Cristiano Ronaldo headed the winner nine minutes from time as Manchester United came back from two goals down to record a memorable Champions League triumph against Atalanta at Old Trafford. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side had been booed off at the break, such was the lack of invention they showed in...
Liverpool coasted to a third-placed finish in the Premier League as Sadio Mane scored twice in a 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace, with Chelsea and Leicester losing elsewhere. For the first time all season, Jurgen Klopp named an unchanged side for a must-win game, which saw Gini Wijnaldum captain the...
The Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Afro Sports have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the transmission of 52 matches of the Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d'Ivoire. Recall that Multichoice Africa recently announced that DSTV and SuperSport Channel on GOtv will not broadcast the Africa Cup of...
The Abuja National Stadium, renamed in honour of Chief Moshood Abiola (MKO) by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2018 is now getting a facelift courtesy of the Dangote Industries Limited. A Tweet by the presidency on Thursday, said Dangote will be restoring the main bowl pitch and also replacing the scoreboards. “This gesture...
Arsenal's players have rejected the latest proposal aimed at slashing the club’s wage bill during the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Executives and players have been attempting to secure some sort of agreement during talks over the past fortnight, which would allow the north London club to lessen their financial outlay while...
Manchester City won their fourth Premier League trophy in five years on Sunday but nearly let it slip from their hands, coming from two goals down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 with three goals inside an electrifying five minutes late in the second half. After an afternoon of high nerves,...
Seventeen years after leading Nigeria to continental success, former women's coach Godwin Izilien has said the country's football authority must settle its long-standing debt to him. Izilien says then NFA (now NFF) owes him $28,750 in match bonuses for winning the 2004 African Women's Cup of Nations in South Africa. Current...
Victory over Wolves would bring a 21st consecutive win for the Premier League leaders as they challenge for an unprecedented quadruple After taking their winning streak to 20 matches with a hard-earned 2-1 victory over West Ham in the Premier League on Saturday, Pep Guardiola said Manchester City’s current run...
"It's important for equality across the board," Danielle Perkins says in an exclusive interview with Sky Sports. "We need to have a female heavyweight division for the Tyson Furys, the Anthony Joshuas, the Deontay Wilders." The unexplored final frontier of women's boxing is its heavyweight division, a barren and unrecognised...
Renowned American boxer and boxing promoter, Floyd Mayweather has announced plans to establish a boxing academy in Africa, especially in Nigeria to build young fighters. Mayweather disclosed this Monday when he visited the frontline All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Aspirant and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi at his Abuja residence. TheFact...