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Borussia Dortmund produced a rousing display and a 3-1 win on the night, but it wasn’t enough to overturn the heavy damage inflicted in the first leg, as Barcelona advanced 5-3 on aggregate to book their first UEFA Champions League semi-final appearance

Arsenal travel to the iconic Santiago Bernabéu on Wednesday night, aiming to finish the job they emphatically started at the Emirates, where they stunned Real Madrid with a 3-0 win in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final. While the

Former champions Bendel Insurance and Rangers International are set to rekindle their historic rivalry in a highly anticipated round of 16 clash at the President Federation Cup today in Lagos. With ten titles between them, Rangers holding six and Insurance four, the

Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe will stay away from the touchline until he fully recovers from pneumonia, assistant coach Jason Tindall confirmed on Tuesday. Howe, who was recently hospitalised, missed the Magpies’ 4-1 win over Manchester United and will also be absent

Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna kicked off his 2025 ITTF World Cup campaign with a hard-fought 3-1 win over Benin’s Abdel-Kader Salifou in Macao on Monday. In a rematch of their African Cup clash, Aruna edged the opening two games before Salifou fought back

Concacaf president Victor Montagliani has voiced strong opposition to Conmebol’s proposal to expand the 2030 FIFA World Cup to 64 teams, calling it a step too far for global football. The proposal, intended to mark the tournament’s 100th anniversary, has already drawn

McLaren’s Lando Norris admits he’s yet to find his rhythm with the 2025 car, saying “something is just not clicking” despite leading the championship after finishing third in Bahrain. Meanwhile, team-mate Oscar Piastri continued his strong form with a dominant win—his second

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will begin their quest for an eighth U-20 Africa Cup of Nations title in Group B, where they will face Tunisia, Morocco, and tournament debutants Kenya. The draw for the 2025 tournament was held on Sunday at the Egyptian

Unai Emery says Aston Villa are ready for a “very special” night at Villa Park as they prepare to overturn a 3-1 first-leg deficit against Paris Saint-Germain in Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final second leg. PSG impressed in Paris with stunning goals from

Virgil van Dijk’s dramatic 89th-minute header sealed a 2-1 win for Liverpool over West Ham, pushing the Reds 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League with just 18 left to play. Luis Diaz had given Liverpool an early lead,

Yoane Wissa struck late to earn Brentford a valuable point at the Emirates, as Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes took another hit in a lacklustre 1-1 draw on Saturday. Just days after their exhilarating 3-0 Champions League win over Real Madrid, Mikel

Bayern Munich missed a golden opportunity to tighten their grip on the Bundesliga title race after being held to a 2-2 draw by Borussia Dortmund in a gripping encounter at the Allianz Arena. Despite dominating much of the first half, Bayern failed

Barcelona maintained their grip on the La Liga summit and stretched their unbeaten run to 24 matches with a nervy 1-0 win at struggling Leganes, thanks to an unfortunate own goal from Jorge Saenz. Hansi Flick’s side were far from fluent at

Nigeria’s football fraternity and indeed the entire nation was thrown into mourning following the passing of Christian Chukwu, former Super Eagles captain and head coach, who died in the early hours of Saturday at the Niger Foundation Hospital in Enugu. He was

Postecoglou Points Finger at ‘Club Mole’ as Spurs Struggle to Build Winning Culture Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou has sensationally claimed there’s a mole within the club leaking sensitive team information, undermining his efforts to reshape the club’s identity. Speaking after Spurs’