Former Colombia national team captain Freddy Rincón has died at 55 after suffering severe head injuries following a car crash earlier this week, doctors confirmed late on Wednesday. “We deeply regret this sensitive event, and extend our condolences to the family, friends, relatives and supporters,” the hospital statement said....
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Arsenal FC are investigating an incident of homophobic abuse during Saturday’s Premier League home defeat by Brighton & Hove Albion, the club said in a statement. Arsenal said two supporters were removed from the stadium and that the club had “stepped up” stewarding operations in the area where the...
Former Super Eagles striker Emmanuel Emenike has revealed that he is currently battling a serious illness. Emenike revealed this from his hospital bed in a short video published on his Instagram account. Though, he did not disclose the nature of the illness. “God is good, The pain is too...
Liverpool and Manchester City will resume their domestic duel in the FA Cup on Saturday after the pair reached the UEFA Champions League semi-finals in contrasting styles on Wednesday. Jürgen Klopp’s Reds proved too strong for Benfica in spite of being held to a 3-3 draw at Anfield a...
Popular Afro beats superstar, Davido, former Super Eagles captain Jay Jay Okocha and 4-time Champions League winner and iconic Dutch footballer, Clarence Seedorf, all featured in the Heineken Face-off, a novelty match that held at Landmark Beach as part of the UEFA Champions League Tour presented by Heineken®. Heineken®....
Villarreal dumped Bayern Munich out of the Champions League on Tuesday, Samuel Chukwueze’s 88th-minute strike at the Allianz Arena giving the Spaniards a 1-1 draw in the second leg of their quarter-final tie that took them through 2-1 on aggregate. Robert Lewandowski had put Bayern ahead on the night...
Luka Modric turned the tie and Karim Benzema settled it as Real Madrid held off a sensational fightback from Chelsea on Tuesday to win an enthralling Champions League quarter-final 5-4 on aggregate. Chelsea wiped out Madrid’s 3-1 lead from the first leg in stunning fashion at the Santiago Bernabeu...
President of the Nigeria Football Federation and member of the FIFA Council, Amaju Pinnick, has been appointed into a new role within the working group of the world football governing body. The General Secretary of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Véron Mosengo-Omba, confirmed Pinnick’s appointment in a letter...
Manchester United forward, Cristiano Ronaldo has tendered an apology after he was filmed smashing an Everton fan’s phone in anger following his club’s loss. As he made his way down the tunnel at Goodison Park after Everton defeated Manchester United, he is seen knocking a phone out of the...
Chelsea hammered Southampton 6-0 on Saturday to strengthen their grip on third in the Premier League top four. The Blues had suffered a shock 4-1 defeat at the hands of Brentford last week before losing 3-1 against Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. But...
Everton beat Manchester United 1-0 on Saturday to boost their Premier League survival hopes and deal a blow to United’s chances of finishing in the top four. Victory at Goodison Park, courtesy of Anthony Gordon’s first-half deflected effort, lifts Frank Lampard’s team four points clear of the bottom three...
Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn said the UK is among the venues being considered to host the Briton’s rematch against Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk. Hearn who said the fight would take place in June or July disclosed that negotiations were already ongoing. World heavyweight champion Usyk beat Joshua in front...
The Federal Government has finally fulfilled the promise of allocating houses to the victorious 1994 Super Eagles Team after 28 years. The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola in a ceremony, handed over the Certificate of Occupancy (CoO) of three bedrooms Federal Government houses to each team...
Thomas Tuchel delivered some home-truths to his Chelsea players in a private meeting as he got frustrations off his chest after brutal defeats to Brentford and Real Madrid. The Chelsea manager revealed the gathering, which took place on Thursday, was not one where he encouraged the players to play...
Villarreal inflicted a shock 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich on Wednesday as Arnaut Danjuma’s strike boosted the Spanish team’s hopes of causing a huge upset in the Champions League quarter-finals. Danjuma diverted in Dani Parejo’s shot in the eighth minute at La Ceramica to seal a surprise win, with...
Karim Benzema’s hat-trick fired Real Madrid to a stunning 3-1 win against Chelsea that put the Champions League holders on the brink of elimination after a dramatic quarter-final first leg on Wednesday. Benzema produced a masterclass at Stamford Bridge as the France striker netted twice in the first half...
The Senate, has summoned Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare over vandalisation of Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja by hoodlums on March 29, after the Super Eagles failed to qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The upper chamber equally invited the President of the Nigeria Football...
Tiger Woods plans to compete in the 86th Masters this week, less than 14 months after suffering serious injuries in an horrific car crash in February 2021. The 15-time major winner, who feared shortly after the accident that his right leg would have to be amputated, has not contested...
The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has mandated one of the federation’s sub-committees to “within the next five days” recommend a new coaching crew for the Super Eagles. This mandate is one of the decisions the Committee took at its first formal meeting since Nigeria’s failure to...
Liverpool took a big step towards the UEFA Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday with an away win, but their big English rivals Manchester City laboured to a slim home win. While the former champions had a comfortable 3-1 victory at Benfica, Manchester City had a 1-0 win over Atletico...