Manchester City racked up a 17th consecutive Premier League victory after Sergio Aguero’s 100th and 101st Etihad Stadium goals inspired a 4-0 win over Bournemouth on Monday. Aguero scored twice and set up Raheem Sterling as Pep Guardiola’s side made it 18 wins and one draw in the first half of the season and provisionally opened a 14-point lead at the top of the table. In other major events of the match day, England international, Harry Kane equaled the record for Premier League goals in a calendar year with a hat-trick in a 3-0 win at Burnley. That result lifted Tottenham Hotspur to fifth place, while third-place Chelsea drew 0-0 at Everton. Hailing Aguero, Guardiola said: “He is a special player, a legend, and I am so happy when he plays good and he is scoring goals.” City are now two wins off the record for consecutive victories in Europe’s top five leagues, which was set by Guardiola’s Bayern Munich in 2013-14. The Citizens are first team to score 100 goals in the Engl...
Once considered a physical therapy aid or an exercise tool for the elderly, resistance bands have finally been accepted for the important workout tools they are. Since varying your workout is the key to avoiding a plateau, incorporating resistance bands can be extremely beneficial. Why They Work Resistance bands allow you to use fluid movements and achieve a good range of motion throughout each exercise. Differing from free weights, resistance bands keep the tension through the concentric and eccentric phases of exercise — the phases where the muscles shorten and lengthen. You can also make slight angle adjustments to work your muscles in different ways, which weight machines cannot do. Resistance Band Tension When using a resistance band, it’s important to note that your starting position should always have minimal tension. In order to keep constant resistance throughout the movement, you don’t want the band hanging loose at any point during the exercise. During a...
Nigeria have named an inexperienced 23-man squad for the African Nations Championship ahead of the home-based Super Eagles' third successive tournament appearance. Coach Salisu Yusuf revealed his team for the 16-nation championship on Tuesday, with Nigeria pooled in Group C alongside Rwanda, Libya and Equatorial Guinea for the tournament involving home-based teams. CAF Confederation Cup candidates and seven-time Nigeria league champions Enyimba are the best represented NFPL team in the squad, having contributed five players. Lobi stars striker Okpotu will be hoping to lead the lines Yusuf has largely opted for players untested at either international and CAF club continental level, with teenage El-Kanemi Warriors left-wing sensation, Nura Mohammed, who is yet to make his professional league debut, top of the list. The present team is comprised largely of players who impressed at the 2017 Nigeria Professional Football League Super Six and in the training ...
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