Paris 2024: Our athletes won’t compete against Russians — Ukraine
Ukrainian athletes will not be allowed to take part in qualifying events for the 2024 Paris Olympics if they have to compete against Russians, government minister Oleh Nemchinov says. Nemchinov, secretary of Ukraine’s cabinet ministers, said the government’s decision was adopted following a proposal by sports minister Vadym Huttsait and that national federations ignoring the […]
Toney gets England call-up despite betting charges
Brentford striker Ivan Toney on Thursday was handed a recall to the England squad for Euro 2024 qualifiers against Italy and Ukraine despite facing a series of betting charges by the English Football Association. Toney, who is yet to make his international debut after being unused by Gareth Southgate following his previous call-up in September, […]
Man City defeat made Arsenal better – Martin Odegaard
By Efosa Taiwo Martin Odegaard has said that last month’s defeat to Manchester City made Arsenal a better team in their pursuit of Premier League and Europa League glory. Arsenal lost 3-1 at home to City on Feb. 15 seeing Pep Guardiola’s side move to the top of the table for the first time since […]
Champions League quarter-final draw: qualified teams, date, time
By Seyifunmi Awobiyi The Champions League Round of 16 stages wounded up on Wednesday with little upsets staged, setting us up for a blockbuster quarter-final round. Here are the 8 teams that qualified The draw is set to take place on Friday 17th March 2023, The draw will take place in the UEFA headquarters in […]
FIFA President Gianni Infantino re-elected for third term
Gianni Infantino has been re-elected as president of FIFA until 2027 after standing unopposed at the congress of world football’s governing body on Thursday.
Osimhen fires Napoli to Champions League last eight
Victor Osimhen made sure Napoli reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in their history with a brace in Wednesday’s 3-0 stroll past Eintracht Frankfurt. Nigeria striker Osimhen struck either side of half-time to ensure no slip-ups in Naples and help Napoli secure a straightforward, and deserved, 5-0 aggregate win. Piotr Zielinski added […]
