Category: Sport

Andrés Iniesta, Spanish midfielder is set for 6-8 weeks lay-off following a horrible challenge from Valencia’s Enzo Perez. The playmaker was injured in the 14th minute of the first half. Iniesta who was in tears as he left the pitch on a stretcher was replaced by Ivan Rakitic. Barcelona said he injured the lateral collateral ligament in his right knee following tests on his return to Barcelona after the team’s 3-2 away victory at Valencia. The 32 year old playmaker is one of the most decorated players on the planet,…

Rigobert Song, former West Ham and Liverpool footballer is critically ill in hospital after suffering a severe stroke. The 40-year-old was raced to hospital in Yaounde, Cameroon, yesterday with a brain aneurysm. The married father of four was at his home in the Odza district of the Cameroonian city when he suffered the stroke. The Premier League star, whose nephew is ex-Arsenal midfielder Alex Song, is a super star in his home country of Cameroon, having captained the national team. He currently serves as head coach of Chad’s national team. The…

Enugu Rangers have secured their seventh league crown as they soundly defeated El-Kanemi Warriors 4-0 in the last day of the Premier League at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu. The win ended the Enugu club’s 32 year wait for their seventh crown as they last won the tournament back in 1984. A hat-trick from Chisom Egbuchulam and a goal from Osas Okoro gave the Enugu side the much needed victory at the  stadium, which  was filled to the brim. The Flying Antelopes  finished on 63 points from 36 matches, three points…

“Most People Playing Monopoly’’ record has been broken by Lagos State on Friday with 1,300 students competing at a time at its “City of Lagos Monopoly’’, beating the former set in Singapore. The former record was set at the Universal Studio in Singapore where 605 people were gathered on March 19, 2016 under the same roof. The organiser of the event, Bestman Games, proposed the competition to break the earlier world record. To set the record, Bestman Games partnered with the Lagos State Government to organise the iconic U-17 Monopoly event at…

Pep Guardiola vowed on Tuesday that Yaya Toure will not play again for Manchester City until the player’s camp apologises for comments made by his agent. Dimitri Seluk accused the City manager of “humiliating” Toure, 33, by leaving him out of the club’s Champions League squad at the start of this month. The Ivorian midfielder, who announced his retirement from international duty on Tuesday, has not figured in a single City match-day squad since then. “The day after that, his agent spoke and in that moment, Yaya is out,” Guardiola…

Jamaica’s Usain Bolt became the first athlete to win three Olympic 100m titles by beating American Justin Gatlin to gold at Rio 2016. Bolt, 29, ran 9.81 seconds in his final Olympics to replicate his success at Beijing 2008 and London 2012. Twice banned for doping offences, Gatlin was 0.08 seconds behind Bolt, with Canada’s Andre de Grasse in third. “Somebody said I can become immortal,” said Bolt. “Two more medals to go and I can sign off. Immortal.” De Grasse took bronze in a personal best of 9.91, ahead…

The France midfielder has returned to Old Trafford from Juventus, a mere four years after departing the club for a nominal fee, and becomes the most expensive transfer ever Manchester United have completed the signing of Paul Pogba from Juventus. Pogba left United to join Juve in 2012 but Jose Mourinho has now re-acquired the France international midfielder for a world-record transfer fee. The 23-year-old, who has long been linked with a return to Old Trafford, has now become the most expensive player in football history, overtaking the deal that…

One of Nigeria’s medal hopefuls in the table tennis event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games has crashed out. Segun Toriola, who advanced to the second round in the male singles on Saturday, was beaten 4-2 by his Japanese challenger, Niwa Koki, on Sunday. Toriola, 41, beat Koki 9-11 in the first set before the Japanese rallied back to dominate the second set 11-5. Koki also won the third set 11-7 before Toriola triumphed in the fourth set, leaving scores at 4-11. At that point, it appeared the Nigerian would…