As teams in the EPL continue to reinforce their sides with quality signings, Manchester United look set to rival Chelsea for RC Lens right back Jonathan Clauss. Sources have revealed that though Chelsea have been monitoring Clauss for the past year, Manchester United’s lack of quality depth at right back may have prompted them to…
Nigeria secured a 1-0 victory over Cameroon in the quarter-finals of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday and will now face Morocco in the semi-finals. Rasheedat Ajibade’s second-half strike earned victory for the Super Falcons in the keenly contested encounter at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca. With this result, the West…
Another methodical performance from the United States women’s national team in a 3-0 victory over Costa Rica at Estadio Universitario and helped the team clinch a place in Monday’s CONCACAF W Championship final. “I think we need to be overall sharper,” said Emily Sonnett, who scored the USWNT’s initial goal on Thursday. “I don’t think…
France secured a spot in the Women’s Euro quarter-finals with a 2-1 win against Belgium in Group D at Rotherham’s New York Stadium, as reported by Daily Mail. Kadidiatou Diani nodded in at the back post from Sakina Karchaoui’s excellent floated cross after just six minutes and it was one-way traffic for much of the…
A strong second-half comeback from Italy saw them equalise Iceland’s early goal and secure a point from the encounter. Meanwhile, a win against Belgium in their final match will probably see them through, while Iceland have a mountain to climb against France Iceland had proper chances to win the game, most particularly the one missed…
South Africa joins Nigeria, Morocco and Zambia in the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) after beating Tunisia 1-0 in their quarter-final. Watch match highights below. South African forward, Jermaine Seoposenwe recovered a from a minor sustained in the win over Botswana, while Thalea Smidt replaced Thembi Kgatlana, who will miss the rest of…
Liverpool fielded three different XIs in their opening pre-season game against Man United and while the scoreline may make headlines elsewhere, we know that it’s not the important metric. Below are some of the things learnt as reported by This is Anfield. No Sign of 4-2-3-1… Yet Tactical evolution occurs each and every season and…
Tottenham Hotspur striker, Harry Kane and prolific midfielder, Heung-Min Son both scored twice to give Tottenham a perfect pre-season with a thrilling 6-3 win over Team K League in Seoul, South Korea. Both players were both brought on in the second half as the pair impressed in front of a sold-out Seoul World Cup Stadium….
American golf legend, Tiger Woods has come down pretty hard on golf players who go to the new Golf LIV Series funded by the Saudi Arabian government and no longer participate in the PGA Tour, as reported by Marca. According to Woods, young players who do this jeopardise their participation in major tournaments and maintained…
Despite what some might consider a golden opportunity, French giants, Paris Saint-Germain have rejected ab offer to sign Cristiano Ronaldo this summer due to financial and tactical concerns, as reported by ESPN’s Julien Laurens. Ronaldo’s agent, Jorge Mendes, reportedly approached PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi and sporting director Luis Campos about a potential deal. Mendes has…
Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag got off to a flying start as three first-half goals set up his side for an impressive 4-0 success over rivals Liverpool in Bangkok. Jadon Sancho opened the scoring before Fred and Anthony Martial increased United’s lead against a Liverpool side that made 21 changes across the 90 minutes,…
France have moved up to number one in the men’s rugby union world rankings for the first time in their history. The 2022 Grand Slam winners defeated Japan 20-15 to take top spot while New Zealand lost 23-12 to Ireland and world champions South Africa were upset 13-12 by Wales. Ireland could have gone first,…
There’s good news for South Africa as the nation’s Olympic champion, Caster Semenya has been included on the entry list for the 5,000m event at next week’s World Championships in Oregon, as reported by Reuters. Semenya, who achieved a personal best of 15:31.50 in the event earlier this year, failed to make the qualifying time…
Mexico put up a gallant fight but failed to score against Murphy, ending their fans’ dream of a World Cup. The U.S. came into this match after beating Jamaica five goals to zero, in addition to defeating Jamaica, which put them in first place in the group with six points. Mexico Femenil had a poor…
Jamaica Women showed no mercy and beat Haiti in the CONCACAF Women’s Pre-World Cup to qualify for their second consecutive World Cup. Apart from the loss to the United States on the first matchday, Haiti has shown that it is growing by leaps and bounds and after the 3-0 drubbing by Mexico, they had in…
The Canadian women’s team endured the searing heat and a packed Costa Rica defence to win 2-0 and clinch top spot in Group B ahead of the knockout rounds at the CONCACAF W Championship. Jessie Fleming and Sophie Schmidt scored two elegant goals as Canada improved to 3-0-0 at the eight-team tournament. Canada had plenty…
England put in a record-breaking performance against Norway with an 8-0 thrashing of the opposition as they progressed to the knockout stages of the European Women’s Championship as group winners. Brighton was treated to a memorable night as England broke their own tournament record to win 8-0 in what was perceived to be their biggest…
