Month: August 2019
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EPL
Norwich 2 Chelsea 3: Academy boys reward Lampard’s faith with his first Premier League win
Tammy Abraham and Mason Mount scored the goals as Chelsea beat Norwich City 3-2 at Carrow Road in the Premier…
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Other Sports
12th AG: Egypt Beats Nigeria To Tokyo 2020 Ticket
The battle between the bigwigs in African table tennis brought out the best in Nigeria and Egypt at the 12th…
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Other Sports
Another Record Broken By Jadon Sancho In Bundesliga
Jadon Sancho has become the youngest player in Bundesliga history to score 15 goals in the league, breaking a half-century…
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EPL
Grealish Losing Run Ends As Villa Stun Everton
Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish has seen his record run of 20-straight Premier League defeats come to an end, with…
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Ligue 1
Lille Confirms Renato Sanches Signing From Bayern
Renato Sanches has completed a reported €25 million (£22.6m/$27.8m) move from German champions Bayern Munich to French side Lille. News…
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Nigeria Football
Wilfred Ndidi goes back to school, enrolls at De Montfort University to study Business & Management
Super Eagles midfielder has enrolled at De Montfort University to study Business and management. The Leicester City star who was…
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Basketball
D’Tigress, NBBF presents FIBA Afrobasket trophy to Minister of Sports
The victorious D’Tigress team and some members of the Nigeria Basketball Federation board led by its president, Engineer Musa Kida…
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Nigeria Football
Flying Eagles qualify for semi finals of 12th African Games
Nigeria’s U20 boys, Flying Eagles, qualified for the semifinals of the men’s football event of the 12th African Games after…
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Nigeria Football
Genk snap up Paul Onuachu for €6m from Midtjylland
Super Eagles striker Paul Onuachu has finally joined Belgian giants Genk from Midtjylland. The 6 foot tall Nigerian who has…
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Europa League
Wolves Edge Closer To Europa League Group Stage
Wolves moved a step closer to reaching the group stage of the Europa League by winning 3-2 at Torino in…
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Football
Kompany’s’ Role Changed After Uninspiring Start At Anderlecht
Vincent Kompany will pass on coaching duties on matchdays after a dreadful start to his tenure as player-coach of Anderlecht.…
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EPL
Liverpool Reveal Anfield Expansion Plans
Liverpool have scrapped an existing proposal to expand Anfield and will now work on a new and “larger” planning application.…
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Nigeria Football
NFF mourns former Super Falcons star, Ifeanyi Chiejine
The Nigeria Football Federation has said it is ‘terribly saddened’ at news of the death on Wednesday, 21st August of…
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Nigeria Football
FIFA puts Adebimpe, others on World Cup qualifying duty
World football –ruling body, FIFA has appointed Nigerian officials led by Quadri Adebimpe to superintend over the 2022 FIFA World…
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Nigeria Football
Tokyo 2020: Super Falcons To Fly To Algeria On Saturday
The delegation of Senior Women National Team, Super Falcons to next week’s 2020 Olympics qualifying match against the Senior Women…
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Football
World’s oldest footballer signs new contract until 2020
The world’s oldest footballer Kazuyoshi Miura has signed a new contract that will keep him playing until 2020. 52-year-old Kazuyoshi…
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Football
Ronaldo Hails Messi For Making Him A Better Player
Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted that both he and Lionel Messi have benefitted from their long-running rivalry. Ronaldo and Messi have…
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La Liga
Barcelona In Messi Injury Boost
Lionel Messi returned to full training with Barcelona on Wednesday as he nears a comeback from a calf injury. The…
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EPL
Lukaku Hits Out At Man Utd Fans Over Players Criticism
Romelu Lukaku has hit out at Manchester United for not doing enough to protect him in the media and claims…
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Ligue 1
LFP Fines PSG For Fans’ Offensive Neymar Banner
Paris Saint-Germain have been fined €2,000 after their fans aimed an offensive banner at Neymar during their Ligue 1 win…
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EPL
PL week 2 reults and top scorers chart: Liverpool, Arsenal maintain winning start; City & Utd drop points as Chelsea continue to struggle
The 2019 European champions, Liverpool continue their good run of form with a 2-1 win at Southampton over the weekend.…
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Football
VIDEO: Eddie Nketieh scores the winner for Leeds Utd minutes after coming on
Arsenal loanee has opened his goal scoring account in the championship after scoring the winner in Leeds United’s 1-0 victory…
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Nigeria Football
Samuel Chukwueze rewarded for stellar 2018-19 season
Samuel Chukwueze’s outstanding 2018-19 season for the Yellow Submarines have been recognised as the Nigerian received an award on Tuesday.…
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Other Sports
Imo SSA On Sport Kanu Visits Heartland Team Camp
Senior Special Assistant to the Imo State Governor on Sports, Ambassador Kanu ‘Papilo’ Nwankwo on Wednesday visited the camp of…
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Nigeria Football
NPFL: Heartland Completes Okoya Signing On A Three Year Deal
NPFL side, Heartland FC of Owerri have confirmed the signing of Edward Daddy Okoya from Yobe Desert Stars on a…
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Nigeria Football
12th AG: Falconets Progress To Semifinal
Nigeria’s U20 women team, the Falconets on Wednesday advanced to the 2019 African Games women’s tournament semi-finals after forcing Cameroon…
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Serie A
Ronaldo Labels 2018 Has Worst Year Of His Life
Cristiano Ronaldo says the rape allegation against him was an attack on his honour and led to the worst year…
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Bundesliga
Jadon Sancho Set For New Dortmund Contract
Borussia Dortmund’s England winger Jadon Sancho has agreed a new contract with the Bundesliga club worth about £190,000 a week,…
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Football
Daniel Sturridge Joins Trabzonspor
Former Liverpool and Chelsea forward Daniel Sturridge will continue his career in Turkey after signing with Trabzonspor, the club confirmed…
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EPL
Bakoyoko’s Loan Move To Monaco Blocked By Chelsea
Tiemoue Bakayoko is looking for an escape route from Chelsea on loan once again but the Blues are dissatisfied with…
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