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By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State Ministry of Transport has announced a scheduled metro shutdown in view of the International 42km Marathon taking place todt, May 3, 2025 in Enugu, South-East Nigeria. In a statement sent by the State Commissioner for Transport, Obi Ozor, the government said that as part of safety and traffic control measures for thousands of runners, including international athletes, selected roads will be completely closed to vehicular movement from 6:00 am to 12:00 noon. The statement noted that following a successful route reconnaissance, tkey metro roads will be fully locked. These are: Ogui Junction to Shoprite…

Projections of Lamine Yamal's future talent are unimportant. If his career ended today the winger will have achieved more than 99 per cent of footballers to play the game. In a couple of months, he may well add a continent treble to the LaLiga title, Spanish Cup and European Championship he already has in his cabinet. Comparisons to Lionel Messi are redundant. As the teenager has been at pains to stress, 'the comparison makes [no] sense'. In fact, of late comparisons to Yamal, not Argentina great, feel unfair. How He Rose The winger's rise in the game over the past…

Barcelona and Inter Milan served up a Champions League thriller on Wednesday night, April 30, with the two teams playing out a 3-3 draw in the first leg of their semi-final at the former 's temporary Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys. The Camp Nou has been undergoing remodeling and renovation. The fastest-ever semi-final goal in the Champions League was scored by Marcus Thuram just 30 seconds into the contest, and Inter then doubled their lead in the 21st minute through Denzel Dumfries. The response from Barcelona was impressive, though, with Lamine Yamal becoming the youngest-ever goalscorer in a Champions League semi-final…

Ousmane Dembele's fourth-minute strike will give Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) a narrow one-goal advantage ahead of the second leg of their Champions League semi-final with Arsenal, following a 1-0 win at the Emirates this evening, April 29. A lightning quick start from the visitors saw them dominate proceedings for much of the first half, as Desire Doue also forced goalie David Raya into an excellent save on the half-hour mark, and the visitors will be disappointed not to leave with a bigger advantage, after Goncalo Ramos struck the bar and Bradley Barcola fired wide from close range late on. Arsenal gradually…

At this point, any team can win the Champions League. And well, uh, yeah. Soccer is random, and all it takes is three more results to lift the biggest trophy in Europe. But usually -- because soccer is so random on the game-by-game basis -- there's at least one surprise team in the semifinals. You know who I'm talking about: that team who we all know technically could win the Champions League, but who we'd all be shocked to see actually win the Champions League. Not this year, though. Among the four semifinalists, we have: 1) PSG: The team that…

Arsenal hosts French powerhouse PSG in the opening leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinal in London today, Tuesday, April 29. Who : Arsenal vs Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)What : UEFA Champions League semi-final, first legWhere : Emirates Stadium, London When : Tuesday, April 29, at 8pm. Thirteen-time English top-flight league victors Arsenal continue their quest to win a maiden UEFA Champions League title when they clash with PSG in the first leg of their semi-final at Emirates. The Gunners booked their place in the final four of the tournament by thoroughly outplaying defending champions Real Madrid to win their quarterfinal…

Arsenal kept Liverpool’s Premier League title-winning champagne on ice, but only just as they were held to a 2-2 draw. Liverpool are on the brink of winning the Premier League title after Arsenal were held to a 2-2 draw by Crystal Palace on Wednesday night, April 23. Arne Slot’s side were watching in anticipation of an Arsenal defeat on Wednesday that would have secured Liverpool’s record-equalling 20th English title. They didn’t get their wish to start the party just yet, but Liverpool look certain to lift the trophy for the first time since 2020 after Jean-Philippe Mateta’s late equaliser for…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State Boxing Association has expressed optimism that its boxers can compete favourably in any major championship. Chairperson of the association, Mrs Amaka Ogbu, disclosed this during a maiden boxing show tagged 'Old Skool Boxing Extravaganza' at Independence Layout, Enugu. Despite the heavy downpour, the show, which was organized in memory of the late Chief Osondu Ogbu who was a passionate boxing lover, an administrator and businessman, witnessed a high intensity, electrifying and competitive atmosphere. According to her, the event lived up to expectation, describing the level of boxing as top notch and one that can…

Manchester City boosted their hopes of securing a Champions League place as Matheus Nunes scored a last-gasp winner to snatch a 2-1 victory against Aston Villa in the Premier League on Tuesday night, April 22. Since 1962-63 -62 years now-, Villa had never completed a Premier League double over Manchester City, who they beat 2-1 in an earlier fixture last December in the West Midlands. Ahead Tuesday's showdown, seventh-placed Villa trailed fifth-placed Man City by a point and desperately needed a win to overhaul their hosts and enter the Champions League places. The match began with a bang as Marcus…

Aston Villa will be bidding to end a 62-year streak when they face Manchester City in the Premier League tonight, April 22. Unai Emery takes his side to the Etihad Stadium with the club sitting in seventh position in the standings, trailing their fifth-placed hosts by just the one point. Although Villa were able to thrash Newcastle United, another rival for Champions League qualification, on Saturday night, the other teams around them won their respective games,Sportsmole reports. As a result, the showdown with the defending Premier League champions may prove to be a pivotal game in both side's campaign as…