Former Arsenal midfield star, Mesut Ozil’s contract at Fenerbahce has been terminated after he was frozen out of the first-team, leaving him as a free agent this summer, as reported by Daily Mail. Ozil had not featured for the Turkish Super Lig side since March 20 after he was excluded from the squad following a…
In a shocking revelation, American footballer and New York Jets quarterback, Zach Wilson has been accused by his ex-girlfriend Abbey Gile of sleeping with his mother’s best friend. After her breakup with Wilson in January, Gile started dating Washington Commanders wide receiver Dax Milne. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Zach Wilson…
The Canadian women’s national soccer team (CanWNT) secured a ticket to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup with a 1-0 win over Panama during the group stage of the CONCACAF W Championship. CanWNT entered the match already with a win in its first Group B contest and can secure a direct ticket to defend its…
The Nigeria women’s football team, the Super Falcons, have pulled through to the quarter-final stage of the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. The Super Falcons sealed their place in the quarter-final with a dominant 4-0 thrashing of Burundi at the Stade Moulay Hassan in Rabat on Sunday night in their final group…
Grace Geyoro became the first women’s Euros player to claim first half hat-trick as France went 5-0 up before the break. Italy clawed one back but almost had their captain sent off in a nightmare start for Milena Bertolini’s team France have definitely sent a message in this tournament, they weren’t being talked about a…
Following the resistance from Ajax towards Arsenal in the latter’s quest to sign Lisandro Martinez, the Gunners may end up looking elsewhere as the pursuit of defensive targets drags on this summer. However, Mikel Arteta has expressed his happiness with the club’s transfer business so far but admitted there remains more to be done. Gabriel…
Ajax are looking to exploit the chase for central defender Lisandro Martinez as they want both Arsenal and Manchester United to get into a bidding war, as reported by the Mirror According to the Mirror, both Arsenal and Manchester United are interested in signing Martinez from Ajax in the summer transfer window. Arsenal have had…
Norwegian striker, Erling Haaland has made it clear that Manchester City will be his home for the long term after bounding into the Etihad Stadium as he made his first appearance in front of the club’s supporters. The 21-year-old didn’t hold back in taking a swipe at club rivals Manchester United by claiming he found…
Defending champion, Novak Djokovic recorded a four-set victory Sunday over Nick Kyrgios at Wimbledon, picking up his seventh championship at the All England Club. Djokovic defeated Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7). He moves into a second-place tie for most wins at Wimbledon. With this feat, he’s currently tied with Pete Sampras and William Renshaw…
Ahead of their Wimbledon final, defending champion, Novak Djokovic has told his opponent, Nick Kyrgios that the loser between them would pays for dinner or drinks on Sunday after the match. It would be recalled that both Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios, acknowledged enemies just a few months ago, have come closer together thanks to…
Manchester City forward, Raheem Sterling’s move from Manchester City to Chelsea is inches away from becoming a reality as the latter have agreed a £50million deal for the England international. It would be recalled that the 27-year-old communicated to City at the beginning of June that he wanted to seek a new challenge elsewhere amid…
Football fans have commended Ghanaian defender Daniel Amartey for being kind enough to spend time with prisoners who were engaging in community service. The Leicester City defender was seen in the video asking about the welfare of the inmates who were involved in some manual work on the road. Though there was no clip showing…
In 2017, the trio of former 49ers quarterback and activist, Colin Kaepernick, professional basketball player Stephen Curry and Hip Hop icon, Diddy made a bold bid within the NFL world. The Carolina Panthers was up for sale, and Kaepernick has teamed up with Curry and Diddy because the trio were seriously interested in purchasing them,…
The Portland Trail Blazers’ star point guard, Damian Lillard has agreed to a two-year contract extension of $122 million with the club. The deal is expected to keep him at the club through the 2026-27 season, as reported by Andscape’s Marc J. Spears and ESPN’s Bobby Marks. Lillard is expected to sign his deal Saturday…
Arsenal’s new striker, Gabriel Jesus marked his non-competitive debut for th eclub with two goals as the Gunners defeated FC Nurngberg 5-3 winners. Mikel Arteta’s side were in 2-0 down at the break, but the Brazilian got one back within minutes of the restart, before Mohamed Elneny leveled the scores with a long-range screamer. Two…
Arsenal midfielder, Thomas Partey who is currently in London did not travel to Germany with the Arsenal squad for the pre-season tour. This contradicts earlier reports stating that the Ghanaian international was in Germany with the rest of the squad, as reported by Arsenal True Fans. Partey’s name has been trending in the last 24…
Ajax defender, Lisandro Martinez has expressed his preference to move to Manchester United ahead of Arsenal and the Red Devils have increased their offer to €50 million for the Argentine, according to Sport Bible. Martinez, who was brought to the Dutch side by new United boss Erik ten Hag, reportedly wants to be reunited with…
