Ethiopian star, Kenenisa Bekele partly blamed his state-of-the-art Nike shoes for his failure to win the London Marathon on Sunday. The 34-year-old was the pre-race favourite and had been on…
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N’Golo Kante has won the Professional Footballers’ Association PFA Player of the Year award for 2016-17. The Chelsea midfielder, 26, beat Eden Hazard, Harry Kane, Romelu Lukaku, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and…
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“In My Team, I Don’t Want Selfish Players” Conte Hits Back At Fabregas
by Damilare Salami April 24, 2017Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has flatly rejected Cesc Fabregas’ call for Eden Hazard to be more selfish, saying it is “not my idea of football”. Speaking after Saturday’s FA Cup…
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Unstoppable Messi Shines At #ElClassico With 500th Barcelona Goals
by Damilare Salami April 24, 2017Lionel Messi delivered a majestic Clasico display to silence the Santiago Bernabeu as the Argentine scored his 500th Barcelona goal to snatch a thrilling 3-2 win at Real Madrid on…
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500th Barcelona Goal: Messi Gets Accolades From Ronaldinho, Aguero
by Damilare Salami April 24, 2017Ronaldinho and Sergio Aguero led a host of former and current team-mates who hailed Lionel Messi following his 500th Barcelona goal. The 29-year-old star reached the landmark Sunday with two…
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Former Czech Republic defender Frantisek Rajtoral has committed suicide, the Czech football federation has said. He was 31. Rajtoral, who won the domestic league title four times before joining Turkish…
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Rafael Nadal moved up to fifth in the latest ATP rankings released on Monday a day after claiming a record 10th Monte Carlo title. Spain’s 30-year-old king of clay won…
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US tennis star Serena Williams returned to the world number one spot in the latest WTA rankings released on Monday, days after announcing her pregnancy. The 35-year-old moved up one…
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Super Eagles German technical adviser Gernot Rohr has proven his mettle in his short stay as the coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria. His emergence has brought stability and…
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Antonio Conte has confessed that Chelsea are not finding it easy getting John Obi Mikel’s replacement. Mikel made a £140,000-per-week switch to Chinese Super League side Tianjin TEDA, having failed…