Kobbie Mainoo scored a 97th-minute winner as Manchester United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-3 at Molineux in a Premier League classic. Mainoo curled his first Premier League goal past Jose Sa, just seconds after Pedro Neto appeared to have snatched a point for Wolves. Wolves pulled themselves level having been 2-0 down at half-time and 3-1…
Issa Sy from Senegal will be the referee at the centre, when Nigeria play Angola in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final on Friday. Sy will work alongside his compatriots Djibril Camara and Nouha Bangoura. Camara and Bangoura are assistant referee 1 and assistant referee 2 respectively, alongside Mauritanian official Abdel Aziz Bouh as…
Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami suffered a heavy 6-0 defeat by Al-Nassr in a friendly in Saudi Arabia. The game had been billed as a clash between Messi and old rival Cristiano Ronaldo but the latter was ruled out for Al-Nassr because of injury. There was nothing Messi could do about the result as he only…
Super Falcons striker, Asisat Oshoala, has left FC Barcelona Female team to join a new National Women’s Soccer League team, Bay FC, in the United States. Bay FC announced the new signing in a statement on Thursday. The six-time African Women’s Footballer of the Year signed a two-year deal with Bay FC with an option…
Jose Peseiro has expressed confidence in the ability of his two goalkeepers he has in his team Speaking ahead of Super Eagles quarter final match against Angola on Friday, he said he has confidence in Francis Uzoho should Stanley Nwabali fail to recover ahead of Angola clash. He said that Nwabali will undergo a late…
Rafael Nadal has entered the Qatar Open in February after missing the Australian Open with a hip injury. Nadal returned from a year-long absence at the Brisbane International but then opted to return to his native Spain rather than compete in Melbourne. The Qatar Open is due to take place between 19 and 24 February….
Lewis Hamilton is poised for a shock move to Ferrari for the 2025 season. A number of senior sources say a deal between the seven-time champion and Ferrari has been agreed and could be announced as early as Thursday. Ferrari wants Hamilton to join Charles Leclerc for the 2025 season. The 39-year-old signed a new…
Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro says he will stick to same line-up and tactics for his side’s quarter-final clash with Angola. The three-time champions will look to earn a place in the semi-final when they square up against the Palancas Negras at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, on Friday. Peseiro switched to a…
Super Eagles striker Ademola Lookman has expressed confidence in the ability of the Nigerian team to beat Angola Speaking to sports journalists Lookman said the Palancas Negras of Angola cannot stop the Super Eagles from securing a place in the semi-final of the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Cote d’Ivoire. The two…
The napkin on which 13-year-old Lionel Messi’s first Barcelona contract was signed is to be auctioned – with a starting price of £300,000. The napkin, signed in December 2000, carries a commitment from then Barca director Carles Rexach to sign Messi. It was also signed by Josep Minguella, a transfer advisor to the Spanish club,…
