Reading Time: 2 minutes Newcastle United’s hopes of finishing in the Premier League’s top four were dealt another blow with Saturday’s 2-2 draw against relegation-threatened Leeds United, while Southampton’s misery came to an end with the club’s relegation. The second-half equaliser scored by Leeds defender Rasmus Kristensen cost Newcastle the win that would have virtually guaranteed them a spot Read More…
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Nigeria’s Under 17 team, Golden Eaglets have crashed out of the ongoing Under 17 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Algeria. The team lost 1-2 to their Burkina Faso counterparts in the quarter finals of the event at the Nelson Mandela Stadium on Thursday. The result means that Nigeria could not secure a ticket to Read More…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Carlos Alcaraz, one of the main candidates for the French Open crown, is the man to defeat on clay, according to the world’s top player, Novak Djokovic. After starting an injury-plagued season with the Buenos Aires crown, Alcaraz won back-to-back claycourt championships in Barcelona and Madrid. After the current Italian Open, Alcaraz is positioned to Read More…
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Nigeria’s Under 19 male cricket squad will tour India before competing in the ICC World Cup Africa Division One qualifiers. The squad’s coach, Daniel Gim, in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday said that the team hoped to leave the nation on May 18. “We resumed camp in Abuja on Sunday Read More…
Reading Time: < 1 minutes The former world number one’s loss to Fabio Fognini in the Italian Open’s opening round on Wednesday hurt his chances of earning a French Open seed. Murray lost to Fognini 6-4 4-6 6-4 just days after taking home the second-tier Aix-en-Provence Challenger Tour title, his first since 2019 and first on clay since 2016. Murray’s Read More…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Arsenal are still atop the Premier League, but their manager Mikel Arteta’s body language after Wednesday’s 4-1 loss to Manchester City suggests they have no chance of winning the league. His team crumbled under City’s relentless assault and may have gotten lucky, what with Kevin De Bruyne scoring twice and John Stones and Erling Haaland Read More…
Reading Time: 2 minutes In the Premier League on Wednesday, an own goal by Blues captain Cesar Azpilicueta and a goal by Bryan Mbeumo gave Brentford a 2-0 victory, condemning Chelsea to their fifth loss in five games under interim coach Frank Lampard. After this defeat, Chelsea dropped to 11th place in the Premier League, looking like they might Read More…
Reading Time: 3 minutes By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The President of the Nigeria Para-Powerlifting Federation, Ichie Chiemeka Charles Ezenwanne is an all-conquering enigma. He has completely turned around the fortunes of the hitherto neglected sports federation. From the beginning, at the inaugural meeting of the federation held on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, he Read More…
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Europe’s football governing body UEFA is considering holding the Champions League final in the United States in the future to take advantage of the growing interest in the sport there, according to UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin. Ceferin hinted that a departure from precedent was possible as they discussed moving the pinnacle event in European club Read More…
Reading Time: 2 minutes While Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta acknowledged Tuesday that his team’s fate might be affected by their upcoming Premier League showdown with Manchester City, he insisted that the outcome of the game would not be decisive. After winning two and drawing one of their previous three games, Arsenal’s lead in the Premier League table has shrunk Read More…
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