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Lagos, the first time an all-electric powerboat racing competition held in Africa, hosted a race in the rain-soaked nation’s capital city on Sunday to compete in the UIM E1 World Championship.

Nine of the world’s top sports and entertainment stars were waiting for hours while the finals were delayed by a previous tropical storm, which had delayed the tournament’s start.

Read more about Lagos’ transition to waterways for a green transportation solution.

The E1 Lagos Grand Prix, which is the penultimate round of the season, took place on Lagos’ lagoon in preparation for the season finale in Miami later this year.

Since the championship’s second-round split increased from five to seven races, Africa is the fourth continent to host an E1 race in the series’ second season.

In addition to Jeddah, Doha, Monaco, and Miami, competitions have been held in the past.

We are incredibly proud to be here because “Africa needed to be there, the motherland needed to be there,” founder and CEO Rodi Basso told AFP.

He said, “We are incredibly proud that we have won seven races in four continents in season two, compared to five on two continents in season one.”

Rain or shine

Fans poured into white tents as watching areas along the coast as afrobeats music blared from large speakers and vendors sold food, including Jollof rice, a staple of Nigeria.

Some fans drank champagne from the balconies of hotels and high office buildings.
Out of curiosity, 61-year-old advertising executive Bumi Oke and her husband attended the race.

The race’s hostility and the organization’s ability to host global events gave “Nigerians” more confidence in their own ability to do so.

When you hold international events, business continues, she said, “Come rain, come sun.”

Didier Drogba, the legendary football player from Ivorya, and his partner Gabrielle Lemaire, who had a major role in the first-ever introduction of the race to the continent, mingled with the winners and posed for photos on the podium following the race.

Olympic-winning athletes like Drogba, Tom Brady, LeBron James, LeBron James, and Rafael Nadal, who are all famous for their own E1 teams, are also famous for their global sporting and entertainment stars.

The race was won by Team Brazil, which is owned by tech entrepreneur Marcelo Claure, with Team Blue Rising from India, second place, and Drogba’s team coming in third.

For each team, there are two pilots for each team, each with a different sport’s unique combination of motorsport, go-karting, and powerboating.

Lewandowski’s Penalty Woe

Ange Postecoglou’s quest for a win was extended by 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest, and Crystal Palace’s 19-game unbeaten run was ended by Jack Grealish’s late winner for Everton on Sunday.

In the midst of Thursday’s 3-2 Europa League defeat to Midtjylland, Forest fans called for Postecoglou to be fired after just six games.

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The Australian is the first Forest manager to lose seven games in over 100 years, and he is now anxious to see if club owner Evangelos Marinakis makes another managerial change as a result of the international break.

In their first six Premier League games, Newcastle had only won one.

However, Bruno Guimaraes broke the deadlock with a brilliant strike from outside the box on 58 minutes.

After robbering Elliot Anderson of his former team, Guimaraes won a penalty inside the Forest box.

For his fourth goal for Newcastle since joining from Stuttgart last month, Nick Woltemade slotted the resulting spot-kick into the top corner.

Despite winning the Europa League, Forest falls to 17th place, the same position that postecoglou was fired by Tottenham at the end of last season.

Everton End Palace Run

After suffering a European hangover at Hill Dickinson Stadium, Palace was given the opportunity to come second.

The Eagles had a dominant first 45 minutes, but they were disappointed they didn’t add anything to Daniel Munoz’s finish after Ismaila Sarr’s pass.

However, the second half was affected by their Conference League victories against Dynamo Kyiv on Thursday.

After Maxence Lacroix awkwardly upended Beto, Everton fought back to avoid their first defeat at their new stadium, and Iliman Ndiaye equalized from the penalty spot.

Grealish’s first Everton goal came after Munoz’s clearance clearance rebounded off the Manchester City loanee into the top of the net.

Four victories for Villa

Aston Villa won the first match of the season with a 2-1 victory over Burnley, extending their run of fourth victories in the previous 11 days.

With his first goals since April, Donyell Malen scored the winning goal for Villa.

The Dutch forward jumped on Boubacar Kamara’s brilliant through ball to slot into the bottom corner to start the scoring.

Morgan Rogers was the person behind Malen’s second, which drilled confidently into the far corner.

