By Ariyo Ose Manchester City Vs Crystal Palace A single Frank Lampard goal was enough to see Manchester City pick up all 3 points from their trip to Leicester City in Gameweek 16. Manuel Pelligrini’s side are just 3 points behind Chelsea and could go level on points with a win over Crystal Palace on […]
The City Reporters The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria South-East zone has bestowed on Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State the “Best South East Sports Governor of the Year 2014″ award in recognition of his immense contributions to the development of sports as well as the social development of the people of the zone. Conferring […]
By Ariyo Ose Chelsea maintained their three-point lead over Manchester City as both team’s won over two of the Premier League’s weakest sides on Saturday, and Arsenal kept pace by throttling Newcastle. Eden Hazard headed home in the seventh minute as Chelsea bounced back from last week’s defeat against Newcastle to beat Hull City 2-0. […]
By Ariyo Ose Swansea vs Tottenham Hotspur Both these sides failed to win in their last Premier League outings, with Swansea falling to defeat at West Ham, whilst Pochettino’s Spurs shared the spoils in a goalless draw at home to Palace. Both sides will therefore, be desperate to secure victory and gain some momentum going into […]
Local Media Report Nigeria youngster Kelechi Iheanacho is set to break into Manchester City’s squad as the English champions have applied for a work permit to keep the starlet in the United Kingdom. Iheanacho has yet to be capped at full international level by Nigeria but he has been capped at the U-17 and U-20 levels […]
By Ariyo Ose The question has been repeatedly asked all season. Could this Chelsea side go unbeaten all season? Newcastle gave us an answer on Saturday. Chelsea are not invincible – and the title race has been blown wide open. Sam Allardyce has always said he could manage in the Champions League, given quality players and […]
Agency Report John Obi Mikel is set to start for Chelsea against Newcastle United in the Barclays English Premier League on Saturday. The Blues travel to St. James’ Park without their midfield Trojan, Nemanja Matic who is suspended for the clash after picking up a booking – his fifth for the season – in the […]
By Ariyo Ose Newcastle vs Chelsea Alan Pardew recorded an impressive win against Chelsea in this fixture last season. However, the league leaders look absolutely unstoppable, as they swept aside fierce rivals Tottenham Hotspurs 3-0 at Stamford Bridge. Pardew’s men have been in outstanding form but have dipped recently and gained just 1 point from […]
International Media Report Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer have been named on a three-man shortlist for this year’s Ballon d’Or prize, Fifa has announced. The three were chosen from an initial 23-man list, which included Gareth Bale, and the world player of the year award will be announced on 12 January. Nadine Kessler […]
By Ariyo Ose Lazio midfielder Ogenyi Onazi has been faulted as part of the reason Nigeria failed to qualify for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea. A Super Eagles player told The City Reporters on the condition of anonymity, that the Lazio man ignored instructions to shield the defence in search of personal […]