LAGOS APRIL 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Paris Saint-Germain won 3-0 away at Angers on Wednesday but will have to wait a little longer to be confirmed as Ligue 1 champions after nearest challengers Marseille beat Nantes 3-2. PSG started the day 15 points clear with six games left and so knew they could clinch their eighth Ligue 1…
LAGOS APRIL 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Karim Benzema missed two penalties in seven minutes on Wednesday but Real Madrid still had enough to defeat Osasuna 3-1 as they continued their march towards the La Liga title. Benzema was looking for his 45th goal of the season but was twice denied by Osasuna goalkeeper Sergio Herrera, who both times…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Africa’s table tennis star, Funke Oshonaike, on Wednesday, recounted her ordeal in the hands of two abusive partners. The tennis star alleged that she was a victim of domestic violence in two relationships. Oshonaike noted that said she was frustrated to a point that she wanted to kill one of her abusers….
LAGOS APRIL 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)–Real Madrid saw off a stirring Chelsea fightback to book their place in the Champions League semi-finals following a 3-2 defeat after extra time in a scintillating second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday to go through 5-4 on aggregate. Chelsea had looked on course to complete an astonishing comeback after…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Victor Ikpeba, a former Nigeria international, has said that it was unfortunate that some Super Eagles stars were busy taking selfies on the pitch before the kick off of the all important game against Ghana. It is no longer news that the Nigerian flag will not fly in Qatar in November when…
LAGOS APRIL 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kylian Mbappe and Neymar both scored hat-tricks as Paris Saint-Germain romped to a 6-1 thrashing of struggling Clermont on Saturday to move closer to winning Ligue 1. Mbappe, who has still not decided whether he will stay at PSG beyond this season, scored twice and had three assists in last weekend’s 5-1…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A second-half equaliser by Ferran Torres rescued Barcelona on Thursday as the Spanish giants were held to a 1-1 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final. Frankfurt, who had Brazilian defender Tuta sent off for a second booking late on, took the lead when Ansgar Knauff…
LAGOS APRIL 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Villarreal inflicted a shock 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich on Wednesday as Arnaut Danjuma’s strike boosted the Spanish team’s hopes of causing a huge upset in the Champions League quarter-finals. Danjuma diverted in Dani Parejo’s shot in the eighth minute at La Ceramica to seal a surprise win, with Bayern perhaps even…
