VAR denied Arsenal what would have been a late winner as the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium were held to a 2-2 draw by Crystal Palace on Sunday in the English Premier League. Arsenal took a 2-0 lead within nine minutes when centre-backs Papastathopoulos Sokratis and David Luiz got on the scoresheet just 106 seconds … Read more
Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at Anfield on Sunday and restore their six-point lead at the top of the Premier League. The Reds recovered from the shock of going behind in the first minute after Harry Kane headed in from Son Heung-min’s deflected shot that hit the crossbar. Jordan Henderson equalised after the break before … Read more
Reigning FIFA Player of the Year, Lionel Messi said Brazil Legend Ronaldo Delima is the “greatest striker he ever saw”. According to him, the World Cup winner is an exceptional and phenomenon during his playing days. In an interview with TYC Sports, the Barcelona talisman said, “Ronaldo [Nazario] was a phenomenon, Of all the strikers … Read more
Nigeria’s Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr has accused the African football governing CAF of not being considerate with the schedule for the match between Nigeria and Benin Republic in the first match of the 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier. The match between the Super Eagles and Benin was earlier scheduled for November 13, … Read more
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard singled out one player following the Blues impressive performance as they extend their winning run to seven consecutive matches in their 4-2 victory over Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday. The former Blues midfielder showered praises on American youngster, Christian Pulisic who broke a record to become the youngest Chelsea … Read more
Three times African Women Footballer of the Year, Asisat Oshoala, again scored brace as Barcelona punished Madrid 4-0 in the LaLiga Women’s League. While Oshoala was celebrating her seventh goals from seven League games, compatriot Chidinma Okeke suffered a potentially serious injury on Saturday. Oshoala’s goal in each half plus Jennifer Hermoso’s strike guided Barcelona … Read more
The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria came from behind to beat Hungary 4-2 in their first Group B fixture at the 2019 Fifa U17 World Cup in Brazil. The Hungary team took the lead three minutes into the start of the game before Nigeria Captain levelled through Penalty. It didn’t take for the European team to … Read more
Chelsea defeat Burnley in a six-goal thriller to take their winning streak to seven in all competitions. 21-year-old American winger scored a ‘perfect’ hat-trick with a left foot, right foot and headed effort to become Chelsea’s youngest player to score hat-trick. He was the difference in an even first half, first of all winning the … Read more
Raheem Sterling scores again as Manchester City defeat Aston Villa 3-0 at the Etihad Stadium in the English Premier League. Sterling continued his fine run of form, scoring 20 seconds into the second half before David Silva and Ilkay Gundogan made sure of three points late on. The result means Man City close the gap … Read more
West Ham United have completed the signing of 17-year-old Nigerian striker, Mipo Odubeko, who scored 35 goals for Manchester United youth team last season. West Ham made this known in a statement on their official website on Friday. The statement read: “West Ham United are delighted to announce the signing of highly-rated young striker Ademipo … Read more
Leicester City secures the largest away win in English football history after 9-0 bashing of Southampton at the St. Mary’s Stadium in the English Premier League on Friday night. The Foxes also equalled the Premier League record for victory margin set by Manchester United against Ipswich in the 1994-95 season Southampton’s Ryan Bertrand was sent … Read more
Chelsea FC defender Fikayo Tomori has revealed that Nigeria never sent him an invitation to come play for the Super Eagles. “Nigeria never made any effort to convince me to switch allegiance before England international call-up came”, Tomori said as he explains is decisions for choosing the Three Lions. He said that he deliberated long … Read more
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has urged the Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets to showcase what they are made up of as a champion that they are and bring back the trophy to Nigeria. According to him, the should imbibe the Nigerian spirit and win the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil … Read more
The world football governing body FIFA at the ruling Council meeting in Shanghai said it is ready to double its investment in women’s football over the course of the cycle spanning 2019 to 2022. FIFA endorsed a reform package which will seek to rein in the commissions that agents can take out of player transfers … Read more
Super Eagles youngster Samuel Chukwueze put pen to paper has he signed an improved contract with his LaLiga Club, Villareal. The new deal placed the 20-year-old release clause at €100m from €40m. The 20-year-old attacker has been impressive for the yellow submarines after making his first-team debut last season. Read Also: Europa League: Man Utd End … Read more
In what that can be regarded a the worst runs as it regards winning away from home in the club’s history, Manchester United finally broke the jinx in a 1-0 victory over Partizan Belgrade in the Europa League on Thursday. Martial’s goal which was the only goal of the encounter secured three points for Ole … Read more
Nicolas Pepe brace secured a vital three points for Arsenal as the team came from behind to defeat a highly determined Vitoria 3-2 in the Europa League. The Ivorian 92nd sensational free-kick sealed the victory for the North London Club. Unai Emery’s side struggled for long periods of the game and fell behind early when … Read more
League debutant, Air Warriors are now the reigning Champion after they defeated MFM Queens 55-53 to be crowned the 2019 Zenith Bank Women Basketball League winner on Thursday. Air Warriors dominated the first half and won the first quarter 14-7 points at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium Lagos. Media Officer, Afolabi Oni, … Read more
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has disclosed that China Republic will host the 2021 Club World Cup that has recently been expanded into 24-team. The 24-team Club World Cup which has received condemnation fro European Club owners due to its timing has now been shifted to June-July in the summer instead of December which the competition … Read more
The Nigeria’s Super Eagles who were ranked 34th in September, have now dropped one spot to 35th position in the Latest FIFA ranking that was released on Thursday. The Super Eagles recorded all three likelihoods in football during the period under review; a defeat and a win against Togo, and a draw against five times … Read more