Five times world champion, Golden Eaglets of Nigeria and the Netherlands will face off in a mouthwatering 2019 U17 World Cup Round of 16 clash on Tuesday. Despite losing 2-1 to Australia, the Golden Eaglets finished as Group B winners and will now face the Europeans who qualified from Group D as one of the … Read more
Rivers Angels defeated Confluence Queens to win 2019 Nigeria Women’s Premier League title against at the Agege Stadium, Lagos on Sunday. At a packed final that had Sports Minister Sunday Dare and Women Affairs Minister Mrs Pauline Tallen in attendance at the Agege Stadium, the match lived up to expectations as the fans were thrilled … Read more
Mario Balotelli was stopped from walking off the pitch after he was subjected to another racial abuse by Hellas Verona fans on Sunday in the Serie A league match. With his side, a goal down to Eddie Salcedo’s powerful header Balotelli, who has been a frequent target for racist chants during his three spells playing … Read more
Bundesliga giant, Bayern Munich has sacked is manager a day after the German champions suffered a historic 5-1 loss against Eintracht Frankfurt. It is the Bavarian worst Bundesliga defeat in a decade. In a statement on the club’s website, the “mutual decision” was taken following talks with club president Uli Hoeness, chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, sporting … Read more
The Sand Terranga Lions of Senegal were on Sunday once again retained their title as the 2019 COPA Lagos champion on Sunday. The Senegalese were the 2018 champions and successfully defended the crown after won all their matches. Senegal defeated Brazil 5-4 in their first match and beat Nigeria 5-2 in their second encounter, while … Read more
The Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr, has strongly denied allegations that he cajoled his squad members, into signing contracts with a France-based agent simply known as ‘Mr. William’, in exchange for a regular place in the national team. SportingLife claims that William is acting as a front for Rohr, who usually woos players to sign … Read more
Manchester United winning streak was halted by Bournemouth with a 1-0 Victory at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday in the English Premier League EPL match. The manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, said his side’s inability to control the game cost them the needed three points. Josh King’s first-half goal gave the home side victory as United … Read more
Arsenal manager, Unai Emery, has claimed his tactics worked perfectly despite being held to a 1-1 home draw by Wolves. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struck his 50th goal for the club, but Raul Jimenez’s 76th minute header earned a point for the visitors. Wolves registered 25 shots, compared to Arsenal’s 10. Yet Emery insisted his tactical plan … Read more
Southampton suffered back-to-back at the hand of Manchester City as they lost 2-1 at Etihad Stadium in the English Premier League encounter on Saturday. Kyle Walker’s 86th-minute gave Guardiola’s team needed three points to keep pace with the League leader, Liverpool. The Saints, who were beaten 9-0 by Leicester in their last Premier League outing, … Read more
South Africa’s Springbok equals New Zealand’s record after defeating English 32-12 to win their third Rugby World Cup trophy in Japan on Saturday. Twenty two points from the boot of nerveless fly-half Handre Pollard and second-half tries from wingers Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe ground England into the Yokohama dirt on a horrible night for … Read more
Super Eagles target, Eberechi Eze, has been named Queen Park Rangers’ Player of The Month for October. Eze scored three goals also providing two assists in five games for the R’s as they won twice with two losses and one draw to sit eight on the league table. Eze has been in blistering form for … Read more
Following the altercation between Arsenal’s Fans and its captain Granit Xhaka, the manager Unai Emery has excluded the Swiss international from the squad that will face Wolves in the English Premier League match this weekend. Mesut Ozil could keep his place after impressing against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup. Wolves defender Willy Boly has had … Read more
Paris Saint-Germain on Friday in the Ligue 1 match fixtures were Suffered 2-1 defeat at the hands of rock-bottom Dijon. Coach Thomas Tuchel accused his expensively-assembled team of “being too passive and not playing together.” It was the third loss of the Ligue 1 season for the French champions who could also see their lead … Read more
Cameroon Legend Samuel Eto has insisted he is the best player that the African continent has produced. Eto did claimed many medals with top European sides but failed to win Ballon d’Or. He won 18 major trophies which included three Champions Leagues and two Africa Cup of Nations(AFCON) titles and an Olympic gold medal in … Read more
The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria on Friday suffers their first defeat at the ongoing FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil. The Many Garba’s boys who had already booked the knockout stage ticket lost out 1-2 to Australia in the third match. Despite the loss, the five-time World Cup winners topped the Group B standings with … Read more
Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen will be available for selection when Lille trade tackles with Olympique Marseille at the Orange Velodrome on Saturday. Lille manager Christopher Galtier revealed this at pre-match conference. Osimhen recovered from his abductor injury he picked up in Lille’s 3-0 home win against Bordeaux last weekend and was consequently replaced by … Read more
Following his reaction towards the fans, the Switzerland international and Arsenal captain Granit Xhaka has revealed he reacted to the jeering after he was substituted simply because he has been getting death threats. Xhaka was taken off by gaffer Unai Emery in Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace which saw the hosts throw away a … Read more
Manchester City will visit Oxford in the quarter-finals, while their neighbour Manchester United will host League Two Colchester at Old Trafford. The repeat of last year’s third-round meeting against Pep Guardiola’s side at the Kassam Stadium is Oxford’s reward for a penalty shoot-out victory against fellow League One side Sunderland. Colchester, the lowest-ranked side remaining … Read more
France international Zinedine Zidane recorded his biggest win since returning to Real Madrid as a manager after 5-0 Bashing of Leganes to move up to second on LaLiga standings. Karim Benzema was the star of the show, the Frenchman rounding off a superb attacking display with a goal from the penalty spot after Rodrygo, Toni … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo’s 96th-minute penalty sent Juventus to top of Serie A after defeating Thiago Motta’s Genoa 2-1 on Wednesday. Ronaldo sat out the 1-1 draw at Lecce over the weekend but Juve looked set to drop more points on his return in Turin as Christian Kouame’s fluke equaliser cancelled out a header from Leonardo Bonucci. … Read more