The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, says Nigeria supports the candidature of Issa Hayatou in the April 2017 election for the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) presidency. Dalung told newsmen on Monday in Abuja that Nigeria’s support was based on national interest. “For the presidency of CAF, when I invited them, I told […]
Continue Reading
N’Golo Kante’s goal from distance helped Chelsea beat 10-man Manchester United 1-0 to advance to the FA Cup semifinals on Monday night. Ander Herrera was sent off in the first half after a pair of bookings for fouls on Eden Hazard, giving Kante the space he needed to score early in the second half. United […]
Continue Reading
Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday mauled League One side, Millwall 6-0 in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup at White Hart Lane. The football game saw Heung-min score a hat-trick as Tottenham reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup with an easy win. It was not to be just a victory, Tottenham paid a high price […]
Continue Reading
Non-league Lincoln City’s astonishing run in the FA Cup came to an end on Saturday as Arsenal remained on course for a 13th title by reaching the semi-finals. Lincoln, 88 places below their Premier League opponents, held their own for much of the first half and even went close to scoring when Petr Cech saved […]
Continue Reading
Manchester City eased past Middlesbrough 2-0 at the Riverside to book an FA Cup semi-final date at Wembley Stadium next month. David Silva stabbed home City’s opener after three minutes, but the visitors were guilty of missing some glorious chances to stretch their lead. However, Sergio Aguero finally added City’s second in the 67th minute, […]
Continue Reading
After trailing 4-0 from the first leg, Barcelona had an opportunity to create history and that they did by beating Paris Saint-Germain 6-5 on aggregate to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Barcelona did well to halve the deficit at the interval at the Nou Camp, after Luis Suarez’s third-minute header and an own […]
Continue Reading
Bayern Munich confirmed their spot in the Champions League quarterfinals with a 5-1 win at 10-man Arsenal on Tuesday to advance 10-2 on aggregate. A first-half Theo Walcott goal gave Arsenal a glimmer of hope, but Laurent Koscielny was sent off while conceding a penalty soon after the break, and Robert Lewandowski scored from the […]
Continue Reading
The Football Association (FA) has handed Manchester United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic a three-match ban for his elbow on Bournemouth’s Tyrone Mings. The ban means that the giant Swede will miss the Red Devils’ FA Cup quarter-final at Chelsea on Monday and Premier League matches against Middlesbrough and West Brom. Ibrahimovic will return in the home game […]
Continue Reading
“Champions-elect” Chelsea put in a strong performance to defeat West Ham 2-1 and move 10 points clear at the top of the Premier League table. Eden Hazard opened the scoring on the 25th minute after a flowing counter-attack at the London Stadium and the visitors doubled the score when Diego Costa capitalised on poor West […]
Continue Reading
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Tyrone Mings have both been charged with violent conduct by the Football Association following separate incidents during the Premier League game between Manchester United and Bournemouth on Saturday. According to the FA, the incidents “were not seen by the match officials at the time but caught on video.” “Furthermore, The FA has […]
Continue Reading