Quarter final draws for the UEFA Champions League have been held with defending champions Manchester City taking on fourteen times champions Real Madrid This will be the third successive meeting between both sides at the knockout stages. Elsewhere Arsenal will meet German champions Bayern Munich. The Gunners will host Bayern, who have England captain Harry…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said Wednesday that the return of Michael Edwards to the club as Fenway Sports Group’s chief executive of football will have no bearing on his decision to leave at the end of the season. The German has spoken to Edwards, with whom he had a successful relationship as the club’s sporting…
FIFA have awarded Qatar and Morocco the rights to host the FIFA U-17 men’s and women’s World Cup, respectively, for the next five years from 2025.FIFA said the Men’s and Women’s Under-17 World Cups will now be held annually, starting from 2025. Both tournaments have been expanded as 48 teams will participate in the men’s…
A Federal High Court in Abuja will today, Thursday commence sitting on a suit brought before it by Dennis Idahosa, the self-acclaimed governorship candidate of the party. Idahosa does not want the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to accept any other person except him as APC candidate. This development is coming on the heels of…
Gay male professional footballer Josh Cavallo has proposed to his partner Leighton Morrell. Expressing his emotions he said “it felt right to share this special moment on the pitch”. The 24-year-old thanked his A-League club Adelaide United for their help after getting engaged and for providing “a safe space in football” for him when he…
The imminent departure of Kylian Mbappe means Paris-Saint Germain is in dire need of a replacement for their inspirational forward man According to reports the French champions are refusing to give up hope of signing Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford this summer. PSG are plotting an £80m bid in the hope of luring him to the…
A Former Lawmaker in New Zealand, Golriz Ghahraman has pleaded guilty to shoplifting on Wednesday, a scandal that has derailed a promising career in politics. Ghahraman, the first refugee elected to New Zealand’s parliament, stepped down from her political duties on January 16, citing the need to address her mental health. Soon after, police charged…
Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal have broken the world record for most consecutive wins by a top-flight team. Hilal beat Al-Ittihad on Tuesday’s 2-0 in the Asian Champions League to record their 28th victory in a row. It surpasses the 27 straight wins by Welsh side The New Saints in 2016. Al-Hilal, whose players include…
Barcelona have qualified for the quarter final of the Champions League for the first time in four years beating Italian Champions Napoli 3-1 on the night and 4-2 on aggregate. Fermin Lopez and Joao Cancelo put Barcelona in front, with the goals coming two minutes apart. But the hosts were made to work hard by…
Defending champions under -20 female football team Falconets will continue the defence of their African Games women’s title when they take on Senegal at the Cape Coast Stadium on Monday. Nigeria defeated Morocco 2-0 in their opening fixture last Friday. A draw from this game will be enough for the Nigerian girls to secure their…
