Leicester City have been promoted back to the Premier League after QPR trashed second placed Leeds United 4-0 on Friday. The defeat at Loftus Road means Daniel Farke’s side stay four points behind Championship leaders Leicester with only one game left. The Foxes – who won the Premier League against the odds in 2015/16 season – had been relegated under Dean Smith on the final day of the 2022/23 season. They remain on track to amass 100 points on their way back to the top flight. They can now win the Championship title on Monday with victory at Preston if third-placed…
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Barcelona manager, Xavi Hernandez has accepted to stay at the club next season. The decision was made after discussing with president Joan Laporta and director Deco on Wednesday. Xavi’s future at Barca has been a major talking point over the last few months, and especially so in recent days. In January, he announced his intention to stand down at the end of the season, but he’s now set to stay on for the 2024-25 campaign. Barcelona president insisted for months to keep Xavi changing his mind and the agreement is now sealed. In a meeting that took place between Xavi, Deco, Rafa…
Inter Milan have won their 20th Italian Serie A title after beating arch-rivals AC Milan 2-1 in a historic Derby della Madonnina on Tuesday night at the San Siro stadium. Francesco Acerbi opened the scoring in the 18th minute when he was left all alone in the penalty area to nod home a Federico Dimarco corner which had been flicked on by Benjamin Pavard. French forward Thuram then doubled the lead five minutes into the second half when he cut inside from the left and buried a low shot past compatriot Mike Maignan. England’s Fikayo Tomori headed in from close range to…
In the Championship, Super Eagles midfielder Joe Aribo was on target for Southampton in their 2-1 defeat against Cardiff City on Saturday. Aribo gave the Saints the lead with his 4th goal of the season in the 12th minute, but Cardiff fought back after the break with Famara Diedhiou equalising in the 65th minute, and Cian Ashford netted the winner in stoppage time. Wilfred Ndidi netted also scored for Leicester City in their 2-1 win over West Bromwich Albion at the King Power Stadium on Saturday. Ndidi gave the Foxes the lead in the 22nd minute. The-26-year also has registered…
Manchester United progressed to a record-breaking 22nd FA Cup final, staving off an incredible Coventry City comeback to win 4-2 on penalties after extra time in an epic semi-final at Wembley. Erik ten Hag’s team scraped into the final despite throwing away a three-goal lead. They led 3-0 up to the 70th minute, thanks to goals from Scott McTominay, Harry Maguire and Bruno Fernandes. But Ellis Simms and O’Hare reduced the deficit, and Haji Wright kept his nerve in stoppage time to score from the spot to send the game into extra time, as the game ended 3-3. The match…
Manchester City edged past Chelsea to reach the FA Cup final, after Bernardo Silva’s late goal kept Manchester City’s double hopes alive as Pep Guardiola’s side secured a 1-0 FA Cup semi-final victory against Chelsea. It was redemption for Silva after his poor spot-kick played a key role in City’s loss on penalties to Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League quarter final on Wednesday. With extra-time looming, the Portuguese midfielder turned in the winner at the far post from Kevin de Bruyne’s cross six minutes from time at the Wembley Stadium. Chelsea will regret missing a host of chances,…
Sports Minister John Enoh has said the new Super Eagles head coach will be unveiled in the next two weeks. The position has remain vacant since the expiration of Jose Peseiro’s contract after the AFCON in Ivory Coast. Finidi George has handled the team on an interim basis while the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) shops for a substantial replacement. “What I can assure is the senior national team will have a new coach in the next one week or at most two weeks,” Enoh said in an interview with Channels Sports. “Unfortunately, the senior national team doesn’t have a coach.…
Aston Villa’s penalty shoot-out hero Emi Martinez was not sent off at Lille in Thursday’s Europa Conference League quarter-final despite being booked twice. Villa won the game on penalties after Lille beat them 2-1 in the second leg to bring the aggregate score to 3-3 at the end of extra-time. Martinez, who had initially been cautioned in the 39th minute, looked set to receive his marching orders during the shoot-out when referee Ivan Kruzliak brandished a second yellow card for his gamesmanship. However, the Villa goalkeeper was allowed to stay on the pitch, causing confusion around the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, before…
14-time European champions, Real Madrid beat defending champions Manchester City on penalties to book their place in a fourth successive UEFA Champions League semi-final on Wednesday. Perhaps owing to the pressure of knowing a spot in the last-four was on the line, a cagey start at the Etihad did come as a slight surprise after the first leg in the Bernabéu began in such frantic circumstances. It was City who drew first blood on that occasion, but Real were quickest out of the blocks in East Manchester, nosing ahead inside 15 minutes when at the second time of asking, Rodrygo fired…
Arsenal have been sent out of the UEFA Champions League after they were beaten 1-0 by Bayern Munich at Allianz Arena on Wednesday. Joshua Kimmich scored the decisive goal with a powerful header in the 63rd minute, as the Germans progress to the semi-finals 3-2 on aggregate after the two teams had drawn 2-2 at the Emirates Stadium in the first leg. Bayern Munich had endured a poor domestic season and were without key players Serge Gnabry and Kingsley Coman because of injury. The game was seen as an ideal opportunity for the Gunners to reach a Champions League semi-final…