Aubameyang breaks scoring duck, lifts gloom over Arsenal as Arteta savours ’14 days of my career’
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his side’s first goal of the campaign to lift them off the foot of the table on Saturday Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was overjoyed to see the Gunners finally get on the board with their first Premier League points of 2021-22 and saluted the hard work his...
Afghan healthcare on life support as the system that proved resilient during 3 waves of Covid crumbles
International aid suspensions could shutter most of Afghanistan’s public health facilities, essentially leaving the country without a working healthcare system, officials and aid groups say. Some 2,000 donor-funded clinics and other health facilities could shut their doors within days, stripping access to primary or secondary healthcare from millions of people....
Indomitable Lukaku puts two past Aston Villa as Chelsea’s down winning streak stretches to four
Romelu Lukaku scored a brilliant double and Mateo Kovacic struck as Chelsea breezed past Aston Villa 3-0 at Stamford Bridge. The Blues survived a string of first half scares before taking control of the clash, but Saul Niguez had a debut to forget – misplacing several passes before being hooked...
Chelsea manager says stars Lukaku, N’Golo Kante and Christian Pulisic’s injuries not so serious
Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that Romelu Lukaku is fit to face Aston Villa, but N’Golo Kante and Christian Pulisic are both ruled out of the match through injury. Lukaku required a scan on a potential thigh injury he sustained while away on international duty with Belgium, but resumed training with...
Bullish Pep Guardiola says Man City can score minus a stand out striker after Leicester win
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola hailed his side’s ability to get the job done without a recognised striker after victory over Leicester City at King Power Stadium. City secured their third successive top-flight victory to move up to second in the Premier League table. Bernardo Silva bagged the all-important goal...
Arsenal pinch win as Gunners score first league goal and earn first points of the season
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored Arsenal’s first league goal of the season in a 1-0 victory over Norwich to secure their first points and lift some of the pressure on manager Mikel Arteta. Arteta’s future at the club has been called into question after a winless start and three successive defeats. And,...
Ronaldo turns Old Trafford into a new castle on his ‘second coming’ as Red Devils pummel Newcastle
Cristiano Ronaldo announced his return to Old Trafford, helping Manchester United blaze past Newcastle United with 4-1. He turned Old Trafford into his new castle, his former Theatre of Dreams during the reign of legendary Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who was in the in the stadium to watch...
Defiant Arsenal new boy says Gunners are ready to tango for EPL, European honours
Arsenal’s summer signing Martin Odegaard clearly does not lack for confidence after making an ambitious claim as to what Gunners could achieve in the coming years. The Norwegian playmaker, 22, joined Arsenal on a permanent deal this summer after impressing on loan last season. Odegaard was always believed to be...
Middle East crisis: Lebanon’s economic crash drives women to fight period poverty with eco-friendly alternatives
As the price of sanitary products skyrockets amidst Lebanon’s prolonged economic crash, a cohort of young women have taken it upon themselves to fight the country’s growing problem of period poverty. In doing so, they’ve also stirred up a conversation about eco-friendly alternatives, and challenged long-held cultural norms. Lebanon’s financial...
How systemic racism in US healthcare works against patients with sickle cell disease – Black or Latin
Sickle-cell disease was once a childhood ailment, simply because many children with the condition died before reaching adulthood. But since 1972, when the US National Sickle Cell Disease Programme was founded and specific funding became available, the United States has managed to drastically reduce childhood deaths from the disease. Between...
