Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admits that his team must be playing European football. The Gunners are desperate to finish in the Champions League places. While they are behind a number of clubs in the Premier League, they know anything is possible with a run of wins. And even a Europa League place in the league […]
Abraham demands £130,000-a-week to sign new Chelsea contract
Tammy Abraham has reportedly told Chelsea he wants a new deal worth £130,000-a-week to sign a new contract at the club. The striker has demanded that he is paid the same as fellow academy graduate Callum Hudson-Odoi. The winger, handed a bumper new deal to fend off interest from Bayern Munich, is three years Abraham’s […]
Solskjaer already hinted at his biggest Greenwood dilemma
Mason Greenwood has evidently bulked up during his time out of the spotlight and the 18-year-old is benefiting from that now. He looks physically ready for Premier League football now and he’s made a stunning impact since the season returned. But the development of precocious teenage footballers never runs in a straight line and they […]
Pogba putting aside own stardom to help Man U
Manchester United are hitting their stride at just the right time in terms of the race to secure Champions League football next season. Saturday’s 5-2 victory saw them stretch their unbeaten run to 16 matches, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer also managing three consecutive Premier League victories as United boss for just the second time. Mason […]
KWSG to distribute sports equipment to schools
Arrangements have been concluded by the Kwara State Government to distribute sporting materials to selected secondary schools across the state. According to a press ststement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Sports and Youth Development, Dr. Sangodare Ayinla, the Hon. Commissioner, Mrs. Joana Nnazua Kolo, today said that the gesture is in congruence with Governor […]
Encomiums, as former Kwara Director of Sports bows out of service
Kwara state government has urged the out-gone Director of Sports, Mallam Tunde Kazeem not to relent in rendering services to the state anytime occasion demands for it, as the state will rely on his valuable experience to move forward in sports. The Deputy Governor of Kwara State, Mr. Kayode Alabi, made the appeal on Wednesday […]
Arsenal considering move for Griezmann
Arsenal are reported to be eyeing a move for Barcelona attacker Antoine Griezmann during this summer’s transfer window. Griezmann has struggled to perform for Barcelona since a big-money move from Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2019. The 29-year-old has scored 14 times at club level this term, but was only given the final minute […]
UEFA issue update on Europa League restart plans
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin is confident there will be “no need for a Plan B” after discussing plans to finish the Europa League in Germany with the country’s football association (DFB). Ceferin met with the DFB via video conference to further iron out plans for the Europa League to be concluded from the quarter-finals onwards […]
Serena to be outdone by Gauff – Barker
Sue Barker, the winner of the 1976 French Open edition and, currently, a BBC television presenter, claimed that Serena Williams, who seeks the 24th Grand Slam of her career, could be surpassed by Coco Gauff, the Wimbledon wonder who eliminated Venus Williams and became famous for her 2018 run at the All England Club. Although […]
Newly-Promoted Serie A Club interested in signing Mikel
Newly-promoted Italian Serie A club Benevento are the latest club linked with a move for Chelsea and Nigeria legend John Obi Mikel. Transfer market expert Gianluca Di Marzio writes on his website that Benevento are interested in signing the former Super Eagles captain who is currently a free agent after parting company with Trabzonpor due […]