Cristiano Ronaldo was made to wait for his 100th international goal as defending champions Portugal edged past Luxembourg to qualify for Euro 2020. Fernando Santos’ 2016 winners required victory to confirm second spot in Group B and finish three points…
*Meet the new CP Lagos State (Independent) *Panic as Indian guards Lagos house with lion (Punch)
Meet the new CP Lagos State (Independent) Today, Commissioner of Police (CP) Hakeem Olusegun Odumosu, will take over the mantle of leadership of police affairs in Lagos State. The Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu had ordered the…
Ronaldo: I’d only play Champions League (Punch)
Cristiano Ronaldo admits he is driven by the “important games” and would only play “for the national team and in the Champions League” with Juventus if he could. The 34-year-old has won most of what’s on offer at club level…
‘I don’t look for records, they look for me’, says Ronaldo after 700th goal (Vanguard)
Cristiano Ronaldo has lost count of the number of records he has broken, Portugal forward said after scoring the 700th goal of his career during a 2-1 defeat to Ukraine on Monday. “The records come naturally, I don’t look for…
*Slow start to Lagos road repairs (Nation)*NAF aircraft decimates insurgents’ meeting venue in Borno (Sun)
Slow start to Lagos road repairs (Nation) The rehabilitation of roads across Lagos State has kicked off as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu directed on Sunday. The governor declared a state of emergency on the roads following public outcry on their deplorable…
Cristiano Ronaldo explains his gesture to Atletico Madrid fans during Champions League clash (Metro)
Cristiano Ronaldo has spoken out about his gesture to Atletico Madrid supporters during the 2-2 draw with Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday evening. The Serie A champions took a two-goal lead through Juan Cuadrado and Blaise Matuidi but…
Cristiano Ronaldo weeps as Piers Morgan shows him never-seen-before video of his late father (Metro)
Cristiano Ronaldo broke down in tears as Piers Morgan presented him with a video he’d never seen before of his late father. In his upcoming documentary Cristiano Ronaldo Meets Piers Morgan, the Good Morning Britain host showed the legendary footballer…
Ronaldo scores four times as Portugal rout Lithuania 5-1 (Guardian)
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo took his international tally to 93 goals when he scored four times on Tuesday. The goals helped to give the European champions a 5-1 win away to Lithuania in their Euro 2020 qualifier. Playing in his…
Messi ‘made me better player’, says Ronaldo (Punch)
Cristiano Ronaldo admitted on Wednesday his long-time rivalry with Lionel Messi has made him “a better player” and that he enjoys a “healthy” rivalry with the Argentine great. However, Portuguese star Ronaldo, whose influence at Real Madrid mirrored that of…
Cristiano Ronaldo admits paying $375,000 to settle rape allegation (Guardian)
Cristiano Ronaldo has finally admitted to paying $375,000 in a settlement and confidentially agreement after sexual assault allegations stemming from a 2009 incident in Las Vegas, according to CNN. Former model Kathryn Mayorga accused Ronaldo of raping her in a suite at…
