The clock is ticking for Chelsea manager Graham Potter to turn unprecedented spending into results, starting against Fulham on Friday, as new Everton manager Sean Dyche prepares for a baptism of fire against Premier League leaders Arsenal. Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool travel to face struggling Wolves, desperate to pull themselves out of a […]
Mired in the Premier League relegation zone and at war with the club’s board, Everton fans fear a 69-year stay in English football’s top flight is heading towards an inevitable end. Sean Dyche will take charge of the Toffees for the first time against league leaders Arsenal on Saturday. The former Burnley boss […]
Juventus will face Inter Milan in the last four of the Italian Cup after beating Lazio 1-0 in Thursday’s final quarterfinal tie. Gleison Bremer headed home the decisive goal a minute before halftime when he beat Lazio goalkeeper Luis Maximiano to Filip Kostic’s cross. The Brazilian’s second goal of the […]
Real Madrid reduced Barcelona’s LaLiga lead to five points with a 2-0 win over Valencia on Thursday, thanks to spectacular goals from Marco Asensio and Vinicius Junior. The duo struck in a three-minute second half salvo which stunned the visitors at the Santiago Bernabeu, and Valencia were later reduced to 10 men […]
Tennis star Nick Kyrgios on Friday pleaded guilty to assaulting a former girlfriend, but avoided a conviction for what the magistrate called a “single act of stupidity”. The Canberra magistrate dismissed the assault charge against the 27-year-old Australian player. Appearing in a Canberra court, the Wimbledon finalist admitted assaulting then-girlfriend Chiara Passari […]
A public policy think tank, the NEO AFRICANA CENTRE, has expressed dismay over the disinformation making the rounds that some presidential candidates in the February 25 polls are in merger talks with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with a view to withdrawing from the race in favour of the PDP presidential candidate. The Centre […]
One of Nigeria’s entertainment companies, has signed Suleman Alimat Sadia, aka Pride_evy, as their Brand Ambassador in Lagos. The deal, which was signed on on the last day of January, will see Alimat promoting the company’s products when it is unveiled. The company’s Head of Public Relations and Media, Emmanuel Isiaka, said, it […]
Charges including attempted rape and assault against Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood have been discontinued by the British Crown Prosecution Service. Greater Manchester Police said criminal proceedings against a 21-year-old man had been discontinued as of February 2. Chief Superintendent Michaela Kerr, GMP’s head of public protection, said: “Given the significant media coverage of […]
Lawrence Olaoye, Abuja The Federal Government has described the pains being experienced by the people in their bid to swap the old naira for the re-designed ones as regrettable and transient but necessary for the growth of the nation’s economy. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said this […]
Egypt-bound Nigeria and Zambia U20 teams clash in a prestige encounter at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium on Friday evening, in what promises to be a fierce encounter with both gearing up for the Africa U20 Cup of Nations starting in the North African nation in a fortnight. A 35-man delegation of […]