(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Todd Boehly’s consortium has signed an agreement to buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich, according to the English club. This was announced by Chelsea on Saturday after Abramovich put the club for sale in March. According to available information, the deal is expected to be completed in late May after all necessary regulatory […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Billionaire Roman Abramovich says his position over the sale of Chelsea Football Club of England is unchanged and has denied asking for any loan to be repaid to him. Reports have suggested that the Russian-Israeli, who was sanctioned by the UK Government on March 10 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, could insist […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Falconets have been drawn alongside France, Canada and Korea Republic in Group C of the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup scheduled for Costa Rica in August. Also, at Thursday’s draw held at the Teatro Nacional in the central American country’s capital city of San Jose, title-holders Spain were placed in Group […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool survived a first-half scare to reach the Champions League final with a 3-2 win at Villarreal. The win secured a 5-2 aggregate victory after the night had threatened to turn sourfor Juergen Klopp’s side. The visitors fell 2-0 down with an insipid first-half performance before fighting back with three goals in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – World football body, FIFA, on Monday fined Nigeria CHF150,000 (N63.9m) following violence that occurred at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on March 29, after the country’s failure to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. FIFA also ordered the country to play their next international match behind closed doors. FIFA, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Norwich City have been relegated from the Premier League following their 2-0 loss to Aston Villa. Dean Smith’s men lost against his former side with Burnley’s 2-1 win against Watford meaning the Canaries have now dropped down into the Championship Norwich knew it would be a long shot to stay in England’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for hiding 2.5 million pounds (3.14 million dollars) worth of assets and loans to avoid paying his debts. The 54-year-old former world number one was declared bankrupt on June 21 in 2017. He was owing creditors almost 50 million pounds, over […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Boxing Team in the just concluded 2022 National Open Boxing Trials Championship held in Kaduna from March 23rd – 30th, 2022 have expressed displeasure over the level of poor treatment meted out to them before, during and after the competition by the state sports Ministry. They regretted that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Germany defender Antonio Rüdiger will leave Chelsea at the end of the season after turning down the offer of a new contract, manager Thomas Tuchel confirmed on Sunday. “The situation is that he wants to leave the club,” Tuchel said after their 1-0 English Premier League (EPL) win over West Ham. “He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight crown on Saturday, stopping former sparring partner Dillian Whyte in round six of the all-British bout at a delirious Wembley Stadium. The win for the self-styled ‘Gypsy King’, fighting on UK soil for the first time in four years, was witnessed by 94,000 fans. Unbeaten Fury, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 100th Premier League goal as Arsenal defeated Manchester United 3-1 in their English Premier League encounter on Saturday. Arsenal took control of the battle to finish in the Premier League top four with a 3-1 win over Manchester United to all but end the Red Devils’ hopes of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Premiership side, Manchester United, have announced the appointment of Erik ten Hag as their new first-team manager. Manchester United revealed this in a statement on its website on Thursday morning. The statement read in part, “Manchester United is delighted to announce the appointment of Erik ten Hag as Men’s First Team Manager, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Eddie Nketiah boosted Arsenal’s bid for a top-four finish in the Premier League as the striker’s double inspired a dramatic 4-2 win against Chelsea on Wednesday. Nketiah was released by Chelsea as a 16-year-old in 2015 and he exacted a measure of revenge with his first league goals this season. The 22-year-old […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool’s quadruple hopes remain intact as they beat rivals Manchester City 3-2 to secure their spot in the English FA Cup final match. The Reds and Manchester City are neck to neck in the English Premier League and could yet face each other in the UEFA Champions League final. But Saturday’s win […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool and Manchester City will resume their domestic duel in the FA Cup on Saturday after the pair reached the UEFA Champions League semi-finals in contrasting styles on Wednesday. Jürgen Klopp’s Reds proved too strong for Benfica in spite of being held to a 3-3 draw at Anfield a week after winning […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The newly inaugurated Board of the Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN) has agreed to partner with Community Sport and Educational Development (CSED) Initiative in developing badminton at the grassroots level in the country. This was disclosed in a statement made available to the media on Monday. The statement affirmed that BFN had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was left to rue a missed opportunity as he feels their 2-2 draw with Liverpool has left their rivals still “alive” in the title race. Manchester City was twice pegged back at the Etihad Stadium after goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Gabriel Jesus were cancelled out […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Super Falcons lost 0-2 to their Canadian counterparts on Friday in the first of a two-game encounter between both sides. The friendly game at the BC Place Stadium in Vancouver saw Nigeria’s goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, and later Tochukwu Oluehi, making good saves to limit the 2020 Tokyo Olympic champions. Falcons did […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), with support from Community Sport and Educational Development (CSED) Initiative has donated table tennis equipment to residents of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp at Uhogua in Edo State. The donated equipment were officially presented to the Management staff of the Uhogua IDPs Camp as part of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The president of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Amaju Pinnick has stated that he won’t be contesting for a third term after the expiration of his current tenure. African Examiner writes that Pinnick has been in charge of the NFF since 2014 It could be recalled that there have been calls from […]
