Luis Suarez scored a fantastic 2nd-half double as Barca appeared to crush Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League dream for another year with a 3-1 quarterfinal, first leg win at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday. . The visitors’ star-studed attack made their class count as Neymar solemlly converted from a Lionel Messi assist in the 18th minute to put Luis Enrique’s men in control, before Suarez produced two sublime finishes in the final quarter of the game. . PSG scored one in the 92nd minute from what was credited as a Jeremy Mathieu own-goal from a Gregory van der Wiel shot,…
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Sevilla resurrected from 2-0 down to make the La Liga title something to watch out for with a 2-2 draw against leaders Barcelona on Saturday. . Fantastic finishes from Lionel Messi and Neymar inside the first 45 minutes was set to seal Barca’s victory. . However, Ever Banega pulled a goal back before halftime thanks to an error from Claudio Bravo and the hosts improved display after the break was handsomely rewarded when Kevin Gameiro slotted home Aleix Vidal’s cross in the 93rd minute. . Real Madrid’s 3-0 win over Eibar earlier in the day means the European champions are…
Suspicious calm yesterday, took over Bayelsa, yenegoa to be precise in Nigeria, as the presidential results were announced late in the evening, revealing to Nigerians that APC candidate, Mohammadu Buhari was visibly in the lead. . Most of the country’s commercial banks were closed before noon as results were about to be announced to Nigerians. . The move, Theinfostrides learnt was a safety measure in case of violent attacks that might occur after the result announcement. . A source in one of the banks said to us: “It was a precautionary measure taken due to the tension in the air…
R&B sensation, Praiz has brought the date of his UK promo tour forward. The tour was earlier scheduled to start this week in London. The X3M Music act made this known by releasing an apology to his dear fans on Instagram, saying that a new date will be known to Nigerians soon. . His statement read thus: ‘I regretfully wish to inform all my fans and supporters that due to unforeseen circumstances that are beyond our control, I will not be able to carry out my UK Promo tour as earlier announce. Apologies to all the fans for inconvenience caused.…
Fans will protest against the price of match tickets by staging a demonstration outside a meeting of Premier League club executives. . Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore is to present a letter to shareholders during their scheduled summit at a central London hotel. . He will do so on behalf of the Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF) and fan groups from all 20 top-flight clubs. . The letter renews a demand for away tickets to be capped at £20. . In addition, fans are also calling for: Every Premier League club to set aside £1m per season, primarily to subsidise…
Eight months after the champagne corks popped following their World Cup triumph in Rio de Janeiro, head coach Joachim Loew has cause for concern as Germany’s Brazil 2014 hangover continues. . Only Lukas Podolski’s 81st-minute equaliser prevented Germany suffering a shock defeat to Asian champions Australia in Kaiserslautern on Wednesday in a 2-2 friendly draw. . Next comes Sunday’s Euro 2016 qualifier away to second-from-bottom Georgia with Germany in the unusual position of joint second in Group D, three points behind leaders Poland and level on seven with scotland and ireland. . But what would normally be anticipated in Germany…
Moghreb Tetouan captain, Mohamed Aberhoune, has assured that he and his teammates are ready to claim a big win over Kano Pillars in the Caf Champions League. . The Tetouan team host Kano Pillars on Saturday in the first leg of the round of 32 in Africa’s premier club competition. . Aberhoune is hoping that Moghreb can score as many goals as possible to give themselves a cushion ahead of the second leg in Kano. . “We should win here and score many goals before travelling to Kano. There (in Kano) we will not play that good, as we will…
Juventus forward Alvaro Morata is likely to feature up front for Spain in Friday’s Euro 2016 qualifier against Ukraine in Seville, coach Vicente del Bosque said on Thursday. . Morata is the obvious choice in the striker’s role for the European champions following the withdrawal due to injury of Diego Costa as second-placed Spain look to maintain pressure on Group C leaders Slovakia. . “We have been training with all the players we have, we have deployed them in the positions they are going to play and we have a lot of expectations of Morata,” Del Bosque told a news…
The Nigeria Football Federation on Wednesday night held showdown talks with the players at a meeting held after Nigeria’s loss to Uganda in an international friendly at the Uyo International Stadium. . Apparently, the Super Eagles 1-0 loss to Uganda didn’t sit down with the hierarchy and a meeting was held at the Le Meridian abode of the Super Eagles to iron out the issues as Nigeria’s fortunes at senior level continue to dwindle. . A source in the Nigeria Football Federation, spoke to supersport.com under anonymity said it was a clear the air talks as NFF President Amaju Pinnick…
