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Wimbledon has announced that it will replace all 300 line judges with artificial intelligence and an electronic system from next year, removing human officials for the first time in the championship's 147-year history. The All England Club has confirmed all 18 match courts will be installed with automated electronic line calling (ELC), and the system will be the same as the one used at the US Open since 2020, where automated […]
Nigeria’s under 17 women team, the Flamingos were forced to a 1-1 draw by Mexico in a friendly game yesterday. Faridat Abdulkareem gave Flamingos the lead in the 33rd minute but with three minutes left in the first half Mexico equalized. Both teams used the friendly match to prepare for this year's FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic. Flamingos are in Group A with hosts Dominican Republic, […]
Rangers yesterday defeated Bayelsa United 1-0 in a rescheduled Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL encounter. Substitute ISAAC SAVIOUR grabbed the winning goal as he fired home from inside the box 20 minutes from time, his first goal of the season for the Flying Antelopes. Fidelis Ilechukwu’s side returned to winning ways again following last weekend’s 2-1 loss to Remo Stars in Ikenne. The title holders moved to seventh position on the table […]
Christopher Nkunku netted a hat-trick as Chelsea advanced to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup with a dominant 5-0 victory against Barrow at Stamford Bridge. In the eighth minute, Nkunku opened the scoring with a composed finish following an excellent chipped pass from Joao Felix. Nkunku quickly scored his second goal with a clever flick that redirected Malo Gusto's low cross into the net before a free-kick from Felix struck […]
Manchester City’s quest to reconquer the Champions League began yesterday as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Inter Milan at the Etihad. City started the defence of their Premier League title in relentless fashion with four consecutive wins but failed to hit their stride as Inter comfortably held out. Despite the presence of RODRI, who scored the winning goal when the sides met in Istanbul 15 months ago, Inter were composed in possession […]
The Libya Football Federation, LFF, has sackedSerbian coach MILUTIN SREDOJEVICfollowing the Mediterranean Knights’ poor start at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The North Africans now occupy the bottom spot in Group D with one point from two games, after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Rwanda on matchday one and also lost 2-1 away to the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in their second game. According to reports, SREDOJEVIC was sacked […]
Manchester City forward, Erling Haaland scored a late winner for Norway's 2-1 win against Austria in the Nations League. The League B Group 3 match appeared to be heading for a draw, but Haaland, who has already scored seven goals for Manchester City this season, displayed impressive strength and composure to control a ball into the box and then score. Arsenal captain, Martin Odegaard limped off as he went down […]
Arsenal have suffered a fresh injury blow ahead of their Premier League tie with Tottenham Hotspur clash on September 15. This comes as Norway head coach, STALE SOLBAKKEN raised concerns over MARTIN ODEGAARD’S fitness, revealing the Arsenal captain has picked up another knock while on international duty with his nation. ODEGAARD had suffered a blow to his ankle in Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Brighton last weekend at Emirates Stadium and was substituted in the 73rd […]
Super Eagles of Nigeria forward, ADEMOLA LOOKMAN, has been nominated for the 2024 men’s Ballon d’Or award. In the list announced last night, the 26-year-old Atalanta player was shortlisted alongside 29 other players for the sought-after award and he is the only African player in the list. While some notable names on the list include JUDE BELLINGHAM, VINI JUNIOR, ERLING HAALAND and KYLIAN MBAPPE, Eight-time winner and current holder LIONEL MESSI is not listed for this year’s award as well as […]
