(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal fell to just a second Premier League defeat of the season as James Tarkowski’s header gave Everton the perfect start under new manager Sean Dyche in a 1-0 win at Goodison Park. Toffee’s know goals win games however, and with only six goals from the lineup prior to today they were […]
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool travel to face struggling Wolves, desperate to pull themselves out of a slump that has left them playing catch-up, while Tottenham host champions Manchester City. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The clock is ticking for Chelsea manager Graham Potter to turn unprecedented spending into results, starting against Fulham on Friday, as new Everton manager […]
The 21-year-old was also included in Manchester United’s latest Premier League squad list following the release of the statement. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United have launched an internal investigation to decide the future of Mason Greenwood after attempted rape and assault charges against him were dropped The England striker was arrested in 2022 over the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – So it will be Manchester United versus Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley three weeks on Sunday, as if that scenario was ever in any serious doubt last night. A proper final between two clubs for whom lifting this trophy really would mean something. Newcastle fans don’t need reminding […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African examiner takes a look around trending deadline day transfer market deals with top premier league clubs on the rise to strengthen their squads. Chelsea have sensationally signed Enzo Fernandez for a British record £121 million after agreeing a deal with Benfica late on deadline day. The eye-watering swoop for Chelsea’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Real Madrid will take on Clasico rivals Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semi-finals while Athletic Bilbao will face Osasuna following Monday’s draw. The reigning Spanish champions will host Barca before visiting the Camp Nou, in the only round of Spain’s national knockout competition held over two legs. Carlo Ancelotti’s side reached […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool’s disastrous season suffered another blow on Sunday as the holders were dumped out of the FA Cup by a 2-1 defeat at Brighton. Kaoru Mitoma’s brilliant control and finish in stoppage time earned the Seagulls a place in the fifth round. Liverpool had led at the Amex through Harvey Elliott, but […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United successfully navigated their way past a dogged Reading side to book their place in the fifth round of the FA Cup, extending their winning streak at Old Trafford to 11 on the bounce. Manchester United delivered an excellent second-half performance to knock Reading out of the FA Cup at Old […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Novak Djokovic put aside the controversy surrounding his father to surge into a 10th Australian Open final Friday and close in on a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam crown. Only Stefanos Tsitsipas stands in his way after the Serb romped past unseeded American Tommy Paul 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal FC have crashed out of the FA Cup competition with a 1-0 defeat at the Etihad to Manchester City. Nathan Ake scored the only goal of the game 20 minutes into the second half after a Julian Alvarez shot came back off the post, Jack Grealish remained composed before setting up […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The much anticipated FA cup fourth round encounter takes centre stage tonight at the Ethihad as Growing suggestions that Manchester City goal machine Erling Haaland is the problem were largely quashed on Saturday as the Norwegian scored his fourth hat-trick to take his personal tally (G25) to higher than nine of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United moved one step closer to ending their six-year trophy drought, after a 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final. On his side’s first visit to the City Ground since a devastating 8-1 victory in February 1999, Erik ten Hag will have been looking […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Community Sport and Educational Development (CSED) Initiative, a frontline Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has expressed its support for the development and promotion of Badminton, particularly at the grassroots level in Nigeria. This is coming to the heels of the just concluded three-day Badminton training for game masters, game mistresses, and secondary school students, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UEFA are set to close the loophole which has enabled Chealsea to spread their record transfer fees up to eight years. A number of Chelsea rivals has accused Chelsea of cheating the FFP regulations by using amortization to spread the cost of Mykhailo Mudryk’s £88million fee over eight years for accounting purposes. FIFA […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal restored their five-point lead at the top of the 2022/2023 English Premier League (EPL) on Sunday, with Eddie Nketiah scoring twice in a 3-2 defeat of Manchester United. His goals included a 90th-minute winner, in a rip-roaring clash at The Emirates. It had looked as though it would end honours even […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City produced a stunning second half comeback to beat Tottenham 4-2 and prevent a potential fatal blow to their Premier League title defence on Thursday. Two goals in three minutes just before half-time from Dejan Kulusevski and Emerson Royal saw City staring down the barrel of a second consecutive defeat. But […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian-born Michael Mmoh has zoomed into the third round of the 2023 Australian Open. The 25-year-old is the son of a former Nigerian tennis player Tony Mmoh. He beat the struggling former world number two Alexander Zverev 6-7 (1/7), 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 on Margaret Court Arena. The German 12th seed, who was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Michael Olise scored a sensational 91st-minute free-kick to deny Manchester United a 10th successive win. As such, Crystal Palace became the first side to rescue points from a losing position against the Red Devils this season in a hard-fought 1-1 draw at Selhurst Park. On a bitterly cold night in the capital, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou, has been stripped of his title and released from his contract after failing to accept a new contract offer. This was made known by the head of the association, Dana White, who indicated his disappointment at Ngannou turning down an offer that would have made him the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-1 in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to win the Spanish Super Cup, their first trophy since coach Xavi Hernandez took over. Inspired by electric teenager Gavi, who scored himself and set up goals for Robert Lewandowski and Pedri Gonzalez, the Catalans shone, while Karim Benzema netted a late […]
