The Premier League has today confirmed that two fixtures postponed from the opening weekend in September have been rescheduled to January 2021. Burnley will host Manchester United on 12 January 2021, with Manchester City taking on Aston Villa at home on 20 January.

Spanish Professional Football Club, Atletico de Madrid has announced that it has terminated its contract with Spain Striker, Diego Costa, allowing the footballer to exit as a free agent. This was disclosed on Tuesday in a statement on the Club’s official website. “Atletico de Madrid and Diego Costa have reached an agreement for the termination of the striker’s contract, which was to end on June 30, 2021,” the statement said. “The striker asked to leave the club for personal reasons a few days ago and on Tuesday signed the termination of his contract. The club thanks Diego Costa for his dedication during these years and wishes him well in the next stage of his professional career.”

Goals from Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial was enough to grant Manchester United a place in this season Carabao Cup semi-final after defeating Everton 2 - 0. The victory over Everton has set up a Manchester derby semi-final with Tottenham facing Brentford after emerging victorious in a 3 - 1 triller with Stoke City.

The Super Falcons of Nigeria rose one place from the 38th position to 37th in the latest FIFA ranking released yesterday. The move came despite the team’s inactivity in the last 14 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic that shut down both sporting and economic activities across the world.