Super Eagles caretaker coach, Augustine Eguavoen has released his squad for the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures against Benin Republic and Rwanda. Eguavoen named 23 players in his squad for both games. Nasarawa United defender, Victor Collins is the only home-based player in the list. Auxerre defender, Gabriel Osho will have the…
Red- hot Robert Lewandowski continued his goal scoring form with two goals as Barcelona earned a third consecutive Champions League win by thrashing Red Star Belgrade. Lewandowski, 36, took his season tally to 19 goals in 16 games in all competitions to move within one goal of becoming only the third player in history to…
Defending Champions Real Madrid suffered a surprise home defeat vy AC Milan at the Santiago Bernabeu. Madrid have fallen to back-to-back home defeats and have lost two of their first four games in the Champions League. Vinicius Junior’s penalty equalised for Madrid after Malick Thiaw’s opener, but strikes from Alvaro Morata and Tijjani Reijnders secured…
Incoming Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim condemn Manchester City to a third successive defeat for the first time since April 2018 as Sporting hammered the English champions 4-1 It was City’s heaviest defeat since September 2020 and only the second time in his trophy-ladened spell at City that Pep Guardiola has been beaten in three…
Nigerian born British boxer, Anthony Joshua has been named among the top three highest-earning boxers in 2024 despite suffering a shocking defeat to Daniel Dubois in September The former two-time heavyweight champion earned a guaranteed purse of £6m from the Wembley Stadium bout, with additional pay-per-view revenue, potentially pushing his earnings beyond £25m if PPV…
Edu has resigned from his role as Arsenal’s sporting director. The Brazilian rejoined the Gunners as technical director in summer 2019 before being promoted to sporting director in November 2022. Edu, played for Arsenal between 2001 and 2005 and won two league titles, with one coming as part of the ‘Invincibles’ team of 2003-04. The…
Highly sought after Manager Ruben Amorim says there will be “clarification” over his expected move toManchester United after Sporting’s game against Estrela on Friday. He is expected to remain in charge at Portuguese side Sporting until the next international break from 11-19 November. There remains confusion over whether a deal has been completed for Amorim…
The draws for Carabao cup quarter final have been held with Holders Liverpool taking on Premier League strugglers Southampton Manchester United will visit Tottenham Hotspur Arsenal host Crystal Palace in a London derby, while Newcastle United are at home to Brentford. The quarter-final ties will take place in the week of 16 December. It is…
Carlo Ancelotti and Emma Hayes have won the inaugural Johan Cruyff Awards, given to the best coaches in the men’s and women’s games at the 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony. Ancelotti guided Real Madrid to a record-extending 15th Champions League crown – the fifth of his managerial career – last season as well as the La…
Spain and Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati has won the women’s Ballon d’Or for the second year in a row. Bonmati won every possible trophy at club level last season as Barcelona secured a historic quadruple – winning Liga F, the Champions League, Supercopa and Copa de la Reina. The 26-year-old scored a career-best tally of…
