Former Captain of the Green Eagles and Enugu Rangers, Christian Chukwu, is dead. He passed on Saturday morning aged 74 years. Chukwu’s Eagles and Rangers teammate, Emmanuel Okala, confirmed the death of the former player and coach of the Nigerian senior national team. Also, another Chukwu teammate in the Green Eagles, Segun Odegbami, confirmed the…
Inter Milan went into the Allianz Arena and defeated Bayern Munich 2–1 in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals. The hosts looked dangerous in the opening half-an-hour but were unable to finish off their chances, especially Harry Kane, who hit the post in a 1-v-1 after a stellar play from Michael Olise….
Declan Rice scored twice and Arsenal stunned Real Madrid to take a three-goal lead ahead of next week’s second leg of this chapions league quarter-final in Spain. Arsenal were initially denied a penalty after Declan Rice’s shot hit the arm in the box of Raul Asencio. But it would be the midfielder to claim the…
Spain edged past the Netherlands on penalties following a six-goal thriller to progress to the Nations League semi-final. The hosts started well and took an early lead through Mikel Oyarzabal from the spot, only for the Dutch to level with their own penalty after the break – Memphis Depay this time firing high and central…
After trailing 0-1 following a rather insipid first-leg performance in Copenhagen, the Portuguese roar back to life with a comprehensive 5-2 drubbing. With 18 shots, of which 11 were on target, they were the far better team on the day. They easily could have had a few more if it wasn’t for Schmeichel’s doggedness between…
Lewis Hamilton has been disqualified from the Chinese Grand Prix for a technical infringement on his Ferrari.One of the skid blocks on Hamilton’s car was found to be less than the required thickness after the race.His team-mate Charles Leclerc and Alpine’s Pierre Gasly have also been disqualified, after their cars were both deemed underweight in…
Boxing icon Mike Tyson has broken his silence on the death of boxing legend George Foreman after his passing at the age of 76. Tyson expressed his condolences to Foreman’s family while lauding his “contribution to boxing and beyond.” While announcing the news of his death, George Foreman’s family shared a statement noting he passed…
With about 20 minutes remaining in normal time at the Metropolitano, Barcelona completed a famous comeback for the ages to put Atletico’s title hopes in disarray. The first half was a cagey affair as the teams played largely risk-averse, but combative football. Alvarez’s opener at the tail-end of the first half promised much for the…
Liverpool’s hope to get the quadruple or treble earlier in the season has been dashed after losing the Carabao Cup final to Newcastle United. This loss comes after the Merseyside club lost to French side PSG in the Champions League. Dan Burn and Alexander Isak, on either side of half-time gave Eddie Howe’s side a…
Declan Rice scored a crucial equalizer and then produced a goal-saving tackle to deny Rasmus Højlund a late winner to keep Arsenal’s faint Premier League title hopes alive in a 1-1 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday. In doing so, the Gunners took another step back from their already-slim Premier League title…
