Year: 2016
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La Liga
Breaking: Zidane confirms Ronaldo and Bale to miss Espanyol trip
Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale will miss Real Madrid’s trip to Espanyol on Sunday, coach Zinedine Zidane confirmed. Ronaldo has a sore throat…
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EPL
Manchester City captain Kompany won´t be an automatic starter for Guardiola
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany will not be an automatic selection when he returns from injury, insists Pep Guardiola. Kompany…
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EPL
Terry´s organisation was missed – Conte
Antonio Conte acknowledged his Chelsea side missed the organisational skills of John Terry as they suffered a first defeat of…
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EPL
Stones wants to captain City and England
Manchester City defender John Stones harbours hopes of becoming captain for club and country. Stones is still bedding in at…
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EPL
Watford boss Walter Mazzarri favours Pereyra over Pogba
Watford boss Walter Mazzarri says he would rather have Roberto Pereyra in his midfield than Manchester United star Paul Pogba.…
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Foreign Legion
Salami, Nwanganga on song in Finland, Moses crashes with Chelsea
Gbolahun Salami and Kennedy Nwanganga were on song for their Finish clubs last night, Arsenal’s Kelechi Nwakali made his debut for…
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Nigeria Professional Football League
NPFL MATCH DAY 36 PREVIEW: Wikki Tourists v Rivers United
Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) matches don’t come bigger than Wikki Tourists versus Rivers United as the result of this…
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Nigeria Professional Football League
Wikki will fight till the end, Abdul Maikaba fires warning shot at rivals
Ahead of Sunday NPFL title showdown between Wikki Tourists and Rivers United, Wikki manager Abdul Maikaba has warned his rivals that…
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F1
Ricciardo optimistic Red Bull has more to give
Daniel Ricciardo is confident his Red Bull can find more time to close the gap to Mercedes and Ferrari at…
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EPL
Mourinho defends Pogba start – ´World record fee not a big deal´
Jose Mourinho has defended Paul Pogba’s sluggish start to his second spell at Old Trafford, stating the world-record fee paid…
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Boxing
Hopkins calls on Golovkin to tackle winner of Ward-Kovalev
Bernard Hopkins has urged undefeated world middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin to challenge himself by taking on the winner of November’s…
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F1
Hamilton upbeat despite hydraulic issue
Lewis Hamilton remains upbeat despite a less than impressive start to the Singapore Grand Prix on Friday. The Formula One…
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La Liga
Luis Enrique hails ´global emblem´ Iniesta
Barcelona head coach Luis Enrique has hailed Andres Iniesta as a global emblem of the sport ahead of Saturday’s LaLiga…
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Boxing
Saul Alvarez: ‘Gennady Golovkin should be worried about me’
Saul Alvarez has insisted that the team of Gennady Golovkin “need to make something happen” if two of the world’s…
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EPL
Arsene Wenger: ‘Olivier Giroud suffering with toe injury’
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that Olivier Giroud picked up a toe injury in the Champions League fixture against…
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Tennis
Result: Juan Martin del Potro beats Andy Murray in Davis Cup classic
Juan Martin del Potro has given Argentina a 1-0 advantage in their Davis Cup semi-final with Great Britain after emerging…
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EPL
Antonio Conte: ‘Small details cost Chelsea against Liverpool’
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has claimed that lack of attention to details cost his side against Liverpool in Friday night’s…
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EPL
Jurgen Klopp: ‘Liverpool played like hell against Chelsea’
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has praised his side’s 2-1 league win at Chelsea on Friday night, describing it as “really…
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African Football
CAF Champions League: Zamalek 4 Wydad 0: Hosts take complete control of semi-final
Zamalek put one foot in the final of the CAF Champions League with a 4-0 demolition of Wydad in Friday’s…
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Serie A
Sampdoria 0 AC Milan 1: Bacca rescues Montella´s men
Carlos Bacca put aside rumours of a training ground bust-up with Vincenzo Montella by ensuring the AC Milan head coach…
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Ligue 1
Caen 0 Paris Saint-Germain 6: Cavani hits four-goal blitz in thrashing
Edinson Cavani struck four times in the opening 45 minutes as Paris Saint-Germain hammered Caen 0-6 in Ligue 1 on…
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EPL
Chelsea 1 Liverpool 2: Henderson stunner inflicts Conte´s first defeat
Jordan Henderson scored a sensational goal as Liverpool inflicted the first defeat of Antonio Conte’s Chelsea reign with a 2-1…
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F1
F1 Raceweek: Rosberg recovers from crash to set pace, car trouble for Hamilton
Nico Rosberg put a crash in the first practice session behind him to set the pace in FP2 and team-mate…
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Nigeria Professional Football League
LMC to throw out 12 referees over poor officiating
The League Management Company (LMC) has written to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) requesting the exclusion of 12 referees from…
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Football
Pogba should not try to be like Messi – Scholes
Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has told Paul Pogba to keep things simple instead of trying to replicate Barcelona star Lionel…
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EPL
Matip: Bring on Diego Costa
Liverpool defender Joel Matip is adamant he does not fear Diego Costa ahead of Friday’s Premier League encounter with Chelsea.…
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EPL
Conte explains why Oscar is an important for Chelsea
Antonio Conte has highlighted the importance of Oscar and feels the Brazilian’s defensive contribution in midfield is crucial to Chelsea.…
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Nigeria Professional Football League
Enugu Rangers to dedicate NPFL title to Governor of the State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi
Enugu Rangers’ players have promised to win the last three matches of the season starting with their NPFL Match Day 36…
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Nigeria Football
FIFA announces officials and time for Zambia v Nigeria World Cup qualifiers in Ndola
FIFA has released the list of officials and fixed time for the World Cup qualifiers between Zambia and Nigeria in…
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Football
Eto´o defends Xavi following Cristiano Ronaldo jibe
Samuel Eto’o has unsurprisingly taken Xavi’s side in the war of words between his former Barcelona team-mate and Real Madrid…
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