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Arsenal Start 2026 With A Bang

Jan 04, 2026

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has praised his team’s growth and resilience, after they fought back from a goal down to beat Bournemouth 3-2.  

Declan Rice overcame his recent injury woes to score a brace, while Gabriel Magalhaes also found the back of the net.  

The result extended their Premier League lead to 6 points over Aston Villa, who moved to second after beating Nottingham Forest 3-1. 

Elsewhere, Wolves posted their first win of the season, by beating West Ham 3-0 

Brighton defeated relegation battlers Burnley 2-0.  

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At the Africa Cup of Nations, Senegal came from a goal down to beat Sudan 3-1 to reach the quarterfinals.  

Mali beat Tunisia on penalties, after their last-16 tie ended level at 1-1. 

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Liverpool’s Alexis Mac Allister has explained the team’s slump this season – they made too many changes too quickly.  

And while Mac Allister has conceded defeat in retaining the Premier League title, he does expect some form of success this season. 

Liverpool brought in 7 new signings in the summer, including Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak, and boss Arne Slot has struggled to integrate them into the first team.  

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There will NOT be a repeat of the leaks that affected last year’s Malaysian badminton Open.  

The Malaysia Stadium Corporation gave this assurance, saying it has already conducted the necessary repairs to the roof of the indoor stadium in Bukit Jalil.  

The leaks caused the postponement of several matches during last year’s tournament.  

Meanwhile, our national men's doubles badminton coach is banking on strong home ground support to spur our shuttlers at the Malaysian Open, which starts on Tuesday.  

Our players will be aiming to win the men’s doubles title for the first time since 2014.