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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…

Liverpool have moved one win away from sealing England’s Premier League title as substitute Trent Alexander-Arnold secured a 1-0 victory at Leicester City, which condemned their hosts to relegation. Leicester, needing to beat the leaders to stave off relegation for a few more days, were holding their own on Sunday, April 20. But Alexander-Arnold fired home in the 76th minute after the ball came to him following a goalmouth scramble. Liverpool could be crowned champions on Wednesday should Arsenal lose at home to Crystal Palace. If the Gunners avoid defeat, Arne Slot’s men have the chance to seal the deal…

ENGLAND: Premier League Fulham - Chelsea 1:2Ipswich - Arsenal 0:4Manchester Utd - Wolves 0:1Leicester - Liverpool 0:1 SPAIN: LaLiga Valladolid - Osasuna 2:3Villarreal - Real Sociedad 2:2Sevilla - Alaves 1:1Real Madrid - Ath Bilbao 1:0 FRANCE: Ligue 1 Lille - Auxerre 3:1Brest - Lens 1:3Nice - Angers 2:1Reims - Toulouse 1:0St Etienne - Lyon 2:1 GERMANY: Bundesliga Augsburg - Eintracht Frankfurt 0:0Dortmund - B. Monchengladbach 3:2St. Pauli - Bayer Leverkusen 1:1 ITALY: Serie A Empoli - Venezia 2:2Bologna - Inter 1:0AC Milan - Atalanta 0:1 NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie Utrecht - Ajax 4:0

Robots ran alongside humans at the Yizhuang half marathon in Beijing on Saturday, April 19. Twenty-one humanoid robots, designed by Chinese manufacturers, raced next to thousands of runners completing the 21km (13-mile) course. The winner was Tiangong Ultra, which crossed the line in two hours, 40 minutes and 42 seconds. Some robots completed the race, while others struggled from the beginning. One robot fell at the starting line and lay flat for several minutes before getting up and taking off. The race had been billed as the world's first robot half marathon.

ENGLAND: Premier League Brentford - Brighton 4:2Crystal Palace - Bournemouth 0:0Everton - Manchester City 0:2West Ham - Southampton 1:1Aston Villa - Newcastle 4:1 SPAIN: LaLiga Rayo Vallecano - Valencia 1:1Barcelona - Celta Vigo 4:3Mallorca - Leganes 0:0Las Palmas - Atl. Madrid 1:0 FRANCE: Ligue 1 PSG - Le Havre 2:1Monaco - Strasbourg 0:0Marseille - Montpellier 5:1 GERMANY: Bundesliga Freiburg - Hoffenheim 3:2Heidenheim - Bayern Munich 0:4Mainz - Wolfsburg 2:2RB Leipzig - Holstein Kiel 1:1Werder Bremen - Bochum 1:0Union Berlin - Stuttgart 4:4 ITALY: Serie A Lecce - Como 0:3Monza - Napoli 0:1AS Roma - Verona 1:0 NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie Heerenveen -…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Displaying appreciation and admiration, Chairman of Nkanu East Local Government Area (LGA) of Enugu State, Hon. Okechukwu Edeh, hosted the Nkanu East football team to a reception in his office in Enugu on Friday. This was even as the players and the club management commended the Chairman for the support the Council had given to them throughout the soccer season. The gesture came on the heels of the team's remarkable performance at the recently concluded Rauf Badamosi Football (RBF) Championship held at Ibagwa-Aka in Igboeze-South Council Area where the team emerged third, winning the princely sum…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, Wednesday evening, April 16, paid a condolence visit to the widow and family of former Nigerian international and former Super Eagles coach, Christian Chukwu, in Enugu, assuring them that they were not standing alone in their time of sorrow. Mbah, who was out of the country attending the Commonwealth Trade and Investment Summit in London at the time of Chukwu's death, also assured that the deceased would be immortalised. The soccer legend died on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at 74 following health struggles. Mbah described the late footballer, popularly known…