After Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 to reach a second successive FA Cup final Pep Guardiola was scathing about the scheduling of the semi‑final, 72 hours after the “punch in the face” of losing Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final to Real…
Football as a religion in Nigeria — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Nothing excites and unifies Nigerians like football, especially when the national team, the Super Eagles, can claim a continental or world title. It was the typical Nigerian night of high hopes on Sunday, February 11 when Super Eagles squared up…
Khachanov ends ailing Korda’s run to reach Australian Open semi-final
Karen Khachanov reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time on Tuesday after ailing American Sebastian Korda retired while trailing 7-6(5) 6-3 3-0. The 18th seed raced out to a 4-1 lead before Korda calmed his nerves…
France edge England in thrilling World Cup quarter-final
France have beaten England 2-1 in a fast-paced game to set up a semi-final World Cup clash with Morocco, who sensationally beat Portugal in the other World Cup quarter-final of the day. Aurelien Tchouameni put France ahead with a blistering…
Regragui ecstatic as Morocco make World Cup history ‘for Africa’
Morocco coach Walid Regragui has hailed the battling spirit of his players after they defeated Portugal 1-0 to become the first African national team ever to reach the World Cup semi-final stage. Youssef En-Nesyri’s header late in the first half…
Morocco fans celebrate the impossible and ask for more
As their national team made history, crowds gathered in Casablanca on Saturday evening and chanted “Qualified! Qualified!” Morocco beat Portugal 1-0 in Qatar to become the first African or Arab team to reach a World Cup semi-final. “My heart will…
4 things to look out for as England take on Croatia in World Cup Semi-Final (Thesportsman)
Two teams are grasping at history-making in the second semi-final game of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, as battling Croatia face a buoyant England side tonight at the Luzhniki Stadium. France await in the Moscow final on Sunday, after…
