As hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of former Real Madrid and Arsenal star, Jose Antonio Reyes, on Monday, police have released a statement that the footballer drove at a speed limit reading 237 kilometre per hour before the crash. The coffin of Reyes, killed in a weekend car crash, was draped in the flag … Read more
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles crashed out of the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland yesterday after a 2-1 loss to Senegal. To set up the meeting, Senegal topped their group which had Poland, Tahiti and Colombia while Nigeria barely managed to scrape through a group with Ukraine, USA and Qatar. In the match played in … Read more
With less than a week before a friendly encounter with Zimbabwe, Super Eagles coach, Genort Rohr, has said the team will commence training on Monday. Speaking in the Delta State capital yesterday, Rohr said 18 players were already in camp for the match, a warm up for the 2019 edition of AFCON kicking off in … Read more
World No. 2, Rafael Nadal has stormed into the quarter-final of the French Open yesterday, making it his 13th time of doing so. The win Nadal, over Argentina’s Juan Ignacio Londero 6-2, 6-3, 6-3, was the 90th match at Roland Garros as he stormed into the quarter-finals for the 13th time. Also the defending champion, … Read more
Hours after his stunning upset via knockout, Anthony Joshua has decided to enforce an immediate return fight with Mexican boxer, Andy Ruiz Jr The Nigerian-British boxing champion, who lost his WBO, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles in his debut fight in America, admitted he was overconfident in the run-up to his crushing defeat, saying he … Read more
Liverpool captain, Jordan Henderson, on Saturday fulfiled a promise he made to his father 16 years ago to win a Champions League final. According to his father, Brian Henderson, the Reds captain promised he would not only play in a Champions League final one day but win it. When father and son attended the 2003 … Read more
From bringing nothing to the table, Mexican boxer, Andy Ruiz went away with the IBF, WBA, WBO world titles early Sunday after upsetting Nigerian British boxing champion, Anthony Joshua. Joshua was knocked down in the seventh round in the first defeat of his career after winning 20 straight victories with 19 knockouts, with Ruiz’s victory … Read more
Anthony Joshua’s bid to make a splash in his US debut ended in misery for the three belt heavyweight world champion with a stunning loss to underdog Andy Ruiz at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. Ruiz recorded a monster upset, knocking down Britain’s Joshua four times to take the World Boxing Association, International Boxing Federation … Read more
The grand slam ambitions of the top two favourties of the women’s game ended in disappointment on Saturday at Roland Garross, with Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka sent packing. World number one, Naomi Osaka’s bid for a third straight Grand Slam ended at the hands of unseeded Czech Katerina Siniakova at the French Open. Osaka, … Read more
Liverpool went on better against Tottenham Hotspurs on Saturday, banishing the ghosts of last season’s disappointing Champions League final loss. Recording a 2-0 win, the Reds claimed the trophy for the sixth time with victory over Tottenham in Atletico Madrid’s sparkling new stadium. The first goal was scored by Egypt striker, Mohamed Salah early in … Read more
Former Super Eagles captain, Austin “Jay Jay” Okocha, was on Friday arraigned in a Scotland court based in Aberdeen on money laundering charges. The 45-year-old made no plea when he appeared in private at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on two charges in the closed-door hearing, with Okocha reportedly arriving in court dressed in white trainers, black … Read more
Tributes continue to pour in from across the globe as the footballing world comes to grips with news of the death of former Arsenal striker, Jose Antonio Reyes. The Spanish footballer was declared dead after a traffic collision that ended tragic yesterday at the age of 35. The sad incident was confirmed by his current … Read more
Despite insisting he is enjoying his career with DC United in the MLS, Wayne Rooney has spoken of plans regarding a return to Manchester United or Everton in the future. For the 33-year-old former England captain, however, it will only be in a coaching capacity. Rooney, who has enjoyed a renaissance in the United States, … Read more
Tottenham Hotspurs coach, Mauricio Pochettino, yesterday insisted the decision on whether to play star player, Harry Kane, from the start in today’s Champions League final or not is “not easy”. Kane, who has not played since he picked up an injury against Manchester City in the first leg of the quarter-final on April 9, is … Read more
Liverpool coach, Jurgen Klopp, has refused to accept the tag of his Reds side as favourites in today’s Champions League final. Having finished 26 points better off as they dragged the battle for the Premier League title at the just-ended season with Manchester City to the last day, Liverpool are widely perceived to be the … Read more
No fewer than 350 million people across the world are billed to watch the Champions League final holding in Madrid today, according to broadcast data. With Liverpool and Tottenham facing off in the second all-Premier League European final in a matter of days, available data shows competition will be watched by an estimated worldwide audience … Read more
Nigeria’s Super Falcons striker, Asisat Oshoala, is now a permanent Barcelona player after the Spanish giants decided to exercise the option of signing her permanently from Chinese side, Dalian Quanjian. The 24-year-old former Arsenal striker joined Barcelona through a 6-month loan deal in January after the 2019 Chinese Women’s Super League was postponed. However, she … Read more
Nigerian footballer, Samuel Chukwueze, has been ranked as Africa’s most valuable U-20 player in Europe’s top five leagues. The ranking was done by CIES Football Observatory and according to the study by the Swiss-based organization, the Nigeria international is worth €35 million, which makes him the 12th most expensive U-20 player on the planet based … Read more
Apart from his star strikers, Mohammed Salah and Roberto Firmino confirmed to miss out, Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp, has a new injury headache to deal with. It emerged late Monday that the club’s star, Virgil van Dijk, had not participated with his team-mates in the last training session ahead of the Champions League clash second … Read more