The 21-year-old forward is part of a young American core that expects big things in the years ahead United States women’s national team forward Sophia Smith netted twice in the first 10 minutes on Thursday during a 5-0 victory in the CONCACAF W Championship against Jamaica. Smith, 21, is one of the USWNT’s most promising…
After a losing start against South Africa, the reigning African champions bounced back to tame the Mares in Rabat Nigeria recorded a 2-0 victory over Botswana in a Group C Women’s Africa Cup of Nations encounter on Thursday night. Goals from Ifeoma Onumonu and super-sub Christy Ucheibe propelled the Super Falcons past the Mares at…
Flamengo stormed into the quarter finals of the Copa Libertadores with a 7-1 win over Deportes Tolima in the second leg of their round of 16 tie. Flamengo could have Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal for its quarterfinal. The 35-year-old Vidal, who has just left Inter Milan, was at the Maracanã Stadium to watch Flamengo’s win…
Coming on the heels of the criticism thrown his way by American actor, Chris Pratt, UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya has taken his pound of flesh by reminding the actor that he’s “just a fan” and not a UFC athlete. Israel Adesanya was criticised after his winning performance over Jared Cannonier at UFC 276. After…
seven-time Formula 1 world champion, Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he has been suffering in silence with a thorn in his wide since December 2021. Despite holding every record imaginable, the Formula 1 world champion who won in 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 has 103 victories, 185 podiums and 103 pole positions…
American tennis player Taylor Fritz has openly admitted how hurt he was to have been defeated by Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon on Wednesday. The American lost a two-sets-to-one lead against Nadal, who was facing an abdominal issue and was struggling to serve for much of the four-hour, 20-minute match. “After the match was over, I…
Today, July 7, 2022, South African football celebrated 30 years to the day since the country’s national team returned to playing football after decades of apartheid-enforced isolation. The match against Cameroon, who had captured Africa’s imagination – including that of pariah state South Africa – with their run to the 1990 World Cup quarter-finals, was…
Following their latest capture of Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City, Arsenal are confident that they can seal a £30million move for Leicester City star Youri Tielemans. Over the past few weeks, the Gunners had made signing Jesus a top priority and now that they have him, the club’s next target is Youri Tielemans. Arsenal are…
In what might as well go down as one of the biggest scares of the competition, Djokovic came from the brink of elimination to progress to the semi-finals of the ongoing Wimbledon. For the seventh time in his long, illustrious career, Djokovic escaped to victory despite losing the opening two sets of the match. There…
Good news for Manchester United fans as defender Tyrell Malacia becomes the club’s first signing of the summer, as he joins from Ajax for a fee of around £13 million on a four-year deal. Speaking after his unveiling, Malacia said it is an “incredible feeling” to join Manchester United after becoming the club’s first signing…
Alarmed by the outcome of two football matches that produced a shocking total of 187 goals, the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has set up an investigation into the matches. The two second-tier games saw Kenema-based Kahunla Rangers and Gulf FC of Kono heavily defeat their city rivals in Premier League qualifiers on Sunday. Kahunla…
After 18 months in charge, Paris St-Germain have confirmed the exit of head coach Mauricio Pochettino. The exit of former Tottenham boss Pochettino, 50, had been expected for almost a month now despite being confirmed earlier today. The man expected to replace the Argentine is former Nice manager Christophe Galtier. Pochettino leaves PSG after guiding…
The first round of matches at the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) have come to a conclusions with Nigeria, South Africa, Burundi and Botswana slugging it out. As compared to day one and two of the competition that produced a combined eight goals in four matches, day recorded the highest tally for a…
In the opening match of the ongoing 2022 Concacaf W Championship in Monterrey, Mexico, the United States women’s national team kicked off with a 3-0 victory over Haiti. The U.S. staved off a couple of chances from Haiti, including a penalty-kick miss that ricocheted off the post, but a first-half brace from Alex Morgan and…
Danish midfielder, Christian Eriksen has agreed to join Manchester United on a 3-year deal once a medical is finalised, sources have told ESPN. The 30-year-old midfielder spent the second half of last season at Brentford, where he scored once in 11 games. Despite receiving an offer to resign for Brentford, Eriksen has opted to move…
Brazilian forward, Gabriel Jesus has signed for Arsenal from Manchester City on a long-term contract. The 25-year-old forward joins Arsenal having established himself as one of the leading strikers in the Premier League in recent seasons. He scored 95 goals in 236 appearances in all competitions during his five seasons in Manchester. View this post…
