Arsenal ended a 22-year wait to be crowned Premier League champions on Tuesday after Manchester City were held 1-1 by Bournemouth. Mikel Arteta’s men held off the challenge of Pep Guardiola’s City to seal a long-awaited triumph with one game to spare. AFP Sport looks at the key factors as the Gunners finally got over…
Antoine Semenyo produced one of the great FA Cup final goals with an audacious back-flick that sealed Manchester City’s 1-0 win against Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday. Semenyo illuminated a largely scrappy final late in the second half as he improvised a sublime finish to caress Erling Haaland’s cross into the net. The Ghana…
Inter Milan won the Italian Cup on Wednesday after beating Lazio 2-0 and completing a domestic double alongside their 21st Serie A title. An Adam Marusic own goal and Lautaro Martinez’s tap-in, both in the first half, gave Inter both a comfortable victory in Rome and a 10th Cup triumph. “We deserved the trophies after…
Arsenal moved a step closer to winning the Premier League title after Leandro Trossard’s late strike secured a dramatic 1-0 victory over West Ham United at the London Stadium. Trossard fired home a low finish from Martin Odegaard’s pass in the 83rd minute to restore Arsenal’s five-point lead over Manchester City, who still have a…
Arsenal reached the Champions League final for the first time in 20 years as Bukayo Saka sealed a 1-0 win against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday. Mikel Arteta’s side settled the semi-final second leg with Saka’s strike late in the first half at an ecstatic Emirates Stadium. The Gunners, who drew 1-1 in the first leg…
Inter Milan secured their 21st Serie A title with a commanding 2-0 victory over Parma at San Siro, wrapping up the Scudetto with three matches remaining. Needing just a point to confirm their status as champions, Inter delivered a professional performance, extending their lead to 12 points over defending champions Napoli. Marcus Thuram opened the…
Manchester United secured Champions League football next season as Kobbie Mainoo’s strike earned a thrilling 3-2 victory over old rivals Liverpool on Sunday. United were 2-0 up inside 15 minutes through Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko, but imploded after the break to allow Arne Slot’s men to level with goals from Dominik Szoboszlai and Cody Gakpo…
Arsenal have opened a six-point gap at the top of the Premier League table, with a commanding 3-0 win over Fulham on Saturday evening. The Gunners had returned to the summit last weekend with a narrow 1-0 victory over Newcastle. But back at the Emirates today, Mikel Arteta’s men turned on the style, as they…
Street artiste and ZaZoo crooner, Habeeb ‘Portable’ Badmus, suffered his first defeat in celebrity boxing on Friday night as social media comedian, Carter Efe, outclassed him across three rounds to win by unanimous decision at the Chaos in the Ring 4 event held at the Balmoral Hall, Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. All three…
President Bola Tinubu has charged the Nigerian Relay team to make the country proud as they compete in the 8th edition of the World Athletics Relays Championship, which begins today at the National Stadium in Gaborone, Botswana. The game will feature 743 athletes from 40 countries in attendance. A statement by the Athletics Federation of…
