Bayern Munich will face Liverpool and Manchester City during their trip to Asia as part of their pre-season preparations in summer, the two English clubs said on Tuesday. The German record champions will play against Manchester City on July 26 in Japan and face Liverpool on Aug. 2 in...
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By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A chairmanship candidate of the Nigerian Football Association (NFA), Cross River State Chapter, Dr Eric Akpo has attributed the low level of sporting activities in the state to the poor performance of sports administrators. ” We have seen that things are stagnated in terms...
Juventus grabbed a comfortable 2-0 win against second-bottom Cremonese in Serie A on Sunday, but the result was soured by another injury to midfielder Paul Pogba. Pogba, who returned to Juventus last summer, has struggled with injury since. He began the game well as he started a match for...
FC Barcelona claimed their 27th LaLiga title on Sunday after two first-half goals from Robert Lewandowski spurred them to a 4-2 thrashing of city rivals Espanyol. Barca moved to 85 points from 34 matches and extended their lead to an unassailable 14 points over second-placed Real Madrid. They were...
Anthony Martial put Manchester United’s bid for a top-four finish back on track as the French forward ended his goal drought in Saturday’s crucial 2-0 victory against Wolves. Martial had gone eight games without scoring before he netted in the first half at Old Trafford. United’s first win in...
Senegal, Burkina Faso, Morocco and Mali will represent Africa at the 2023 FIFA U17 World Cup. The four sides sealed their places following the conclusion of the quarter-final matches at the U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2023...
Nigeria’s Under 17 team, Golden Eaglets have crashed out of the ongoing Under 17 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Algeria. The team lost 1-2 to their Burkina Faso counterparts in the quarter finals of the event at the Nelson Mandela Stadium on Thursday. The result means that Nigeria...
Kevin De Bruyne netted a stunning equaliser with a rasping low strike to give Manchester City a 1-1 draw against Real Madrid on Tuesday. In their UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg, the Manchester City midfielder powered home from distance in the 67th minute. That was after Vinicius Jr had...
Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti, has said his side deserved to beat Manchester City on Tuesday. But he was still pleased with their performance after their UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg clash ended in a 1-1 draw. Real Madrid struggled to get a foothold in the early stages...
Former Mexico goalkeeper, Antonio Carbajal, the first footballer to play in five World Cups, has died at the age of 93, local media announced on Tuesday. “Tota”, as Carbajal was known, appeared in goal for Mexico at the World Cups in Brazil 1950, Switzerland 1954, Sweden 1958, Chile 1962...
The semi-finals are now here at the Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Algeria as the quarter-final line-up was completed after Sunday’s conclusion of the group phase on Sunday. It is already a fact that a new champion will be crowned after holders Cameroon crashed out at the...
Nottingham Forest’s English Premier League (EPL) survival hopes got a massive boost as a brace by Super Eagles’ Taiwo Awoniyi on Monday helped them to a 4-3 home win. They beat bottom club Southampton and the result meant Southampton’s 10-year stay in the top-flight look to be coming to...
Willian and Tom Cairney both scored twice to help Fulham beat Leicester City 5-3 at home on Monday. The result ended the visitors’ three-game unbeaten 2022/2023 English Premier League (EPL) run and left them in the relegation zone after the day’s other results. Leicester City, who had taken five...
Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain Lionel Messi has been named the Laureus Sportsman of the Year, while sprint champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce bagged the top women’s honour. At the awards ceremony on Monday, Messi also received an award on behalf of the Argentina men’s football team, who were named World Team of...
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, says his players must on Tuesday avoid falling into the trap of trying to avenge last year’s UEFA Champions League semi-final defeat to Real Madrid. Both teams will meet on Tuesday at the same stage of the tournament, with Manchester City away in the first...
Wikki Tourists Football Club of Bauchi on Sunday thrashed visiting Abia Warriors Football club of Aba 4-0 in the 2022/2023 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Match day 17 fixtures. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the match which was played at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi...
Victor Osimhen saw one penalty kick saved before scoring another as Napoli marked their Scudetto celebrations with a 1-0 win against Fiorentina amid a carnival atmosphere. Having ended a 33-year wait to win the Serie A on Thursday, Luciano Spalletti’s men were greeted by a jubilant crowd at the...
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, said he played a video of his side’s bitter defeat at Newcastle United a year ago before their vital 2-0 Premier League win at St James’s Park on Sunday. The flimsy defeat on Tyneside last May wrecked Arsenal’s chances of finishing in the top four...
A howler by Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea gifted West Ham United three vital points in their battle against relegation as the hosts secured a 1-0 win on Sunday. Manchester United are fourth on 63 points after 34 games, one ahead of Liverpool and with a game in...
Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna on Saturday lost in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Africa Cup final match to arch rival and defending champion Omar Assar of Egypt. The game played at the Moi International Sports Centre in Nairobi saw the top African player losing 1-4 (8-11 13-15 7-11 11-9...