Talking Point
-
Saka, Pedri, Bellingham head list of 2021 Golden Boy nominees
The 20-man shortlist for the 2021 Golden Boy award has been announced, and established youngsters such as Pedri, Bukayo Saka,…
Read More » -
Donny Van de Beek; Ballon d’Or nominee to Manchester United outcast
Saturday’s release of the 30-man shortlist for the 2021 Ballon d’Or brought a reminder of the fact that Manchester United…
Read More » -
Lewandowski, Messi, Jorginho; Who wins 2021 Ballon d’Or?
With the announcement of the winner of the 2021 Ballon d’Or set to be made on November 29th, we look…
Read More » -
Champions League finalists dominate 2021 Ballon d’Or shortlist
The 30-man 2021 Ballon d’Or shortlist has been revealed by France Football, with Champions League finalists Chelsea and Manchester City…
Read More » -
Osimhen, Koulibaly receive racist abuse in Napoli win
SSC Napoli duo of Victor Osimhen and Kalidou Koulibaly have taken to their social media accounts to speak against the…
Read More » -
Minnows Sheriff record great Champions League victory, stun Real Madrid
Moldovan side FC Sheriff Tiraspol continued their fairytale start to the UEFA Champions League with a shock 2-1 win over…
Read More » -
Ronaldo breaks international goals record in Portugal win
Cristiano Ronaldo has officially eclipsed the international scoring record after his brace for Portugal gave them a 2-1 win at…
Read More » -
Top 10 most valuable clubs; Manchester City, Chelsea top list
The list of the top 10 most valuable clubs in Europe was revealed following recent business by the clubs, and…
Read More » -
Post-Messi saga: What next for Barcelona?
Hours after Messi held a press conference at the Camp Nou to officially announce his exit from Barcelona, Sergio Busquets…
Read More » -
Netherlands appoints Van Gaal as manager for third time
Netherlands has confirmed the appointment of former Manchester United and FC Barcelona boss Louis Van Gaal as manager of their…
Read More » -
Shock as Adekuruoye falls at first hurdle in women’s 57kg wrestling
Team Nigeria suffered a number of back-to-back disappointments after the euphoria of winning two medals in a single day, with…
Read More » -
Disappointment as Amusan finishes outside podium places in 100m hurdles, D’Tigress crashes out of Olympics
There was a great deal of disappointment as Oluwatobiloba Amusan failed to win a medal in the final of the…
Read More » -
Mental health issues in sports; athletes are humans too
Being healthy is defined as being physically, mentally, and emotionally completely free from disease or defect. Mental health is a…
Read More » -
Shambolic Team Nigeria showing in Tokyo, an exposè on events
Team Nigeria’s time in the Japanese capital city of Tokyo at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games has been riddled with…
Read More » -
Team Nigeria delivers mixed performance on Day One of Athletics events
Nigeria’s track and field team had a mixed day on the eighth day of events at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics…
Read More » -
Usoro, Ofili headline list of disqualified Nigerian athletes
Nigeria’s Sports administrators have a case of negligence to answer after 10 medal hopefuls were kicked out of the Tokyo…
Read More » -
Okagbare blows hot over Nigerian athletes’ disqualification in Tokyo
Nigerian sprint queen Blessing Okagbare has openly criticised the leadership of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria after several unfortunate administrative…
Read More » -
Rafael Nadal Beats Dominic Thiem to Win 12th French Open Title
Rafael Nadal beat Dominic Thiem at Roland Garros to claim his 12th French Open crown and 18th grand slam title.…
Read More » -
We win and lose together says Victor Moses after Nigeria’s 2-0 loss to Croatia
Super Eagles attacker Victor ‘fallen’ Moses has expressed his disappointment at Nigeria’s result in their Russia 2018 opener against Croatia.…
Read More » -
Need for GLT, 4 other talking points from Barcelona draw against Valencia
The result means Barcelona stay four points clear of Los Che and eight ahead of both Atletico Madrid and Real…
Read More » -
Six quick lessons from Germany’s 2017 FIFA #Confederation Cup truimph!
By: Kunlere Idowu The World Champions, Germany, on Sunday completed a brace of titles by adding the FIFA Confederations Cup…
Read More » -
VIDEO: ‘Brave’ Isaiah Thomas going up against ‘moving train’ Lebron James
Tonight Lebron James and Cleveland Cavaliers will be out to mirror the records of Golden State Warriors when they take…
Read More » -
Rooney strike helps Manchester United avoid embarrassing away record
Jose Mourinho would have led Manchester United to an unwanted record this season but club’s highest goal scorers and legend…
Read More » -
Europa League 2017 final: Edwin van der Sar’s dilemma!
Manchester United and Ajax Amsterdam stood firm against their opponents last night to book a place in the 2016-17 Europa…
Read More » -
2016-17 Champions League Final: Will Madrid stop Juventus from joining the exclusive list?
Having secured a place to fight for the right to become the first team to win the UEFA Champions League…
Read More » -
Cristiano Ronaldo and Fernando Torres trade insults at the Estadio Vicente Calderon last night
There was no love lost between Cristiano Ronaldo and Fernando Torres on Wednesday night as the rival duo enjoyed a…
Read More » -
What a goal by Verratti – but should the goal have stood?
Marco Verratti‘ scored his 5th goal in Ligue 1 this season. All his goals this season have all been at…
Read More » -
Four things we learnt from Juve 2-0 away victory over Monaco
Gonzalo Higuain’s brace ensured Juventus beat Monaco at the Stade Louis II on Wednesday to put the Old Ladies in the…
Read More » -
Three talking points from Real Madrid v Bayern Munich game
Two late goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and an individual brilliant finish from Marco Asensio ensured Real Madrid defeated Bayern Munich…
Read More » -
One shot away from stealing game 1…What If?
Pacers were very close to pulling a shocking game 1 victory on Saturday, had Cleveland Cavaliers not double teamed Paul…
Read More »