Luis Suarez has labelled his El Clasico winner as “the most important goal” of his Barcelona career. . The former Liverpool star trapped a long punt from Dani Alves and fired past Iker Casillas in the 55th minute to put Barca 2-1 up against Real Madrid at the Nou Camp. . And it was enough for the Catalan giants to extend their lead at the top of La Liga to four points over their great rivals from the Spanish capital. . It was Suarez’s 14th goal in all competitions for Barcelona since making a £75million switch from Anfield last summer.…
Real Madrid would consider selling Cristiano Ronaldo back to Manchester United for £65million. . That’s the opinion of Spanish football expert Pete Jenson, who believes that Madrid are open to losing either Ronaldo or Gareth Bale this summer. . United have been linked with a big-money move for their former player, with reports claiming that the Portugal international is unhappy at the Santiago Bernabeu. . And speaking in an El Clasico Q&A for the Daily Mail, Jenson revealed that Ronaldo could be back at Old Trafford if the price is right. . When asked, ‘What’s the situation with Ronaldo and…
Paddy Power has offered £50,000 for Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney to fight Phil Bardsley in boxing match . The leaked video of Wayne Rooney being knocked out by Phil Bardsley was the talk of the whole weekend. . First the video was leaked, then Rooney mocked it with his Manchester United goal celebration – but the story isn’t over yet. . Bookmaker Paddy Power have now offered a £50,000 charity prize for Rooney to take on Stoke City defender Bardsley in an official boxing rematch. Seriously. . The event would be broadcast live on TV and possibly take place at…
Former Nigeria international striker, Ben Akwuegbu has heaped plaudits on the National U-20 Flying Eagles, following their triumph in the concluded Africa Youth Championship, AYC, in Dakar, Senegal on Sunday. . The Nigeria squad edged hosts, Senegal 1-0 to lift the trophy, their seventh win of the continental diadem since its inception. . Akwuegbu who is now the manager of FC Gratkorn of Austria, said the combination of Manu Garba which produced such a smooth playing, disciplined, cohesive and attacking minded team is no doubt the best the country has had in recent time. . “I’m pleased with the performance…
Irked by the disappointing 1-1 draw with Mali, Super Falcons Chief Coach Edwin Okon has called up two foreign based strikers to boost the team for the second and final leg qualifier for the 2015 All Africa Games. . Okon who revealed this in a chat with Complete Sports said he missed the scoring abilities of the duo of Asisat Oshoala and Desire Oparanozie in the game in Bamako, decided to invite the duo for the match scheduled to hold on April 12 in Nigeria. . “I have spoken with the two girls and they have given me their words…
National men’s basketball team, D’Tigers have qualified for both the 2015 All Africa Games and FIBA-Africa Championship after beating Burkina Faso 63-50 in the return leg match played at the indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium,. Surulere, Lagos on Wednesday. . The Olumide Oyedeji captained side had won the first leg match in Ouagadougou before coming home to seal their passage to the two competitions billed to hold in Congo and Tunisia respectively. . The qualifier which was the first the senior basketball national team will play in Lagos this year, saw D’Tigers winning three quarters while the Burkinabes…
Theinfostride.com has learnt that South Africa’s Premier Soccer League side, Ajax Cape Town, is set to test Nigerian Under-23 International, Chijioke Omeke. . The up-and-coming Omeke was part of the Dream Team squad that played participated in the Super Six pre-season tournament, in Abuja. . However, he was left out of the squad that played a goalless draw against Zambia in the Al-Africa Games qualifier. . Omeke is already in the Mother City for the test with The Urban Warriors, which marks a continuation of its romance with Nigerian players. . Chippa United’s duo of George Akpabio and James Okwuosa…
Germany coach Joachim Loew will delay injecting fresh talent into his World Cup-winning squad until next season as they eye the next big international title, Euro 2016. . Loew, who recently extended his contract until the 2018 World Cup, said on Tuesday he would not bring in new players for the next four matches despite having vowed last year to introduce them. . Germany play Australia in a friendly on Wednesday and then travel to Georgia for a Euro qualifier. They then meet the United States and Gibraltar in June. . Loew said several candidates for the senior team would…
Hanover captain Lars Stindl announced on Wednesday that he will leave the club in the summer to join Bundesliga rivals Borussia Moenchengladbach. . The 26-year-old’s deal with Hanover was not due to expire until 2016, but a clause in the contract allowed him to move on this year. . “I decided not to renew my contract with Hanover and to leave for Moenchengladbach this summer,” Stindl wrote in a letter posted on Twitter, adding that he wished “to take on a new challenge at Borussia.” . He chose Gladbach – who won 2-0 at Bayern Munich at the weekend –…
Germany will be more focused when the World Cup winners take on Georgia in Tbilisi on Sunday for their Euro 2016 qualifier after a lacklustre performance in their 2-2 friendly draw against Australia on Wednesday. . Coach Joachim Loew rested half a dozen key players, including Bastian Schweinsteiger, Manuel Neuer, Mats Hummels and Jerome Boateng against Australia and the lack of quality on the pitch showed at times as the bold Asian champions narrowly missed out on a shock win. . “This was a good test from which we can draw some conclusions,” said Loew, who recently extended his contract…