Harry Kane struck a late penalty to earn Tottenham a point at Carrow Road and deny Norwich a first Premier League victory in seven matches. Mario Vrancic opened the scoring with his first Premier League goal for the Canaries before they were denied a second when Teemu Pukki’s goal was ruled out for a marginal … Read more
West Ham have sacked manager Manuel Pellegrini after a 2-1 home defeat by Leicester City – their ninth loss in the past 12 games. The Hammers’ latest defeat on Saturday leaves them 17th, one point above the Premier League relegation zone. Former West Ham boss David Moyes is among the candidates being considered to replace Pellegrini. … Read more
Super Eagles youngster, Victor Osimhen in an interview disclosed reasons he rejected an offer from English Premier League Club, Arsenal. The U-17 Wolrd Cup winner said the former Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger wanted him to join the club but he was not able to assure him first-team inclusion. He said; “After the tournament (2015 U-17 … Read more
Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has ruined the team’s 3-2 loss to Wolves, blaming Ederson’s sending off during the Premier League tie. Wolves trailed 1-0 at half-time thanks to Raheem Sterling’s goal as the England star doubled City’s lead within five minutes into the second half. Adama Traore, Raul Jimenez and a late Matt Doherty … Read more
Wolves fought back from two goals down to beat 10-man Manchester City in a memorable and controversial Premier League encounter at Molineux. City looked as though they would make light of the 12th-minute red card shown to goalkeeper Ederson for a foul on Diogo Jota when Raheem Sterling scored twice. The first came after two … Read more
Nigerian Popular indigenous singer, Abolore Akande better known as 9ice tied the knot with his baby mama, Olasunkanmi Ajala on Thursday, December 26. The ‘Gongo Aso’ crooner sealed the union with his third baby mama in court. Recall that the couple had announced their wedding on a social media platform, where they shared lovely pre-wedding photos. … Read more
Liverpool do not “feel, think about or mention” the Premier League title, despite opening up a 13-point lead at the top, says manager Jurgen Klopp. The Reds demolished second-placed Leicester 4-0 and now hold the joint-biggest advantage in Premier League history after the Boxing Day fixtures. “It is just a game against a really good … Read more
Tottenham renewed their pursuit of a place in the Premier League top four as they came from behind to beat Brighton in north London. The result lifts Spurs up to fifth in the table, three points behind fourth-placed Chelsea, who lost 2-0 at home to Southampton later on Thursday. Adam Webster had given the visitors … Read more
Carlo Ancelotti made a winning start as Everton manager as his side edged past Burnley at a packed and passionate Goodison Park. The 60-year-old Italian, who won the Premier League and FA Cup double as Chelsea boss in 2009-10, took over at Everton last week and received a fantastic reception from the home fans. Burnley, … Read more
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard called on his players to show “personality” after they were condemned to consecutive home defeats for the first time since 2011 by an impressive Southampton. Lampard’s side fell behind to Michael Obafemi’s superbly taken strike at Stamford Bridge and had fewer shots than in any game since he took charge during … Read more
Newly appointed Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has reacted to the 1-1 draw against Bournemouth in the English Premier League on Thursday. Mikel Arteta said Arsenal’s attitude was “better than I expected” after the Gunners rescued a point at Bournemouth in the Spaniard’s first match in charge. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s 12th Premier League goal of the season … Read more
In its bid to end their 30-year chase of the English Premier League (EPL) title, the in-form Jurgen Klopp side, Liverpool continued their fine run as they thrashed Leicester City 4-0 to go 13 points clear on the league table. Leicester City who have occupied the second position on the EPL table could not close … Read more
Brazilian star David Luiz left Chelsea because of England defender Fikayo Tomori, according to the London side’s coach Frank Lampard. Luiz joined Arsenal from Chelsea during the summer of 2019 for eight million pounds after claiming the Europa League with the Blues. Tomori played under Lampard while he was on loan at the Championship side … Read more
Former Super Eagles player, Kanu Nwankwo Wednesday announced the death of the first beneficiaries of his heart foundation turned daughter Enitan. “Why why why one of Kanu heart foundation gone,” Kanu posted on Twitter. “My daughter gone gone gone I can’t believe this R I P Eniton God knows all.” Kanu’s wife Amara Kanu on … Read more
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has defended Antonio Rudiger after he was criticised for his part in Tottenham forward Son Heung-min’s red card on Sunday. Spurs manager Jose Mourinho was unhappy with the Blues defender’s reaction to Son’s challenge in Chelsea’s 2-0 win. Lampard said it was “disappointing” to question Rudiger’s integrity while an investigation into … Read more
English Premier League side Everton has confirmed that Nigeria’s Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi will be out for two to three weeks. Iwobi who lasted only 11 minutes in the premier league match against former club Arsenal at the Goodison Park suffered a hamstring injury and was replaced by Turkish international Genk Tosun. The new … Read more
The Nigeria Basketball Federation has thanked the Minister of Youth and Sports, Hon. Sunday Dare for his fatherly intervention towards sourcing funds for injured D’Tigress player, Nkem Akaraiwe. The federation described the $15,000 intervention by the Ministry as an early Christmas gift which is well appreciated by the players, her fans and also the federation. … Read more
Rohr’s contract will expire in the middle of June 2020 and it is unlikely that the Federation and the German tactician will meet for a new discussion before the year. The future of the former Gabon head coach has dominated the media space recently and it is unlikely the rumor surrounding his future will come … Read more
Tottenham boss, Jose Mourinho has reacted to his side 2-0 defeat to his former club, Chelsea in a match that was overshadowed by alleged racial abuse. The former Chelsea manager reacted to red card on Heung-Min Son and reveals how the alleged incident of racism towards Chelsea’s Antonio Rudiger “saddens” him. Mourinho spoke to a post-match … Read more
Chelsea boss, Frank Lampard, has reacted to alleged racial abuse hurled against the club’s defender, Rudiger in their 2-0 win over Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Sunday. The Englishman also said that he and the club will support defender Antonio Rudiger, who was allegedly racially abused by Tottenham fans. According to … Read more