24 hours before Super Sunday special in England, Italy, France and Spain, there is Der Klassiker – the German Clasico at the Allianz Arena. Premier League leaders Liverpool host defending champions Manchester City in a top of the table clash in the Premier League…….
Author: Lukman Ogunwolu
Is VAR providing more questions than answers?
Is football broken or was football broken before the introduction of VAR? I do not think so but with the stakes getting higher by the minute, the authorities and stakeholders decided to introduce video assistant referee with the objective of operating with “minimal interference and providing maximum benefit”…….
2019-20 UEFA Champions League Preview – (Match Day 4)
Atlético Madrid, Bayern München, Juventus, Manchester City, Napoli, Paris Saint-Germain could clinch Champions League round of 16 places with two games on Match Day 4 with positive results in their matches and outcome from centers…….
2019-20 FESIG League Preview – (Derby della Mole edition)
Serie A table toppers – Juventus will make a short trip downtown south of Turin to face local rivals Torino in Derby della Mole. Can Wolverhampton Wanderers heap more misery on Unai Emery and Arsenal when Wolves come calling at the Emirates stadim???
What should we expect in the 2019 Rugby World Cup finals?
Whatever happens in Saturday’s final, what we should expect to see is these two nations are likely to dominate world rugby for at least the next four years. After six weeks of exciting rugby, we are down to the last two and the 2019 World Cup final is between England and South Africa at the International Stadium in Yokohama…….
Who will win 2019 Rolex Paris Masters?
The ninth and final ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament on the 2019 ATP Tour calendar is upon us. Rolex Paris Masters serves as the final battleground in the ATP Race to London as players attempt to clinch the remaining spots at the Nitto ATP Finals at The O2 from 10-17 November……
2019-20 FESIG League Preview – (Le Classique and Ruhr Derby edition)
Mission Impossible is the task for Andre Villas-Boas and his Marseille team when they take on PSG in the French capital in a grudge French Clasico. It is all about local bragging rights between Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund fans during the Ruhr derby…….
2019-20 NBA season preview
For the first time in what feels like ages, there’s no true runaway favorite entering the season. The Warriors are no longer the big bad waiting at the end of each campaign…….
2019-20 UEFA Champions League Preview – (Match Day 3)
13-time champions Real Madrid travel to Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi – Istanbul in search of their first three points of the group stage this season. Struggling Tottenham Hotspur need a response to Bayern Munich record defeat when they host Crvena zvezda in a most win group game in front of their fans….
2019-20 FESIG League Preview – (North West Derby edition)
Despite Manchester United recent struggles, the North West Derby is still considered one of the biggest derbies in England and it sees English football’s two most successful sides clash at Old Trafford on Sunday…….
Matteo Guendouzi: A star in the making
Guendouzi has become an important part of the Gunners’ starting XI. The Frenchman’s talent might have been the initial interest that caught Unai Emery’s attention but his attitude at work leaves the Spanish coach with no option than to select him….
Coco claims first WTA title; a first of many?
In a breakthrough year for the 15-year-old from Florida, she became the youngest WTA winner overtaking Nicole Vaidisova who held the record since her 2004 success. Gauff has joined an illustrious group which includes Grand Slam champions like Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova and Justine Henin in winning her first event in Linz……
Where does Milan go after axing Giampaolo?
Milan legends, Paolo Maldini and Zvonimir Boban have gone on the record saying they’ve never seen a team of young players win the Champions League, or Serie A, before. Both Maldini and Boban believe in adding a sprinkling of experience to go alongside bright talents. Milan look lost as a club right now and for them to succeed, it is important they plan appropriately and realize that Rome wasn’t built in a day……
NBA: Politics and Sports in China
Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tweet has generated a lot of controversies and heated the polity in China. The Chinese have reacted to the tweet in a manner which could hurt the business side of the NBA overseas……
Who will win 2019 Shanghai Rolex Masters?
Djokovic and Federer, the top two seeds in Shanghai, are each looking to win their second Masters 1000 title of the season. Nole Djokovic is the defending champion and leads the way with four titles, followed by Andy Murray with three and Roger Federer with two.