Yamal, Raphinha score braces as Barcelona rout Rayo
Barcelona's teenage star Lamine Yamal and Raphinha both struck twice as the champions beat Rayo Vallecano 5-2 on Monday to continue their perfect start to the campaign.
Pasalic takes just 19 seconds to hit winner as Atalanta go clear of Roma
Mario Pasalic scored the winner seconds after coming off the bench as Atalanta came from behind to beat Roma 2-1 and consolidate fourth place in Serie A on Saturday at the expense of their Champions League rivals from the capital. The Croatia midfielder came on just before the hour mark in Bergamo to fire in […]
NPFL: Rangers to continue squad rotation in Akwa United clash
Ahead of Sunday’s crunch tie between Enugu Rangers and Akwa United, assistant coach Mbwas Mangut has hinted that the side will continue rotation of players for matchday squad. Mangut who spoke to www.npfl.ng ahead of Sunday’s match said the coaching staff are under obligation to rotate the squad because of the fixture congestion. “We are […]
Klopp sympathises with Guardiola after Manchester City’s European ban
Liverpool manager, Juergen Klopp, said he had sympathy for his Manchester City counterpart, Pep Guardiola, in the wake of the English champions’ two-year ban from European football. The ban was dished out by UEFA for the club’s alleged breaching of Financial Fair Play rules. Manchester City’s domestic title challenge are all but over, with Liverpool […]
Okagbue blames FC Ifeanyiubah players inexperience for indifferent form
FC Ifeanyiubah head coach, Uche Okagbue, has blamed the team’s sinusoidal form this season on the inexperience of most players in the squad. Headed goals by Jide Fatokun and Omaka Anthony in the 25th and 30th minute respectively, handed the Anambra Warriors a 2-0 defeat at Sunshine Stars in Nigeria Professional Football League Matchday 19 […]
Sadio Mane’s goal gives Liverpool hard-earned win against Norwich
Sadio Mane’s inch-perfect finish was the difference as Norwich fancied their chances against potential winners Liverpool. Mane’s goal, his 100th for English clubs (75 for Liverpool, 25 for Southampton), proved very vital, with the home side, Norwich, giving their fans a good show. Norwich had the clearer chance of the two sides in the first […]
Sunday Dare pledges better welfare, exposure for athletes
The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has pledged to ensure better welfare and exposure for budding athletes in a bid to further develop athletics in the country.
Manchester City face chaos after ban says former star
Former Manchester City star Rodney Marsh fears the Premier League champions will be thrown into disarray by their shock two-year ban from UEFA competitions. City have been barred from the Champions League and Europa League from the start of next season and fined 30 million euros (£24.9 million) after being found to have committed “serious […]
NPFL: Rangers match winner Madaki hails Salisu influence
NPFL champions in 2016, Rangers climbed out of the relegation zone albeit on goals difference after a narrow 1-0 win over Jigawa Golden Stars in Enugu on Wednesday. Rangers made a hard work of what was expected to be a straight forward home win as their visitors resisted for over an hour of football but […]
NPFL: Abd’Allah blames lack of depth in squad for Wikki’s poor run
In the wake of Wikki Tourists heavy defeat to defending champions, Enyimba, Coach Usman Abd’Allah is lamenting what he considers a lack of depth in the squad, saying it explains his team’s inconsistency in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). Abd’Allah who spoke to www.npfl.ng following Wikki Tourists 3-0 defeat in Aba on Wednesday in […]
What now for Abu Dhabi’s Manchester City project?
Manchester City have enjoyed a meteoric rise from mid-table mediocrity to serial trophy winners thanks to the deep pockets of Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Mansour. But now they face their biggest challenge of the new era. European football’s governing body UEFA on Friday banned City from European competitions for the next two seasons and imposed a […]
Russia’s Ustyugov to lose Olympic gold over doping
Russian biathlete Evgeny Ustyugov has been retrospectively suspended for doping by the International Biathlon Union (IBU) and will lose his 2014 Olympic relay gold medal. The 34-year-old, who also won the 2010 Olympic 15km mass start title in Vancouver, retired following the Sochi winter Games six years ago. A sample from 2014 tested positive for […]
Wolves held at home by Foxes after VAR rules out goal
Nuno Espirito Santo claimed football is in danger of becoming robotic after Wolves were controversially denied by VAR and Leicester’s Hamza Choudhury was sent off in a stormy 0-0 draw at Molineux on Friday. Santo’s side thought they had taken the lead when Willy Boly headed home in the first half, but VAR stepped in […]
Rangers celebrate ‘love’ with less-privileged
Players and officials of Rangers International on Friday joined the less-privileged in the celebration of the season of ‘love’ as the world celebrate Saint Valentine’s Day. The team, after their morning training session went to Holy Child Motherless Babies Home, Ogui, Enugu, where cash and gifts were presented. ALSO READ: Klopp: I have no clue if […]
McIlroy closes in on Kuchar, Woods lags at Riviera
Rory McIlroy, making his first start as world number one since 2015, pulled within two strokes of 36-hole leader Matt Kuchar Friday as Tiger Woods’s hopes of a landmark Genesis Invitational win dwindled. Northern Ireland star McIlroy fired six birdies in a four-under-par 67 at Riviera Country Club, to share second place on seven-under 135 […]
Klopp: I have no clue if Liverpool can win Champions League
Jurgen Klopp has “no clue” as to whether Liverpool can retain their Champions League crown this season and highlighted the levels of luck required to win Europe’s elite club competition. Klopp’s runaway Premier League leaders are one of the main contenders to claim the title having won it last year by beating Tottenham in Madrid. […]
