Champions league action is back, with the European teams playing the second games of the group stages. Here is a list of the fixtures for tonight: Barcelona v Bayer Levkn 07:45 Arsenal v Olympiakos 07:45 Bayern Mun v Dinamo Zagreb 07:45 FC Porto v Chelsea 07:45 BATE Bor v Roma 07:45 Maccabi Tel Aviv v Dynamo Kiev 07:45 Lyon v Valencia 07:45 […]
Continue ReadingNigeria has been fined 5,000 Dollars by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for fans misconduct during its first leg of the 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match on June 13. CAF’s decision was released on its website in Abuja on Tuesday. It said that the decision was reached at its disciplinary board meeting […]
Continue ReadingIt was a lively start to the London derby, as Aaron Ramsey had a shot blocked and Fabregas saw an effort saved by Cech, returning to Stamford Bridge for the first time since his summer move to Arsenal. Walcott forced Asmir Begovic into a low save at the other end but the hosts started to […]
Continue ReadingArsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere will require surgery on a hairline fracture of his left leg and is expected to be out for up to three months. The 23-year-old England international broke a fibula in August but was expected to return to training following September’s international break. The club has said he needs to have a […]
Continue ReadingBY AYO OLOWO Villa manager, Tim Sherwood has expressed his desire to jump at the chance to sign Emmanuel Adebayor if he showed the right attitude and desire. He expressed fears that the Togolese forward may not play football until January after leaving Tottenham Hotspur. It was mentioned on Sunday by Tottenham, that Adebayor had […]
Continue Readingworld number one Novak Djokovic will on Sunday battle Roger Federer in the US Open final. The two leading players in the world of tennis have punched their ways to the final spots in like manner, trouncing their opponents in three straight sets. Djokovic defeated defending champion, Marin Cilic, 6-0, 6-1, 6-2. Federer defeated his […]
Continue Reading(TheNews) Nigerian athletes continued to garner more medals at the ongoing All-African Games in Congo Brazzaville to place fifth on the medals table at the end of Thursday’s event. A statement issued from Congo on Friday by Steven Nelson, Deputy Director, Press, National Sports Commission (NSC) and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria […]
Continue ReadingTop-ranked Serena Williams had her calendar Grand Slam quest crushed in stunning fashion Friday as Italy’s 43rd-ranked Flavia Pennetta delivered a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 upset shocker to reach the US Open final. In Saturday’s championship match, Vinci will face 26th-ranked compatriot Flavia Pennetta, who upset Romanian second seed Simona Halep 6-1, 6-3 in the other […]
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After repeated failure and poor outing at the European clubs’ elite competition, Manchester City is desperate to turn things around and they are not taking chances as they have decided to stick to older, experienced players, in their quest for European glory. Kelechi Iheanacho of Nigeria will not feature in this season’s Uefa Champions League […]
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7th seed, Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic has been shown the exit door from the US Open, losing in the first round to 50th ranked player, Dominika Cibulkova from Slovakia. The 27-year-old Serbian, a former world No. 1 and the 2008 French Open champion lost the first set 3-6. She rallied to win the second set 6-3 and […]
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