Aston Villa were held to a goalless draw by Ajax in the first leg of their Europa Conference League last-16 tie. In a game of few clear chances, both sides finished with 10 players after Villa’s Ezri Konsa and Ajax defender Tristan Gooijer were both shown a second yellow card in the final 10 minutes….
Returnee former world number one tennis player Emma Raducanu earned a 6-2 6-3 win against qualifier Rebeka Masarova in the first round at Indian Wells Raducanu broke the Spaniard’s serve twice to go 3-0 up, but a third double fault from Raducanu allowed Masarova to pull a game back. Raducanu went 0-40 down when 5-2…
Francis Ngannou returned heavier than Anthony Joshua after tipping the scales at almost a stone and half at a lively weigh-in for Friday’s heavyweight bout in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The ex-UFC champion, competing in just his second pro boxing bout, weighed in at 19st 6lb. Two-time world champion Joshua weighed 18st as the pair rounded…
Zambia forward Barbra Banda has signed for Orlando Pride in the second-most expensive women’s transfer in history. The 23-year-old joins the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) club for $740,000 (£581,000) from Chinese club Shanghai Shengli. Bay FC paid a world-record $860,000 (£685,000) for Zambia team-mate Racheal Kundananji last month. Banda joins Pride on a four-year…
Liverpool had a perfect rehearsal ahead of Sunday’s big showdown with Manchester City in the top of the table clash with a comprehensive win against Sparta Prague in the Europa League last-16 tie The Reds were at their ruthless best in the first leg, scoring three goals before half-time to silence the home fans on…
Italian Roma taught English Premier League side Brighton some football lessons as they thumped them 4-0 in the first leg of the Europa League round of sixteen match which leaves them looking unlikely to reach the quarter-finals. Two defensive errors from Brighton was all Roma needed in an entertaining first half before Roma taking full…
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles began their campaign in the men’s football event at the 13th African Games in Ghana on a losing note as they lost 2-1 Ugandan in their opening group B match. The Ugandan team drew the first blood in the 34th minute through Arafat Usama. The Nigerian side replied almost immediately, with Sadiq…
A former media aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad has criticized the Tinubu administration for its constant criticism of the administration of Muhammadu Buhari who like the Tinubu government is APC In a statement on his X handle, Ahmad said former Presidents Musa Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan never criticized Olusegun Obasanjo because they were…
The Imo State House of Assembly, on Thursday, confirmed all the commissioner nominees on the list sent by Governor Hope Uzodinma for ratification and confirmation. Among those confirmed by the Assembly are the immediate past commissioner for information and strategy, Declan Emelumba, the immediate past commissioner for works, Ralph Nwosu, and Chimezie Amadi, the immediate…
Labour unions in the North East have proposed N560,000 per month as national minimum wage. While the branches of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, in the six states of the North East recommended a monthly minimum wage of N560,000, the Adamawa and Bauchi state governments recommended N45,000. The six branches…
