Sport

Nigeria’s fastest-growing fitness chain, iFitness is set to launch the 10th outlet of its fitness emporium along CMD road in highbrow Magodo area of Lagos, come February 13, 2021. The importance of staying fit and healthy cannot be overemphasized in the longevity equation and one fitness outfit at the forefront ...

League One side AFC Wimbledon are reportedly considering a move to appoint Emma Hayes as their new first-team manager. Hayes, who is currently in charge of FA Women’s Super League side Chelsea, would become the first woman in history to take charge of a men’s football league side if she were to get the job. ...

Bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United caused a stunning upset with a Premier League victory over title-chasing Manchester United at Old Trafford. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side needed three points to regain top spot from rivals Manchester City but were lacklustre for large periods of the contest as the away side picked up only ...

Thomas Tuchel will replace Frank Lampard, whose sacking at Chelsea will be confirmed later on Monday. The Daily Telegraph broke the Lampard news on Monday morning, with several other outlets following suit. Lampard had managed to guide Chelsea back to winning ways on Sunday in the cup against Luton. But it ...

The game is set for February 7 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, meaning the Buccaneers will be the first team to play in a Super Bowl in their home stadium. The Chiefs defeated the Buffalo Bills 38-24 in the AFC championship Sunday. It’ll be the Chiefs’ fourth trip ...

Liverpool’s 68-game unbeaten home run in the Premier League came to an end as Ashley Barnes fired in a late winner from the penalty spot to secure a famous victory for Burnley. Barnes was tripped in the box by goalkeeper Alisson with seven minutes remaining and converted the spot-kick as ...

Lionel Messi was shown the first red card of his Barcelona career as they lost to Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup final. Messi, in his 753rd appearance for Barca, swung at Asier Villalibre in the final seconds of extra time – an incident spotted by the VAR. Barca ...

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is considering a move to bring former manager Avram Grant back to Stamford Bridge to work with current Blues boss Frank Lampard. The Russian billionaire believes Grant’s experience could provide invaluable support to manager Lampard and his staff. Chelsea have won only one of their last ...

Arsenal have completed the signing of Omar Rekik from Hertha Berlin. The 19-year-old will join the Gunners’ Under 23s side after penning a professional contract with the club. Bild reports Arsenal have agreed to pay Hertha around £540,000 to land the centre-back, who had periods in the youth academies of Feyenoord, PSV, Manchester City and Marseille before joining ...

With the January transfer window open across Europe, the most anticipated arrival is actually one that was agreed back in October. In what is surely one of the most curious deals ever, 18-year-old Amad Diallo (he dropped Traore from his name earlier in 2020) signed for Manchester United from Atalanta for €21 million, plus another €20m in ...