Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, yesterday, hosted world, Commonwealth and African Games 100 metres hurdles champion, Oluwatobi Amusan, and named her as Ogun State Sport Ambassador. A statement in Abeokuta by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, said Abiodun also announced a cash reward of N5 million and gave the queen of the…
Manchester United avoided further embarrassment after their humiliating defeat to Manchester City by coming from behind to beat Cypriots Omonia Nicosia 3-2 in the Europa League on Thursday, while Premier League leaders Arsenal eased past Bodo/Glimt. Marcus Rashford scored twice along with Anthony Martial after both came off the bench in the second half as…
Julen Lopetegui said he felt “sadness and pain” after being sacked as coach of Sevilla following a 4-1 home thrashing by Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday. Some fans applauded Lopetegui at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan and directed their anger at the board, with the club sinking to 17th in La Liga after a…
A documentary looking at the legendary Ronaldo Nazario is coming to DAZN in the near future and the first trailer for it is here. You can watch it below. The official trailer for The Phenomenon: The Rise, Fall & Redemption of Ronaldo is finally here! I hope fans love watching it as much as I…
The Champions League rumbles on with Matchday 3 this week. Below, we dissect the biggest talking points from Tuesday’s action in Europe’s premier club competition as reported by Gianluca Nesci, Anthony Lopopolo and Gordon Brunt on The Score. Red-hot Sane Flying Under the Radar There’s been plenty of uncertainty hovering over Bayern Munich after a…
Tottenham again lacked a cutting edge in the Champions League as the English team drew 0-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt on Tuesday to leave their group wide open after three rounds of games. The only goals scored by Antonio Conte’s side in Group D remain the late double by Richarlison in an underwhelming 2-0 win over…
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said he was outraged at what he saw as blatant refereeing injustices which condemned his team to a 1-0 Champions League defeat at Inter Milan on Tuesday. As reported by The Score, Barca sit third in Group C, six points behind leaders Bayern Munich, following their second loss in the competition…
Gonzalo Higuain is hanging up his boots as the Inter Miami’s Argentine striker has announced that he is retiring as a footballer at the age of 34 and after playing three seasons in MLS, where he scored 27 goals in 65 games. “The day has come to say goodbye to soccer, a profession that has…
Wolves have sacked their head coach, Bruno Lage, following their Premier League 2-0 defeat to West Ham United. Wolves announced this in a statement via its website, adding that experienced coaches Steve Davis and James Collins will temporarily take charge of the first team when they face Chelsea in their next game. The statement read…
Erling Haaland and Phil Foden scored hat-tricks as Manchester City thrashed Manchester United 6-3 to move to within a point of Premier League leaders Arsenal on Sunday. As reported by The Score, Haaland has scored hat-tricks in each of his last three Premier League home games to take his tally as a City player to…
Jurgen Klopp admitted Liverpool are low on confidence after Leandro Trossard’s hat-trick earned Brighton a 3-3 draw at Anfield on Saturday. Liverpool have won only won two of their first seven league games of the season to already fall 11 points behind leaders Arsenal, who they face at the Emirates next weekend. Klopp’s men were…
Erik ten Hag’s faith in Manchester United “warrior” Lisandro Martinez will be put to the test as Manchester City striker Erling Haaland aims to extend his red-hot streak in Sunday’s derby. Haaland has made a blistering start with City since joining the Premier League champions from Borussia Dortmund for £51 million ($57 million) in the…
Arsenal underlined their credentials as genuine contenders for the Premier League title with an impressive 3-1 win over 10-man Tottenham in a bruising north London derby on Saturday. Mikel Arteta’s side made it seven wins from eight league games this season as they moved four points clear at the top of the table. The 192nd…
Manchester City’s forward player, Erling Haaland has spoken about what he is looking forward to ahead of his first Manchester Derby. Speaking in an interview, which was reported on the official Twitter account of ( @CityXtra), the Norwegian scoring machine made it clear that he is looking forward to his first Manchester Derby and the…
Mike Tyson is a boxing legend but there are growing concerns regarding his health after he was seen struggling to eat. As reported by Marca, the 56-year-old has put his body through a lot over the years, fighting the likes of Larry Holmes, Michale Spinks and Evander Holyfield on his way to the top of…
Real Madrid’s Luka Modric will be out for eight to 10 days after returning from international duty with Croatia with a hip strain. The 37-year-old played every minute of both matches for his national team, with Los Blancos confirming the injury after some gym training. As a result Modric will miss matches against Osasuna (October…
Former Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel has announced his retirement from professional football after 20 years. Obi disclosed his retirement on Tuesday on his social media account. He retired at the age of 35 with laurels won for both clubs and country, including Nations Cup, and Champions League, among others. Mikel started his career…
