Robert Lewandowski struck twice and set up two more goals as Bayern Munich cruised past Chelsea 4-1 on Saturday to reach the Champions League quarter-finals with a 7-1 aggregate victory and remain on course for a treble of titles. The Bavarians will be on an 18-game winning streak across all competitions as they head into Read More…
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Messi helps Barcelona sink Napoli to reach last eight
A fired-up Lionel Messi led Barcelona to a 3-1 win at home to Napoli on Saturday for a 4-2 aggregate victory which took the club into the Champions League quarter-finals. It is Barcelona’s 13th consecutive time of reaching the last eight and they will face Bayern Munich in a mouth-watering clash in the Final Eight Read More…
Scholes urges Man-U to target Kane over Sancho
Paul Scholes says Manchester United lack a prolific centre forward and should prioritise a move for Tottenham Hotspur striker, Harry Kane, over Borussia Dortmund winger, Jadon Sancho. United have been heavily linked with a move for the 20-year-old Sancho. But media reports say the club have baulked at Dortmund’s valuation of around 100 million pounds Read More…
Winners of 2020 Lagos City Marathon, Davou, Oyelade, pick car prizes
The duo of Oyelade Sunday and 13-year-old, Vera Yohanna Davou, finally received their Kia Rio saloon car prizes on Tuesday, five months after winning 2020 Lagos City Marathon. Davou and Oyelade emerged winners of the 10km female and male races during the 2020 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon held on Feb. 8. Organisers of the Read More…
Sports industry policy will make sports big business in Nigeria – Minister
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare has assured that the new draft Sports Industry Policy will transform sports into a big business in the country, when operational. The minister said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the virtual presentation of the Draft 2020 National Sports Industry Policy. The 172 page document was Read More…
Taekwondo athletes, officials set for intensive post-COVID-19 lockdown training
Experienced Nigeria’s Taekwondo Grand Master, Ferguson Oluigbo, on Tuesday said that athletes and technical officials would be subjected to rigorous training at the end of the COVID-19 lockdown. Oluigbo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the measure became necessary as taekwondo athletes and officials had relaxed due to the lockdown to Read More…
Watford relegated from EPL after battling 2-3 loss at Arsenal
Watford were relegated from the 2019/2020 English Premier League (EPL) on Sunday after going down fighting in a 2-3 loss at Arsenal. But they almost clawed their way back from a three-goal deficit, largely due to former Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck. They got off to a nightmare start when defender Craig Dawson brought down Alexandre Read More…
School Sports Federation trains 518 administrators, teachers
No fewer than 518 administrators and teachers participated in the just concluded three days retreat facilitated by the Nigeria School Sports Federation (NSSF) in affiliation with the International School Sports Federation. The training which held from July 21 to July 23 was tagged “Towards Effective Teaching of Physical and Health Education and Management of School Read More…
Conte says Serie A getting more competitive despite Juve dominance
Picture above credit: Antonio Conte and Romelu Lukaku enjoy the moment after the Belgian scored the second goal in Inter’s 2-0 win over Milan at San Siro. Photograph: Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images Inter Milan coach, Antonio Conte, said he believed that Serie A was becoming more competitive even though Juventus are poised to win it for Read More…
Chelsea ‘long way’ from being title contenders, says Lampard
Olivier Giroud celebrates with his teammates. Photograph: Chris Lee – Chelsea FC/Getty Images Chelsea Manager, Frank Lampard, believes his side are a long way short of the levels of Premier League Champions Liverpool and Manchester City, who have set the benchmark in terms of consistency. Lampard’s Chelsea, currently third in the league, visit title winners Read More…