Football

The first four quarterfinalists for this year’s Champions League have been confirmed. This follows the completion of Wednesday’s Round of 16 fixtures. At the Etihad, Manchester City saw off FC Copenhagen 3-1, with Manuel Akanji, Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland scoring for the current champions. City had won the first …

Coaches, Ladan Bosso and Chris Danjuma have released a squad list of 20 players each to represent Nigeria in the football event for men and women at the 13th African Games taking place in Ghana.   Bosso named five players from the Flying Eagles squad that reached the quarter-final of …

After failing to convert a penalty in their loss to Club Brugge in the Belgium Pro League, Genk’s Nigerian forward, Tolu Arokodare, has been subjected to online racism. The game took place at the Cegeka Arena, where fifth-placed Genk hosted third-placed Brugge, aiming to surpass them in the league standings …

Bayer Leverkusen tightened their grip at the top of the Bundesliga with a 2-0 victory over 10-man Cologne to pull 10 points clear of Bayern Munich. Xabi Alonso’s side were handed the opportunity to stretch their lead over Bayern after the serial champions faltered again, only managing a 2-2 draw at …

Arsenal have apparently drawn up a four-man shortlist of striking options for the summer transfer window, with Super Eagles duo Victor Osimhen and Victor Boniface among them. During a dismal spell of winter form, in which they won just one of seven games from December 9 to January 7 with just …

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been banned from football for four years after testing positive for doping, according to reports by Italian media.   Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been banned from football for four years after testing positive for doping, according to reports by Italian media. Italy’s National Anti-Doping …

Ex-Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, has confirmed the death of his father, Phillip. Enyeama, on Sunday, posted the video tribute on social media, which showed him playing tennis with his late dad.   “To God be the glory for a life well spent. You were the reason a lot of …

Ex-FC Barcelona defender Dani Alves has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison for sexual assault by a court in Barcelona, Spain.   The 40-year-old Brazillian footballer was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in an upscale Barcelona nightclub early on New Year’s Eve in December …

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has tendered an apology to Kalvin Phillips for saying the player gained too much weight on returning from World Cup duty with England back in December 2022.   The tactician was explaining why Phillips had been left out of his squad for a Carabao Cup …

Rivers State Governor, Sir. Siminalayi Fubara, has gifted the Super Eagles’ Goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, with N20million saying he made Rivers proud at the just-concluded African Cup of Nations (AFCON).   The governor also conferred on the Goalkeeper the state honour of Distinguished Service Star of Rivers State (DSSRS). Fubara in …