The international break has turned out to be a treacherous one for Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez as he watches one after another of his stars struck down with injury problems. Until now, Sergi Roberto’s relatively minor complaints had been the Blaugrana’s only medical issues this season. However, over the past few days, the treatment…
Real Madrid’s prolific winger, Vinicius Jr., has hailed Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar as his idol in football. Vinicius is steadily emerging as a regular in the Brazilian national football team. He has enjoyed an excellent start to the 2022-2023 campaign, scoring five goals and providing four assists in 9 matches. Vinicius was included in Brazil’s starting…
The worrying form of the European nations ahead of the World Cup continued last night. France, one of the favorites to win prestigious tournament, were defeated in alarming fashion by Denmark. As reported by Marca, ‘Les Bleus’ were most disappointing in the final third, as the team struggled to generate any genuine chances. Even Mbappé,…
Manchester City midfielder, Kevin De Bruyne has said that he would rather have Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo as his teammate than Paris Saint-Germain’s Lionel Messi. De Bruyne said that Messi is more of a creative player like him, while Ronaldo is more lethal in terms of being a goalscorer. Speaking to SportBIBLE, the Belgium international…
Georgina Rodriguez, the girlfriend of Manchester United forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, has spoken of her heartbreak after the death of her baby son. She revealed her sadness in the second season of her Netflix show ‘I am Georgina’. Georgina admitted in a preview of what she will talk about at a Spanish TV and radio film…
British professional boxer, Anthony Joshua has confirmed that he is working to sign the contract that will see him face off against boxing champion, Tyson Fury, a fight that could go down as one of the best in recent times within the heavyweight category. What is Missing to Make it Happen? According to Joshua, both…
Boxing champion, Tyson Fury has had enough of Anthony Joshua and all the delays from his team of promoters that is headed by Eddie Hearn. Making demands in a contract where he will get a chance to fight for another belt doesn’t bode well from a boxer who lost three out of his last five…
Tennis maestro, Rafael Nadal broke down in tears alongside his friend Roger Federer as the Swiss Maestro bid farewell to the sport of tennis. The pair teamed up to take on Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe in the Laver Cup. The iconic duo just fell short by a scoreline of 6-4, 6-7(2), 9-11. Federer cried…
Chelsea’s summer signing, Kalidou Koulibaly has opened up on claims he could be regretting dumping Napoli for Stamford Bridge. The Senegal International has had a less than auspicious start to his career in west London. Thomas Tuchel, who sanctioned his signing in the summer, was sacked after an unconvincing start to the season and Graham…
Paris Saint-Germain forward, Neymar, has provided an ambiguous response when asked about his relationship with his club teammate Kylian Mbappe while away on international duty with Brazil. PSG have made an impressive start to their 2022-2023 campaign, with manager Christophe Galtier now at the helm. The Parisians have played eleven matches across all competitions this…
Manchester United have revealed yearly financial results which show their already-massive debit has increased even further. The Red Devils also made a net loss of 115 million pounds last season. The club did increase their overall revenue by 18 percent, but they also saw their wage bill rise by 19.1 percent. The signings of Cristiano…
Thomas Tuchel was sacked by Chelsea after the Blues’ poor start to the season and was replaced by Graham Potter. The German coach is now looking for a new job and, according to ‘The Telegraph’, Tuchel is interested in staying in the Premier League. However, Brexit is working against him, as he could be deported…
England’s preparations for this winter’s World Cup took a hit Friday as Gareth Southgate’s side suffered the ignominy of relegation to the Nations League’s second tier. As reported by The Score, Italy beat England 1-0 courtesy of an excellent Giacomo Raspadori effort. The 22-year-old settled a long ball with a sumptuous first touch and wriggled…
Novak Djokovic has today revealed he has ‘no regrets’ after missing the US Open. The Serbian was banned from playing the competition after he refused to get the Covid-19 vaccination. He also missed the Australian Open in January this year for the same reason, as reported by Marca. “No, I don’t have any regrets. I…
Paris Saint Germane forward, Kylian Mbappe added another fine solo goal to his collection and Olivier Giroud moved closer to France’s scoring record as the defending World Cup champions beat Austria 2-0 in the Nations League on Thursday. Mbappe skipped past three defenders before drilling in his 28th international goal in the 56th minute, before…
Belgium international, Michy Batshuayi, has slammed former Chelsea and Inter Milan boss, Antonio Milan, saying the Italian manager was fond of contradicting himself. The Belgian striker said the Italian manager signed him under false pretenses. Batshuayi moved to Chelsea in 2016 in a deal worth £35million, after an impressive spell at Marseille. However, over a…
