Defending champions Manchester City and Real Madrid shared six goals in a thriller to leave their Champions League quarter-final evenly poised after the first leg at the Bernabeu. Pep Guardiola’s side took the lead in the second minute when Bernardo Silva cleverly snuck a 25-yard free-kick round the wall past goalkeeper Andriy Lunin. Two deflected…
A Spanish tennis player has been banned from the sport until 2039 after admitting to 35 corruption charges. Aaron Cortes, 29, fixed the outcome of matches for money, bet on tennis, failed to report corrupt approaches and gave money to tournament officials in exchange for a wildcard, said the International Tennis Integrity Agency. It gave…
Nigeria’s Super Falcons are through to the football event of the 2024 Olympic Games after a 0-0 draw in the second leg of qualifiers against South Africa in Pretoria. Having won the first leg 1-0 in Abuja last Friday, Randy Waldrum’s ladies qualified with the same aggregate score line. Unlike in the first leg, the…
Ivory Coast and Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba has praised Nigerian international Victor Osimhen for his spectacular goal during Napoli’s recent encounter against Monza. Osimhen’s goal, a sensational header likened to a basketball jump shot, marked the opening goal in Napoli’s 4-2 triumph. The goal garnered widespread attention in football, earning Osimhen the moniker “Osi-Air” for…
Al-Nassr forward Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off for elbowing an opponent during his side’s 2-1 Saudi Super Cup semi-final defeat by Al-Hilal. The 39 year old forward was shown a straight red card on 86 minutes after appearing to swing his elbow twice into the chest of Ali Al Bulayhi, who fell to the floor….
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he believes Real Madrid will be aiming to avenge their last season loss at the hands of his side on their way to winning the Champions League. City beat Real 5-1 on aggregate in the semi-finals. However, Guardiola has no doubt the 14-time winners will pose a tough test…
An Illinois man did 26,100 squats in 24 hours to break a Guinness World Record and raise money for charity. Tony Piraino of Decatur aimed to break the record of 25,000 squats in 24 hours, which was set by Joe Reverdes from Rhode Island in 2020. Piraino surpassed Reverdes’ total, as well as his own…
Real Madrid defender, Antonio Rüdiger, has said that he has an ax to grind with Erling Haaland ahead of their Champions League quarter-final clash this week. Los Blancos will be seeking revenge on City, who dumped them out from last season’s competition. Rüdiger handled Haaland well in last year’s semi-final first leg, which finished 1-1…
Matteo Berrettini beat Roberto Carballes Baena in straight sets to win a first title in almost two years. The Italian eased past his Spanish opponent with a 7-5 6-2 victory at the Grand Prix Hassan II in the Moroccan city of in Marrakesh. Berrettini ended Baena’s nine-match winning streak at the tournament, breaking serve twice…
English premier league side Everton have been deducted two points for a second breach of Premier League financial rules. Profit and sustainability rules (PSR) permit clubs to lose £105m over three years and an independent commission found Everton breached that by £16.6m for the three-year period to 2022-23. They drop one place to 16th and…
