Super Eagles star, Alex Iwobi completed a move from Everton to Fulham on transfer deadline day on Friday. The midfielder, who joined the Toffees from Arsenal four seasons ago, has now joined another Premier league side to continue his career in England. Iwobi signed a five-year contract with the newly …
Read More »Arsenal, Man Utd, City, Newcastle discover Champions League group foes
Arsenal, Manchester United, Newcastle United and Manchester City have discovered their Champions League group stage foes during the draw on Thursday. Newcastle United will play European giants Paris St-Germain, Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan in Group F. The English side are making a return tO the group stage of the …
Read More »Félix, others shine as Barcelona crush Betis 5-0
João Félix scored his first goal for his new club Barcelona as they beat Real Betis 5-0 in a thrilling encounter. Barcelona and Atlético Madrid reached an agreement for the loan of Félix until 30 June 2024. The centre forward however scored the first goal of the game after 25 …
Read More »Kane scores double in first home game for Bayern
England captain Harry Kane netted twice to help Bayern Munich secure a 3-1 victory at home over Augsburg in a Bundesliga clash on Sunday. Kane, who recently moved to the German gaints, has now scored three goals having played two league games since his arrival. The forward converted a penalty …
Read More »Amusan through to 100m Hurdles final in Budapest
Amusan has zoomed into the final of the women’s 100m Hurdles event of the ongoing World Athletics Championships holding in Budapest. The world record holder qualified for the final after Wednesday’s semi-final saw her win Heat 2 with a time of 12.56s. Jamaica’s Ackera Nugent, who is the reigning NCAA …
Read More »Rubiales’ mother taken to hospital on third day of hunger strike
The mother of Spain’s FA chief Luis Rubiales who had gone on hunger strike in solidarity for his son, has been hospitalised. Angeles Bejar locked herself in a church in Motril according reports from Spain on Monday, in protest at the treatment of her son. Rubiales has been under fire …
Read More »Spalletti replaces Mancini as Italy coach
Serie A title-winning manager, Luciano Spalletti has been appointed coach of Italy national team. Spalletti becomes the team’s new manager following the departure of Roberto Mancini, who resigned earlier this month. 64-year-old Spalletti left Napoli in the summer after guiding the club to their first Serie A title in 33 …
Read More »Mbappe returns for PSG as substitute against Toulouse
Kylian Mbappe came on as a substitute for Paris Saint-Germain early in the second half of Saturday’s Ligue 1 game at Toulouse after being reinstated to the first team following a contract dispute. The France captain had not played for PSG since the first of the club’s pre-season friendlies on …
Read More »England’s Lionesses set up Super Falcons clash in World Cup last 16
The Lionesses of England have set up a last-16 clash with the Super Falcons of Nigeria after finishing top of their FIFA World Cup group. England swept aside China 6-1 in the final game of Group D in a largely one-way traffic, as England dominated and overwhelmed. China are out …
Read More »Juventus kicked out of Europe by UEFA for breaching rules
Italian club, Juventus have been kicked out of this season’s Europa Conference League by the continental football governing body, UEFA. The club have also been fined £17.14m for breaching Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. The Italian club will only have to pay half of their fine if their financial records …
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