Author: Oluwatosin Ologun

Egyptian forward, Mohamed Salah scored both goals in their hard-fought 2-0 victory on Saturday at AFC Bournemouth as Liverpool moved nine points clear at the top of the Premier League. Salah converted a penalty after Lewis Cook tripped Cody Gakpo in the first half, then bent a wonderful finish into the far corner to make the points safe with 15 minutes to play. Bournemouth entered Saturday’s match unbeaten in 11 Premier League outings while Liverpool had gone 18 without losing, and the Cherries made the leaders work for their win. David Brooks had a strike disallowed for a marginal offside decision and Justin Kluivert shot wide of an open…

Russia on Friday criticised President Donald Trump’s plan to build a “Star Wars”-like missile shield for the United States, saying it risked turning space into an arena of “confrontation”. In an executive order on Monday, Trump called for the creation of an “Iron Dome for America” to counter ballistic and hypersonic missile threats, reviving parts of a controversial Reagan-era plan nicknamed “Star Wars” that would have placed missile interceptors in space. “We regard this as yet another confirmation of the US intent to turn space into an arena of armed confrontation and to deploy weapons there,” Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman…

Nigerian international superstar, Ayo Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid has unveiled dates for his Morayo tour. The Grammy-Award winner is set to kick off the tour in Paris France, Rotterdam Netherlands, and Berlin Germany as he sets to go on the road for the first time in nearly three years. Big Wiz will be headlining the 12,000-capacity Velodrome Arena in Berlin Germany on May 21 before taking to the Ahoy RTM Stage in Rotterdam Netherlands on May 23. On May 25, Wizkid will be headlining the famous 20,000-capacity Accor Arena. The tour is coming off the back of the release…

Nigerian superstar, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy has officially unveiled dates for his highly anticipated stadium concerts across Europe in 2025. The ‘Grammy-winning artiste is set to headline massive venues in France, the United Kingdom, and Germany as part of what is expected to be a record-breaking tour. The African Giant will kick off his European run with a historic performance at the 80,000-capacity Stade de France on April 18, 2025. This comes shortly after he graced the same venue for a charity concert alongside global icons John Legend and Katy Perry. Following his Paris show, Burna Boy…

Popular Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, better known as Tems has announced the cancellation of her upcoming concert in Kigali over Rwanda’s support of the M23 armed group waging an offensive in eastern DR Congo. The announcement came amid international condemnation of Rwanda’s backing of the M23 group, which seized control of the city of Goma this week in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich east. Grammy award-winning singer, revealed in a post on X that she was cancelling a concert at BK Arena in the Rwandan capital on March 22. “So I recently promoted my show in Rwanda without realising…

Chelsea football club head coach Enzo Maresca said goalkeeper Robert Sanchez cannot “make a mistake every game” and expect to keep his place as he hinted he could turn to understudy Filip Jorgensen for Monday’s home game against West Ham. The former Brighton ‘keeper has made five mistakes leading directly to goals this season, most recently in the 3-1 defeat to Manchester City last weekend when he was caught badly out of position, allowing Erling Haaland to give City the lead. Maresca has until now backed him unconditionally, insisting that Sanchez is the club’s No 1. The head coach was asked whether Sanchez, who lost his place…

The 2024/25 UEFA Europa League, Road to Bibao, knockout phase play-off draw held on Friday at the House of European Football, Nyon, Switzerland, after the play-off draw of the UEFA Champions League. The draw for the UEFA Europa League knockout playoffs paired Porto with Roma as teams prepare to put it all on the line in pursuit of a place in the Round of 16. Four-time Champions League winners Ajax, who also lifted this trophy back in 1991/92, travel to neighbouring Belgium to take on Union Saint-Gilloise in the first game of a two-legged tie. There will be a couple of visits from Istanbul to the Lowlands as Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce take on Anderlecht and Galatasaray face AZ…

The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League knockout phase play-off draw took place on Friday at the House of European Football, Nyon, Switzerland. Former Liverpool player and two-time Champions League winner, Thiago Alcantara, was the special guest at the Champions League knockout phase play-offs to pick teams from the seeded and unseeded pots. After grabbing 11 points from eight matches, Manchester City will face the defending champion, Real Madrid in the knockout phase play-off. What are the Champions League knockout phase play-offs? The knockout phase play-offs are new to the competition in 2024/25. While the top eight sides in the league phase qualify automatically for the…

Manchester City scaled through to the play-off phase of the Champions League after coming from behind to beat Club Brugge 3-1 and finish 22nd of the 24 qualified teams to secure progress. Man City will face Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in February’s play-offs – the price to pay for such a flawed campaign. City’s night had started in worrying fashion when a merchandise kiosk outside the stadium caught fire and it took a stirring second-half revival to ensure their European hopes were not also up in flames. Pep Guardiola called for “something special” ahead of the game and what…

Manchester United secured the second win in a row in the Premier League with a 1-0 win at Fulham on Sunday night. Man Utd continued their goal-shy ways in the first half, finishing without a single shot on target but at least restricted Fulham too, going in goalless at half-time. Despite the fact that the game lacked quality, the Red Devils made it two wins in a row Premier League as they continued to prefer life away from Old Trafford. After an underwhelming first-half at Craven Cottage, Martinez popped up in the 78th minute to secure all three points for…