The odds on Arsenal claiming their first Premier League title are lengthening by the game but manager Mikel Arteta still believes his young side can hold Manchester City at bay. For the third game in a row, the Spaniard went through the full gamut of emotions as his side...
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Paris St Germain (PSG) moved a step closer to a record 11th Ligue 1 title after Kylian Mbappe’s double earned them a 2-1 victory at bottom side Angers on Friday. France forward Mbappe struck twice in the first half to put PSG on 75 points with six games left....
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – A 26-team format football tournament, tagged “Never Stop Dreaming Cup 2023”, will kick off on Saturday, April 22 at the pitch of the Sheik Abdulkadiri College, Ilorin. The football tournament, which is sponsored by Super Eagles of Nigeria and Nothingham Forest of England striker,...
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles were on Friday in Zurich drawn in Group D alongside Brazil, Italy and Dominican Republic for the first round of the 2023 FIFA Under-20 World Cup. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria were among the 24 countries which earlier secured their respective places...
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said his players lacked passion and the manner of their Europa League quarter-final exit was “unacceptable”. This was after the English Premier League side lost 3-0 at Sevilla on Thursday. Youssef En Nesyri scored twice at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium as Sevilla, 13th...
Record Europa League winners Sevilla will continue their quest for a seventh title after defeating Manchester United 3-0 on Thursday. German side Bayer Leverkusen also claimed a first-ever spot in the semi-finals with a 4-1 win at Union Saint-Gilloise. Elsewhere, Juventus were held to a 1-1 draw at Sporting...
A 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich was enough for Manchester City to seal their spot in the 2022/2023 UEFA Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday. Also, Inter Milan set up a derby with AC Milan after conceding a 3-3 draw to Benfica. Inter Milan have reached a Champions League semi-finals...
Tiger Woods has undergone successful ankle surgery to treat arthritis caused by a previous injury. The 47-year-old had to pull out of the 2023 Masters midway through the third round earlier this month, which he attributed to plantar fasciitis. But he had an operation on Wednesday in New York....
AC Milan reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since they won the trophy 16 years ago thanks to a first-half goal from Olivier Giroud at Napoli. Giroud’s goal secured a 1-1 draw and 2-1 aggregate win despite a barrage of pressure on Tuesday. Napoli battled until...
Liverpool’s 6-1 mauling of Leeds United at Elland Road on Monday was their best performance of the season according to manager Juergen Klopp. Klopp also said he has not ruled out a push for a Champions League place in the final weeks of the campaign. The victory was Liverpool’s...
Manchester United defender, Lisandro Martinez, said he has successfully undergone surgery after being ruled out for the remainder of the season due to a fractured metatarsal bone. Martinez, who made 45 appearances for United this season in all competitions, was carried off the pitch during their 2-2 draw with...
The official draw which will reveal group phase teams at the 2023 FIFA Under-20 World Cup will hold on Friday in Zurich, Switzerland. The Bureau of the FIFA Council made this known on Monday while confirming the decision to have Argentina as hosts of the competition scheduled for May...
Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota both scored twice as Liverpool returned to winning ways in the English Premier League (EPL) with a 6-1 hammering of Leeds United on Monday. Jurgen Klopp’s side had not tasted victory in any competition since the March 5 7-0 thrashing of Manchester United but ended...
The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has directed Bauchi Football Association (FA) to conduct credible election on or before June 14. This is contained in a letter sent to the FA Secretary in Bauchi State and signed by Mr Ali Abubakar, Head, Special Duties at the NFF. It noted that the...
The 2023 edition of the Federation Cup will finally begin on Tuesday with a total of eight matches in the competition’s National Playoffs round. These matches will be followed by the Draw Ceremony for the national competition on Wednesday at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria...
An international Field Officer for Baseball/Softball, Lanre Bolarinwa, on Saturday called on stakeholders in sports to initiate deliberate plans to realise Nigeria’s potential in sports. Bolarinwa made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the ongoing West Africa Little League tournament in Lagos....
Former Nigeria youth international, Emmanuel Ebiede, has died at the age of 45 years. His daughter, Lisa Ebiede, confirmed the development when she spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ilorin. Born on March 27, 1978, Ebiede had been battling with hepatomegaly (enlargement of the...
Newly signed striker of Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Ilorin FC, Malik Surajudeen, says he wants to be the next Victor Osimhen to come out of Nigeria. The 17-year-old 1.82 meter tall attacker, who joined ABS Ilorin FC from La Planet Sport Academica, revealed this in an interview with the...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Dean, College of Bishop of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS) has described its leader, Olumba Olumba Obu as the pillar of sports in Cross River State. Speaking while declaring open a one day sports feaster organized by the College of...
Bayern Munich have suspended Senegal international Sadio Mane for their Bundesliga game against Hoffenheim, the club said on Thursday “Sadio Mane will not be included in the Bayern Munich squad for this Saturday’s home match against Hoffenheim. “This is due to his misconduct after Bayern Munich’s 2022/2023 UEFA Champions...