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Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has hinted at a possible takeover of Premier League giants Arsenal, with the Nigerian business mogul declaring the takeover could happen in 2020 or 2021. Dangote, a die-hard Arsenal fan, has been previously linked with the purchase of the club from Stan Kroenke — a deal that could gulp over […]
Jamie Carragher has expressed satisfaction towards the transformation at his former club under current manager Jurgen Klopp. The Reds have been excellent since Jurgen Klopp took over at Anfield reaching the final of the Champions League twice where they lost one and won the other. Last season in the Premier League, Liverpool lost the title […]
American tennis superstar, Serena Williams, broke a three-year deadlock and won her first major trophy since becoming a mom on Saturday night, January 12, with a resounding victory over Jessica Pegula in New Zealand. The mother of one, proved critics wrong after winning the Auckland Open in historical style, beating her fellow American 6-3, 6-4. […]
Federico Valverde ironically won the Spanish Super Cup for Real Madrid after denying Alvaro Morata a one-on-one chance with Thibaut Courtois in the final. With six minutes left to play in extra time, a mistake by Dani Carvajal saw Angel Correa release a pass to Morata who was clearly goal-bound. But a defining tackle from […]
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi considered ditching the Spanish League champions earlier in his career. The Argentine became so uncomfortable according to Daily Star after the arrival of Sweden international Zlatan Ibrahimovic in a deal of around £59 million in 2009 from Inter Milan. While Samuel Eto’o went the other way and in 2010 won the […]
Manchester United was humbled 3-1 by their noisy neighbors City in the first leg semi-final match of the Carabao Cup. Three first-half goals from Bernardo Silva, Riyah Mahrez and an own goal from Andreas Pereira put the game beyond doubt before Marcus Rashford pulled one back in the second half. And Solskjaer has come out […]
FC Barcelona striker Asisat Oshoala has been voted African Women’s Player of the Year for the fourth time. The Nigeria international beats competition from South Africa’s Thembi Kgatlana and Ajara Nchout of Cameroon. According to CAF website, Asisat polled 351 votes, 30 more than Cameroonian counterpart Ajara Nchout while Thembi Kgatlana finished with 247 votes. […]
Nigerian star football players Asisat Oshoala, Victor Osimhen, Samuel Chukwueze are in the shortlist for honours at the 2019 CAF Awards ceremony scheduled for the Albatros Citadel Sahl Hasheesh, Hurghada, Egypt on Tuesday night, January 7th, 2020. Winner of the gong in 2014, 2016 and 2017, and also among the final three in 2018, Super […]
The New Orleans Saints might have lost their Wild Card game against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, but that didn’t take away from everyone loving Taysom Hill’s performance. The former BYU quarterback set social media on fire with his do-it-all play. Taysom Hill led the Saints in rushing with 50 yards on the ground, had […]
Former England football club Coach Jose Mourinho has been hired as the next head coach of Tottenham Hotspur, the English soccer club has announced. The Portuguese coach will replace Mauricio Pochettino, who was fired just six months after leading the London-based team to the Champions League final. In an official statement by the club, ‘we […]
