Germany set sights on World Cup after Euros exit
The hosts may have bowed out of Euro 2024 at the quarter-finals on home soil, but Julian Nagelsmann has given Germany their swagger back after a difficult decade. Germany came into Euro
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Suarez hails Barca’s ‘perfect’ game against Roma
Barcelona striker Luis Suarez hailed his team’s 6-1 rout of Roma in the Champions League as a “perfect game”, which also saw Lionel Messi start for the first time since returning from
Wenger backs Arsenal to complete great escape
Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal will complete their Champions League escape act by securing the result they need against Olympiakos to reach the last 16. Wenger’s side kept alive their hopes of qualifying
‘Hungry’ Bayern delighted to progress as group winners
Matthias Sammer says Bayern Munich demonstrated their insatiable desire for silverware by beating Olympiakos 4-0 with 10 men on Tuesday to reach the Champions League knockout stages as group winners.
Mourinho confident of Chelsea progress
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was in playful but confident mood following the 4-0 Champions League victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv that edged them closer to the knock-out rounds.
Musa leads CSKA against Wolfsburg
Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa will be in action for Russian Premier League powerhouse PFC CSKA Moscow today, as they face and Bundesliga runners-up VfL Wolfsburg is set to face each other
Nigerian players missing, as ITF reveals Main Draw
No Nigerian player made the Main Draw entry list, as the International Tennis Federation (ITF) yesterday unveiled the top seeds for the 15th Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship. Moses Michael, who won
Foreign players won’t overshadow Nigerian stars, says organisers
With tennis players from over 60 countries expected to feature in this year’s Lagos Governor’s Cup Tennis Championship, a member of the organising body, Prince Wale Oladunjoye, has assured that Nigerian tennis
Nigeria should dominate Africa, NBBF boss tells clubs
Nigerian teams dominated the just concluded FIBA Africa Zone Three qualifiers, where they picked all the four slots to represent the zone at the FIBA Africa Club Championships billed to dunk off
Eight Barca players nominated for UEFA Team of the Year
European champions Barcelona featured prominently in the 40-man shortlist for the UEFA Team of the Year announced on Tuesday. Barca, who claimed their fifth European title after beating Juventus 3-1 in June’s
Queen Elizabeth sells 25,000 tickets to 90th birthday
Tickets to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday celebrations sold out within hours on Tuesday as Buckingham Palace promised four days of pageantry “fit for the queen” including dancing and horse shows.