Phenomenal Nadal played perfect match, Djokovic says The more things change the more they stay the same for French Open king Nadal Spain’s Rafael Nadal demolished world number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia 6-0 6-2 7-5 in the French Open final to claim a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title on Sunday. With his record-improving 13th Read More…
The Desert Foxes of Algeria on Friday pipped Nigeria’s Super Eagles 1-0 in an international friendly in Austria as the African champions extended their unbeaten run to 19 consecutive wins. The match, played at the Wörthersee Stadium in Klagenfurt, saw Borussia Mönchengladbach star Ramy Bensebaini scoring the match’s only goal. The Algerians piled up pressure Read More…
It is now down to an epic final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the final of the French Open Tennis Championship at Roland Garros on Sunday. The two have faced each other 55 times with Djokovic leading 29–26. Djokovic leads 15–11 in finals. Of these matches, 15 have been in Grand Slams with Read More…
The English Premier League has agreed to a deal with domestic television broadcasters for games outside of those in the normal broadcast slots to be shown via pay-per-view. So far this season, BT Sport and Sky Sports have been broadcasting all Premier League games as part of their existing football packages. This is a temporary Read More…
The Youth Sports Federation Of Nigeria (YSFON) has finalised arrangement towards improving the technical ability of grassroots coaches in Nigeria through the Train-The-Trainer Football (TTT) Coaching Clinic. The YSFON National Secretary, Patrick Okpavuerhe, on Friday told newsmen that YSFON is highly committed towards adding value to grassroots coaching in the country. Okpavuerhe said that the Read More…
Argentina got their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign off to the perfect start on Thursday when Lionel Messi’s penalty kick gave them a 1-0 win over Ecuador at home. The Argentine FA piped fan noise around the empty Bombonera stadium and the chants of “Messi! Messi!” were vindicated as early as the 12th minute. That Read More…
American Sofia Kenin’s amazing year continued as the fourth seed outmanoeuvred big-hitting Czech Petra Kvitova 6-4 7-5 to reach her first French Open final on Thursday. The Moscow-born Florida-based 21-year-old gave a masterclass of game management on a windy Court Phillipe Chatrier and will face Polish teenager Iga Swiatek on Saturday. A second Grand Slam Read More…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Thursday confirmed that the venue for the international friendly match between Nigeria and Algeria has been changed. The match, initially scheduled to hold at the Jacques Lemmans Arena, has now been moved to the Worthersee Stadium in Klagenfurt. The NFF confirmed the news in a picture posted on its Read More…
The tupsy-turvy football rivalry between Nigeria and Algeria which stretches a long time back is always a classic. It can simply be seen as a battle for supremacy between two of Africa’ s football giants. Three–times African champions Nigeria will file out against the in-form Desert Foxes of Algeria in a friendly. The match will Read More…
FC Barcelona have begun a process to reduce the pay of players, coaches and non-sporting staff to adapt to the huge losses suffered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A club source who disclosed this on Wednesday also said staff have been notified by the club of the need to reduce costs. This was after the club Read More…