“We want to score a lot of goals against Nigeria” – Ethiopia coach, Bissaw

Coach of Ethiopia, Sewnet Bissaw, has tasked his side to go into their final Group C game with Nigeria with a lot of hunger, so they can stand a chance of qualifying for the quarter finals of AFCON 2013.

The Walya Antelopes were beaten 4-0 by 10-man Burkina Faso on Friday, a result that leaves them with just one point.

“We didn’t…

LA Clippers Score 3rd Perfect Month in NBA History

The Los Angeles Clippers shot their way into the record books last night with a 107-96 victory over the Utah Jazz, giving them 17 wins in a row and an undefeated December, making them only the third NBA team to record a perfect calendar month, the AP reports.

Only the 1995-96 San Antonio…

Mikel Obi Is Now Desperate To Score

Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi seems to be desperate to erase the major blemish in his profile. In the past few weeks, Mikel has demonstrated the desire to score, joining the attack severally especially during set pieces.

In 251 appearances for Chelsea since 2006, Mikel has only scored twice and in fact, the two goals were scored in the FA Cup in…

Arsenal striker Giroud ‘relieved’ to score first Premier League goal

Olivier Giroud has revealed his relief at netting his first Premier League goal for Arsenal against West Ham in a 3-1 win for the Gunners.

The Frenchman netted in the 41st minute to cancel out Mohamed Diame’s opener, and went on to assist Theo Walcott’s goal, Arsenal’s second, with a fine through-ball before Santi Cazorla added a late…

No Drogba debut but Barrios, Yakubu and Kanoute all score in Chinese FA Cup

Didier Drogba failed to make his debut for Shanghai Shenhua as their 2013 AFC Champions League (ACL) hopes suffered a huge blow after a 5-3 penalty shootout defeat to Changchun Yatai in the Chinese FA Cup on Wednesday.

The Ivorian, who arrived to a huge crowd at Pudong International Airport on Saturday morning, travelled with the Shenhua squad to Changchun but wasn’t included in the 18-man squad listing.

Henry Chadwick, the Creator of the Baseball Box Score, Also was the First to Prove that the Rotation of a Baseball Could Cause the Ball to Curve in the Air

Henry Chadwick, the creator of the baseball box score, was the first to setup a demonstration proving that the rotation of a baseball could cause the ball to curve.  Before this, some pitchers had already observed and used this to their advantage (even though many of the day considered it cheating), but no one had yet proved that it…

Wednesday’s Bet of the Day: Bayern to score at Real but not win

Jose Mourinho – Real Madrid

Tuesday’s astonishing events in Barcelona saw underdogs Chelsea qualify for the final, and this will have obvious repercussions for this Champions League semi-final.

Whether it is Real Madrid or Bayern Munich who qualify on Wednesday, they will be strong favourites against…

Del Bosque: Real Madrid can score two or three goals at home against Bayern

Vicente Del Bosque – Spain

Spain boss Vicente del Bosque believes that Real Madrid can overturn a one-goal deficit in their Champions League semi-final tie against Bayern Munich.The Bundesliga club currently hold a 2-1 advantage thanks to goals from Franck…

Japanese in Europe: Miyaichi makes Premier League debut while both Shinjis score in Bundesliga

Ryo Miyaichi finally made his Premier League debut when he replaced Martin Petrov after halftime for Bolton in their 2-1 loss to Wigan on Saturday.

With five minutes remaining‚ Miyaichi, on loan at Bolton from Arsenal, smashed in a perfect shot towards the far post that would have gone in if not for a monstrous effort…