bubbling on any football fans lips.
Sergio Aguero marked his return from a three-game ban for a wayward
elbow as Manchester City won 3-1 away to Swansea – the second time in
a week they had triumphed at the Liberty Stadium after their EFL Cup
victory over the south Wales side.
Manager Jose Mourinho's pre-match message of embracing the occasion of
playing in front of a packed Old Trafford crowd inspired Manchester
United to a 4-1 rout of Premier League champions Leicester City,
defender Chris Smalling has said.
After back-to-back Premier League defeats by Manchester City and
Watford, United were under pressure from their fans and returned to
winning ways with Smalling beginning the rout of the champions with a
first half header followed by goals from Juan Mata, Marcus Rashford
and Paul Pogba.
Arsenal overpowered London rivals Chelsea 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium
on Saturday to mark Arsene Wenger's 20th anniversary as Gunners boss
in style.
Like City, another team with a 100% record are the Bavarians. Joshua
Kimmich's late winner preserved Bayern Munich's 100 percent Bundesliga
record in Saturday's 1-0 win at Hamburg.
The win leaves Bayern three points clear of Borussia Dortmund, who
beat Freiburg 3-1 on Friday when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his
fifth goal in five games.
In Spain, Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane insisted Cristiano Ronaldo
has to learn to live with being substituted after sulking off the
field visibly frustrated in the European champions' 2-2 draw at Las
Palmas.
Zidane replaced the three-time World Player of the Year with Madrid
leading 2-1 18 minutes from time, but an unhappy Ronaldo watched from
the bench as Sergio Araujo equalised to ensure Real dropped points for
the second time in four days.
Five time champions Zamalek of Egypt will meet South Africa's Mamelodi
Sundowns in the 2016 edition of the CAF African Champions League final
scheduled for October.
Golden Arrows are the surprise leaders of the Absa Premiership after a
round of weekend matches.
Absa PREMIERSHIP WEEKEND RESULTS
FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER
Cape Town City 1 (Jayiya 20') Ajax Cape Town 0
SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER
Polokwane City 3 (Mncwango 5', Jembula 33', Maluleke 68') Highlands
Park 2 (Mbesuma 30' pen, Mashumba 39')
Platinum Stars 0 Baroka FC 1 (Ravhuhali 40' pen)
Kaizer Chiefs 2 (Gordinho 19', Twala 45') Maritzburg United 0
SuperSport United 0 Free State Stars 0
Bidvest Wits v Orlando Pirates – postponed due to security concerns
SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
Bloemfontein Celtic 1 (Ndengane 50') Golden Arrows 2 (Mngwengwe 60', Jooste 76')
Currie Cup
The Xerox Golden Lions kept their hopes of a semifinal berth alive
when they thumped Eastern Province Kings 71-7 in their Currie Cup
Premier Division rugby fixture at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port
Elizabeth on Saturday.
A win for the Golden Lions against the Sharks in Johannesburg on
Friday will see them into the semifinals.
WEEKEND RESULTS
EP Kings 7 Golden Lions 71
Griquas 31 Western Province 52
Pumas 10 Free State Cheetahs 52
Boland Cavaliers 26 Blue Bulls 48
Golf
Rory McIlroy rolled in a 14-foot birdie putt at the fourth hole of a
sudden death playoff to edge Ryan Moore for the USPGA Tour
Championship and claim the $10 million FedExCup playoff bonus.
With the playoff prize and the $1.53 million winner's check, four-time
major champion McIlroy earned a total payday of $11.53 million at East
Lake in Atlanta, Georgia.
Tennis
US Open champion Stan Wawrinka came up short against rising German
star Alexander Zverev in the Saint Petersburg Open final on Sunday,
the teenager claiming his debut ATP title 6-2, 3-6, 7-5.
Former world No 1 Caroline Wozniacki continued her revival by brushing
aside Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka 7-5 6-3 on Sunday to win the Pan
Pacific Open for the second time and secure her first title of the
year.
