Coppa Italia : Late Ronaldo Penalty Earns Juve Draw At Milan

A stoppage-time Cristiano Ronaldo penalty rescued a 1-1 draw for Juventus at 10-man AC Milan on Thursday in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final. Ante Rebic’s volley gave the hosts a deserved lead after 61 minutes, following a...

Wrestling: 10-time African Champion Oborududu Guns For World No 1 Ranking

10-time African Wrestling Champion Blessing Oborududu has set sights on becoming the  world's number one female wrestler in the 68kg class before the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.  Oborududu annihilated Rihem Ayari of Tunisi...

CAF Deepens Romance With Egypt

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has deepened its relationship with the Egyptian government by signing an agreement to keep their headquarters in the country for the next 10 years. The agreement...

Chelsea Reach Deal To Sign Ajax Winger Hakim Ziyech

Chelsea have reportedly agreed terms with Ajax winger Hakim Ziyech with the player set to join the Blues this summer in a £38m deal. English media reported on Wednesday that both clubs...

Italian Referee Gets Lengthy Ban For Headbutting Player

A football referee in Italy has been banned for one year after he lost his head and head-butted a goalkeeper he had sent off during a minor league game earlier this month according to reports in...

Ighalo BANNED From Man Utd Training Ground Over Coronavirus Fears

Odion Ighalo has been banned from Manchester United’s AON training ground over fears of a potential coronavirus risk. It is the latest setback for the striker who joined the Red Devils in...

Joe Aribo’s Title Ambitions Dented As Rangers Lose Again

Joe Aribo's hopes of winning the Scottish Premiership suffered a severe blow on Wednesday as his Rangers side were beaten 2-1 by Kilmarnock at Rugby Park. Aribo who has scored twice and...

Alleged Signature Forgery Mars Case Between Real Madrid Academy Boss And Journalist

A mild drama played out in court 15 of the Rivers State High Court presided over by Justice C.F. Dappa Addo on Tuesday as what appeared to be signature forgery marred the opening of hearing in...
D'Tigress Celebrate 2019 Afrobasket Win

Basketball: D’Tigress Jump Three Places In Latest FIBA Rankings

Nigeria's women's national basketball team, D’Tigress, jumped three places to 14th in the new rankings released by world basketball governing body FIBA on Thursday. The 2019 Afrobasket champions pooled 366.6 points to...

PSG, Lyon Into French Cup Last Four

Pablo Sarabia scored twice as Paris St Germain hammered Dijon 6-1 to reach the French Cup semi-finals where they will be joined by Olympique Lyonnais, who beat Olympique de Marseille 1-0 on Wednesday.