(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manager Claudio Ranieri has been sacked by Leicester City, nine months after leading them to the Premier League title. The Foxes are one point above the relegation zone with 13 matches left. “The board reluctantly feels that a change of leadership, while admittedly painful, is necessary in the club’s greatest interest,” read a […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Long-serving Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger Friday declared he will be active in next season, may be with the Gunners or another place. Wenger, 67, made the declaration at the end of one of the most turbulent weeks of his two-decade tenure as Gunners boss. In his post-match speech Wednesday’s 5-1 […]
…Receives cash prize of $50,000 By Niyi Adeyi LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – For the second time, Abraham Kiptum from Kenya has emerged the winner of the 2nd edition of the Access Bank Lagos city Marathon race which held early Saturday, February 11, 2017. Kiptum achieved similar feat in the maiden edition last year. Ronny […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite a 12-point gap between his club and Chelsea, Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger is still hopeful of swing. Consequently, Wenger is of the view that the Premier League title fight is still very much on. “It is never over; Even if you [the media] think it is, I don’t – […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It is now confirmed that Harlequins’ Jack Clifford will make just his second start for England in one of two changes for Saturday’s Six Nations match with Wales in Cardiff. Clifford, 23, replaces Tom Wood on the open-side flank while Jack Nowell comes in for Jonny May on the wing, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following his misconduct in the match against Great Britain’s Kyle Edmund Canada’s Denis Shapovalov has been fined $7,000 (£5,600) in the Davis Cup. The 17-year-old was down 3-6 4-6 1-2 when he hit umpire French Arnaud Gabas in the eye with a ball struck in anger. Shapovalov must pay $2,000 for the […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Nigeria (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely three weeks after the League Management Company (LMC), fined the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) champions, Rangers inter. FC of Enugu N2.7m, over fans unruly conduct, the Nigeria Football Federation NFF Disciplinary Committee has slammed another N4m fine on the club. The committee, which met in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cameroon will face Egypt in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations final after two second-half strikes saw off Ghana. Both sides had gone close to breaking the deadlock before Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui took advantage of atrocious defending from a free-kick to lash in the opener in the 72nd minute. With seconds remaining Christian Bassogog […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At last, Enugu state governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has fired the General manager of Nigeria’s league leader, Rangers Int. FC of Enugu, Ozo Paul Chibuozo, replacing him with ex- Super Eagles skipper and coach Christian Chukwu. Ugwuanyi, who announced this Monday, said he took the decision after he held a […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Roger Federer Sunday defeated fellow giant Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open 2017 men’s final. The match made it Federer’s 18th Grand Slam title and first for five years with a thrilling five-set victory. The 35-year-old Swiss won 6-4 3-6 6-1 3-6 6-3 to claim his fifth Melbourne title and […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Roger Federer has defeated fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka 7-5 6-3 1-6 4-6 6-3 to reach the Australian Open final and stay on course for an 18th Grand Slam title. The 35-year-old will now face fellow icon Rafael Nadal Sunday provided the Spaniard beats Grigor Dimitrov in Friday’s semi-final. Nadal who […]
By Ignatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s defending champion, Rangers International, FC of Enugu has incurred the wrath of the league management company, LMC,over supporters misconduct and breach of the rule of the game during the match Day 1 of the Nigeria Football Professional League (NPFL) 2016/17 season played last Sunday at the […]
Final Match 05 February, 2017 – Egypt 1 – Cameroon 2 ————————————————————————————- 3rd Place Match 04 February, 2017 – Burkina Faso 1 – Ghana 0 ————————————————————————————– SEMI-FINALS Wednesday, February 1, 2017 Burkina Faso 1 (3) – 1 (4) Egypt – FT (P) Thursday, February 2, 2017 Ghana 0 – 2 Cameroon —————————————————————————————– Quarter Finals 28 January 2017 […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Four-time champion Roger Federer has reached the Australian Open second round with a four-set victory over Austria’s Jurgen Melzer in Melbourne. The 35-year-old, who is appearing in his first competitive match in six months after knee injury, won 7-5 3-6 6-2 6-2. Federer, who hit 19 aces in his two-hour […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The world football governing body FIFA has expanded the world cup participating teams to 48 from the former 32. FIFA voted unanimously in favour of the change at a meeting in Zurich Tuesday. With the latest development, an initial stage of 16 groups of three teams will precede a knockout stage […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Marco Silva has been confirmed as the Hull City’s new boss. The 39-year-old Portuguese and former Olympiakos Manager has signed deal whicl will last until the end of the season at the KCOM Stadium. Silva replaced the immediate past Manager Mike Phelan. He was sacked Tuesday with the Tigers bottom […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tiger Woods has announced his first event for the year (2017) is the PGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego. The event is to kick start January 26, 2017. Woods, a 14-time major winner last played at the Farmers in 2015, but withdrew in the first […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hull City have sacked their head coach Mike Phelan. Following the development, the club said they were presently in search of a replacement, and will soon announce the new handler. Phelan had a good start at the Hull City – winning the Manager of the month award for August. The […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City Coach Pep Guardiola says he is gradually moving to the end of his career. The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss also declared that he will not be coaching at 65. Guardiola after his team 2-1 win over Burnley Monday said: “I will be at Manchester for the […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Enugu Nigeria, (African Examiner) – Ex-Rangers International Football Club of Enugu, South- East Nigeria, have concluded plans to establish a hall of fame for the soccer icons, saying it will be located inside an ultra- Modern complex estimated to gulp over 500 million naira. The complex will also house other money […]
