After midweek pumelling in the hands of Plateau United in one of Match 8 fixtures, El Kanemi will this weekend host an equally troubled side, Kwara United Football Club. Former champions, Plateau United on Thurday defeated visiting El-Kanemi Warriors 5-0 at the New Jos stadium.The home side got off to ...
Manchester City stay in second place in the Premier League after Nottingham Forest pegged them back to snatch a 1-1 draw. City were hugely dominant throughout and took the lead via Bernardo Silva's 20-yard stunner on the cusp of half-time. But they failed to make several good chances pay, with ...
The Lagos Athletics Club Series has received registrations from 24 teams across Nigeria, according to Enefiok Udo-Obong, the Technical Director of Lagos State Athletics Association (LASAA). The first leg of the four-leg event will take place at the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) Sports Complex on February 19, with all ...
Napoli will face Sassuolo on Friday to extend their lead in Serie A by 18 points. Victor Osimhen's eight goals in the team's six-game unbeaten run have been crucial to their success. Napoli's previous Serie A titles were in 1986-87 and 1988-90 during the Diego Maradona era. They have only ...
Barcelona and Manchester United played an exciting 2-2 draw in their Europa League playoff's first leg at the Spotify Camp Nou. The match was a hard-fought encounter, with both teams creating several chances. Both teams started the match with high intensity, and the opening 45 minutes were filled with back-and-forth ...
Liverpool’s disastrous season suffered another blow on Sunday as the holders were dumped out the FA Cup by a 2-1 defeat at Brighton. Kaoru Mitoma’s brilliant control and finish in stoppage time earned the Seagulls a place in the fifth round. Liverpool had led at the Amex through Harvey Elliott, ...
Victor Osimhen and Giovanni Simeone ensured Napoli continued their march towards a first Serie A title in over three decades with the decisive goal in a 2-1 win over Roma which pushed the team 13 points clear of the chasing pack. Osimhen almost brought the house down in the 17th ...
It was not supposed to be this way. Before the World Cup started, hopes were high in Argentina that Lionel Messi was set for a glorious swansong. The diminutive superstar with magic in his boots insisted he was in fine shape physically ahead of what he suggested would be his ...
Fate played a tricky one on Yaounde-born Breel Embolo, as the lot fell on him to strike the dagger that condemned the land of his parents, Cameroon, to defeat at the ongoing Qatar 2022 World Cup. The 1-0 win at the Al Janoub Stadium gave Switzerland a good platform to ...
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score in five World Cups on Thursday as Portugal opened their campaign in Qatar with a 3-2 defeat of Ghana in Group H. Ronaldo shrugged off a tumultuous week which saw him dramatically leave Manchester United to bury a second-half penalty to set ...
