Defending champion Coco Gauff is through to the second round of the US Open as she begins her title defence. Gauff only dropped two games as she beat French player Varvara Gracheva 6-2 6-0 After reaching the semi-finals of the French Open in June, third seed Gauff has struggled and had early exits in Toronto…
English Premier League champions Manchester City have agreed a deal with Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal to sell defender Joao Cancelo. Personal terms are not expected to be a problem, although Cancelo is yet to agree to the move. If he does, the 30-year-old is expected to sign a three-year contract, ending his five-year stay…
The first man to ever win an Olympic medal for Nigeria, Nojim Maiyegun, has died. This was disclosed on Monday by an Austria-based acquaintance of the deceased identified as Rudolfine Soultan (Funmilayo) on her Facebook post. The post read, “My Jimylein (Jimmy) is dead. I can’t say more about this right now because it’s just…
Former Super Eagles player and coach, Samson Siasia, has expressed his excitement to return to full-scale football activities after completing a five-year ban imposed by FIFA for match-fixing allegations. Siasia, who had his lifetime ban reduced by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in 2019, spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the…
Vincent Kompany’s first Bundesliga game in charge of Bayern Munich ended in a hard fought win against Wolfsburg Serge Gnabry scored a late winner for Bayern Munich they beat Wolfsburg 3-2 Gnabry’s winner came in the 82nd minute as his low shot hit the post and went in after he was played through by Harry…
Spanish champions Real Madrid on Sunday secured their first La Liga victory of the season after beating Real Valladolid 3-0 at home After being frustrated in the first forty five minutes the champions hit their attacking stride in the second half with Federico Valverde’s scoring the opening goal Substitute Brahim Diaz made it 2-0 for…
Manchester United have reached an agreement with Napoli to sell midfielder Scott McTominay for a transfer fee of approximately €30 million (£25.4 million). However, the deal is not yet finalized, as McTominay’s personal terms with the Italian club are still being negotiated. This is the second consecutive year that Manchester United has shown a willingness…
Noni Madueke scored a hat-trick and Jaoa Felix scored on his return as Chelsea recorded their first Premier League victory of the season. The Blues beat Wolves in a pulsating and chaotic encounter 6-2 Chelsea took the lead after 98 seconds when Cole Palmer’s inswinging corner was inadvertently flicked on by Matheus Cunha and an…
Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick as defending champions Manchester City came from behind to beat new premier league boys Ipswich 4-1 on Saturday Ipswich l back in the top flight for the first time in 22 years had a dream start as Sammie Szmodics scored on his full debut, squeezing a shot through the legs…
Former Manchester United player Mason Greenwood is set to dump the Three Lions of England for the Reggae Boys of Jamaica under new manager Steve McClaren. Ekweanaedo can authoritatively report that Jamaica Football Federation has approached the English FA for Greenwood’s international transfer and the process is already underway. Greenwood has been in international exile…
