Category: Sports

Manchester Utd Held By Arsenal In Emirates Stalemate
January 31, 2021 No Responses

Manchester Utd Held By Arsenal In Emirates Stalemate

Manchester United dropped points for the third time in four Premier League games with this goalless draw against an under-strength Arsenal side at Emirates Stadium. United striker Edinson Cavani had two good chances late on but Arsenal fully deserved their...
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U-17 Cricket Finals: South South defeats South West By 126 Runs
January 30, 2021 No Responses

U-17 Cricket Finals: South South defeats South West By 126 Runs

Team South South  on Friday defeated defending champions, South West by 126 runs in the National U-17 Cricket Girls Finals in Benin-City.  The tournament, organised by the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) and sponsored by Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC...
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Manchester Stops West Brom To Go Top
January 27, 2021 No Responses

Manchester Stops West Brom To Go Top

Manchester City climbed to the top of the Premier League by handing West Brom another home hammering. No team in Europe’s top five divisions has conceded as many goals at home as Sam Allardyce’s Albion and they were ruthlessly exposed...
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Asanka: PwC U-17 Championships Critical For Cricket Development
January 25, 2021 No Responses

Asanka: PwC U-17 Championships Critical For Cricket Development

Asanka Gurusinha, the Head Coach and High-Performance Manager of Cricket in Nigeria, has described the ongoing regional finals of the PwC National U-17 Cricket Championships as very important for development pathway of the sport. Asanka in a statement issued b...
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Manchester City Overcome Cheltenham Scare, West Ham Whip Doncaster Rovers
January 24, 2021 No Responses

Manchester City Overcome Cheltenham Scare, West Ham Whip Doncaster Rovers

Manchester City survived a scare against fourth-tier side Cheltenham Town while FA Cup holders Arsenal exited the competition in Saturday’s fourth-round ties. Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City battled back from a goal down to claim a 3-1 away win and Arsenal...
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Ronaldo’s 760th Goal Lifts Juventus To Super Cup
January 21, 2021 No Responses

Ronaldo’s 760th Goal Lifts Juventus To Super Cup

Cristiano Ronaldo hit the 760th goal of his career – earning a possible world record – as Juventus beat Napoli to win the Italian Super Cup and give Andrea Pirlo his first trophy as manager. The Portugal forward volleyed a...
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Messi Sent Off As Athletic Bilbao Beat Barcelona To Win Super Cup
January 18, 2021 No Responses

Messi Sent Off As Athletic Bilbao Beat Barcelona To Win Super Cup

Inaki Williams’s brilliant strike in extra time earned Athletic Bilbao a 3-2 win over FC Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday, with Lionel Messi sent off in the final stages. The Basque side, who last won the trophy...
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Leicester City Beats Southampton, Go Second In EPL
January 17, 2021 No Responses

Leicester City Beats Southampton, Go Second In EPL

Leicester City beat Southampton 2-0 on Saturday to go second in the ongoing 2020/2021 English Premier League (EPL).  James Maddison and Harvey Barnes scored the goals to lift Leicester City to within one point of Manchester United, who play at third-...
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Nigeria Tennis Federation Unveils 2021 programmes
January 14, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria Tennis Federation Unveils 2021 programmes

The Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) has unveiled its 2021 activities aimed at enhancing the development of the game in the country. Dayo Abulude, the Secretary General of the Federation, said on Wednesday in Abuja that the Federation would be organisimg v...
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Manchester United To Face Liverpool In FA Cup
January 12, 2021 No Responses

Manchester United To Face Liverpool In FA Cup

Premier League rivals Manchester United and Liverpool will meet at Old Trafford in the fourth round of the FA Cup later this month. Non-league Chorley will host Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers after beating a depleted Derby County in the third...
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Ajayi Wins 59th First Bank Lagos Open Golf Championship
January 10, 2021 No Responses

Ajayi Wins 59th First Bank Lagos Open Golf Championship

Ikoyi Club based category-1 amateur golfer, Ajayi Tajudeen has emerge winner of the 59th edition of the FirstBank sponsored Lagos Open Golf Championship.    Ajayi closed with 1-under par 70 for a total of 7-over the course par to win the Ch...
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Liverpool Rout Aston Villa To Reach FA Cup Fourth Round
January 9, 2021 No Responses

Liverpool Rout Aston Villa To Reach FA Cup Fourth Round

Liverpool scored three goals in five second half minutes to reach the FA Cup fourth round with a 4-1 win at Aston Villa on Friday.  This was after the home side were forced to field academy players due to a...
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FRSC Records 10,522 Road Accidents, 4,794 Deaths In 2020
January 8, 2021 No Responses

FRSC Records 10,522 Road Accidents, 4,794 Deaths In 2020

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says no fewer than 10, 522 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) were recorded nationwide in 2020 involving 17,614 vehicles. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Bisi Kazeem, disclosed this in an.....
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Bell, Man City Legend Dies At 74
January 6, 2021 No Responses

Bell, Man City Legend Dies At 74

Manchester City legend Colin Bell has died, aged 74, after a short illness, the Premier League club have announced.  The former England midfielder made 501 appearances for City between 1966 and 1979, scoring 153 goals. He won 48 caps for...
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