Author: Adewale A.

Bottom of the table Sunderland, fresh from their League Cup exploit over Chelsea, were held to a goalless draw by Norwich on Saturday, a stalemate that extended the Black Cats’ winless league run to six. Sunderland, who ended the game with 10 men, took…

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More than 1,000 demonstrators marched in the Niger capital Niamey on Saturday to protest against their country’s “unbalanced” partnership with nuclear firm Areva as the French giant negotiates a new uranium mining agreement with the government. The…

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Luis Suarez celebrated his new contract by scoring twice in a 3-1 win over Cardiff City on Saturday that sent Liverpool to the top of the Premier League table. Suarez signed a “long-term” deal on Friday and he took his tally of league goals to 19 as…

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Manchester United manager David Moyes is hopeful Wayne Rooney will have recovered from a groin injury in time to face West Ham at Old Trafford on Saturday. Rooney, 28, missed United’s 2-0 win at Stoke in the League Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday, but…

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Edin Dzeko is confident he can fire Manchester City’s challenge for the Premier League title in the absence of injured star Sergio Aguero. Aguero suffered a calf injury in City’s 6-3 win over Arsenal last weekend and is likely to be sidelined for up…

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