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Lille secured a spot in the Champions League play-offs yesterday at the expense of José Mourinho’s Fenerbahce, thanks to a Jonathan David penalty in extra time that clinched a 3-2 aggregate victory in Istanbul. Fenerbahce lost the first leg 2-1 last week and looked to be going out until Bafode Diakite’s late own goal sent the match to extra time. Though Lille's substitute Aissa Mandi was sent off on his […]
Head coach of Nigeria's D’Tigress, Rena Wakama has been named the best coach in the women’s basketball event at the 2024 Olympic Games. The International Basketball Federation, FIBA announced the prestigious accolade yesterday during the concluding ceremony of the Olympic event. The 32 year old Wakama led D’Tigress to the quarterfinals in the women’s basketball event after defeating world's top ranked teams, Australia and Canada. However, the African champions bowed […]
British tennis star, Andy Murray extended his retirement roadshow at Paris 2024 with another significant win alongside Dan Evans to move into the quarter-finals of the Olympic men's doubles. The British pair moved into the last eight after winning 6-3, 6-7, against Belgium's Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen in the second round. After missing two match points in the second-set tie-break, the pair took their third in the first-to-10 match […]
MANCHESTER UNITED have signed French defender LENY YORO from LILLE until 2029 in a deal worth 52.18 million pounds with6.73 million Pounds in add-ons. The 18-year-old center-back has signed a five-year contract at OLD TRAFFORD, with the option for an additional 12 months. YORO, who made his LILLE debut at the age of 16, had been linked with REAL MADRIDand PARIS ST-GERMAIN, while LIVERPOOL were also interested in him. He played 32 times in the league last season and scored two goals as he helped Lille finish fourth and was named in […]
World football governing body FIFA has listed Nigeria Premier Football League sideKATSINA UNITED alongside twenty-two other African clubs from registering players. A search on the FIFA website showed that KATSINA UNITED began its ban on June 12, 2024, to elapse after three registration periodsdue to recent contractual infractions involving the club and some players. The other clubs banned are DC MOTEMA PEMBE, TP MAZEMBE, FUTURE FC, AL MASRY, ZAMALEK SC, HOROYA AC, RAJA CLUB ATHLETIC, WYDAD ATHLETIC CLUB, AFRICAN STARS FC, […]
World Champions ARGENTINA defeated a very impressive ECUADOR 4-2 on penalty in their COPA AMERICA quarterfinal match after it ended 1-1 in regulation time at NRG Stadium in HOUSTON to advance to the semifinal. Captain LIONEL MESSI took the first penalty and missed in the shootout while JULIAN ALVAREZ, ALEXIS MAC ALLISTER, GONZALO MONTIEL, and NICOLÁS OTAMENDI scored in the penalty round. ARGENTINA’S fierce goalkeeper EMILIANO MARTINEZ kept ECUADOR at bay with two fantastic penalty saves while onlyJOHN YEBOAH and JORDY CAICEDOscored from him. The defending champion will meet the winner of today’s quarterfinal between VENEZUELAand CANADA at AT&T Stadium in ARLINGTON, TEXAS.
Super Eagles forward ADEMOLA LOOKMAN scored a sensational hat-trick for ATALANTA, who won the Europa League final 3-0 last night at the AVIVA Stadium in DUBLIN to end German Champions BAYER LEVERKUSEN'S 51-game unbeaten run. Xabi Alonso's team simply ran out of steam after a phenomenal season with LOOKMANwho Got to the African Cup of Nations final running them ragged, opening the scoring with a back-post finish in 12 minutes before doubling the advantage with a stunning curling effort 14 minutes later. He wrapped up his famous treble […]
The Manager of WEST LONDON side CHELSEA, MAURICIO POCHETTINO has left the club by mutual consent after one season at STAMFORD BRIDGE. 52 year old POCHETTINO took charge of Chelsea on 1 July, signing a two-year contract with the option of a further 12 months but wasunder massive pressure after an underwhelming first half of the season but a run of five successive wins to end the season ensured they finished sixth in the Premier League. THE BLUES were also runners-up in theCARABAO […]
English Premier League side LIVERPOOLhave confirmed Dutchman ARNE SLOT as their new head coach to replace successful German tactician JURGEN KLOPP, who took charge of his final LIVERPOOL game against WOLVES on Sunday after spending the last nine years at ANFIELD. The FEYENOORD boss, who will start his new role on June 1 signed a three-year deal until the summer of 2027. In a departing message to FEYENOORD fans, SLOT said it was certainly not an easy decision to close the door behind one at a club where one has experienced so many wonderful moments, and worked so […]
