Author: Oluwatosin Ologun

Nigeria’s Flamingos took a giant step towards qualification for the 2025 U-17 Women’s World Cup on Saturday, beating South Africa 2-0 at the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne, Ogun State. The Flamingos defeated the Bantwana 3-1 in the first leg of the clash last week, meaning they soared to the next phase of the qualification race with a whopping 5-1 aggregate victory. The game produced no goal after the early exchanges. But two-goal heroine in the first leg, Harmony Chidi coolly nodded home from an acute angle in the 37th minute on Saturday, to compound the fixture for the visitors. Shakirat…

Manchester United are through to the Europa League quarter-final after Bruno Fernandes scored a hat-trick in a 4-1 win over Real Sociedad on Thursday night. For United fans, it was enough for a 5-2 win on aggregate and a night which looked set to be filled with nerves and anxiety ended in a party atmosphere. A pair of converted penalties either side of half-time — after the hosts had gone behind early on via another spot kick — and a smart finish late in the game meant the United captain took away the match ball. Diogo Dalot put the icing…

Arsenal completed an outstanding 9-3 aggregate victory over PSV Eindhoven in the knockout stage to set up a mouthwatering Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid. Holders Real beat capital rivals Atletico Madrid on penalties – and Arsenal will likely have to find top gear against the Spanish giants in the last eight after cruising past their Dutch opponents. Leading 7-1 from the first leg in the Netherlands, the Gunners took the opportunity to make wholesale changes to their starting XI. While there were also huge swathes of empty seats around a subdued Emirates Stadium, those in attendance were treated to a sumptuous opening goal…

Real Madrid have reached a Champions League quarter-final tie with Arsenal after beating city rivals Atletico in a highly controversial penalty shootout. Defender Antonio Rudiger scored the decisive spot-kick in a 4-2 shootout win after two Atletico players missed. Marco Llorente’s shot struck the bar after Julian Alvarez slipped and had his penalty strike disallowed after a VAR check ruled that the Argentine had touched the ball twice. Former Manchester City forward Julian Alvarez fired home his kick, and Atletico’s second, to make the score in the shootout 2-2, but he was judged to have touched the ball twice when officials scrutinised…

United States President Donald Trump Tuesday announced massive new tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium while threatening to “shut down” its auto industry and saying the best way to end the trade war was for Washington’s ally to be absorbed into the United States. Trump’s shock new threats came hours before a midnight deadline for ramping up the Republican’s increasingly global trade offensive. On his Truth Social platform, Trump announced that he would double the planned 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminium to 50 per cent for imports of the metals from Canada. A 25-percent levy is still…

Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle listed his final 23-man squad for the crunch 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe, however, Ahmed Musa and Kelechi Iheanacho were missing from the list. In the final list for the games billed for next week, the Malian gaffer who will be leading the Super Eagles out for the first time yanked off the Kano Pillars man and Iheanacho of Middlesbrough. Although Musa was part of the Super Eagles side that went to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire early last, he did not play a minute. Iheanacho also featured…

Some Manchester United players are “not good enough” and some are “overpaid”, the club’s co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says. Midfielder Casemiro, striker Rasmus Hojlund, goalkeeper Andre Onana, and wingers Antony and Jadon Sancho – who are on loan at other clubs – were namechecked by the billionaire in an interview with BBC Sport as players his regime had “inherited”. Ratcliffe, a lifelong Manchester United fan, is the chairman of petrochemicals company Ineos, which has a strong sports investment arm. The 72-year-old last year spent £1.3bn for a 28.94% stake in the club in a deal which saw Ineos take control…

Elon Musk said X(formerly Twitter) was hit Monday by a major cyberattack, raising questions as to whether the politically divisive billionaire is being targeted or his decision to gut staff at what was once Twitter is haunting the social network. According to several foreign media outlets, including Reuters, NY Post, and the BBC, Musk also added that he was working to trace the source of the alleged cyberattacks. Social media platform X went down intermittently on Monday, with owner Elon Musk blaming an unusually powerful cyberattack. “We get attacked every day, but this was done with a lot of resources. Either a large, coordinated group…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday said every decision he has taken so far, including the fuel subsidy removal is all about Nigerian youths and their future. President Tinubu stated this at the inauguration of the National Youth Congress Planning Committee at the Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja. Tinubu said: “I’ve listened to you carefully, today is not for long speeches, I just want to reassure you that you are the hope of the country. Everything hangs on your future, every decision that I’ve taken is all about tomorrow.” He assured that the ongoing economic reforms were designed to strengthen…

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday night in Abuja, called on governors, ministers, and other political leaders in the country to channel more resources toward catering to the needs of society’s poor and vulnerable. Tinubu appealed while hosting governors, members of the Federal Executive Council, Service Chiefs and heads of select ministries, departments, and agencies to an Iftar dinner at the State House in Abuja. “I thank you all for responding to this invitation. You honoured it out of respect, not because you don’t have enough to eat or share”, Tinubu was quoted to have said in a statement by his…