20 April, 2018

Grigor's 1st Time!

For the first time Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov reached the Monte Carlo Masters semi-finals  with victory over David Goffin on Friday.

World number 5  Dimitrov now books a last four clash with defending champion and 10-time winner Rafael Nadal who produced a stunning performance to thrash Dominic Thiem and reached a record 14th Monte Carlo Masters Semi-final.
Dimitrov who has struggled on clay in the past and has never passed the French Open third round, wrapped up victory in the breaker on his second match point to claim one of the best wins of his career on clay.

Arsenal's Arsene bids..................................farewell!



Reports says Arsene Wenger will kiss his job good-bye at Arsenal at the end of the season.

Wenger who managed the club for 22-years will bid the gunners farewell a year before his latest contract  expires.  

The Gunners are sixth in the league and are set to miss out on a top-four spot for the second straight season, with their hopes of reaching the Champions League resting on winning the Europa League.

Arsene wenger was Appointed on 1 October 1996, he is the Premier League's current longest-serving manager and has taken charge of a record 823 games.


Bradley Banned!

Former Lincoln City defender Bradley Wood has been banned for six years and fined £3,275 pounds by an FA tribunal after being found guilty of match-fixing and betting offences.

The player was accused of getting himself booked on purpose in two FA Cup matches in January and February 2017 to influence a football betting market.

Woods was banned for five years for the match-fixing offences and a further year for 23 other charges of betting on the outcome of matches.

El clasico Confirmed!

La Liga has confirmed that the last El Clasico of the 2017-18 season will be played on Sunday, May 6th at the Camp Nou.

The last time the two teams met Barcelona beat Real Madrid 0-3 at the Santiago Bernabeu.

If the pains of the wounds inflicted by Blaugrana hasn't healed, then Los blancos will come to the match with ruthless vengeance.


Lions Vs Eagles!

Tickets for the June 2 friendly between the Three Lions of England and the Super Eagles slated for the Wembley Stadium are almost sold out. 

President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick who revealed
this added that from the interest shown by fans, the match promised to be exciting.

Nigeria is yet to beat England after two meetings,the best result for the Super Eagles against the Three Lions was a 0-0 draw in group D of the 2002 Korea/Japan World Cup.