A West Bromwich Albion fan found guilty of racially abusing one of his own team’s players on Facebook has been jailed for eight weeks. Simon Silwood posted a message saying Romaine Sawyers should win the “Baboon d’Or” —- a sarcastic…
Juventus FC head coach, Massimiliano Allegri, on Thursday highlighted the importance of beating Chelsea after his underperforming side topped the 2020/2021 UEFA Champions League holders on Wednesday. The 1-0 win helped the former champions to preserve their 100 per cent…
Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed a stoppage-time winner as Manchester United came from behind to secure a fortunate 2-1 Champions League Group F win over Villarreal at Old Trafford on Wednesday. On the night he set the new record for the most…
Federico Chiesa proved to be a big game player once again with the only goal in Juventus‘ 1-0 Champions League win over Chelsea which could kick-start their faltering season. Sat 10th in Serie A after a succession of unconvincing performances…
Cristiano Ronaldo marked his record-breaking 178th Champions League appearance with a 95th-minute winner as Manchester United snatched a 2-1 victory over Villarreal at Old Trafford on Wednesday. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner had barely threatened until he fired past Geronimo…
Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter, Alex Krassyuk, has confirmed that Anthony Joshua has activated a rematch clause and a second fight will “definitely happen”. The 34-year-old dethroned Joshua as heavyweight champion in stunning style on Saturday. In doing so, Usyk claimed the…
Insurance Football Club of Benin say they are putting in place strategies for a well-coordinated team to help them gain promotion to the 2022/2023 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). The club’s spokesman, Kehinde Osagiede, said in a statement on Tuesday…
World football governing body FIFA, organisers of the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021, say fans now have the opportunity from Tuesday to secure their tickets for the first FIFA pan-Arab tournament. FIFA a statement on Tuesday said the ticket sales…
The Deputy Governor of Kwara, Elder Kayode Alabi, has unveiled the logo for the 2021 SWAN Media Games in Ilorin. At the unveiling ceremony held in his office on Tuesday, Alabi reiterated the administration’s unflinching support for sports in the…
Two stadiums for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be inaugurated during the Arab Cup in November, organisers said. The Al Bayt stadium will host Qatar’s opener against Bahrain, while the Ras Abu Aboud stadium will host the encounter…
