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FA Cup: Record-breaking Man City beat Swansea to reach last eight

FA Cup: Record-breaking Man City beat Swansea to reach last eight

  Manchester City rewrote English football’s record books as a comfortable 3-1 victory at Swansea City sent them into the FA Cup quarter-finals. Kyle Walker, Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus were on target as Pep…

Blessing Okagbare enters Guinness Book of World Records

Blessing Okagbare enters Guinness Book of World Records

  Nigerian sprint queen, Blessing Okagbare, has been honoured by the Guinness World Records for the most IAAF Diamond League appearances. The IAAF Diamond League is an annual series of track and field meetings held…

NFF mourns Yisa Sofoluwe

NFF mourns Yisa Sofoluwe

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has expressed utter shock and sorrow at the death on Tuesday night of former Nigeria defender Yisa Sofoluwe, who passed on at the age of 53 few days after being…

Euro roundup: Real Madrid close gap on Atlético with win over Getafe

Euro roundup: Real Madrid close gap on Atlético with win over Getafe

*Benzema and Mendy score goals in 2-0 win *Juventus hold off Inter to reach Coppa Italia final Real Madrid overcame an injury crisis to beat Getafe 2-0 at home on Tuesday and close the gap to…

FA Cup: Man Utd squeeze past W’Ham after extra time to reach q’finals

FA Cup: Man Utd squeeze past W’Ham after extra time to reach q’finals

*Managerless Bournemouth shock Burnley Scott McTominay scored in extra time as Manchester United beat West Ham to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. Neither side could be separated in a drab 90 minutes in…

Ex-Super Eagles, Yisa Shofoluwe, is dead

Ex-Super Eagles, Yisa Shofoluwe, is dead

  A former Super Eagles defender, Yisa Shofoluwe, is dead. Popularly known as Dean of Defence, Shofoluwe died in the hospital on Tuesday night as funds were being raised for his treatment. He was said…

Juve edge out Inter to reach Coppa Italia final

Juve edge out Inter to reach Coppa Italia final

  Juventus beat Inter Milan 2-1 on aggregate to reach the Coppa Italia final following a 0-0 draw in the second leg of the semi-final. Leading from the first leg in Milan, Juve survived a couple…

FA Cup: Managerless Bournemouth shock Burnley to reach q’finals

FA Cup: Managerless Bournemouth shock Burnley to reach q’finals

  Managerless Bournemouth reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for the first time in 64 years with victory at Premier League Burnley. Sam Surridge put the Championship club ahead after connecting with Jack Stacey’s…

EPL: Leeds gain deserved win over Palace

EPL: Leeds gain deserved win over Palace

  Leeds United gained a deserved victory over Crystal Palace to move into the top half of the Premier League table. The hosts only needed three minutes before they went ahead as Jack Harrison’s strike…

National Sports Festival shifted again

National Sports Festival shifted again

…as Council on Sports commits to April date for event The Edo 2020 National Sports Festival earlier scheduled for February 14th- 28th has again been postponed till April.   This decision was reached after the…