Ernesto Valverde insisted he had not received a phone call urging him to re-sign Neymar following reports the club had been contacted by the player’s father. Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian forward Neymar celebrates after scoring a goal during the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Caen on August 12,Continue Reading
By Jacob Ajom The interplay between sports and politics would come to bear on the 2019 general election in Nigeria as a group named Tap Initiative has perfected plans to use football and entertainment to lure adults, particularly the youths who are of voting age to go out to castContinue Reading
Barcelona are looking to sign a No 9 in the winter window to cover for the departures of Munir El Haddadi and Denis Suarez. The club want a low-cost option to complete the squad. Barca consider Ighalo option One option is Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo, who is eying aContinue Reading
Wilfred Ndidi’s second half strike was not enough to save Leicester City from defeat at home, as the Foxes fell 1-2 to Southampton who, with the win, have moved out of the Premier League relegation zone. Leicester City’s Nigerian midfielder Wilfred Ndidi (L) celebrates after scoring during the English PremierContinue Reading
Iran sank Vietnam and Iraq beat Yemen as the neighbours and arch-rivals powered into the Asian Cup round of 16 on Saturday ahead of their highly anticipated group decider next week. Iraq’s forward Alaa Abbas (2nd-R) celebrates his goal, his team’s third, during the 2019 AFC Asian Cup group DContinue Reading
…as team, supporters club get N30m The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has celebrated Bendel Insurance Football Club for qualifying to the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL), charging the team to give account of themselves in the topflight division. Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki (with the microphone); hisContinue Reading
Stephen Curry drained back-to-back three pointers in a late Friday game to move past Jason Terry into third place on the NBA all-time list. Steph Curry Curry’s third three pointer of the Golden State Warriors 146-109 win over Chicago gave him 2,283 in his all-star career. The milestone basket cameContinue Reading
South Korea’s coach warned that Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min may have to be eased in gently when he arrives at the Asian Cup after a frantic few months for club and country. Son Heung-min Son has played nearly 1,000 minutes in 16 games for Spurs already this season, onContinue Reading
Former champion Rafa Nadal shrugged off concerns about his fitness ahead of the Australian Open on Saturday. He also paid tribute to fellow ‘Big Four’ rival Andy Murray, a day after the emotional Briton revealed plans to retire. The 2009 winner Nadal pulled out of the Brisbane International warmup withContinue Reading
Sardar Azmoun struck twice as Iran dispatched Vietnam 2-0 on Saturday to reach the last 16 of the Asian Cup and set a new group-stage win record. Iran’s goalkeeper Ali Reza Safarbeiranvand (2nd-R) catches the ball during the 2019 AFC Asian Cup group D football match between Vietnam and IranContinue Reading
