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Chelsea’s German defender Antonio Rudiger celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the second leg of the English League Cup semi-final football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, in London on January 12, 2022. Glyn KIRK / IKIMAGES / AFP   Chelsea reached the League Cup final with a 1-0 […]

Ayesha Curry, wife of professional basketball player Steph Curry, has reacted to rumours that they have an open marriage. The cookbook author shared a photo of her husband modeling for GQ and gushed about him on Instagram.  A follower then responded, accusing her that despite having a husband like Steph, she still wants an open relationship.  The […]

  From Romelu Lukaku’s row with Thomas Tuchel; Odion Ighalo’s AFCON absence to Watford’s eventual release of Senegal’s Ismaila Sarr for the competition, sports fans had a lot to chew on in the first week of the year. On First Eleven this week, we capture the stories that made headlines to help sports lovers make […]

Nigerian sports witnessed the good and bad in 2021.   2021 was an interesting year for sports in Nigeria. During the year, sports lovers had reasons to cheer just as they were times the tears flowed freely. From football to athletics, January to December, there were moments that redefined a sporting year punctuated by the […]

Chelsea players celebrate after Tottenham Hotspur’s Welsh defender Ben Davies (unseen) scored an own goal during the English League Cup semi final football match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge, in London on January 05, 2022. Adrian DENNIS / AFP   Thomas Tuchel warned Chelsea their League Cup semi-final against Tottenham is not over yet […]

File photo: Watford’s Senegalese star Ismaila Sarr (C) celebrates after he scores the team’s first goal against Liverpool. JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP   Watford refuted accusations from the Senegalese football federation (FSF) on Sunday of preventing forward Ismaila Sarr from playing in the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations. The FSF claimed Watford had displayed “disrespectful, […]

Liverpool’s German manager Jurgen Klopp takes a training session at the Axa training centre in Kirkby, north of Liverpool in north-west England on November 23, 2021, on the eve of their UEFA Champions League, Group B football match against Porto.Paul ELLIS / AFP   Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will miss his side’s crucial Premier League […]

Nigeria have been forced to make four late changes to their final Africa Cup of Nations squad with Napoli striker Victor Osimhen and Watford winger Emmanuel Dennis missing the tournament. Defender Shehu Abdullahi and Leon Balogun are the other two players who will sit out the biennial African football showpiece being hosted by Cameroon and […]

Manchester United German Interim head coach Ralf Rangnick looks on during the English Premier League football match between Newcastle United and Manchester United at St James’ Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, north east England on December 27, 2021. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)   Ralf Rangnick said Wednesday that the upheaval caused by the coronavirus crisis […]

Leicester City’s Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho (R) scores his team’s third goal past Manchester City’s Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Leicester City at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on December 26, 2021. Anthony Devlin / AFP   Nigeria’s Kelechi Iheanacho scored but Manchester […]

Arsenal’s English midfielder Bukayo Saka (C) celebrates scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League football match between Norwich City and Arsenal at Carrow Road Stadium in Norwich, eastern England, on December 26, 2021. Lindsey Parnaby / AFP   Arsenal consolidated their position in fourth with a routine 5-0 win at rock bottom Norwich. […]

Former Manchester United striker,  Odion Ighalo has emerged as a shock January target for Newcastle United. According to Sky Sports, Newcastle United are searching the market for a new striker as they look to beef up their offensive unit after a disastrous start to the campaign and one of the players included in the potential list […]