The Principals’ Cup Football Competition organized for secondary schools Delta State will enter intensive stage from January 21 with the zonal elimination series. The 2019 edition is the 3rd in the series since the tournament which was revived in 2017 by sport-loving Governor Ifeanyi Okowa courtesy of the partnership withContinue Reading
Madrid – Real Madrid’s nightmarish start to the new year continued on Sunday with a shock 2-0 home defeat by struggling Real Sociedad. The defeat left the European champions sitting outside the top four in La Liga. Willian Jose put the Basques ahead in the third minute and thereafter RealContinue Reading
Real Madrid may not even challenge for the title let alone win it as a shock 2-0 defeat at home to Real Sociedad on Sunday left them even further adrift in La Liga. Barcelona, already seven points clear, could extend the gap over their fiercest rivals to 10 by beatingContinue Reading
Sunil Chhetri overtook Lionel Messi in international goals as cricket-mad India stunned Thailand 4-1 at the Asian Cup football tournament on Sunday, the veteran striker scoring twice in their Group A opener to surpass the Barcelona superstar. Watched by the 12 Thai schoolboys rescued from a flooded jungle cave lastContinue Reading
Former England and Manchester United star Wayne Rooney was arrested last month for being drunk and swearing in public and paid a $25 fine Friday, according to multiple reports Sunday. Rooney Court records obtained by Washington ABC 7 News and The Athletic showed that Rooney was arrested in Loudon County,Continue Reading
The Presidency has described as `fake news’ a press release in circulation, to the effect that President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered the arrest and prosecution of Amaju Pinnick, the President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The report went viral in social media in the last 24 hours indicating that thereContinue Reading
English FA Cup results on Sunday: Third Round Fulham 1 (Odoi 52) Oldham 2 (Sturridge 76-pen, Lang 88) Manchester City 7 (Sterling 12, Foden 43, Ajayi 45-og, Jesus 53, Mahrez 73, Otamendi 78, Sane 85) Rotherham 0 Millwall 2 (Ferguson 82, 85) Hull 1 (Toral 52) Preston 1 (Hughes 56)Continue Reading
Antoine Griezmann preserved Atletico Madrid’s status as chief challengers to Barcelona in La Liga on Sunday after his stunning free-kick earned them a 1-1 draw at Sevilla. Sevilla would have leapfrogged Atletico into second with a win at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan and were favourites to do so when WissamContinue Reading
Spanish La Liga table after Sunday’s second match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Real Madrid’s Welsh forward Gareth Bale (R) is congratulated by teammate defender Alvaro Odriozola during the Spanish league football match between SD Huesca and Real Madrid CF at the El Alcoraz stadium onContinue Reading
Premier League champions Manchester City began their FA Cup campaign with a 7-0 thrashing of Rotherham on Sunday but Fulham, battling to avoid relegation from English football’s top-flight, were beaten 2-1 by fourth-tier Oldham. Manchester City’s English midfielder Phil Foden’s shot beats Rotherham’s Slovakian goalkeeper Marek Rodak (R) for City’sContinue Reading
