Arsenal continued their fantastic run in the English Premier League as they defeated Leeds United 1-0 on Sunday. Bukayo Saka scored the only goal in a gane that was delayed by about 40 minutes because of a power outage. There was drama in stoppage time when referee Chris Kavanagh sent …
Read More »66th Ballon d’Or winner, Benzema says anything is possible
The Real Madrid’s France forward Benzema won the 2022 Ballon d’Or award for the best men’s player in the world on Monday. Benzema, who played a pivotal role in Madrid’s run to the Champions League title last season, was the first French player to win the trophy since Zinedine Zidane …
Read More »UCL: Chelsea defeat Milan again as Man City advance to knockouts
Chelsea clinched yet another win against AC Milan in the space of a week as they won 2-0 over the Italians in the Champions League on Tuesday night. The Blues had thrashed Milan 3-0 in the reverse fixture at Stamford Bridge last week. At San Siro, the hosts played most …
Read More »Saka double helps Arsenal overcome Liverpool to go top of EPL
Bukola Saka scored twice for Arsenal as they defeated Liverpool 3-2 at the Emirates Stadium in a Premier League clash on Sunday. The Gunners got off to the perfect start as Martinelli broke the deadlock in the first minute after being found expertly by Martin Odegaard. In the 34th minute, …
Read More »Iwobi scores, Ronaldo ends drought with winner as Man Utd beat Everton
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winning goal for Manchester United in their 2-1 victory over Everton in a Premier League game at the Goodison Park on Sunday. The Portuguese, who hadn’t scored in a while, completed a comeback win for the Red Devils in the 44th minute of the encounter. It …
Read More »Airpop Alpha, Southern Crowns win Mindgames Scrabble Premier League divisions
Airpop Alpha have been crowned as the new champions of the Mindgames Scrabble Premier League Division A while Southern Crowns claimed Division B title over the weekend in Lagos. With 19 games left to play for and plenty of points on offer after 36 rounds, all contending team knew they …
Read More »Bayern miss climbing top after blowing two-goal lead in Dortmund draw
In a thrilling match at Signal Iduna Park, Borussia Dortmund overcame a 2-0 deficit to tie Bayern Munich and prevent their opponents from taking the lead in the Bundesliga. After Bayern’s Kingsley Coman received a red card earlier in stoppage time, Anthony Modeste headed in a goal to tie the …
Read More »UCL: Barca risk elimination after Inter defeat; Liverpool, Napoli seal victories
Barcelona are on the edge of crashing out of the group stage of the Champions League as they fell to a 1-0 defeat to Inter Milan on Tuesday night. Hakan Calhanoglu’s strike in first-half stoppage time was the difference at the San Siro. The defeat leaves Barcelona, who had fallen …
Read More »Gusau rolls out plans for tenure as new NFF executives set for first meeting
The new President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau has given his pledge to run an inclusive administration, in which all stakeholders will be welcome to make suggestions and recommendations on the best way to deal with knotty and not-so-knotty issues. “Administration at every level, that of football …
Read More »NPFL club Rangers sign 13 new players
13 new players have been signed on by Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) club Rangers ahead of the 2022/23 season. The Enugu-based club finished in fifth position on the log last season, failing to clinch a continental ticket, and have chosen to overhaul their squad.. The Flying Antelope have since …
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