Former Real Madrid winger, Royston Drenthe has said that he failed at Santiago Bernabeu because he loved women and parties too much. Drenthe joined Real Madrid from Feyenoord after featuring at the 2007 Under-21 Euro for the Netherlands. The 35-year-old, who admitted that he was distracted during his time at Real Madrid and paid the…
Former Paris Saint-Germain manager, Mauricio Pochettino’s possible next club has been revealed. According to Foot Mercato, Ligue 1 club OGC Nice have reportedly scheduled a meeting with Pochettino to potentially take over from manager, Lucien Favre. The meeting WAS reportedly scheduled for Tuesday as Nice will have no problems meeting the Argentine’s financial demands. Nice…
The World Athletics has ratified Tobi Amusan’s new World Record in the women’s 100m hurdles. Amusan set the record at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon, United States of America in July. The 25-year-old is now officially the first Nigerian to hold a World Record. Amusan set a new World Record of 12.12 in…
Barcelona striker, Robert Lewandowski will wear the colours of Ukraine on the captain’s armband of the Polish national team at the World Cup in Qatar 2022. The striker met on Tuesday at the National Stadium in Warsaw with the legendary former Ukrainian player Andriy Shevchenko, who is currently an ambassador for Laureus, who presented him…
Mikel Arteta has revealed that William Saliba’s latest eye-catching display for Arsenal came on the back of missing 10 days of training. The French defender, who was absorbed back into the Gunners fold over the summer following a number of loan spells, was on target again during a 3-0 victory away at Brentford. He was…
Chelsea star, Callum Hudson-Odoi has regretted the experience he had to go through under former manager, Thomas Tuchel. Hudson-Odoi found it difficult to secure a regular role under Tuchel and was keen to leave in order to get more playing time. The England star had to move to Bayer Leverkusen on a season-long loan in…
Barcelona are eyeing another Chelsea raid as they seek a replacement for Sergio Busquets. The LaLiga giants want to land Jorginho from Chelsea next summer as a free agent, according to the UK Mirror. The 30-year-old Italy midfielder has only 10 months to run on his Stamford Bridge contract. And, unless he agrees new terms…
The French national team is once again in turmoil. Not forgetting the Paul Pogba case or that of the president of the Federation himself, Noel Le Graet, who is under investigation for sending sexually suggestive text messages to female employees, Kylian Mbappe’s image rights are now becoming a serious issue. Of course, it isn’t comparable…
Barcelona manager, Xavi Hernandez, clashed with Gerard Pique in front of the squad earlier this month, according to Sport. It is understood that this happened during their Champions League defeat at Bayern Munich. Xavi is said to have shut down Pique in the away dressing room. Pique is believed to have said “I don’t even…
Football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, has confirmed that Chelsea are on the verge of finalising an agreement with Red Bull Salzburg for the appointment of Christoph Freund as their new sporting director. Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly is looking for a sporting director to work alongside Potter, who replaced Thomas Tuchel a few days ago. Chelsea…
Brighton have appointed Italian Roberto De Zerbi as their new head coach on a four-year contract following the departure of Graham Potter. As reported on ESPN, the Premier League club made the announcement on Sunday. De Zerbi, 43, started his managerial career in the Italian lower leagues before he caught the eye of Serie A…
Real Madrid saw off crosstown rivals Atletico 2-1 in a fiery edition of the city’s local derby at the Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday to restore their two-point lead over Barcelona and stay perfect in LaLiga. Despite being second best for large periods of the first half and playing without talisman Karim Benzema, Carlo Ancelotti’s side…
Udinese moved to the top of the Serie A table after goals from Jaka Bijol and Tolgay Arslan sealed a 3-1 home win over Inter Milan on Sunday, their fifth successive league victory, as reported on ESPN. The hosts, who last won five consecutive games in December 2017, have 16 points from seven games, equalling…
Neal Maupay finally scored his first Everton goal to lead the side to their first Premier League win of the season with a 1-0 victory over West Ham United. It would be recalled that Maupay, who joined Everton this summer from Brighton, took an excellent touch from Alex Iwobi’s pass and volleyed into the back…
Former Barcelona defender, Jean-Clair Todibo has played his way into the headlines after receiving a red card and getting himself sent off the field after only 9 seconds into the League 1 match between his team, Nice and Angers. As reported by Marca, the moment the referee blew the whistle to kick off, Angers went…
Ethan Nwaneri became the youngest player to appear in an English top-flight match on Sunday after being brought on as a late substitute in Arsenal’s 3-0 victory against Brentford. Aged 15 years and 181 days when he entered the match, Nwaneri was born in March 2007 and wasn’t alive when the Emirates Stadium opened. Interestingly,…
Mexican forward Carlos Vela wants Argentina captain, Lionel Messi, to have a bad day against his team when both sides clash in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this year. Vela also branded Messi as one of the best players in the world currently. He strongly believes Messi could be a massive threat…
