Frustrated, after being humiliated in a 2-0 loss to Newcastle United on Sunday, Manchester United players met without manager Erik ten Hag, according to defender Luke Shaw, who offered a brutally honest appraisal of his team. “I’m not going to go too much into that, but the players had a bit of a chat in Read More…
In a unanimous decision victory over American Jermaine Franklin on Saturday at London’s 02 Arena, former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua returned to winning ways after suffering two straight losses. The 33-year-old Nigerian-British fighter was making his ring comeback after losing four straight fights to Ukrainian champion Oleksandr Usyk, who holds the WBA, IBF, WBO, and Read More…
With a 6-3 6-2 demolition in the Indian Wells final on Sunday, top seed Carlos Alcaraz ended Daniil Medvedev’s 19-match winning streak. With this victory, Alcaraz will overtake Novak Djokovic and reclaim the top spot in the global rankings. Alcaraz played in six matches and did not lose a set during the competition. His accomplishment Read More…
Sunday Dare, the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, has received praise from the President of the Republic of Maldives Ibrahim Solih for the significant contribution he has made to sports since taking office. Solih was speaking at the Maldives 2023 Sports Awards when the Nigerian Sports Minister was honoured for his significant contributions to Read More…
Victor Osimhen scored twice and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Tanguy Ndombele also scored as Serie A leaders Napoli hammered Torino 4-0 away on Sunday to edge closer to the championship. The Naples team leads Inter Milan, who is in second position and plays Juventus later on Sunday, by 21 points. “The players showed great hunger,” coach Read More…
Defending his welterweight title at UFC 286 on Saturday, Britain’s Leon Edwards triumphed after a gruelling five-round matchup with Nigeria’s Kamaru Usman. According to the judges’ scorecards from UFC 286, Edwards prevailed via majority decision. In their fight in Salt Lake City in August of last year, he had shockingly defeated Usman. The Nigerian was Read More…
Bukayo Saka scored twice as Arsenal defeated Crystal Palace 4-1 at home on Sunday, putting them eight points in front in the Premier League standings going into the international break. Gabriel Martinelli opened scoring for Arsenal, and Granit Xhaka added another goal, taking full advantage of the fact that rival Manchester City was elsewhere occupied Read More…
N’Golo Kante, the French midfielder who had a hamstring injury in August, will provide Chelsea a boost, but Mason Mount will miss out, according to manager Graham Potter on Friday. Kante, 31, returned to full training at the beginning of the month after missing just two games due to injury. However, Potter warned that they Read More…
Daniil Medvedev has expressed sympathy for Ukrainian players competing in tennis tours in the midst of unrest in their country, which Russia invaded last year. Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine withdrew from her match against Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka at Indian Wells, citing a panic attack triggered by a conversation with WTA Chief Executive Steve Simon about Read More…
Al-Ittihad, a club in Saudi Arabia, is said to have made a huge offer to buy Wilfried Zaha from Crystal Palace. The Daily Mail says that the Ivory Coast player, whose contract at Selhurst Park is almost up and who could leave for free in the summer, has been offered a contract worth an incredible Read More…
