Super Eagles invitee, Nigerian John Utaka was the hero late Sunday night as he scored the two goals that led Montpellier to win their first-ever French Ligue 1 title. Reports from the French media say Utaka’s team came from behind to win 2-1 at Auxerre, in a match that was delayed for half an hour [...]
Juventus’ record-breaking 43-match undefeated run came to an end on Sunday when Napoli won the Italian Cup 2-0. Serie A champions Juventus saw their hopes of a league and cup double shattered by two second-half goals, with defeat particularly painful for skipper Alessandro Del Piero, who was playing the last match of his 19-year career [...]
Russian Maria Sharapova has won the Rome International, defeating the French open champion, China’s Li Na, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) in a rain-hit final. Sharapova, the defending champion probably played the best tennis of her career, rallying to snatch the second set from Li Na, when she had lost the first set 4-6 and was [...]
The phrase ‘rise like a phoenix from the ashes’ is mythical in origin, and comes from the legend of a bird which burns in order to rise to new life from the ash. Today the idiom is used to express an improbable reincarnation when all hope appeared to have gone. Sound familiar? There could hardly [...]
Since Russian billionaire, Roman Abramovitch bought Chelsea from Ken Bates, nine years ago, he never hid his greatest ambition: he wanted Chelsea to join the elites of European football, by winning the Champions league trophy. After several attempts, several sackings of coaches who failed to deliver the trophy, two semi finals, and a harrowing final [...]
Bayern Munich’s Champions League dream final turned into a nightmare on Saturday as Chelsea ruined their homecoming party to leave the German giants trophy-less for the second season in a row. Chelsea’s 4-3 victory on penalties at the Allianz Arena, after the match finished 1-1 following extra time, ended Bayern’s dreams of a fifth European [...]
Chelsea’s Didier Drogba may be now out of contract, but he proved to be the match-winner yet again as the Blues lifted their first Champions League title to make amends for his misery in Moscow. Four years after being red-carded in the 2008 Champions League final defeat, the 34-year-old produced a man-of-the-match performance against Bayern [...]
