Bought for £140m in 2003, Chelsea still good business for Abramovich at £2.5bn
March 3, 2022 Whether sold today or later this month, Chelsea Football Club will still be good business for Russian billionaire, Roman Abramovich, whose initial asking price of £4 billion…
Buhari mourns Sunny Ojeagbase, says he transformed sports reporting
February 28, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family, friends and professional associates of founder and Executive Chairman of Complete Communications Ltd., the late Sunny Emmanuel Ojeagbase. In…
Revealed: How much Liverpool got for winning Carabao Cup, less than weekly wage of van Dijk
February 28, 2022 Liverpool beat Chelsea on Sunday in a thrilling Carabao Cup final at Wembley via penalty after both teams played 120 minutes of sensible football and both teams…
Arsenal favourites to sign Ndidi this summer: Six top European clubs woo him
February 21, 2022 Arsenal are favourites to sign Wilfred Ndidi from Leicester with the midfielder valued in the region of £50million. Betting company, BetFair, placed the odds at 7/2, ahead…
Sadio Mane: An African Legend Rises Above the Whiff of Toxic Petrol
KEN UGBECHIE Away with a people’s seasonal show of shame. Away with the tacky tale of a nation unable to wean herself from getting drunk with her own urine. Let’s…
Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: Ethiopians sweep the stakes
February 12, 2022 Two Ethiopian marathoners, Daresa Ulfata and Dagne Siranesh have emerged both male and female winners of the 42-km 7th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon held on Saturday…
Zouma cat case rekindles racism fire in England, club suspends brother
February 11, 2022 The cat-slapping tale involving West Ham’s Kurt Zouma and his brother, Yoan, has rekindled the flames of racism often vainly suppressed by English football authorities. Zouma and…
Busted! Police arrest 20-year-old hacker of Neymar’s account
February 10, 2022 Brazilian police have arrested a man they believe hacked into Neymar’s bank accounts and repeatedly stole small sums of money totaling more than 40,000 dollars, officials in…
FIFA clears Lookman, may star in Nigeria-Ghana World Cup play-off
February 11, 2022 The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says world football governing body FIFA has approved the application of Leicester City FC player Ademola Lookman to switch national association allegiance….
The miracle of Sadio Mane: From barefoot to class of Champions
February 9, 2022 Sadio Mane lifting the Africa Cup of Nations trophy is the latest step in his remarkable football journey. The Liverpool forward scored the decisive penalty as he…