The League Management Company, LMC, has released the week 1 fixtures for the 2016/2017 Nigerian Professional Football League, NPFL.

Chabur Goc Alei, who has been suspended as president of the South Sudan Football Association (SSFA), says he will not give up the presidency despite being banned by the FA’s board last week. “There is nothing like answering to an assembly. What they did was illegal. I am still the president of SSFA and I am returning to the country on Sunday to run football,” Alei told BBC Sport.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has called for a life ban from the Olympic Games for all figures proven to be involved in the manipulation of doping samples. The call which came as part of the German’s most clear condemnation of Russia since the allegations of state sponsored doping at the Sochi 2014 Winter Games surfaced in May.

Jamie Vardy admitted he was relieved to end his goal drought and get Leicester back on track as the striker’s hat-trick inspired a 4-2 win against Manchester City on Saturday.

Robert Lewandowski netted twice as Bayern Munich returned to the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday with a 5-0 win over Wolfsburg after RB Leipzig lost their unbeaten record.