Photo: Governor Henry Dickson …Organisers Plan to Provide Viewing Centers For Russia 2018 World Cup (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sixteen communities in Bayelsa State will on Monday commence a fresh battle in the second phase of the Governor Dickson Unity Cup also dubbed; The Ogbia Challenge. The communities according to the organizers qualified for the phase […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Paris St-Germain PSG Coach Unai Emery has denied reports that the world’s most expensive player and forward Neymar will need surgery, thus having “small chance” of playing next Tuesday cracker against Real Madrid. The decisive Champions League match is the last-16 second-leg tie against the Spanish side. The 26-year-old Brazilian […]
Jesse Lingard caused Old Trafford to reverberate with noise after his 75th-minute header sealed a win that took Manchester United back into second place ahead of Liverpool. The creator was Romelu Lukaku, his neat cross finding the substitute, after the No 9’s first goal for United against top-six opposition had cancelled out Willian’s opener. José […]
Photo: Rangers Coach, Gbenga Ogunbote From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Technical Adviser (TA) of Rangers International football Club of Enugu, Mr. Olugbenga Ogunbote, has solicited for more support and cooperation from stakeholders, including sports journalists in his quest of taking the club to its rightful place in the Nigeria professional football league, NPFL. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Mascot of the upcoming Governor Dickson Unity Cup codenamed the Ogbia Challenge was on Thursday unveiled with a call on every stakeholder to deploy sport as a tool to promote unity and peace in the Ogbia kingdom. The State Commissioner for Information, Hon. Daniel Iworiso-Markson made the call while welcoming dignitaries […]
Photo: Liverpool’s forward, Saido Mane (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Jürgen Klopp had declared that Liverpool can compete with the best and there was that swagger as they brushed aside Porto to deliver the biggest home defeat in the Portuguese club’s proud history and a devastating Champions League display that spoke of a team believing it can […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pep Guardiola absolved Raheem Sterling of the blame for Manchester City’s failure to win at Burnley. Sterling side-footed wide in front of an open goal in the second half when City was leading through Danilo’s strike on Saturday. Burnley made the most of the reprieve, with Johann Berg Gudmundsson snatching a 1-1 […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu state football Association (ENSFA), says despite numerous challenges, associated with soccer development in Nigeria, it has recorded impressive feat in the last few years, including producing a FIFA badge Referee, Miss Patience Ndidi Madu. It hinted that aside the newly graded Madu, who was decorated in Enugu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bournemouth’s three-goal victory at defending champions Chelsea is their “best result” in the Premier League, says manager Eddie Howe. Second-half goals from Callum Wilson, Junior Stanislas and Nathan Ake secured the Cherries’ first away win in seven league matches as Chelsea suffered their joint-heaviest loss of the season. This is Bournemouth’s third […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal have signed Gabon striker and the 2015 African Footballer of the Year Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund for a club record £56m. The English club had two bids for the 28-year-old rejected by Dortmund before agreeing to a fee that eclipses their £46.5m for Alexandre Lacazette in July. Dortmund finally agreed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Midfielder, Mesut Ozil has signed another three-and-a-half-year contract with the Arsenal. The new deal has extended his tenure till 2021 summer. The German midfielder broke the Arsenal record; as the first highest-paid player- earning about £350,000 a week before tax. The news deal follows months of speculation about the future of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has joined West Brom on loan for the rest of the season. Sturridge was linked with Inter Milan and Newcastle in recent weeks but a source has told Sky Sports News he chose West Brom for family reasons. The 28-year-old England striker will be able to play in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Roger Federer has won his 6th Australian Open and 20th Grand Slam title. Federer won the just concluded Championship with a five-set victory over Marin Cilic. The Swiss lost five games in a row as he dropped the fourth set but recovered to win 6-2 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 3-6 6-1. With the […]
BALTIMORE MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Jose Mourinho has signed a new contract with the Manchester United as the Manager, extending till 2020, with the option of a further year. His previous deal at Old Trafford is due to expire in 2019. Reacting, the former Chelsea Manager said he was “delighted” that United felt and trusted […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former US Olympic gymnastics team doctor Mr. Larry Nassar has been sentenced to 40 to 175 years. The ruling by Justice Rosemarie Aqualina was given after taking testimonies from about 160 of his victims. Justice Aqualina dismissed Nassar’s statement as insincere as he attempted to apologize to the court. The […]
Photo: Football Icon, Pele (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Brazilian Football legend Pele has been hospitalized after collapsing Thursday due to exhaustion. The 77-year-old was due to travel to London this weekend for a dinner held in his honour by the Football Writers Association (FWA). According to FWA, Pele is the only player to have won three […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – North and South Korea have agreed to march together under a single “unified Korea” flag at the next month’s Winter Olympics in the South. Similarly, the two countries BBC reports have agreed to field a joint women’s ice hockey team in rare talks at the truce village of Panmunjom. These […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Referee who awarded a controversial penalty against Northern Ireland during their World Cup play-off defeat by Switzerland Ovidiu Hategan has admitted his decision was faulty. He has also missed the golden opportunity of being included in the list of Fifa 36 Referees officiate games in the approaching World Cup […]
Photo: Arsenal Boss, Arsene Wenger (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsene Wenger crashed out of the FA Cup in the third round for the first time in his long Arsenal career and the worst of it was his view was perfect. Wenger sat in the stands and suffered as his second-string team conceded four against Nottingham Forest, a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool have reached an agreement with Barcelona for the sale of midfielder Philippe Coutinho, according to ESPN FC. Multiple reports in both Spain and England suggest the two clubs have agreed a fee of £142 million (€160m, $192.7m), with Liverpool receiving £105m up-front and the rest in performance-related add-ons. The full figure […]
