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   Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday received the UEFA Champions League Trophy alongside its Ambassador and former captain of Barcelona FC of Spain, Carles Puyol in Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja. Puyol, a three-time Champions League winner is in Nigeria on a three-day visit to lead the UEFA …

Barcelona (Spain), April 16, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Lionel Messi produced another masterful Champions League performance to knock out Manchester United and fire Barcelona into the semi-finals in a 3-0 home win on Tuesday. It was Barcelona’s first time of reaching the semi-final of the competition in four years. Barca, who toyed …

April 14, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Tiger Woods won the Masters for the fifth time on Sunday to land his 15th major title and the first since 2008. Woods, carded a two-under-par 70 to finish one shot ahead of fellow Americans Dustin Johnson, Xander Schauffele and Brooks Koepka. He had started the …

Prague, April 11, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Chelsea struck late with a header by defender Marcos Alonso to beat a stubborn Slavia Prague side 1-0 in their Europa League quarter-final, first leg on Thursday. Spaniard Alonso broke the deadlock for the west London side in the 86th minute when he sneaked behind …

Amsterdam, April 10, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Cristiano Ronaldo produced yet another quality goal to add to his collection and help Juventus to a 1-1 draw at Ajax Amsterdam in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie on Wednesday. Juventus took the lead on the stroke of halftime as Portuguese …

Manchester (UK), April 10, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Barcelona will take a 1-0 lead over Manchester United into next week’s second leg of their Champions League quarter-final after a 12th-minute Luke Shaw own goal gave them victory at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Sergio Busquets found Lionel Messi with a clever ball into …

The Enugu State government has said, categorically, that Christian Chukwu, currently the Director of Sports in the Rangers Management Corporation, is not a destitute old man, abandoned to his fate in the face of an emergency health situation, as being canvassed by a friend of his who has been trying …

By Debo Oshundun Lagos, April 9, 2019 The FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy is expected to arrive Nigeria on a tour on Thursday, Demola Olajire, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Director of Communication said on Tuesday in Abuja. Olajire said in a statement: “The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, is already agog …

Barcelona (Spain), April 6, 2019 FC Barcelona closed in on the 2018/2019 La Liga title after beating visiting Atletico Madrid 2-0 in Saturday’s top-of-the-table showdown at the Nou Camp. Late strikes by Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi gave the Catalans an 11-point lead at the top of the table, widening …

By Babatunde Ogunrinde Lagos, April 5, 2019 Olufemi Akintola, the Category Manager, Beverages, Nestle Nigeria PLC, on Friday said that the company  would remain committed to the development of youths through basketball. He added that no fewer than 1.5 million youths had participated in  the Nestle Milo Basketball Secondary School …

Barcelona (Spain), March 31, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Lionel Messi scored twice to earn FC Barcelona a 2-0 derby win over Espanyol and send them 13 points clear at the top of La Liga on Saturday. With second-placed Atletico Madrid travelling to Alaves later in the day, the champions took advantage of …

London, March 28, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) England captain Harry Kane said he would support any of his team mates in walking off the pitch if there was any repeat of Monday’s racist abuse during their win in Montenegro. UEFA have opened an investigation after England players Danny Rose, Raheem Sterling and …

By Carol V. Utulu Asaba, March 22, 2019 The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Friday defeated the Seychelles national team 3 – 1 to top Group E in the 2019 AFCON qualification round. The match, played at the 25,000 capacity Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba, saw a mammoth crowd of …

By Ejike Obeta Asaba, March 20, 2019 The Super Eagles trained behind closed doors on Wednesday as they intensified preparations at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba for Friday’s clash with their counterparts from Seychelles. The Eagles, after facing Seychelles in the 2019 AFCON qualifiers, will take on the Pharaohs …

By Victor Okoye Abuja, March 18, 2019 Odion Ighalo, Alex Iwobi, and Semi Ajayi were among the first arrivals in the Super Eagles’ camp in Asaba on Monday ahead of Friday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match against Seychelles. Three-time African champions, Nigeria, have already booked a place …

By Victor Okoye Abuja, March 17, 2019 Nigeria forward Asisat Oshoala on Sunday continued with her impressive goalscoring form for FC Barcelona Ladies by scoring in their 2-0 away win against title rivals Atletico Madrid Ladies. It was Oshoala’s fifth goal in five appearances for the FC Barcelona Ladies in …

Wolverhampton (UK), March 17, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Wolverhampton Wanderers reached the English FA Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1998 by beating last year’s runners-up Manchester United 2-1 at their Molineux stadium on Saturday. It was a clinical second half display in an intense atmosphere as Mexican forward Raul Jimenez …

By Victor Okoye Abuja, March 17, 2019 Nigerian defender Semi Ajayi continued his impressive goal scoring form for Rotherham United who fell to a 2-1 home defeat to Norwich City in their English Championship clash on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ajayi has now scored in …

Madrid, March 16, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Zinedine Zidane’s second spell as Real Madrid coach got off to a promising start with a 2-0 win at home to Celta Vigo in La Liga on Saturday. The two goals came thanks to Isco and Gareth Bale, who had fallen out of favour with …

London, March 16, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Premier League leaders Manchester City recovered from two goals down to beat Championship side Swansea City 3-2 at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday to progress to the FA Cup semi-finals. Having secured a last-eight spot in the Champions League to go with their League Cup …

Lisbon (Portugal), March 15, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Cristiano Ronaldo was recalled by the Portuguese national squad on Friday for the first time since last year’s World Cup. The 34-year-old, who is Portugal’s most capped player with 154 appearances and all-time leading scorer with 85 goals, had not been included for any …

London, March 15, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struck twice as his side beat Stade Rennes 3-0 to reach the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals and join English Premier League (EPL) rivals Chelsea on Thursday. Chelsea had earlier on Thursday thrashed Dynamo Kiev 5-0 with a hat-trick from Oliver Giroud. …

London, March 14, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) A perfect hat-trick from Olivier Giroud helped Chelsea overcome Dynamo Kiev 5-0 on Thursday where they will be joined by Napoli and Valencia. The London side cruised into the Europa League quarter-finals in style against their Ukrainian opponents. Giroud, the tournament’s top scorer this season, …

Berlin, March 14, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Schalke 04 fired coach Domenico Tedesco two days after they lost 7-0 to Manchester City in the Champions League last 16 second leg, the German club said on Thursday. The mauling in Manchester, completing a 10-2 aggregate loss, was the fifth consecutive defeat for a …

Turin (Italy), March 12, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick helped Juventus to storm back from a 2-0 first leg deficit and beat Atletico Madrid 3-0 to earn a place in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday. Ronaldo stole the show with two headers and a late penalty kick on …