By AFP 01 October 2023 | 2:54 pm Leicester thrashed Blackburn 4-1 to return to the top of the Championship on Sunday. Leicester thrashed Blackburn 4-1 to return to the top of the Championship on Sunday. In the first ever meeting between two former Premier League winners in the second tier, the Foxes comfortably made it eight wins from nine league games under Enzo Maresca. Wout Faes gave the visitors an early lead, but they were soon pegged back by Rovers’ top scorer Sammie Szmodics. Jamie Vardy continued his return to form by firing home his fourth goal of the season to restore Leicester’s lead before half-time. And they wrapped up the points in the final 10 minutes through Kelechi Iheanacho’s penalty and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s clever finish. A fourth defeat in five games drops Blackburn down to 18th. Sport 13 mins ago Leicester thrashed Blackburn 4-1 to return to the top of the Championship on Sunday. 1 hour ago The match officials at fault for a botched VAR call that cost Liverpool a goal in their 2-1 defeat at Tottenham on Saturday have been removed from duty for the rest of the Premier League weekend. 1 hour ago Four Paris Saint-Germain players on Sunday apologised for offensive chants aimed at rivals Marseille after a Ligue 1 game, saying they “sincerely regretted” their words. 9 hours ago Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) Technical Director, Augustine Eguavoen, has described the country’s football development after 63 years as phenomenal, saying the national teams at all levels were among the best in the world. Nigerians across the world are counting their fortunes after 63 years of Independence today, and according to Eguavoen, although sports have had… 10 hours ago It was an exciting day for gamers as 9mobile once again partnered with Gamr Africa to host the 2023 Player 9 E-sports Tournament in Lagos. The event brought together gaming enthusiasts, professionals and beginners to experience a festival-like gaming thriller. To participate, gamers registered online and onsite using the 9mobile-GAMR platform. Following this, the event… 10 hours ago Over 100 players are competing at the second Lekki Scrabble Classics (LSC), which began yesterday at Ikoyi Club 1938. The tournament, which was strategically set to coincide with Nigeria’s 63rd Independence anniversary, is expected to create the necessary ambience to mark the special national day. This year’s championship also bears a special tag as it… 11 hours ago Chairman of the Nigerian National League (NNL), George Aluo, has described the 1XBet Cup slated to debut next month as a welcome contribution to the country’s grassroots football development. Aluo, who said the championship, which kicks off on October 3, will unearth hidden talents from different parts of the country, advised clubs in all levels… 1 day ago AC Milan overcame a struggling Lazio 2-0 on Saturday to provisionally take top spot in Serie A, while Victor Osimhen came off the bench for Napoli and scored in a 4-0 win at Lecce. Christian Pulisic gave Milan the lead on the hour at the San Siro when he slammed in a bobbling pass from… 1 day ago Manchester City’s perfect start to the Premier League season came undone in a shock 2-1 loss to Wolves, as Manchester United slumped to a 1-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace on Saturday. 1 day ago Napoli secured their second Serie A victory in four days as Victor Osimhen came off the bench and scored in a 4-0 win at Lecce to lift the Italian champions up to third.
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