According to European football governing body UEFA, Champions League will return on August 7 In a statement on Wednesday, the remaining last-16 ties played before the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final set to take place in Portugal. The competition was suspended when four outstanding round-of-sixteen fixtures were set to be played with the ties being that […]
With ‘project restart’ , premier League clubs are preparing for the possibility of playing the whole of next season behind closed doors. While clubs discuss proposals to complete this season behind closed doors at neutral venues, they have also started considering the impact of playing the 2020-21 season without fans as well. READ ALSO: Today […]
Nasarawa United’s Chieme Martins passed away after collapsing on the field during Sunday’s Nigeria Professional League (NPFL) clash against Katsina United. The player went down after a collision with an opposing player while the clash was still goal-less READ ALSO: Coronavirus Kills 233 In Italy, Sports Minister Demands Serie A Suspension According to reports the […]
Abuja – Chairman of the Bauchi State Football Association, Patrick Pascal, has called for more Private sector involvement in the running of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) to improve the standard of the league. The ex- international said on Wednesday in Abuja that the move was imperative to change the structure and sponsorship drive […]
Over the last few years the champions League has produced some of the best football matches in modern history. The champions league will see a total of 79 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations battle for the eye catching silver trophy. The full fixture list has been released in group A to H, […]
If money does not buy performance, one practical measure is to promote salary fairness among team members. It’s a no brainer to think that talents lead to high performance. That’s why we go after them with money. But does it work for a team? Not necessarily, at least for the English Premiere League (EPL). In […]
Cologne have been fined €60,000 by UEFA following the crowd trouble at their Europa League match with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Kick-off was delayed by an hour after thousands of travelling fans arrived at the stadium without tickets after marching through London. There were then scuffles with stewards as some supporters, who had managed […]
Bayern Munich will be without Robert Lewandowski for today’s Champions League clash with Celtic. The Poland international pulled up holding his hamstring in the first half of his side’s 2-0 Bundesliga win over RB Leipzig on Saturday and was taken off for Arturo Vidal. Bayern described it as a “minor muscular problem” and the striker […]
Following a series of events which included the English Premier League trophy visiting media houses, MultiChoice offices, and also being hosted by Nigeria’s Minister of Sports, the much acclaimed Trophy Tour came full circle at the weekend at Teslim Balogun stadium as lucky DStv and GOtv subscribers gathered to see the famed trophy whilst also […]
The 2017 edition of the Kwese basketball Premier League Final 8 commenced on Sunday at the Sani Abacha Stadium Kano with three games on Day 1. Declaring the Final 8 open, Vice President of the Tijjani Umar-led Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Olumide Oyedeji, said both the federation and Kano State government have perfected plans for […]