Nigeria’s sole representative in the Caf Confederation Cup Rivers United edged defending champions USM Alger of Algeria 1-0 in the first leg of their quarter-final clash at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Sunday. Augustine Okejepha got the only goal from Sadiq Adamu’s cross from the corner in the 10th minute…
England international Ella Toone scored twice as Manchester United fought back from a goal down to beat Everton and keep alive their slim hopes of qualifying for next season’s Women’s Champions League. Everton, the lowest goalscorers in the WSL, were gifted a 10th-minute lead when Maya le Tissier’s backpass was underhit, enabling Katja Snoeijs to…
Former Liverpool midfielder, Jamie Redknapp has slammed Manchester United for their poor performance against Brentford which he said made the Bees look like Real Madrid. Redknapp was reacting to United’s 1-1 draw at the GTech Community Stadium on Saturday. United were second best for the majority of the match, but took the lead through Mason…
Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel has conceded the Bundesliga title to Bayer Leverkusen after his team lost at home to Borussia Dortmund with seven games to play Goals from Karim Adeyemi and Julian Ryerson gave Dortmund their first Der Klassiker victory since 2019. The defeat leaves Bayern 13 points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen, who beat…
The Rivers State House of Assembly has threatened to resume impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara if he continues to breach the constitution accusing him of dishonesty Martin Amaewhule, the Speaker of the House, made this known on Saturday during a press briefing in Port Harcourt, Rivers state. Amaewhule, who was accompanied by 26 members…
Napoli’s players took the knee before their match on Saturday after the club criticised a decision to clear Inter Milan’s Francesco Acerbi of making alleged racist comments to Juan Jesus. A sports judge found Acerbi’s comments to Napoli defender Jesus may have been offensive. But the judge considered there was not enough evidence to deem…
Borussia Dortmund claimed their first Der Klassiker victory since 2019 with a 2-0 Bundesliga win at Bayern Munich and thus help Bayer Leverkusen to place on hand on the title. Karim Adeyemi opened the scoring for the visitors in the 10th minute and Julian Ryerson doubled their advantage late on. Harry Kane thought he had…
Spanish side Sevilla say it’s left-back Marcos Acuna and coaching staff were targeted with “racist and xenophobic abuse” during Saturday’s La Liga win at Getafe. The match was paused by the referee in the 68th minute because of racist insults from some fans in the crowd. In his official match report, referee Javier Iglesias Villanueva…
Bayer Leverkusen produced a dramatic comeback to avoid their first defeat of the season and claim a 2-1 win over Hoffenheim in the German Bundesliga. Leverkusen’s 38-game unbeaten streak looked set to end when they found themselves 1-0 down with fewer than five minutes of normal time remaining. Robert Andrich scored for the league leaders…
Defending Champions Barcelona beat Brann to set up a Women’s Champions League semi-final against Chelsea. Barcelona won the first leg 2-1 and extended their aggregate lead when Aitana Bonmati hooked an effort past Aurora Mikalsen in the 23rd minute. They netted again through Fridolina Rolfo, who bundled home when Mikalsen failed to clear a goalmouth…
