LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Liverpool has progressed through to the Champions League semi-finals with a 2-1 win over Manchester City in Tuesday’s clash at the Etihad Stadium. Gabriel Jesus cut Liverpool’s 3-0 advantage from the first leg within two minutes, but second-half goals from Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino ensured that the Merseyside giants progressed 5-1…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Trouble broke out on the streets of Manchester ahead of the derby at the Etihad. Fans dressed in black were filmed clashing in the city centre with around 40 or 50 people said to be involved. Supporters were seen letting off blue flares, throwing railings and other missiles. Police officers were quickly…
LAGOS APRIL 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former captain of the Super Eagles, Sunday Oliseh has defeated Dutch club, Fortuna Sittard in the Royal Dutch Football Association, KNVB, court. The court ruled that the Dutch second tier club were guilty of ‘Black Money Payment‘ as Oliseh claimed. Black money payment’ is an unlawful payment for a job done…
LAGOS APRIL 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has disclosed that the club was offered the chance to sign Manchester United’s Paul Pogba during the January transfer window. Guardiola told reporters on Friday, “I said no. We don’t have the money to buy Pogba because he is so expensive,” as he attacked the conduct of…
LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Liverpool put in a stunning first-half performance to defeat Man City 3-0 and give themselves a big chance of progressing to the semi-finals of the Champions League. The build-up to the contest was marred by the actions of the Liverpool fans who ensured that they made their presence felt welcoming the Man…
LAGOS APRIL 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Super Eagles’ skipper, Nwankwo Kanu, has denied media reports linking him with Nigeria’s presidential race in 2019. The Atlanta ’96 Olympics gold medalist reacted to the news on Monday. Kanu distanced himself from the report, saying he has no plans to unseat President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the Arsenal legend: “The…
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian-born British boxer Anthony Joshua has added the WBO belt to his collection of titles with a win over Joseph Parker. For the first time Joshua was forced to go the distance – but was unanimously declared the winner with a wide margin on the judges’ scorecards: 118-110 twice and 119-109. After…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Germany will stay top of the new FIFA World Ranking following March’s round of international fixtures, despite losing 1-0 to second-placed Brazil on Tuesday. Gabriel Jesus scored the only goal of the game in Berlin but it won’t be enough for Tite’s side to leapfrog the reigning world champions at the top…