Sports

Real Madrid 1-2 Arsenal (1-5 agg): It more than lived up to pre-match hype. Arsenal on Wednesday, April 16, completed a 5-1 aggregate win over holders Real Madrid to end their 16-year wait for a Champions League semi-final appearance, Bukayo Saka recovering from having an early penalty saved to put the visitors on their way to a confident victory. While Arsenal named an unchanged side from their 3-0 first-leg win in London, Madrid restored Aurélien Tchouaméni after a ban - replacing the suspended Eduardo Camavinga - and brought in Lucas Vázquez for Luka Modrić, allowing Federico Valverde to advance to…

It is remontada (a comeback) or bust for reigning Champions League champions Real Madrid tonight, April 16, where Carlo Ancelotti's men must pull off the most sensational comeback against Arsenal in the second leg of their quarter-final to keep their dream of a sweet 16 alive. Kick off time is 8pm Nigeria time. The 15-time European Cup holders were slaughtered 3-0 at the Emirates in last week's first leg, but Los Blancos now have the famed Bernabeu factor on their side. As Real's shiny new toy Kylian Mbappe waits patiently for his first-ever goal from a direct free kick, Arsenal's…

Barcelona held on against a Serhou Guirassy-inspired Borussia Dortmund to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League, despite losing 3-1 at the Westfalenstadion this evening, April 15. It also ended Barcelona's 2025 unbeaten run of 24 games. Hansi Flick's side led 4-0 from the first leg last week, but were quickly under pressure when Guirassy converted an early penalty, before Pascal Gross had a goal disallowed for offside. Guirassy then pulled another goal back early in the second half, but Dortmund's dreams were dashed soon after when Ramy Bensebaini put through his own net from Fermin Lopez's dangerous delivery. There…

English Premier League: Chelsea - Ipswich 2:2Liverpool - West Ham 2:1Wolves - Tottenham 4:2Newcastle - Manchester Utd 4:1 French Ligue 1: St Etienne - Brest 3:3Angers - Montpellier 2:0Le Havre - Rennes 1:5Auxerre - Lyon 1:3 German Bundesliga: Stuttgart - Werder Bremen 1:2Eintracht Frankfurt - Heidenheim 3:0 Italian Serie A: Atalanta - Bologna 2:0Fiorentina - Parma 0:0Verona - Genoa 0:0Como - Torino 1:0Lazio - AS Roma 1:1 Netherlands Eredivisie: Utrecht - Groningen 3:1Heracles - AZ Alkmaar 1:0Zwolle - Twente 1:1Willem II - Ajax 1:2 Spanish La Liga: Osasuna - Girona 2:1Alaves - Real Madrid 0:1Betis - Villarreal 1:2Ath Bilbao -…

English Premier League Results 12/04/25: Manchester City - Crystal Palace 5:2Brighton - Leicester 2:2Nottingham - Everton 0:1Southampton - Aston Villa 0:3Arsenal - Brentford 1:1 Spanish La Liga 12/04/25: Real Sociedad - Mallorca 0:2Getafe - Las Palmas 1:3Celta Vigo - Espanyol 0:2Leganes - Barcelona 0:1 German Bundesliga 12/04/25: Bayer Leverkusen - Union Berlin 0:0B. Monchengladbach - Freiburg 1:2Bochum - Augsburg 1:2Hoffenheim - Mainz 2:0Holstein Kiel - St. Pauli 1:2Bayern Munich - Dortmund 2:2 Italian Serie A 12/04/25: Venezia - Monza 1:0Inter - Cagliari 3:1Juventus - Lecce 2:1 French Ligue 1 12/04/25: Monaco - Marseille 3:0Toulouse - Lille 1:2Strasbourg - Nice 2:2…

By Okerafor Athanasius, Jalingo A team of sports men and women has presented the Torch of Unity for the 22nd National Sports Festival, to Taraba State governor, Dr Agbu Kefas. The sports fiesta is tagged Gateway Games, Ogun 2024. Receiving the torch during a ceremony at the T.Y. Danjuma Government House, Jalingo, the state capital, Gov. Kefas commended the visitors and pledged that Taraba would participate in the festival. Speaking with journalists shortly after, the NSC team lead, Ikana Mbora, said they were in the state to convey a message from President Bola Tinubu to create awareness and invite every…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC), Ibadan, are to pay a fine of N3 million and another N2 million to Ikorodu City FC for damages to the latter's bus, following security breaches that resulted in attack on Ikorodu City contingent in their last game. Fans have also been indefinitely restricted from gaining access to Shooting Stars' home games. The incident occurred at the end of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Match Day 32 at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan, Oyo State, South-West Nigeria, leading to a disciplinary panel sitting on Wednesday, April 9. Shooting Stars was…

Jude Bellingham insisted Arsenal were '‘really good’' after they dominated Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday, April 8, but has reminded the Gunners '‘anything can happen at the Bernabeu’', ahead of the return leg next week. Arsenal thumped Madrid 3-0 in a one-sided quarter-final first leg at the Emirates Stadium thanks to two stunning Declan Rice free-kicks and a goal from Mikel Merino. The result puts Arsenal in an incredibly commanding position ahead of the second leg in the Spanish capital. England star Bellingham admitted Real Madrid were ‘'nowhere near it’' on Tuesday night and said it would…

Robert Lewandowski scored twice against former club Dortmund as Barcelona stormed to victory in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie on Wednesday, April 9. Barcelona will take a four-goal advantage to Dortmund next Tuesday after an exceptional attacking performance inspired a memorable victory at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. Barcelona took control almost immediately, dominating possession and forcing Dortmund keeper Gregor Kobel into early action. All before ten minutes had passed, Lamine Yamal saw a curling effort saved and fizzed another wide after a sensational piece of skill while Robert Lewandowski, once the man Dortmund looked to…

Real Madrid are reportedly considering making a move for Napoli forward Victor Osimhen during this summer's transfer window. The Nigeria international has been in excellent form on loan at Galatasaray during the 2024-25 campaign, scoring 28 times and registering five assists in 32 appearances in all competitions. Osimhen, as it stands, will return to Napoli this summer, but he is widely expected to leave the Italian giants on a permanent basis, with a number of clubs believed to be interested in his signature. Manchester United continue to be heavily linked with the 26-year-old, who has scored 76 goals and registered…