Chelsea have been banned from signing players in the next two transfer windows for breaching rules in relation to youth players, Fifa has announced. The ban, until the end of January 2020, does not prevent the release of players and will not apply to their women’s and futsal teams. The…
Arsenal will play French side Rennes and Chelsea face Ukraine’s Dynamo Kiev in the last 16 of the Europa League. Rennes are 11th in Ligue 1 while Kiev are second behind Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League. The Premier League clubs avoided Serie A’s second and third-placed sides Napoli,…
A Lagos Division of the Lagos State High Court in Igbosere has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of former Super Eagles star, Austin Okocha, over tax evasion charges. Mr Okocha – or Jay Jay Okocha as he is popularly known – has repeatedly failed to appear before the…
Callum Hudson-Odoi scored a marvellous second-half goal as Chelsea cruised into the Europa League last 16 with victory over Malmo at Stamford Bridge. The Blues, who led 2-1 from the first leg, started slowly but improved markedly after the break. Olivier Giroud gave them the lead on the night by…
Arsenal powered into the last 16 of the Europa League with a comfortable second-leg victory over BATE Borisov at Emirates Stadium. Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, they scored inside four minutes when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang‘s cross was turned in by Bate defender Zakhar Volkov. Centre-back Shkodran Mustafi made it 2-0…
Liverpool’s Champions League last-16 tie against Bayern Munich remains finely poised after a goalless draw in the first leg at Anfield. The hosts posed the greater threat but were either wasteful in front of goal or kept out by Bayern’s well-marshalled defence. Sadio Mane missed a handful of first-half chances,…
Ander Herrera and Paul Pogba each scored first-half goals as Manchester United defeated Chelsea 2-0 on Monday at Stamford Bridge to advance to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup. United, which has lost just once in interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s 13 games in charge, has reached the quarterfinals of…
Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior is expected to start Wednesday’s Champions League last-16 first leg against Ajax. The 18-year-old Brazilian, signed from Flamengo in a deal worth £38.7m, has started the last two games, relegating Gareth Bale to the bench. “His adaptation has been very fast,” Real manager Santiago Solari…
After beating Brazil’s legendary fighter, Anderson Silva, in the UFC 234 in Melbourne on Sunday morning, Africa’s fast-rising MMA athlete, Israel “The Style Bender” Adesanya is planning to visit his homeland, Nigeria soon. Adesanya, who lives in New Zealand with his parents, confirmed his status as MMA athlete’s next superstar…
Nicolo Zaniolo‘s two goals gave Roma the edge over Porto in their Champions League last-16 first leg. The teenager, one of Roma’s few bright sparks in a poor season, controlled Edin Dzeko‘s pass before drilling a low effort past Iker Casillas. He added a second from six yards out after…
