AS Roma have announced the appointment of Claudio Ranieri as its new head coach until the end of the season. The club made the announcement on its official website on Friday. Ranieri, who was sacked by Fulham, will be making a return to Roma after his first stint in 2009 to 2011, replacing Eusebio Di Francesco. […]
Continue Reading
Manchester City duo of Sergio Aguero and Pep Guardiola have been named Premier League Player and Manager of the Month respectively, for February. Both Aguero and Guardiola were announced as winners of the February award on Friday. It was a month to remember for City as they won all four of their games […]
Continue Reading
Some of the most renowned indigenous and international polo teams are set to convene in Lagos, Nigeria to compete for highly coveted trophies in the 2019 Lagos Int’l Polo Tournament. Sponsored by leading African Financial Institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc. This year’s competition will begin on March 13, 2019 and will see both Nigerian and […]
Continue Reading
Barcelona star, Lionel Messi is back in the Argentina squad for the first time in almost nine months. Messi last played for Argentina in their 4-3 loss to France in the round of 16 phase of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. But he has been included in coach Lionel Scaloni’s 31-man squad for upcoming friendly […]
Continue Reading
Marcus Rashford scored a stoppage-time penalty awarded after a VAR review to give Manchester United a stunning 3-1 win away to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday as they improbably went through to the Champions League quarter-finals on away goals. A seriously depleted United looked to have given themselves too much to do after losing 2-0 in […]
Continue Reading
Jose Mourinho says he feels proud to hear Real Madrid fans chanting his name and calling for his return to the club. Real were eliminated by Ajax in the Champions League on Tuesday night in a humbling 4-1 defeat at the Bernabeu, which was met with fans singing Mourinho’s name in the streets. Former club […]
Continue Reading
Nigeria’s Super Falcons lost 1-0 to the Red Flames of Belgium in their final Group C game at the Cyprus Women’s Cup on Monday. Elena Dohnt scored the winning goal for the Belgians in the seventh minute of the highly entertaining encounter. The Red Blames were fully in control of the game in the first […]
Continue Reading
For the first time ever, Barcelona have recorded back-to-back El Clasico wins at the Bernabeu as they pipped Real Madrid by a lone goal Saturday night. Ivan Rakitic struck the only goal to earn Barcelona victory over Real Madrid and move the Catalan giants closer to retaining their La Liga crown. The Croatian midfielder produced […]
Continue Reading
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed a last minute penalty against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley to deny his club, Arsenal this chance of taking all three points against their fierce rivals. Aaron Ramsey had given Arsenal a first half lead before Harry Kane rescued a point for Spurs from the penalty spot. Nigerian forward Alex Iwobi was in […]
Continue Reading
Claudio Ranieri has been sacked as manager by relegation threatened Fulham after less than four months in charge. Fulham announced Ranieri’s sacking on their website on Thursday, following a statement by the club’s chairman, Shahid Khan. Ranieri, who guided Leicester to their first ever Premier League title in 2016, replaced Slavisa Jokanovic in November, but […]
Continue Reading