Author: Tolu Adedayo
Former MFM FC forward Stephen Odey continued his impressive start to the year, scoring in his third mid-season friendly to help FC Zurich to a comfortable 4-1 win over Flora Tallinn.
Brighton & Hove are sweating on Leon Balogun’s fitness ahead of tomorrow evening’s Premier League match against Fulham at Craven Cottage.
Chelsea attacker Callum Hudson-Odoi refused to rule out a move to Bayern Munich when questioned on his future following Sunday’s FA Cup clash with Sheffield Wednesday at Stamford Bridge. Hudson-Odoi was on the scoresheet in Chelsea’s 3-0 home success over Wednesday in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Speculation surrounding the 18-year-old’s future is refusing to go away, however, with Bayern strongly linked with a move for the attacker since the start of the month. Hudson-Odoi will see his current deal with Chelsea expire at the end of next season, but it is understood that the Blues have offered the teenager a new deal in the…
Technical Adviser of Remo Stars Football Club (RSFC) Kennedy Boboye says his team is still undergoing rebuilding despite their 2-0 victory over Katsina United in the match day five of 2019 Nigeria professional football league. The Sky Blue Stars defeated Desert Scorpions at the Oshogbo Township Stadium in Osun State after the NPFL organisers, LMC to banish the team away from Gateway International Stadium, Sagamu. “The team is not yet there, we are still building as a young team that just came from the NNL but the idea of we being in the premiership is to gather points and play…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will know their group phase opponents at the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations finals on 12th April – the date now approved by the Confederation of African Football for the staging of the draw. The ceremony, which will take place in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, will see the 24 qualified teams drawn into six groups of four teams each, with the two top –placed teams in each group, alongside the best four third –placed teams, progressing to the Round of 16. Egypt 2019 will be the first 24 –team Africa Cup of Nations in history,…
The Nigeria women football league Super 4 has come to an end with Bayelsa Queens beating Nasarawa United 2-0 to end an 12 year wait for a title. More follows…
Coach of Heartland football club of Owerri, Ransom Madu has dissmissed the talks that his side are one of the favourite team to win the 2019 Nigeria professional football league title. Heartland are sitting on top of NPFL group B log after an impressive start to the season which has prompted the league lovers to tip the Club for glory come end of the season. While many feels this might be year the Club would win the titleagain, Ransom Madu says the Club is fighting for their lives to stay in the elite division and not winning the title. “For…
Rafael Nadal had no answer to a masterclass showing from Novak Djokovic as the world no.1 won the Australian Open final in straight sets. Djokovic came out all guns blazing and broke Nadal in the Spaniard’s first service game to race ahead 4-1 in the opening set, before holding firm to seize the early advantage in the contest at Rod Laver Arena. Another break in the third all but ended Nadal’s fight and Djokovic saw out a seventh championship triumph 6-3 6-2 6-3 in Melbourne. Djokovic had won all six previous finals he has contested at Melbourne Park, including the five-hour, 53-minute classic…
At 21, Osaka is the youngest No. 1 in nearly a decade; Caroline Wozniacki was 20 when she first ascended to that spot in 2010. And to think, a year ago, Osaka was ranked 72nd. What a climb. What a quick climb. Kvitova was playing in her first Grand Slam final since winning Wimbledon five years ago — and the first since she was stabbed in the hand by an intruder at her home in the Czech Republic a little more than two years ago. “You’ve been through so much,” Osaka told Kvitova during the trophy ceremony. “I’m really honored…
Josh Maja’s transfer from Sunderland to Bordeaux has officially been confirmed, with the Black Cats top goalscorer signing a four-and-a-half year contract with the French top tier side. Maja, 20, netted 16 goals for Jack Ross’ side this season but was out of contract in the summer and had refused to sign a new deal. He would have left for a measly compensation fee of around £300,000 had the Black Cats forced him to stay and see out the season on Wearside. Instead they chose to cash in, with the transfer set to net the club around £3.5m, although not…
