LIVE

Kunle Fayiga

UCL: Late Bellingham winner hands Real Madrid advantage over Man City in knockout playoff

UCL: Late Bellingham winner hands Real Madrid advantage over Man City in knockout playoff

A 92nd minute goal from Jude Bellingham handed Real Madrid a 3-2 win over Manchester City in the first leg of the UEFA Champions round of 16 playoffs on Tuesday night, Afrosport reports. The ninth encounter between these two heavyweights in the past six seasons was expected to be cracker and it lived up to that expectation at the Etihad Stadium when Erling Haaland put City...

F1: Mclaren hand aerodynamicist Prodromou multi-year contract extension

F1: Mclaren hand aerodynamicist Prodromou multi-year contract extension

Reigning Formula 1 constructor champions McLaren have handed renowned aerodynamicist Peter Prodromou a multi-year contract extension, Afrosport reports. The 56-year-old has played an integral role at McLaren since he joined the team from Red Bull in 2014 and has served as the technical director for aerodynamics since 2023. The Woking outfit went from the back of the grid to the front under Prodromou’s watch, following an...

F1: Verstappen handed time penalty for breaching VSC rules during Sao Paulo GP sprint race

F1: Verstappen ‘relaxed’ about chasing fifth straight world championship title

Reigning Formula One World Champion Max Verstappen has said that he is relaxed about going for a fifth straight world championship title ahead of the 2025 season, Afrosport reports. Verstappen won his fourth consecutive title last season by finishing 63 points ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris who posed a real threat towards the end of the campaign. He will begin 2025 with a new Red Bull...

Serie A: Moise Kean subject to online racist abuse in Fiorentina loss

Serie A: Moise Kean subject to online racist abuse in Fiorentina loss

Moise Kean was subject to racist abuse online following Fiorentina’s 2-1 defeat to Inter Milan in the Serie A on Monday, Afrosport reports. The 24-year-old Italian of Ivorian heritage played from start to finish at the San Siro but grabbed headlines after he shared a screenshot of insults he received via direct messages on his Instagram Story. The last post on his Story came with the caption:...

Maresca affirms Nkunku has a place in  Chelsea squad

Slot calls for Liverpool response ahead of final Merseyside Derby at Goodison Park

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has called on his team to have a better response from Sunday’s FA Cup exit ahead of the final Merseyside Derby with Everton at Goodison Park on Wednesday, Afrosport reports. The Reds lost to Championship bottom club Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday, ending their hopes of an unprecedented quadruple. They could go nine points clear at the...