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Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce described it as a wacky night of Premier League action after his side, and Arsenal salvaged unlikely 2-2 draws and Aston Villa grabbed a priceless last-gasp victory at Watford on Tuesday. Manchester City cut the advantage of leaders Liverpool to 13 points as substitute Sergio Aguero struck late for a 1-0 win at Sheffield United after Gabriel Jesus had a first-half penalty saved but the real excitement was lower down the table. Substitute Florian Lejeune struck twice deep into stoppage time for Newcastle at Everton as the hosts seemed to be cruising to victory after Italian striker Moise Kean finally opened his account for the club and Dominic Calvert-Lewin doubled the lead. “It’s a wacky game that’s for sure — but it’s great,” Bruce, who was missing nine regulars through injury, said. “It just shows you shouldn’t leave a game early.” His words could have equally applied to an eventuful London derby at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea’s stu...

Kenya's national football team, Harambee Stars will take on Mali, Uganda and Rwanda in the second round of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup after Tuesday's draw. In Group A, Algeria meet Burkina Faso, Niger and Djibouti while Tunisia will Zambia, Mauritania and Equatorial Guinea in Group B. Nigeria and Cape Verde clash in Group C along with Central African Republic and Liberia, while Cameroon and Ivory Coast meet in Group D alongside Mozambique and Malawi. Egypt have been drawn in Group F of the Fifa World Cup 2022 along with Gabon, Libya and Angola. Ghana have been handed group G as they will face South Africa, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia Forty teams will compete in 10 groups after the draw in Cairo. Winners from the first round join 26 top-seeded sides based on FIFA's world rankings. The matches will take place from March 2020 until October 2021. Group winners will advance to the third round which will be played in November 2021. The five winners of the fi...

Nominees Nominees for Sportsman of the Year: • Eliud Kipchoge (Athletics) • Micheal Olunga (Football) • Geoffrey Kamworor (Athletics) • Conseslus Kipruto (Athletics) • Timothy Cheruiyot (Athletics)

QUALIFIERS Dates - First Round Matchday 1: 5-13 October 2020 Matchday 2: 9-17 November 2020 - Second Round Matchday 3 & 4: 22-30 March 2021 Matchday 5: 30 August - 7 September 2021 Matchday 6: 4-12 October 2021 - Third Round 1st leg & 2nd leg: 8-16 November 2021