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Gareth Bale inspired Real Madrid A disjointed Real Madrid saw their winless streak extend to four games as Eibar held them to a draw at home. The visitors took a shock early lead, Fran Rico taking advantage of sloppy marking to head past Keylor Navas. Gareth Bale equalised with his 50th La Liga goal shortly after, rising to meet Cristiano Ronaldo’s lofted delivery. Zinedine Zidane made changes in both attack and defence at the interval but his side continued to spurn numerous chances as Eibar held firm. A win would have restored Real as league leaders but a fourth successive draw in all competitions means they trail Atletico Madrid on goal difference after their city rivals beat Valencia 2-0 away. And Real could fall further behind if Barcelona beat Celta Vigo later on Sunday. With Sergio Ramos rested, the flaws in Real’s defence were quickly exploited by the visitors as Rico drifted into the area unchecked to divert Ander Capa’s cross beyond Navas’ weak attempted save. In att...

Frenchmen: Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny celebrate a goal Burnley suffered a cruel defeat at Turf Moor as Arsenal secured victory with a controversial Laurent Koscielny goal in the final act of an intriguing match. In added time, Theo Walcott headed across goal towards Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain whose effort went in off what appeared to be Koscielny’s elbow. The Clarets had chances – Sam Vokes heading wide when clear and Michael Keane’s header hitting the crossbar. But despite their fine defensive display they were undone at the death. -BBC

Tottenham deservedly ended Pep Guardiola’s perfect Premier League start and underlined their own title credentials with a thrilling victory over Manchester City at White Hart Lane. Guardiola had won his previous six games and 10 of his previous 11 matches in charge, but City were outplayed by a vibrant Spurs who moved second in the table and are now the league’s only unbeaten team. Spurs dominated from the start and were in front early on when Aleksandar Kolarov sliced Danny Rose’s cross into his own net after nine minutes. Dele Alli confirmed their superiority eight minutes before half-time with a cool finish from Son Heung-min’s pass. Spurs could even afford the luxury of seeing Erik Lamela’s second-half penalty saved by City keeper Claudio Bravo. and even though Sergio Aguero twice brought Hugo Lloris into action, once when he turned a shot on to the post, Mauricio Pochettino’s side fully deserved a convincing win. If Liverpool are being touted as potential title winners after ...

Ruline Steininger, 103 years old At age 103, Ruline Steininger feels that she has little time to waste. That’s why on Thursday, Steininger became one of the first people in her state to vote in person for Hillary Clinton for president, taking one step closer to fulfilling her wish of being alive if Clinton makes history in November. In a brief backstage meeting with Clinton, to which CNN was given exclusive access, Steininger told the Democratic nominee: “We’re going to put you in the White House.” “I’m going to help all the way. I’m voting today,” said Steininger, who came prepared with a handmade “Hillary” sign attached to the front of her walker. “I’m not taking any chance and leaving it ’til the election. When you’re 103, you make every minute count.” “And you have made every minute of all those years count,” Clinton responded. Steininger also congratulated Clinton on her first debate against Donald Trump this week. “You did very well,” she said. Clinton’s visit to the Hawk...

Nigeria’s Flamingoes Nigeria’s Flamingoes opened their Jordan 2016 campaign in the worst possible fashion with a hard-fought 0-1 loss to Brazil at the King Abudullah II Stadium in Amman. A brilliant chip by the South Americans’ Micaelly proved the difference between the teams and gives Luizao’s side an early advantage in Group C. Brazil were the more cohesive and inventive side and, initially at least, simply lacked a cutting edge to complement their fine approach play. Indeed, in spite of their early dominance, the South Americans had their goalkeeper to thank for keeping them on level terms when the game’s first big chances were created. Twice within a few seconds midway through the first half, Kemelli was called upon to deny Nigeria. She first tipped wide a Mary-Ann Ezanagu chance and then leapt to her left to claw out Christy Ucheibe’s effort from the resulting corner kick. Nonetheless, Brazil remained the better side and it was no more than they deserved when Micaelly gave...

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State Enugu State Government is set to amend its Criminal Code to provide for the seizure of any property used as a hideout by kidnappers, the Commissioner for Information, Dr Godwin Udeuhele, has said. Briefing newsmen on Saturday in Enugu on the outcome of the state executive council meeting held late Friday, Udeuhele said the move was to deter kidnappers. He said the council had empowered the Attorney- General and Commissioner for Justice to forward an amendment bill of the state’s criminal law to the state legislature. “Approval was given to the amendment of Section 315 of the Criminal Code Law, 2004 of Enugu State that was amended in 2009. “The latest amendment provides for additional punishment of demolishing buildings used in the imprisonment of kidnap victims in order to deter kidnappers and their accomplices from this nefarious act. “If kidnap victims are traced to a building and you are found guilty upon determination of the case, suc...

Petroleum tankers Economic activities came back to life in Anambra on Saturday following the suspension of the strike by petroleum marketers and the Petroleum Tanker Drivers Association in the state. The Chairman of the Petroleum Dealers Association in Anambra, Mr Osita Ofodile, disclosed in Onitsha on Saturday that the suspension followed a meeting which resolved the dispute. The drivers’ group started the strike on Sept. 26 and was joined by the dealers on Sept. 29, resulting to the hike in fuel price in the state. Ofodile explained that the suspension and reopening of filling stations followed the intervention of the state government to pay the N5 million damages caused by officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. “We have called-off the strike which was triggered by the overzealousness of civil defense officials in Ihiala sometime in May where they caused one of our tankers with kerosene to fall. “They had demanded the loading bill which the driver provided ...