(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 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Struggling Chelsea football club have hijacked Arsenal’s bid Mykhailo Mudryk after agreeing a £88m deal for the Shakhtar winger. Chelsea sent representatives, including director of global talent and transfers Ben Winstanley and a senior board member to Turkey this week to try and tie up a deal for the 22-year-old and have […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp blasted his side’s effort in a humiliating 0-3 English Premier League (EPL) defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion which he called the worst ever in his reign. Winger Solly March scored twice and created a third for Brighton as they dominated the game from start to finish, with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pep Guardiola’s 500th top-flight game as a manager ended in a dramatic Manchester derby defeat as Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford turned the match on its head after Jack Grealish opener’s at Old Trafford, meaning the Red Devils are now only a point behind their bitter rivals, who remain five points behind […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivals Manchester United and Manchester City meet for the 52nd time in an early kick-off in the the Premier League. United Will be bidding to end a run of three straight H2H league defeats, their worst run of derby defeats since 2013-14. Hope is high that the Red Devils can do just […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – LIONEL MESSI is being eyed up by Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal in a deal worth £245 million per year, according to reports. Cristiano Ronaldo arrived in the Middle East earlier this month after agreeing a £173m-a-year transfer to Al Nassr. It makes him the highest-paid sports star in the world by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Goals from ex-Chelsea man Willian and Carlos Vinícius gave Fulham their first win over the Blues in 21 meetings to move into the Premier League’s top-six, in a match that saw Chelsea’s loanee debutant João Félix sent off for an X-rated challenge. Even though Chelsea sat behind their West London rivals Fulham […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United will face Nottingham Forest in the semi-finals as Erik ten Hag’s side now stand as favourites to win the Carabao Cup. Southampton’s 2-0 win against Manchester City was a huge upset and has opened up the tournament, as they will face high-flying Newcastle United next. The first legs of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the 2022/2023 Abridged Nigeria professional football league NPFL, commences, Management of Rangers International Football Club of Enugu has set a target of getting a continental ticket for the season. The club’s Secretary, Barrister Ferdinand Ugwuarua and the Technical Adviser, Coach Abdul Maikaba stated this Wednesday during interaction with members of Sports […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – France’s goalkeeper, Hugo Lloris, has retired from international football. The Tottenham FC 2018 World Cup and 2022 finalist announced his retirement from international football on Monday. In a statement, the goalkeeper stated that it was time to hand over to the younger one to carry on. “There comes a time when you […]
