Barcelona was held to a draw by the visiting Napoli in the first leg of their Europa League knockout stage playoff tie on Thursday. Following the one-all draw Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez was left to rue his side’s failure to convert chances after Piotr Zielinski gave Napoli the lead in the 29th minute before Barcelona […]
Reigning LaLiga champions Atletico Madrid’s poor performance continued last night when they lost to Levante in the league played yesterday. Atletico lost 1-0 to bottom side Levante who picked up only their second win of the season with the only goal scored by Gonzalo Melero as champions lost their sixth match. Atletico had pulled off […]
Liverpool head coach Juergen Klopp defeated Inter Milan in the Champions League match played on Wednesday played at the San Siro stadium. The England side won 2-0 against their hosts Milan as Klopp side scored through Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah put the Premier League side in a commanding position, but not one they should […]
Christian Eriksen marked his 30th birthday with a first appearance since his cardiac arrest in June last year, when Brentford beat Southend United in a friendly match. The Danish international had an assist in the 3-2 win for Brentford with Eriksen, who joined the club on a free agent in January. He only played for […]
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a season-high 50 points as the Milwaukee Bucks earned a 128-119 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night to complete a four-game sweep of the season series. Antetokounmpo added 14 rebounds on 17-for-21 shooting to help the Bucks snap their two-game losing streak. Khris Middleton contributed 19 points and eight […]
Kurt Zouma was dropped by Adidas, sponsors re-considered their deals with Premier League club West Ham United and the Frenchman’s pets were taken into care by animal charity the RSPCA as the ramifications of a video showing him abusing a cat intensified on Wednesday. The viral video, filmed by Zouma’s brother Yoan and posted on […]
What started as a clash between the best 24 African teams has gone down to only four. And so far, one can only describe the AFCON 2022 competition in one word—spectacular! The quarter-finals had their on-the-fence moments, and the upcoming semi-finals seem to have even higher stakes. Depending on how the matches will end, we […]
Everton’s Alex Iwobi and Leicester’s Wilfred Ndidi will lead former Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) champions Nigeria at next weekend’s championships that kick off on Saturday 9th in Cameroon. The duo midfielders will team up with other top players for the biennial tournament in the Central African Republic show that will end next month. […]
Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was the first player to be released by his club ahead of Africa Cup of nation (AFCON) that kicks off next Saturday in Cameroon. The 32-year old Gabonese player, who was dropped by Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has been named in the team. Aubameyang will miss today’s English Premier League […]
The marathon course for the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 was revealed today by the local organizing committee (LOC) for the event. Spectators will be able to line the course and experience the world-class competition for free. The men’s and women’s marathons, taking place on July 17 and July 18, 2022, will be contested on a […]