The 2008-09 Premier League season remains the high water mark for Fulham. Under Roy Hodgson, they finished seventh with a best-ever total of 53 points; it secured qualification for the inaugural Europa League, in which the Londoners went all the way to the final. For a decade and a half, that idyllic era seemed very […]

Captain Virgil van Dijk says there has been “progress” in negotiations with Liverpool over a new contract. The 33-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season and the centre-back said in March he had “no idea” if he would remain at Anfield. The defender is one of three high-profile Liverpool players to […]

Real Madrid’s attacking superstars need no introduction but behind them lies a soft, vulnerable underbelly which Arsenal aim to exploit on Tuesday in a Champions League quarter-final first leg clash. Carlo Ancelotti’s forwards have not always been able to varnish over the team’s defensive deficiencies, as was the case in a 2-1 defeat by Valencia […]

Southampton have reached an agreement with manager Ivan Juric to leave following relegation from the Premier League on Sunday. Juric was appointed as Russell Martin’s successor on an 18-month deal in December but has won just two of his 16 matches. Sunday’s 3-1 defeat at Tottenham consigned the rock-bottom Saints to the earliest relegation in […]

Mikel Arteta believes Bukayo Saka can tilt the balance of power in Arsenal’s favour in Tuesday’s “beautiful” Champions League quarter-final clash with Real Madrid. Saka is in contention to feature against Real in the first leg at the Emirates Stadium after making two substitute appearances since returning from three months on the sidelines. The 23-year-old […]

For a long time Paris Saint-Germain were a collection of superstars, but now under Luis Enrique they are a team with a clear identity and appear stronger as a result of the job done by their Spanish coach. Having just clinched the Ligue 1 title, they move on to a Champions League quarter-final against Aston […]

Lionel Messi was on target, but an out-of-sorts Inter Miami were held to a 1-1 draw by strugglers Toronto FC in Major League Soccer on Sunday. Toronto, winless this season, were full value for their point and created enough chances to have even won the game. The Canadian side, 14th in the 15th team in […]

The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) has revealed that the African continent loses a staggering $88.6 billion annually to corruption and Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs). The commission’s commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security, Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah who disclosed this on Monday in Niger state at a regional certification training on financial investigation […]

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is among the dignitaries expected to officially inaugurate the newly built state-of-the-art LGS2 Data Centre by a leading carrier-neutral data centre operator, Rack Centre, on April 10, 2025. The governor, who confirmed his attendance for the inauguration, to be led by the Chief Executive Officer of the Centre, Lars Johannisson, […]

The Senate Committee on Solid Minerals has promised investors strong legislative backing to protect returns on their investments in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector. Acting Chairman of the committee and representative of Nasarawa South, Senator Onawo Mohammed Ogoshi, gave the assurance at the weekend during an interactive session between the panel and a Chinese delegation exploring […]

The police authorities have placed their men on red alert ahead of a fresh nationwide protest slated for Monday (today) by the Take-It-Back Movement and other civil society groups. The Nigeria Police Force said it had deployed its personnel in strategic locations while warning the protesters to shelve the planned demonstration, which was meant to […]

Parallex Bank reaffirmed its commitment to fostering a savings culture among Nigerians with the live draw of its Save and Win Promo in Abuja. The event, held on Thursday, excited customers as multiple winners emerged in the presence of members of the public and representatives from the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. The raffle […]