Author: Rashaad Harris

A Son Heung-min double and a late debut goal for Arnaut Danjuma did the damage for Spurs as they sealed their progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup against their lower-league hosts. Danjuma who is on loan from Spanish side, Villareal backheeled a cross into the net, much to the delight of the travelling fans. Tottenham’s Son Heung-min scored his first FA Cup goals since February 2020 (v Southampton) – in fact, each of his last four goals in the competition have come in the fourth round, while it was his first brace in the FA Cup since…

Manchester United aimed for another successful cup outing as they defeated Reading 3-1 on Saturday evening at Old Trafford to reach the round of 16.Following Wednesday’s comfortable 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final, United turned their attention to the FA Cup fourth round as Paul Ince’s Royals visited Old Trafford.After a one sided half by the host, which saw Marcus Rashford’s goal was disallowed for offside, Casemiro opened the scoring for Erik Ten Hag’s men in the 55th minute after receiving a precious pass from fellow Brazilian teammate Anthony and chipping the…

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, has denied any differences of opinion with President Muhammadu Buhari, calling the latter’s support unwavering and durable. Speaking at the APC rally today in Gusau, the capital of Zamfara State, Tinubu promised to use the state’s agricultural potential to address its developmental issues.Rendering his speech, the former Lagos State governor said: “I have supported Buhari even before his first day in office. I will continue to be his supporter and friend after his last day in office.“He tackled the problems other leaders ran from. He has earned a place in…

Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi has urged the electorates of Borno to use make judicious use of votes, by electing him as the country’s next president. Speaking at a rally in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, today, Obi claimed that other parties had fallen short and that Nigerians should test the Labour Party in order to bring about the essential change.“We want you to hold us responsible for a new Nigeria. For a long time, people have wasted the future of Nigerians, and we cannot continue like that.“We will secure and restore Nigeria to what it should be.…

Nigerian International forward, Kelechi Iheanacho scored the winning goal for the second consecutive Emirates FA Cup game as Leicester City pip League Two club, Walsall 1-0 in their fourth round tie on Saturday.It was Iheanacho’s 27th goal in just 46 domestic cup outings. The forward took the place of Zambia international Patson Daka on 63 minutes. Iheanacho, who also scored in Leicester City’s 1-0 victory against Gillingham in the third round fired home the winning goal in the 68th minute. The forward’s 20-yard effort took a deflection off Brandon Comley before sailing into the net.He now has 17 goals in…

Bendel Insurance convincingly defeated Remo Stars 3-0 to go three points clear in group A.The Matchday four encounter saw Bendel Insurance produce a flamboyant display in front of their fans in Benin as they continued their return to the NPFL after three years absent.HiFL star Imade Osarenkhoe put the host to an early lead in the fifth minute after scrabbling the ball inside the net from a corner to score his fourth goal of the season.Ismael Seriki then made the game difficult for the away side as he doubled the host tally in the 22nd minute before Austin Ogunye rounded…

Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has contacted the club to declare his interest in a third managerial spell at Stamford Bridge but was met with a firm stance over Graham Potter’s future, according to reports.The Portuguese head coach is no doubt the greatest manager in Chelsea‘s history, even proclaiming himself to be number one. The Daily Mail says Mourinho is eager to return to England next season amid frustration at a lack of financial backing from Roma. Over two spells at the club, Mourinho lifted the Premier League three times at Stamford Bridge. This included back-to-back titles as well as…

Aryna Sabalenka came back from a set down to beat Elena Rybakina in a thrilling Australian Open final on Saturday, lifting her first Grand Slam singles title.Kazakhstan’s Rybakina won the first set 6-4 and looked on course to add to her Wimbledon title.The 24-year-old Sabalenka fought back in the second set, firing 21 winners to take it 6-3 and force the game into a decider.A gripping finale unfolded at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena as Sabalenka went up 5-3 after breaking Rybakina’s serve in the seventh game.Rybakina took the next game but the fifth seed Sabalenka held her nerve to clinch…

President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau has once more assured that the present NFF administration is working assiduously to redirect the Nigeria game to a path to greater glory, while also building structures that will ensure improvement and sustainability of the various development efforts being embarked upon.Gusau made this remark in Lagos on Friday, on a visit to the Chairman/Chief Executive of GIC Motor (distributors of GAC Motors in Nigeria), Chief Diane Chan. GAC is the automobile partner of the NFF. “The present NFF administration will continue to fashion and implement policies that are targeted at re-engineering…

In response to a member of the House of Representatives, Kabir Tukura’s call for an ‘Urgent Need To Allow The Students Of Nigerian Tertiary Institutions To Vote In The General Elections,’ INEC has said that it has no power to do so. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, it is not within its purview to compel universities to announce vacations so that students may cast their votes in the next general elections.In an interview with Saturday PUNCH on Friday, Rotimi Oyekanmi, the media aide to Chairman Mahmoud Yakubu said this. He said: “Each university has a governing council that…