December 6, 2018 Maurizio Sarri accused his Chelsea players of over-confidence after throwing away a lead to lose 2-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday. Chelsea looked to be on course for victory thanks to Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s early opener as the…
Banana-throwing Spurs fan will not face racism charge (Supersport)
04 December 2018 The Tottenham Hotspur fan who threw a banana skin onto the pitch at the Emirates Stadium as Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrated scoring a penalty in front of Tottenham fans will not be charged with a racist…
Newcastle owner wants club sold before January window (Supersport)
04 December 2018 Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley wants to sell the Premier League club before the January transfer window and told Sky News on Monday that talks on a deal had made promising progress. Ashley, who is also majority…
Azpilicueta signs new contract with Chelsea (Supersport)
04 December 2018 Spanish international Cesar Azpilicueta, one of the longest-serving players at Chelsea, signed a new four-year contract on Tuesday which if he sees it out will take him to 10 years with the Premier League club. …
Curry leads charge as Warriors cruise past Hawks (Punch)
December 4, 2018 Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson combined for 85 points as the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors used a balanced offence to roll over the Atlanta Hawks 128-111 on Monday. Curry was playing in just…
Mourinho aiming to stop rot as Man Utd season unravels (Punch)
December 4, 2018 Jose Mourinho needs to lift Manchester United’s morale quickly as a deflating run of performances threatens to throw their season off track completely but he faces a daunting task against a revitalised Arsenal. Mourinho’s team have not…
Furious Maradona hurls insults at rival fans (Guardian)
04 December 2018 Argentine football legend Diego Maradona hurled insults at fans of an opposing team and had to be restrained from attacking them after they jeered his coaching loss Sunday in Mexico’s second-division final. Maradona’s team, Dorados of Sinaloa,…
LSSC inaugurates boards of sports associations (Guardian)
04 December 2018 The Under-15 Ilaji Soccer Academy players, who did the country proud at the Ghana tour…recently. Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) yesterday inaugurated 40 Boards of sports associations on behalf of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to increase growth of…
Manchester City into round of 16 after late Aguero header seals draw with Lyon (ESPN)
Manchester City progressed to the knockout stages of the Champions League after twice coming from behind to draw 2-2 with Olympique Lyonnais in Group F on Tuesday. Goals from Maxwel Cornet were cancelled out by Aymeric Laporte and Sergio Aguero…
Sports minister unaware of Super Sand Eagles lack of preparation (Guardian)
The Sports minister, Barrister Solomon Dalung, needed a Twitter user to inform him that the Beach soccer team, also known as the Super Sand Eagles, are not in camp two weeks to the Beach soccer Africa Cup of Nations. The…