Harry Kane’s equaliser six minutes into stoppage time earned Tottenham a dramatic draw as a fiery London derby at Stamford Bridge ended in an angry confrontation between Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte that resulted in red cards for both managers. Tempers were running high throughout as Chelsea twice led before Kane’s glancing header seconds […]
Nottingham Forest secured a famous win as Super Eagles star, Taiwo Awoniyi scored the only goal to beat West Ham as Premier League football returned to the City Ground after a 23-year absence. Awoniyi, Forest’s £17m record signing this summer, applied the first-time finish after Jesse Lingard’s effort had been deflected into his path […]
Kidnappers of Catholic priest Rev. Fr. Dr. Chinedu Nwadike have requested N50 million as ransom for his release. Close sources said contact was made by the gunmen late Saturday night. The priest was kidnapped Friday at the notorious Umunnochi, along Okigwe – Enugu Road, Abia State. He was kidnapped alongside a seminarian. They were said […]
A Nigerian, who was deported from Malta after he was found abusing a horse, has been arrested for murder in Italy. Robert Omo, 24, is alleged to have bludgeoned a Chinese man to death using a hammer. He also allegedly seriously injured a Bulgarian man. He was charged in an Avellino court last week […]
With more than a third of the results from Kenya’s presidential election now confirmed, the two main candidates are running neck and neck. Deputy President William Ruto has taken a slight lead over ex-Prime Minister Raila Odinga Deputy – 51% against 48%, reports the BBC. The head of the electoral commission has admitted that […]
Author Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and is able to talk again, a day after being stabbed. Rushdie, 75, was attacked while speaking at an event in New York state and was in a critical condition, reports the BBC. His agent, Andrew Wylie, confirmed the news to US media, but had […]
At least seven people have been injured after gunmen opened fire at separate locations in the city of Jerusalem, Israeli officials have said. The attackers shot at a bus and opened fire in a car park near the historic Western Wall at 01:24 local time (22:24 GMT), emergency officials said. Police have launched a […]
Ukraine’s president has warned that any Russian soldiers who shoot at the besieged Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant will be targeted by security services. In his nightly address on Saturday, Volodymyr Zelensky said any soldier firing on or from the plant would become “a special target” for Ukraine, reports the BBC. He also accused Moscow of […]
Neymar continued his outstanding start to the season with a brace while Kylian Mbappe marked his return to the team with a goal but also had a penalty saved as Paris Saint-Germain trounced Montpellier 5-2 in Ligue 1 on Saturday. Neymar rolled in a spot-kick to put PSG 2-0 up at the break on […]
AC Milan got off to a winning start in their Serie A title defence with a hard-fought 4-2 win over Udinese on Saturday as Denzel Dumfries’ stoppage-time strike earned Inter Milan a late win at Lecce. Milan bounced back from going behind with less than two minutes on the clock to claim the three […]