Author: Karanja Jackson

Lionel Messi netted a stunning free-kick to open the scoring in their clash against Chile The Barcelona forward took the effort from 25 yards and found the net with plenty of whip Chile drew back through Eduardo Vargas who scored a rebound after Arturo Vidal’s penalty had been saved Lionel Messi scored a stunning free-kick in Argentina’s Copa America opener against Chile – before Chile drew back through Eduardo Vargas. The six-time Ballon D’or winner in typical style sent a lofted strike from 25 yards that arched over the Chilean wall and nestled into the back of the net. The…

An own-goal by Wojciech Szczesny and a strike by Milan Skriniar give Slovakia win over Poland  Poland was reduced to ten men when Grzegorz Krychowiak was given marching orders for a second bookable offence  An own-goal by former Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny and a second-half strike by Milan Skriniar give Slovakia a much-deserved win over Poland.  The Polish began the game brightly and dominated the opening minutes of the game with Bundesliga goalscoring record-breaker Robert Lewandowski having two shots blocked. They continued to knock on Slovakia’s defence but were unable to create and complete any chances. Slovakia grew into the…

Schick hits a brace that includes a goal from the halfway line to beat the Scots  The Bayer Leverkusen scored in either half  as the Czech upset Scotland who was making a return to major tournaments after a 23-year absence  Patrick Schick scored in either half to give the Czech Republic a vital win at Hampden Park over Scotland.  The Czech Republic registered a vital win over Scotland thanks to a brace from Schick. Scotland, making a return to major tournaments after 23 years, began the match brightly with Liverpool’s Andy Robertson enjoying a run on the left-wing. However, it…

The Manchester City’s strike gave the Three Lions the win over Croatia It was the forward’s first goal at a major tournament for England Raheem Sterling’s second-half strike gave the Three Lions a vital win over Croatia at the Wembley Stadium. The Manchester City forward gave England the lead in the second half when he ran on to a reverse pass from Leeds United’s Kalvin Phillips and putting the ball in the net. It was Sterling’s first goal for England at a major tournament. The winger was surprisingly named in Gareth Southgate’s starting line-up and repaid the manager’s faith with…

Adesanya eased to a unanimous decision win over Vettori with a near-perfect display In the co-main event, Brandon Moreno won the Flyweight division champion via submission Nate Diaz lost Leon Edwards despite a rallied charge in the final round Israel Adesanya made easy work of his title defense over Martin Vettori with a unanimous decision win. The Last StyleBender successfully defended his middleweight title with a clinical display over Vettori. The Italian Dreamer came into the fight looking to avenge his loss to Adesanya in their first encounter in 2019. But Vettori barely hurt Adesanya as the Nigerian-born eased from…

Belgium registered a 3-0 win over Russia Romelu Lukaku’s brace and Thomas Meunier’s strike gave Robert Martinez’s side a comprehensive win over Russia Romelu Lukaku struck twice as Belgium got a 3-0 win over Russia. The Inter Milan forward got his first goal in the first half when a defensive error by Russia had him slotting the ball past goalkeeper Anton Shunin. The forward would rush to the camera and shout ‘I love you Chris’ to Denmark’s Christian Eriksen who suffered a tragic cardiac arrest in their clash against Finland. Both Belgium and Russia were forced into making early substitutions…