Author: Oluwatosin Ologun

The reigning champions of the Carabao Cup, Liverpool will take their defence to Wembley after defeating Ange Postecoglou’s men at Anfield. Tottenham Hotspur had a 1-0 lead from the first leg, but the competition holders have won 4-1 on aggregate after a comfortable 4-0 win on the night. Cody Gakpo opened the scoring with a sweet volley first-half volley and the floodgates opened in the second half. Mohamed Salah doubled the lead from the penalty spot before a smart finish from Dominik Szoboszlai and Virgl van Dijk’s header completed the rout. Liverpool will face Newcastle United — who beat Arsenal…

Young Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Garcia headed home a 93rd minute winner to put his side into the Copa del Rey semifinals with a 3-2 victory at Leganes on Wednesday. Juan Cruz’s brace for the hosts pulled back early strikes by Luka Modric and Endrick for the European champions at Leganes’ Butarque stadium. With extra-time beckoning 20-year-old forward Gonzalo headed home at the near post after fine work by Brahim Diaz to help Madrid snatch a derby victory and keep their legs fresh ahead of big upcoming games against Atletico Madrid and Manchester City. Madrid were without Kylian Mbappe and…

Newcastle United defeated Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal 2-0 in the second leg of the semi-final encounter of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday at the St James’ Park. Newcastle United moved a giant step closer to ending a 56-year wait to win a major trophy as they secured a place in the Carabao Cup final with victory over Arsenal after an emotional night on Tyneside. Eddie Howe’s side, who held a 2-0 advantage from the semi-final first leg, completed the second part of the assignment, and will now face Liverpool or Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley as they stand one victory away from…

Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea returned to the top four in the Premier League after coming from behind to beat West Ham on former manager Graham Potter’s return to Stamford Bridge. After fellow top-four contenders Manchester City and Newcastle lost at the weekend, the Blues were made to work hard for the three points by the visitors who led through Jarrod Bowen at the break. But substitute Pedro Neto equalised for Enzo Maresca’s side in the second half before Cole Palmer’s cross looped over Hammers goalkeeper Alphonse Areola, which took a big deflection off Aaron Wan-Bissaka to gift the win to the…

Nigerian Afrobeats artiste, Tems, won the Grammy for Best African Music Performance, at the 2025 Grammy Awards held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, US. Earning her second golden gramophone, Tems defeated a predominantly Afrobeats-nominated category at the 67th Recording Academy Awards, with her love song “Love Me Jeje”. She overcomes strong opposition from fellow countrymen Burna Boy, Asake, and Wizkid for their collaboration on “MMS,” Yemi Alade, and Chris Brown’s “Sensational,” which features Davido and Lojay. Born Temilade Openiyi, the 29-year-old now joins the ranks of Burna Boy, who won the Best Global Music Album Grammy in 2021…

Manchester United suffered defeat again as Jean-Philippe Mateta scored twice to earn Crystal Palace a 2-0 win at Old Trafford. United aimed for back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time this season, it turned out to be an awful afternoon for Ruben Amorim’s side as they were deservedly beaten and lost Lisandro Martinez to what looked like a serious knee injury late in the game. The win lifts Oliver Glasner’s side above their opponents into 12th spot, with United dropping down to 13th – their scoring problems underlined by Amorim benching both Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee as Marcus…

Arsenal humiliated reigning champions Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium with a brilliant 5-1 win, sparking their Premier League title challenge back into life. Tensions between the teams were high after a 2-2 draw, in Septmber 2024, between the teams but Arsenal earned a statement victory against Pep Guardiola’s side, who had pipped them to the title in the last two seasons. Mikel Arteta’s side took a 1-0 lead into half-time after Martin Odegaard opened the scoring, but the game exploded into life in the second half. Erling Haaland equalised with a great header but, just 38 seconds after the restart, Arsenal were…

Artillery shelling and air strikes killed at least 56 people across greater Khartoum on Saturday, according to a medical source and Sudanese activists. Sudan’s regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been locked in a battle for power since April 2023 that has intensified this month with the army fighting to take back control of the capital. RSF shelling killed 54 and injured 158 people at a busy market in army-controlled Omdurman, part of greater Khartoum, on Saturday, overwhelming the city’s Al-Nao Hospital, according to a medical source and the health ministry. “The shells hit in the…

United States Democrats picked Ken Martin as their new leader Saturday, who now takes on the task of rebuilding a party still reeling from last year’s crushing presidential defeat — and figuring out how best to oppose Republican Donald Trump. “The Democratic Party is the party of working people, and it’s time to roll up our sleeves and outcompete everywhere, in every election, and at every level of government,” he said in a statement. The 51-year-old progressive activist, a relative unknown outside of the party, stressed the need to reconnect Democrats with blue collar voters, and to take the electoral…

…Canada told Trump levies are coming Tuesday United States President Donald Trump is imposing steep tariffs on major trading partners Canada, Mexico and China, with a lower rate on Canadian energy imports, the White House said. Canadian and Mexico exports to the United States will face a 25% tariff rate, although energy resources from Canada will have a lower 10% levy. Goods from China, which already face various rates of duties, will see an additional 10% tariff, the White House said. The US earlier told Canada to expect the broad duties on its exports starting Tuesday, a Canadian government source…