England’s Lionesses pulled off a dramatic 2-2 draw before edging out Sweden in a nail-biting penalty shootout to secure a spot in the Euro 2025 semi-finals. The match, played in front of a roaring crowd, showcased resilience and determination from both sides. Lucy Bronze and rising star Michelle Agyemang were England’s goal-scorers in regular time, […]
A first-half penalty from Kane, who became England’s leading penalty scorer, looked like it had set the hosts on the way to a routine victory. Moder, however, had other ideas as he beat Pope in the second half, courtesy of Stones’ mistake at the back. Stones then made up for his error, heading down for […]
Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood have been kicked out of the England team after breaking COVID-19 rules to club with girls. READ ALSO: Man City’s Mahrez, Laporte test positive for COVID-19 The duo were caught bringing in girls to the England team hotel in Iceland. Daily Times gathered that Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood made […]
England all-rounder Chris Woakes indicated Thursday pay cuts for the country’s leading cricketers could yet happen as the sport tries to keep financially afloat amid the coronavirus pandemic. Wednesday saw England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive Tom Harrison announce he was taking a 25 percent pay cut, with other officials at Lord’s reducing their […]
Hashem Abedi, brother of man who allegedly bombed Manchester Arena in 2017 has been found guilty of murder. Recall that a suicide bomber killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England. Today (March 17), his brother has been convicted of 22 counts of murder for helping plan and carry out the attack, outlets are […]
England Women have appointed Dawn Scott as their new senior physical performance manager, ending her nine-year spell with US Soccer. Scott, who is from the North East, was a key part of USA Women’s World Cup wins in 2015 and 2019. READ ALSO:Celtic keen to sign Tottenham star Wanyama in January Before her time in […]
Pristina – Harry Kane scored his 12th goal of the campaign as England secured a place among top six seeds for next year’s European Championship with a flattering 4-0 win in Kosovo in their final qualifier on Sunday. England were in second gear for much of the match after Harry Winks had put them ahead […]
England’s Tom Lewis holds a share of the lead heading into day two of the Turkish Open, with defending champion Justin Rose two shots back. Lewis, 28, carded a seven-under-par 65 on Thursday to lead by one stroke alongside Austria’s Matthias Schwab. READ ALSO England call up Oxlade-Chamberlain, Hudson-Odoi and Stones for qualifiers Sweden’s Alex […]
John Stones, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Callum Hudson-Odoi have been included in a 27-man England squad for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Montenegro and Kosovo but there is still no place for Tottenham’s Dele Alli or for Kyle Walker of Manchester City. Stones, who missed the matches against the Czech Republic and Bulgaria because of injury, […]
The Bulgarian prime minister has called for the head of the country’s football association to resign after England players were racially abused in a European qualifier in Sofia on Monday. The match was halted twice because of racist behavior by home fans. READ ALSO Ukraine advances to Euro 2020 finals Prime minister Boyko Borissov has […]
England have named Chris Silver wood as the successor to Trevor Bayliss as head coach. Silver wood, 44, joined the England set-up as bowling coach in January 2018 and steps up following Bayliss’ decision to leave after four years in charge. England director of cricket Ashley Giles said Silver wood “was the outstanding candidate”. Silver […]
Head coach of England women’s team, Philip John Neville tells England to be “braver and tougher” as they begin their quest to win a home European Championship in 2021. The Lionesses lost to the United States in the World Cup last four in July, their third successive semi-final defeat at a major tournament. Hosts England […]
Patrick Okohue The Nigerian political environment has been awash since the weekend following the attack on former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu by some aggrieved members of the Independent Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) at the 2nd Annual Igbo Cultural Festival held in Nuremberg, Germany. Senator Ekweremadu who was attending as a speaker/special guest of honor […]
Rafael Nadal reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the seventh time on Monday as the evergreen 30-somethings of men’s tennis threatened to take a stranglehold at the All England Club. Third seed Nadal, the 2008 and 2010 champion, swept to an easy 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 win over outclassed Joao Sousa of Portugal. He will next play […]
Serena Williams will bring her quest for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title to Wimbledon next week, where she will try to shake off a nagging knee injury and show the tennis world that her window of opportunity is still open. Williams has been stuck on 23 Grand Slam titles, one behind the all-time record […]
Super Eagles defender Ola Aina has played down the impression that his renewed form has made him a complete player following his excellent performance so far at the Africa Cup of Nations. The former Chelsea who narrowly missed out on selection for the Super Eagles last year’s FIFA World Cup has found his way into […]
FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings against Cameroon after their 3-0 loss to England in the round of 16 of the Women’s World Cup on Sunday, during which members of the team became upset following two VAR decisions. Several Cameroon players remonstrated with the referee and for a long time refused to restart the match after England’s […]
Mutiat Alli – Lagos He had all reasons to be among those who will qualify to be the Queen’s guests, and it was officious for him and his wife at the palacious Buckingham Palace in London. Billionaire industrialist and foremost businessman of Eleganza Industries fame, Chief Rasak Akanni Okoya, and his beautiful wife, Chief Dr. […]
Victor Moses says he needed to play football after a lack of game time at Chelsea prompted an 18-month January loan move to Fenerbahce where the Nigeria international claims his family is now settled. Despite being a key member of Antonio Conte’s 2016-17 Premier League title-winning side, Moses made only five appearances under the Italian’s […]
Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has said that he has visited Super Eagles Captain John Mikel Obi in England and described their deliberation concerning his return to the team as fruitful. The Franco-German Coach is putting finishing touches to his preparations’ for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations holding in Egypts from June 21 […]