Author: Rashaad Harris

Lionel Messi scored the 700th goal of his club career on Sunday when he found the net during Paris Saint-Germain’s Ligue 1 clash against Marseille as Kylian Mbappe’s goal equals Edinson Cavani All-time record. Just four minutes after he set up Kylian Mbappe for the opening goal of the game, the Argentina international doubled PSG’s lead with a goal of his own, tapping home a low pass from the Frenchman at the back post. The World Cup winner has now scored 28 times for PSG to add to his 672 for Barcelona, taking his tally up to 700. That puts…

Novak Djokovic has today achieved another historic milestone in his career, overtaking Stefanie Graf’s record for most weeks by a men’s or women’s tennis player as World No. 1. The Serbian already held the record for the most weeks as No. 1 in the history of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings (since 1973) when he surpassed Roger Federer’s mark of 310 weeks in March 2021. Now he has moved past Graf by beginning his 378th week on top of tennis’ mountain. Djokovic, currently on 6,980 points in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, returned to No. 1 last month for the first time…

Nigerian Premier Football League champions Rivers United recorded a 0-1 away win to move top of Caf confederation cup group B on Sunday night.A second half strike from Ghanaian midfielder Paul Acquah at the Estádio 11 de Novembro in Luanda, Angola sealed all three points for the Pride of Rivers.The Rivers state based team who came off a 3-0 win over ASEC Mimosas in Uyo on Matchday two, started the Matchday three encounter on the front foot but went a man down before the break after left back Gideon Duru was sent off for receiving a second yellow card, having…

Manchester United ended their six-year wait for silverware as they beat Newcastle United 2-0 to win the Carabao Cup at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.United last won a major trophy in their 2017 Europa League campaign, but looked comfortable in their display against Eddie Howe’s side as Casemiro’s header and a Sven Botman own goal gave Newcastle too much to overcome in their first League Cup final appearance since 1976. There was little in the way of clear-cut chances in a frantic beginning, but United opened the scoring on 33 minutes in the first of two quickfire goals as stalwart midfielder…

Odion Ighalo bagged four goals as Al-Hilal hammered Qatari side Al-Duhail 7-0 away to qualify for the Asian Champions League final on Sunday.Ighalo opened the scoring in the 2nd minute before adding the second in the 10th minute. Just three minutes into the second half Ighalo completed his hat-trick to make it 6-0 and in the 62nd minute got his fourth and Al-Hilal’s seventh. Ighalo was then replaced with 20 minutes left in the one-sided encounter.Al-Hilal, who are the current Asian champions, will take on Japanese club Urawa Reds in the two-legged final. Al-Hilal will host the first-leg which will…

Tottenham piled the pressure on Chelsea boss Graham Potter with a 2-0 win over the Blues, thanks to goals by Oliver Skipp and Harry Kane.Skipp’s thunderous strike off the bar gave Spurs the lead in the first minute of the second half and Kane clinched the win with a close-range finish. While the majority of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium were in celebratory mood in the final stages, Kane’s goal saw visiting supporters head for the exit as Chelsea’s recent woes continued. The Blues have now won just two of their previous 15 top-flight matches and sit 14 points off the…

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Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture — Lai Mohammed, has praised his countrymen’s resolve to choose trustworthy leaders for the nation as the wait for Saturday’s general elections results continues. Mohammed, who cast his ballot in Oro Ward 2 of the Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara at Polling Unit 006, praised the voting procedure in particular, calling it “peaceful.”“What struck me the most is the turn-out of the young, old, strong, the physically challenged men and women; they all came out to cast their votes.“You can see the determination and resolve on their faces in an atmosphere of conviviality.“I…

The Labour Party and Peoples Democratic Party have been warned by the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign council to steer clear of incendiary remarks that could inflame the political climate. Festus Keyamo, the head of the APC PCC’s press office, revealed this in a statement released on Sunday in Abuja.As the results of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly election began to trickle in, Keyamo claimed that the PCC had noticed some subtly violent threats coming from the opposing party camps.The statement read, “Our attention has been drawn to some incendiary comments by spokespersons of the opposition parties, notably the Peoples…

The spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, says over 20 political thugs have been arrested in connection with cases of electoral violence and ballot box snatching recorded in parts of the state during Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections. Hundeyin disclosed this in an interview with Channels TV. He mentioned that the police responded to hundreds of distressed calls across the 13,325 polling units in Lagos. He described the incidents at Okota, Mafoluku, Oshodi, Elegushi, and other areas of the state as “a clear case of political thuggery”. Hundeyin confirmed that “political thugs came in and…