Burnley is still in the relegation zone despite Lesley Ugochukwu pulling a goal back.

After drawing 1-1 with Brighton, Wolves are still firmly established at the top of the table.

Manchester City and Chelsea are the Seagulls’ only two league victories this year, and they once more failed to deliver in an arguably more winnable game.

Just seconds after Vitor Pereira was shown a red card, Bart Verbruggen’s own goal put Wolves in front.

The Dutch international had no idea how to turn Marshall Munetsi’s thunderous volley past the post before it rebounded into the net off his back.

Five minutes prior to the start of the match, Jan Paul van Hecke headed in a header from a corner that was equal to the result of Wolves’ stoppage-time draw with Tottenham last weekend.

Amanda Anisimova won the China Open on Sunday, beating Linda Noskova 6-0, 2-6, and 6-2, which is her fourth overall and second title.

Read more about Anisimova’s victory in the China Open final, here.

In Beijing, the third-seeded American fought back from a second-set bumbling to defeat the Czech 26th seed in an hour and 46 minutes.

She lost to world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open final almost exactly one month after winning the trophy in the Chinese capital.

After Coco Gauff and Serena Williams, the 24-year-old American won the China Open. She is the third American to do so.

In victory, Anisimova slouched on her back and applied her hands to her face, collapsing to the court.

In 23 minutes, Anisimova won the first set without conceding any points.

In the second set, a rebel Noskova surged to victory, taking a 5-2 lead before settling down.

The two faced off in the decisive until, with the score at 4-2, Anisimova surged in, crossing the line with a winner at the halfway point.

The world number four, who finished second at Wimbledon, has had a fantastic season.

Anisimova was at the top of the world this year. 43.

In the Beijing semi-finals, Anisimova defeated second seed Gauff 6-1, 6-2, in 58 minutes.

Noskova, who launched her Beijing run as the No. 1 in the world, started out. 27-year-old competed in her first WTA 1000 final.

In a 3-1 win over Villarreal on Saturday, Vitius Junior scored twice to take Real Madrid to the top of La Liga, and Kylian Mbappe also scored.

Los Blancos regained their form following last week’s derby drubbing when they moved two points clear of champions Barcelona when they travel to Sevilla on Sunday.

Madrid turned their attention back to domestic issues after a protracted midweek break in Kazakhstan, where they defeated Kairat 3-0.

Xabi Alonso’s side faced a strong Villarreal team, who are third, and were defeated 5-2 by city rivals Atletico Madrid last weekend.

Vinicius told Real Madrid TV, “I played very well, and I want to keep doing this, keeping this confidence, and doing even more.”

The winger has returned to form in recent starts, but he had a poor season.

We have good feelings, Vinicius said, “We have big games when we come back from the international break,” Vinicius continued.

In the absence of injured duo Trent Alexander-Arnold and Dani Carvajal, Alonso reinstated Fede Valverde to the team.

At the Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid’s slow-paced first half was better.

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Franco Mastantuono, a teenager, might have led Los Blancos, but Villarreal defender Renato Veiga blocked his shot after Mbappe returned the ball to him.

Tani Oluwaseyi snuck in behind the center-backs but was unable to stop Madrid’s Belgian goalkeeper, which Thibaut Courtois superbly saved.

Before the break, Mastantuono, which was signed from River Plate in the summer, drilled a narrowly wide bore hole through the near post.

Vinicius, who had a chance to deflect off Santi Comesana and fly past the helpless Arnau Tenas, gave Los Blancos the lead early in the second half.

Jude Bellingham was benched for the final 25 minutes of the game after the Atletico scandal, and Xabi Alonso replaced him.

For upcoming World Cup qualifiers this week, Thomas Tuchel’s midfielder was attempting to prove a point by missing out on his England squad.

Tenas resistance

When Vinicius was knocked down in the area by Rafa Marin, Madrid doubled their lead, winning Tenas from the spot. The former Barcelona goalkeeper had the opportunity to stop the penalty, but it fell under his feet.

When Tenas appeared to bring Vinicius down in the box moments later, he was given another penalty, but his appeals were rejected.

Tenas denied him on both occasions, with the midfielder kicking a post out of frustration. Bellingham twice came close.

The goal was quickly restored by Villarreal after Georges Mikautadze scored lethally from the edge of the box.

