Tag: England
Arsenal, Chelsea win, Man U held by Soton
Manchester United’s disappointing start to the Premier League season continued on Saturday as the champions were held to a 1-1…
Coventry hit with 10 point penalty
LONDON, (AFP) – Former FA Cup winners Coventry were hit with 10-point deduction on the eve of the new season…
Britain’s future king is George Alexander Louis
Britain’s new prince has a name. The new son of Prince William and his wife Kate has been named George…
Wigan sink Millwall to reach first English FA Cup final
Wigan Athletic overcame second-tier Millwall 2-0 at a rain-soaked Wembley Stadium on Saturday to reach the FA Cup final for…
Liverpool, Spurs humbled in FA Cup, Chelsea escape
Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur were both dumped out of the FA Cup by lower-league sides on Sunday, on a day…
Nigeria plans Friendly With England
The Federal Government is organising a friendly match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and the Three Lions of England. This is…
FA Cup: England big boys kept apart
Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal and holders Chelsea all avoided each other in Sunday’s FA Cup fourth-round draw at Wembley,…
Ameobi gets Super Eagles duty call
Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi has been handed his first call-up by Nigeria for a friendly next week against Venezuela in…
Phone Hacking: Ex-England Coach Eriksson sues Mirror
Former England coach, Sven-Goran Eriksson and three others have sued the publisher of Daily Mirror over alleged phone hacking. The…
Nigerians 4th biggest spenders in UK, says Guardian
On her twice-yearly visits to London from Nigeria, Victoria Appiah stocks up on everything she needs for the next six…
Italy advance for Germany, England go home
England’s penalty curse struck again in Kiev Sunday as a far superior Italy advanced to the semi-finals of Euro 2012…
Goal line tech now a must, says Blatter
FIFA boss Sepp Blatter said on Wednesday that the introduction of goal-line technology is a must after Ukraine appeared to…
England, France in the last eight at Euro 2012
Final Scores: England 1 Ukraine 0 (Goal scorer: Wayne Rooney 48th minute Sweden 1 France 0 Scorers: Ibrahimovic 54th minute;…
Church of England opposes gay marriage
The Church of England has attacked the British government’s plan to allow gay couples marry, saying on Tuesday it was…
Euro 2012: France, England make it a tie
France came from behind to force a 1-1 draw with England on Monday as a cagey Euro 2012 opener between…