After bumbling and rumbling, Man United looks to have sealed leaking rearguard with Varane and Lisandro
Finally, after eight expensive, calamity-ridden years, Manchester United appear to have found a partnership with the potential to belatedly replace one of the best pairings the Premier League has ever seen. Of course, four games is not evidence enough to crown Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez as the new Rio...
Kenya polls: Kenyatta family treated the Kikuyu like their serfs, now the community is revolting
About a month to the August 9, 2022 elections, a Kikuyu elder man was ushered in the offices of Enke Ltd, at the Chancery Building, uptown Nairobi, on Valley Road. Enke Ltd is one of the Kenyatta family’s flagship companies. The man had an appointment with the princely Muhoho Kenyatta,...
Different bosses, same fixation on results and the sense that something is broken at Chelsea
There have been performances like these over the years that have seen Chelsea managers, no matter how successful, dethroned by the Russian who once ran this club with little room for sentiment, so one wonders how the new regime of American private equity might be different for Thomas Tuchel. Different...
New striker Aubameyanga wants to end No9 curse, a long-running superstition at Chelsea
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is clearly backing himself to be Chelsea striking saviour after claiming the club’s tainted No.9 shirt. The forward has moved to Stamford Bridge in a deadline day deal after leaving Barcelona just eight months after arriving from Premier League rivals Arsenal. For the Blues, there’s been a long-running...
Queen Elizabeth II pulls out of Braemer Games raising fears over her increasingly fragile health
The monarch is set to miss the Braemar Gathering – one of the most anticipated events taking place during the sovereign’s yearly stay in Balmoral – on September 3, sources have claimed. The reason cited for the Queen’s absence is “her comfort”. A royal correspondent of a leading British newspaper,...
Arsenal dangerman Martenelli hails ‘beast’ Jesus after Gunners shoot down resilient Aston Villa
Gabriel Martinelli described Arsenal team-mate Gabriel Jesus as a “beast” after the Gunners extended their perfect start to the season with a 2-1 win over Aston Villa. Jesus, who joined Arsenal from Manchester City earlier in the summer, has made a superb start to his career at the Emirates and...
New study establishes correlation between lack of ‘enough’ sleep and antisocial behaviour
It’s important to get enough sleep because lack of it is linked to so many health problems. Obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and motor accidents are all linked to insufficient sleep. There are also consequences for mental health, with poor sleep increasing the symptoms of depression, anxiety, and irritability and reducing...
New Man City boy Haaland hops over EPL August scoring ‘curse’ with two hattricks and eight goals
He’s only been in England just over seven weeks and Erling Haaland is already rewriting the Premier League record books. On Saturday against Crystal Palace he turned the game on its head with a 19-minute hat-trick. Four days later and he had to work a bit harder for the match-ball,...
‘Happy’ Ronaldo staying put at Old Trafford, promises to return Man United to former glories
Cristiano Ronaldo has promised to give everything to make sure his final season at Manchester United is a success. The veteran striker had spent much of the summer agitating for a move away from Old Trafford in search of Champions League football. But after no club were prepared to offer...
New Chelsea owners said to be considering late push to hive Cristiano Ronaldo off Man United
It has been claimed that Jorge Mendes could make “one last attempt” to get Cristiano Ronaldo a move to Chelsea from Manchester United. Ronaldo has been a pain in the ar*e in recent months as he has looked to engineer himself a move away from Man Utd. The forward performed...
