Liverpool set up a mouthwatering Champions League semi-final against Barcelona on Wednesday after their superstar front three all scored in a 4-1 win away at FC Porto that saw them cruise into the last four 6-1 on aggregate. On a wet night at the Estadio do Dragao, Liverpool had to weather an early storm before scoring Read more
Tottenham Hotspur have knocked out Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League, reaching the semi-final for the first time, by winning 4-4 on away goal. And they did so with a display of passion, bravura and courage, in a night soaked with thrills, drama and incredible football at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester City. At Read more
Tiger Woods continued his stunning rise up the world rankings on Monday by officially returning to the top 10 for the first time since 2014 after his dramatic fifth Master’s win. The 43-year-old climbed six spots to sixth after a one-shot victory at Augusta National which crowned one of the greatest comeback stories in sport Read more
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been handed a seemingly easy group at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations after they were drawn against Guinea, Madagascar and Burundi. The group seen by some football pundits as comfortable, in that Madagascar and Burundi are debutants at the AFCON, hence the Eagles are expected to get an Read more
Liverpool closed in on a Champions League semi-final meeting with Barcelona or Manchester United after sweeping aside Porto 2-0 in the first leg of their quarter-final tie at Anfield. Far from the late drama that has accompanied the Red’s Premier League title bid of late, Naby Keita and Roberto Firmino struck inside the first 26 Read more
The management of Rangers International Football Club of Enugu on Monday, denied the rumours making the round that the club abandoned their Technical Director, Christian Chukwu, saying the rumour was not only untrue but imagination of the writer. Norbert Okolie made this known in a statement signed in Enugu while reacting to stories making the Read more
Nigeria’s Super Eagles are now ranked third in Africa after moving up four places to 42 in the latest FIFA ranking released on Thursday. The three-time African champions earned wins against Seychelles and Egypt in the last international window, which pushed them up the ranking. Senegal’s national team, the Teranga Lions, are Africa’s top team Read more
Manchester United have confirmed the appointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as their permanent manager on a three-year contract. The former United striker was appointed as the club’s caretaker boss in December following the dismissal of Jose Mourinho but will meet the media for the first time as full-time boss in a news conference at 4pm. Read more
Nigeria’s Under-19 Cricket national team has booked the country’s first ever spot at the Cricket World Cup on Saturday after topping the weeklong qualifying series concluded in Windhoek, Namibia. The Junior Green Yellow defeated its Sierra Leone counterpart with two wickets in a tensed encounter adjudged as the highlight of the weeklong run of victories Read more
Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao took to social media to poll millions of fans on who they think should be his next opponent, having brushed off calls to hang up his gloves after turning 40. “Who should I fight next?” the world’s only eight-division champion asked in a Twitter survey that drew 27,380 votes after Read more
