Author: Tolu Adedayo
The Holidays are over but SportyBet is still in the spirit of giving. On Saturday 12th January 2019, at the SportyBet Trolley dash Grand Finale, the Sporty brand gave out freebies to selected Nigerians in Lekki.
Many people deem David De Gea to be the best goalkeeper in world football and he showed just why one would hold that view with his performance today.
Lionel Messi’s goal in Barcelona’s La Liga win over Eibar gave him his 400th La Liga goal and made him the first player in the competition’s history to reach the milestone. The 31-year-old Argentine magician broke into the Spanish club’s first team back in 2004. Since then, the Barça captain has been deadly in the final third and reached this incredible feat in 435 matches. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner scored his 399th goal against Getafe last week and followed it up with the record-breaking goal against Eibar today to give Barca a 2-0 lead. Messi’s time at the Camp…
According to French outlet RMC Sport, Chelsea and Belgium international striker Michy Batshuayi is going to Monaco.
CAF Confederation Cup, Rangers International of Enugu on Sunday defeated Bantu FC of Lesotho 2-1 in the first leg of the playoffs at the Setsoto Stadium Maseru in Lesotho.
Super Eagles forward Odion Jude Ighalo could be set for a shock move to La Liga giants Barcelona according to reports in Spain.
Mamelodi Sundowns got their 2018/19 Caf Champions League Group A campaign off to a poor start when they let a lead slip to lose 2-1 to Lobi Stars of Nigeria at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu on Friday. Sundowns led through Anthony Laffor, but goals in either half from Yaya Kone and Mathias Martins sealed the three points for the home side. The South African side gave away possession far too easily and were second best to the loose ball for much of the match, out-muscled and out-thought by their opponents in a defeat that will be hard to…
CESC FABREGAS HAS completed his move to from Chelsea to Ligue 1 strugglers Monaco. Fabregas put pen to paper on a three-and-a-half-year deal at the Stade Louis II after passing a medical earlier in the day, as he teams up with former Arsenal teammate Thierry Henry on the Mediterranean coast. A source told AFP that Chelsea will only receive payments related to Fabregas’ performance on the Mediterranean coast, contrasting with media reports that Monaco had already agreed to pay Chelsea 10 million euros ($11.5 million) for the player who could now make his debut for his new club in Sunday’s…
Liverpool striker Taiwo Awoniyi has joined Royal Excel Mouscron on loan for the rest of the season, subject to international clearance, after his spell with KAA Gent was ended early. Having signed a new contract with the Reds in the summer, the 21-year-old linked up with Gent in Belgium’s top flight for 2018-19. Awoniyi made 22 appearances for the club in all competitions and scored three goals, before an agreement was reached to conclude his stay this month. And the Nigeria youth international has immediately sealed a loan move to fellow Belgian side Mouscron – where he spent the whole…
UEFA have announced their official 2018 Team of the Year, but Mohammed Salah who was recently crowned the African footballer of the year did not make the cut.
