Author: Tolu Adedayo
World number one Naomi Osaka was trying to find the positives after her Indian Wells WTA title defense went up in smoke on Tuesday. The US and Australian Open champion found at least one. “I didn’t lose in the first round. That’s a plus,” Osaka said after falling in the fourth round 6-3, 6-1 in just 66 minutes to red-hot Belinda Bencic of Switzerland. Osaka conceded she didn’t play well, but she didn’t find the lopsided scoreline depressing because “I tried my best and I don’t really have any regrets.” Osaka had won nine straight games at Indian Wells, but…
The younger brother of Super Eagles defender Kenneth Omeruo, Lucky has been promoted into the first team at Spanish La Liga side CD Leganes.
Nigeria-born Huddersfield’s star Philip Billing has been subjected to disgusting racial abuse on social media with a fan calling the midfielder a ‘black donkey’. Billing took to Twitter to reveal the severe racist abuse he received via a private message on Instagram from user Mazza_Pazza and is now in the process of formalizing an official complaint through his representatives. The supposed Huddersfield fan said: ‘Leave our f****** club, I never want to see you in a Town kit ever again you useless wanna be black donkey.’ Billing, 22, tweeted out a screenshot of the message with a thumbs down emoji on Tuesday night. The…
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Juventus staged a stunning comeback win to overturn a first-leg deficit and beat Atletico Madrid 3-0 in Turin to reach the Champions League quarterfinals. Trailing 2-0 on aggregate from the first leg in Madrid, Juventus ran out 3-0 winners thanks to an inspired performance from their Portuguese talisman as he scored a headed double and a late penalty to sink Atletico. It was an incredible game that, predictably, had Atletico’s long-term tormentor Ronaldo at its heart. The Portuguese was brought to Italy from Real Madrid for in excess of $100 million in the summer…
Juventus have a tough task on Tuesday night to overcome Atletico Madrid deficit after risking their last eight hopes by losing 2-0 in the first leg. Spanish home team Atletico Madrid shut out Juventus in the UEFA Champions League’s Round of 16 first leg match. Italian football heavyweights now have a mountain to climb going into the second leg in Turin. In another first leg match of round 16 games, English powerhouse Manchester City won against Germany’s Schalke 3-2 in Gelsenkirchen. The away victory boosted Manchester City’s hopes for the next phase, Champions League quarter-finals, but their Argentinian defender Nicolas Otamendi…
Galatasaray and Paris Saint-Germain are both keen on signing Super Eagles and Everton forward Henry Onyekuru, according to a report published via Teamtalk. The Nigerian has been on loan at Galatasaray, where he has scored nine goals this season. Last year Onyekuru netted 10 times for Anderlecht. He has been on loan because he was not previously eligible for a work permit. The Liverpool Echo reported last month that Everton were ‘increasingly confident’ of getting a permit for Onyekuru. Teamtalk’s report claims PSG are considering making Everton a £20 million offer for the forward. This could be tempting for Everton on the…
Zinedine Zidane has been reappointed as Real Madrid manager, just 10 months after leaving the Spanish giants upon completing an historic hat trick of UEFA Champions League titles, following the sacking of Santiago Solari. A club statement released on Monday read, “Zinedine Zidane is the new coach of Real Madrid. The Frenchman returns to the club where he has made history as a player and as a coach.” “With him on the bench, the team has starred in one of the most glorious eras of the legend of the best club in the world. In its two years and five months, the…
Zinedine Zidane will make a shock return as coach of Real Madrid after the club decided on Monday to sack Santiago Solari, say reports in the Spanish press. Madrid president Florentino Perez has reportedly met with the board and resolved to dismiss Solari, with Zidane set to be his replacement, nine months after the he resigned at the end of last season. Zidane could take training as early as Tuesday and be in charge for Madrid’s La Liga game at home to Celta Vigo on Saturday. His priority will be to secure Madrid’s place in the top four after a…
Real Madrid icon Sergio Ramos has addressed reports of tensions with Marcelo, saying that what happens inside the dressing room stays there and the Brazilian is like a brother to him. Real Madrid crashed to a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Ajax in the UEFA Champions League and they got knocked out of the competition. Ramos posted a big message on social media and he discussed a lot of things. One of them was Marcelo. He said: “Things remain the dressing room in the dressing room. There is no problem with anyone, and we all have the same interest, Real Madrid. “Marcelo? There…
Sergio Ramos has hinted he will stay at Real Madrid even if Jose Mourinho is reappointed insisting he will “always support” the club’s manager. The Real Madrid captain had a famously frosty relationship with Mourinho when the Portuguese was in charge from 2010-13 and reports this weekend suggested the defender would seek a move away should Mourinho replace current boss Santiago Solari in the Spanish capital. Addressing speculation over Solari’s future in a wide-ranging statement on Twitter on Monday, Ramos said: “It’s a decision that’s not ours to make and in which we never interfere. “We have enormous respect for…
