’ s path towards innovation and has been designed with continuous feedback from its clients. As part of this role , Drogba will be promoting the digital bank in Ivory Coast. He will lend his voice and image rights through a series of marketing and community engagement activities over the next 12 months as part of the campaign. Drogba also becomes the first person in Ivory Coast to open a digital account at Standard Chartered Bank . Regional CEO , Africa and Middle East of Standard Chartered, Sunil Kaushal , said , “ We are thrilled to be working with Didier Drogba to launch our first digital bank. Drogba is an inspiration , not only due to his athletic excellence , but also for his generosity and comm...

Pep Guardiola spoke of his admiration for Arsene Wenger after his Manchester City side steamrollered Arsenal for the second time in five days to increase the pressure on the Frenchman. The Gunners suffered another chastening 3- 0 defeat at home on Thursday following a loss by the same scoreline in the League Cup final at Wembley on Sunday . Guardiola celebrated his 100th game in charge in style as Bernardo Silva , David Silva and Leroy Sane all scored first -half goals for City , who now need just five more wins to secure the Premier League title . Struggling Arsenal are 10 points off the top four and a whopping 30 points adrift of the champions- elect . With seven defeats from 13 games across all competitions in 2018, Wenger’ s position is under intense scrutiny . But Guardiola suggested his counterpart would make the right decision over his own future, given his long history at Arsenal. “ He knows my admiration for him , ” he said of the Frenchman. “ We play , we fight many,...

CAF Champions League last-32 draw after Zanaco of Zambia qualified on Saturday: Saint George (ETH) v KCCA (UGA) Zanaco (ZAM) v Mbabane Swallows (SWZ) Wydad Casablanca (MAR, holders) v Williamsville (CIV) Aduana Stars (GHA) v Entente Setif (ALG) Al Ahly (EGY) v Mounana (GAB) MFM (NGR) v Mouloudia Alger (ALG) Horoya (GUI) v Generation Foot (SEN) Young Africans (TAN) v Township Rollers (BOT) Gor Mahia (KEN) v Esperance (TUN) Etoile Sahel (TUN) v Plateau Utd (NGR) Port (TOG) v Al Hilal (SUD) Zesco Utd (ZAM) v ASEC Mimosas (CIV) TP Mazembe (COD) v Songo (MOZ) Difaa el Jadida (MAR) v V Club (COD) Primeiro Agosto(ANG) v Wits (RSA) Rayon Sports (RWA) v Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA) First legs: March 6-7, second: March 16-18 Note: winners qualify for Champions League group stage and losers drop to CAF Confederation Cup

Cristiano Ronaldo has shown off the extent of the facial injuries he suffered during Real Madrid’s win over Deportivo. The Portuguese ace was left with face covered in blood as he stopped to head home a Casemiro cross for his second goal of the game in Real’s emphatic 7-1 win . After he scored, Ronaldo was desperate to find out what sort of damage he had done. As he was getting treatment, he borrowed a phone from Real’s physio to check on how he was looking. Ronaldo received more treatment after the match and showed off a scar next to his eye. He was back in training on Monday, arriving with a plaster on the wound. The Portuguese scored twice as Real returned to winning ways in style at the Bernabeu. After the clash, Zidane said: “He has got a wound and I think he’s been given two or three stitches. He’s all right.” On the win, he added: “It’s always great and a positive feeling to win, netting seven goals at home. “It’s not every day you get seven goals at the Bernabeu, ...

Within the past hour Manchester United have announced Alexis Sanchez as thier latest signing. The Chilean superstar joins from Premier League rivals Arsenal in an exchange deal for Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Sanchez could make his debut for us as early as this Friday’s FA Cup fourth round tie at Huish Park when we take on League Town struggles Yeovil Town. The 29-year-old had been in the final six months of his contract at Arsenal with no intention on signing a new deal. Instead of allowing him to leave on a free transfer over the summer, Gunners boss Arsene Wenger decided to exchange the player for United flop Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Sanchez has been one of the best players in the world for nearly a decade. He has spent the past three-and-a-half-years at the Emirates, scoring 60 goals in 122 Premier League appearances, predominately out wide, and for a team that hasn’t come close to challenging for the title. Manchester United have just released these photos of Alexis San...

 Alexis Sanchez has agreed a deal worth £14 million a year after tax to sign for Manchester United on a contract until the summer of 2022, claims the Daily Telegraph. United appear to have won the race to sign the Arsenal attacker after Manchester City ended their interest in the Chile international, who is out of contract at the end of the season. Jose Mourinho’s side are now waiting on Henrikh Mkhitaryan to accept a move to Arsenal before finalising the capture of Alexis on a four-and-a-half year contract. Sanchez was heavily linked with Manchester City during the past summer transfer window and he was reportedly interested in reuniting with his former manager Pep Guardiola at the Etihad Stadium. But Jose Mourinho’s side quickly offered a much better package to the 29-year-old and to his club – which Guardiola’s side were not willing to match. It was also made known that apart from the high wages, Sanchez also agreed to join Manchester United due to his high chances of ge...

19-year-old is reportedly worth $20bn.Photo Credit: Ethicsgroove - Faiq Bolkiah is the world's richest footballer with an estimated $20b net worth. - He plays for Leicester City reserves having appeared for Southampton, Arsenal and Chelsea - Bolkiah is the nephew of Hassanal Bolkiah who is the Sultan of Brunei Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar comes to mind when the topic of the world's richest footballer is brought up but the real richest footballer is a 19-year-old royalty who plays in Leicester City's reserves. Come in Faiq Bolkiah, the nephew of the Sultan of Brunei (Hassanal Bolkiah) who is worth an estimated $20billion net  Bolkiah plays for Leicester City's reserve team. Photo Credit: Ethicsgroove.  The winger started his career at AFC Newbury as a youngster before joining Southampton's academy in 2009. Bolkiah was not handed a contract but Arsenal offered the Bruneian a trial in 2013 and played for the Gunners in the 2013 Lion Ci...