Sevilla versus Real Madrid back in late September was a key game in each team’s 2018/19 LaLiga Santander campaign so far, but things have changed considerably on both sides ahead of Saturday afternoon’s reverse fixture at the Santiago Bernabeu. Real Madrid’s Spanish defender Sergio Ramos (C) holds the trophy afterContinue Reading
Hungarian police said Thursday they had arrested a suspected Portuguese hacker linked to the Football Leaks whistleblower website who is accused of extortion in Portugal. French lawyers for 30-year-old Rui Pinto confirmed the arrest and said they would fight any attempt at extradition. Without naming Pinto, Budapest police said thatContinue Reading
Two men accused of killing Kazakhstan’s figure skater who won bronze at the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014, Denis Ten, were sentenced on Thursday to 18 years in prison. Denis Ten A local court found Arman Kudaibergenov and Nurali Kiyasov guilty of killing Ten, 25, while attempting to steal mirrorsContinue Reading
In spite of a 2-0 bashing of visiting Kwara United on Match Day 2 of the 2018/2019 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season at the Agege Stadium on Wednesday, MFM FC head coach, Fidelis Ilechukwu, says there’s more work to do. Ilechukwu For the first time this season, MFM FCContinue Reading
Spencer Dinwiddie converted a three-point play with 28 seconds remaining in overtime, and the Brooklyn Nets erased a seven-point deficit in the extra session for a 145-142 victory over the host Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. Jan 14, 2019; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie (8) is guardedContinue Reading
As the University of Lagos (UNILAG) prepares to host the 26th Nigerian Universities Games Association (NUGA) Games, its Sports Management Board says the institution will soon be the country’s sports hub. The Chairman of the board, Prof. Oyelowo Oyewo, made the assertion in an interview with the News Agency ofContinue Reading
Pakistan will seek a change of fortune when they play South Africa in the first of five one-day internationals at St George’s Park on Saturday. The tourists were mauled in a recent Test series, with none of the three matches going beyond lunch on the fourth day, but have reasonContinue Reading
Mousa Dembele became the latest high-profile name to swap Europe for China when he left English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur and joined Guangzhou R&F on Thursday. Mousa Dembele The 31-year-old Belgian international will cost the Chinese Super League (CSL) club about 12 million euros ($13.5 million) and he canContinue Reading
Flora Ugwunwa, the newly-elected female athletes’ representative in the Paralympics Committee of Nigeria (PCN), on Thursday assured para athletes of equal treatment. Athletics Ugwunwa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that there was the need to increase welfare packages, including provision of wheelchairs and crutches, for paraContinue Reading
•Academics need mentors – Prof. Selematsela•Private-Public parnership required to fund research – Prof. Ikupolati By Dayo Adesulu Education stakeholders have reiterated the need for academicians to concentrate on solutions-driven research just as international researchers at the on going International Conference on Knowledge and Innovation Management hosted by Babcock University saidContinue Reading
