Nigeria cruised past Zambia 2-1 at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium thanks to first half goals from Alex Iwobi and Kelechi Iheanacho to give coach Gernot Rohr a winning start in the 2018 World Cup qualifying series.
England once again failed to start a major tournament with victory as Vasili Berezutski's stoppage-time header gave Russia a draw they barely deserved in the Stade Velodrome. Roy Hodgson's side were dominant and fully merited the lead given to them when Eric
PSG's lead at the Ligue 1 summit has grown this weekend thanks to Nice losing, but only to five points after they were held to a frustrated 1-1 draw against Lille in their encounter on Sunday evening.
Mame Biram Diouf scored a late equaliser as Stoke prevented Chelsea from overtaking them in the league. Bertrand Traore, playing as a central striker, gave the Blues the lead when he took Nemanja Matic's pass, turned and fired home from 20 yards out. The Potters
Tottenham missed the opportunity to increase pressure on Premier League leaders Leicester City as they could only draw with Liverpool at Anfield. Harry Kane's superb finish on the turn after 63 minutes gave Spurs a point after Philippe Coutinho slipped in
Stefano Pioli opted for Kevin Mirallas ahead of Marko Pjaca, while Eusebio di Francesco turned to teenager Nicolò Zaniolo in midfield, partly due to a spate of injuries in that department.
Liverpool and Chelsea shared the spoils at Anfield following an action-packed 90 minutes of football. Mohamed Salah broke the deadlock in the second half after being picked out by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. The Egyptian carried his run and kept his composure
New Chelsea coach Mauricio Pochettino saw the team he rebuilt in pre-season fight back to draw 1-1 at home to Liverpool in their Premier League opener as debutant defender Axel Disasi cancelled out Luis Diaz's opener.