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Arsenal, Man United Grab Away Wins over Sheffield, Tottenham
The Gunners secured their first ever EPL win away at Sheffield United at the fifth attempt, with goals from Alexandre Lacazzette (brace) and Gabriel Martinelli breaking the duck for the North London club.
Sheffield United stood tall at the beginning against the visitors but the Gunners took control halfway into the half, with Martinelli twice going close while Callum Chambers also missed at the far post.
Mikel Arteta’s men deservedly took the lead on 33 minutes through Lacazette who finished off a brilliant team move.
The French striker started and finished off a one-touch passing sequence, firing into the bottom corner for his 12th league goal of the season.
The visitors then secured all three points with the second goal on 71 minutes. Nicholas Pepe intercepted a poor pass and his low shot was spilled into the path of Martinelli, with the youngster tapping in for 2-0.
Lacazette added further gloss to the scoreline with his 50th league goal, stroking home Thomas Partey’s brilliant through ball from the edge of the area.
Arsenal’s first win in three league matches move them up to ninth position on 45 points, while Sheffield United are rooted to the bottom of the league with 14 points from 31 matches and destined for relegation.
Second half blitz lifts Man United
Manchester United scored three second half goals to overcome Tottenham Hotspurs 3-1 despite suffering a dubious VAR call and losing at halftime.
Scott McTominay was adjudged to have hit Heung-Min Son in the face in the build up to Edinson Cavani’s disallowed goal, and Tottenham took the lead on 40 minutes through Son’s low strike at the far post.
It was mostly United in an excellent second half performance, with the equalizing goal coming through Fred’s rebound on 57 minutes.
Cavani eventually got his goal with a diving header from Mason Greenwood’s inch-perfect cross, before the youngster’s powerful near post shot sneaked in to seal the win for United.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men reduced Man City’s lead to 11 points and still have a game in hand while Tottenham languish in seventh place.
Elsewhere, Kelechi Iheanacho, Super Eagles of Nigeria forward, scored a brace but could not prevent Leicester City from losing 3-2 to West Ham United in London.
The 24-year-old flashed in a 22-yard left-footed strike on 71 minutes before smashing another into the net in added time to complete his brace.
The first hostages freed from Gaza under a long-awaited ceasefire agreement are back in Israel. The news sparked jubilant scenes in Tel Aviv where large crowds gathered ahead of their release.
The three freed Israeli hostages – the first of 33 to be released over the next six weeks – are Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari. They are said to be in good health and are receiving treatment at a medical center in Tel Aviv.
In exchange, 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees are set to be released by Israel from Ofer Prison in the occupied West Bank.
The Israeli military withdrew from several locations in southern and northern Gaza after the truce began earlier on Sunday, an Israeli military official told CNN.
Displaced Gazans have started returning to their homes, while the aid trucks laden with much-needed supplies have crossed into Gaza. Here’s what we know about how the ceasefire deal will work.
Hamas, despite suffering devastating losses, is framing the Gaza ceasefire agreement as a victory for itself, and a failure for Israel.
One of Hamas’ main goals for taking some 250 people during its brazen October 7, 2023, attack on Israel was to secure the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. As Israel pounded Gaza in response, Hamas vowed not to return the hostages until Israel withdrew its forces from the enclave, permanently ended the war, and allowed for rebuilding.
Source: CNN
The leader of UK’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has said she doesn’t want Britain to be like Nigeria that is plagued by “terrible governments.”
Speaking on Thursday at an event organised by Onward, a British think tank producing research on economic and social issues, Badenoch expressed fears that Britain may become like Nigeria if the system is not reformed.
“And why does this matter so much to me? It’s because I know what it is like to have something and then to lose it,” Badenoch told the audience.
“I don’t want Britain to lose what it has.
“I grew up in a poor country and watched my relatively wealthy family become poorer and poorer, despite working harder and harder as their money disappeared with inflation.
“I came back to the UK aged 16 with my father’s last £100 in the hope of a better life.
“So I have lived with the consequences of terrible governments that destroy lives, and I never, ever want it to happen here.”
Badenoch has been in the news of late after she dissociated herself from Nigeria, saying she has nothing to do with the Islamic northern region.
She also accused the Nigeria Police of robbing citizens instead of protecting them.
She said: “My experience with the Nigeria Police was very negative. Coming to the UK, my experience with the British Police was very positive.
“The police in Nigeria will rob us (laughter). When people say I have this bad experience with the police because I’m black, I say well…I remember the police stole my brother’s shoe and his watch.”