Santiago Mourino, a defensive player for Yellow Submarine, was shown a second yellow card after pressing on Vinicius down the wing, and Mbappe soon added a third.

The Frenchman became the division’s top scorer when Brahim Diaz scored his ninth league goal of the campaign.

In the final stages, Mbappé was knocked off, leaving the only unfavorable result for a Madrid side that was good value for their three points.

Comesana of Villarreal criticized some of the refereeing decisions that were against his side.

Comesana told DAZN, “It’s unfortunate that the first goal hit me and then the penalty, which wasn’t enough (of a foul) to give it.”

If it’s already difficult to win at the Bernabeu, with these things it’s even harder to do so, you only need to look at how he threw himself down and how the red card (was soft).

With a 2-0 victory over West Ham, Brazilian superstar Estevao’s first goal for Chelsea on Saturday, gave Arsenal the lead over Liverpool in the Premier League.

After winning their first seven games of the season in all competitions, Liverpool have had a terrible week, giving Arne Slot plenty to reflect on during the international break.

Chelsea, who have suffered three league games without winning, were well deserving of a dramatic 2-1 victory at Stamford Bridge.

On 14 minutes, one-time Liverpool target Moises Caicedo fired a blistering strike into the top corner into the bottom corner to give the Blues a 2-0 lead.

Caicedo’s record as the most expensive Premier League player ever was broken by Alexander Isak’s £125 million ($168 million) move to Liverpool last month.

Although the Swedish striker has yet to score a league goal, Cody Gakpo was gifted the equalizer just after the hour mark thanks to his skillful touch.

Chelsea, however, were not let down as Estevao headed in deep into stoppage time to meet Marc Cucurella’s cross, causing excruciating celebrations for manager Enzo Maresca, who was shown a red card for scurrying down the touchline.

Chelsea leads sixth place, while Liverpool currently leads Arsenal by one point.

Odegaard was dropped by Arsenal.

Arsenal’s 300th game under Mikel Arteta was far too strong for the struggling Hammers to further their quest for a first Premier League title in 22 years.

Read more about Mourinho’s return to Chelsea after winning the Champions League at Benfica.

Martin Odegaard, Arsenal’s captain, was forced off injured before half-time for the third time this season, which cost him.

However, Arsenal’s injury issues have been minimized by the depth of the depth currently available to Arteta.

We won this game, according to Arteta, who praised the team. After some significant events over the past week and some injuries, “we were able to go top of the table.”

After Alphonse Areola parried Eberechi Eze’s drive, Declan Rice, who sold West Ham for £105 million in 2023, put a high shot into the net on the rebound to put an end to the visitors’ resistance.

On his 200th game at Arsenal, Bukayo Saka scored from the penalty spot after El Hadji Malick Diouf had brought down Jurrien Timber.

Amorim’s breathing space

With a 2-0 victory over Sunderland on Saturday, Manchester United relieved Ruben Amorim.

The Portuguese, who had only 34 points in charge of his 33 previous Premier League games, was able to recover from a rare, convincing victory to give him some breathing room over the international break.

Today, Amorim praised the adult-focused nature of our team. It’s our responsibility to play this way, they say. “We need to do this.”

Old Trafford sat back before kick-off in remembrance of the victims of this week’s terror attack at a Manchester synagogue.

Senne Lammens kept a clean sheet on his debut, while Mason Mount justified his place ahead of Matheus Cunha with the opening goal, which Amorim made with his team selection.

With a superb finish from Bryan Mbeumo’s cross in eight minutes, Mount relieved the home fans’ tension.

With his first Old Trafford goal since joining from RB Leipzig for $74 million, Benjamin Sesko doubled the Red Devils’ lead with a vicious finish from a long throw-in.

At the end of the half, there was almost a turning point, with VAR intervening only to be denied a penalty for insufficient contact by Sesko on Trai Hume.

Under Thomas Frank, Tottenham put an end to Leeds’ year-long unbeaten league run at Elland Road with a 2-1 victory. The result was a testament to the club’s new defensive resolve.

After Noah Okafor’s cancelation of Mathys Tel’s opener for Spurs, Mohammed Kudus scored the visitors’ opening goal, giving them all three points.

After his team moved up to third place, Frank said, “That feeling to get over the line, to get three points was big.”