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> Ikorodu City delivered a commanding performance to sweep aside Katsina United 6-0 at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena on Thursday evening, keeping their continental hopes alive in their debut Nigeria Premier Football League season.

> The board of the Nigeria Premier Football League has imposed a fine of N5 million on Shooting Stars Sports Club over fans’ attack on the Ikorodu City entourage at the Lekan Salami stadium.

> Andre Onana did little to hit back at Nemanja Matic's claims of being one of Manchester United's worst-ever goalkeepers as a pair of errors helped Lyon to a 2-2 draw in their Europa League quarter-final first leg.

> Pedro Porro's goal cancelled out Hugo Ekitike's early opener for Eintracht Frankfurt to ensure Tottenham walked away with a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final ahead of next week's meeting in Germany.

> Tyrique George scored his first senior goal before substitute Noni Madueke netted twice to put Chelsea in complete control of their Conference League quarter-final with a 3-0 first-leg victory at Legia Warsaw.

> There is a growing expectation at Liverpool that captain Virgil van Dijk will join forward Mohamed Salah in signing a new contract in the not-too-distant future.

> Remo Stars fought back from two goals down to earn a 2–2 draw against bottom-placed Lobi Stars in a rescheduled Nigeria Premier Football League matchday 30 fixture played on Wednesday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu.

> Seven-time African champions Flying Eagles have returned to Abuja as they step up preparations for the 24th U-20 Africa Cup of Nations scheduled to kick off later this month in Egypt.

> National Sports Commission chairman Shehu Dikko has thrown his weight behind Nigeria’s bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, describing it as a confident step on the country’s sports development journey.

> Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski played starring roles to help Barcelona to a commanding 4-0 win over Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.

> Nuno Mendes scored a damaging third goal in the 92nd minute to give Paris Saint-Germain a 3-1 victory over Aston Villa in their Champions League quarter-final first leg.

> Mohamed Salah is edging closer to signing a new contract with Liverpool as talks have been progressing well.

> Ruben Amorim says the spat between Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana and Lyon's Nemanja Matic ahead of the Europa League quarter-final tie between the two sides is all a "misunderstanding".

> Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has confirmed a hamstring injury will rule centre-back Wesley Fofana out for the rest of the season.

> African Footballer of The Year Ademola Lookman has broken his silence on Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini’s harsh criticism, revealing that the designated taker instructed him to take the penalty in Tuesday’s Champions League exit to Club Brugge.

> The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has banned Niger Tornadoes from using Bako Kantogora Stadium due to its poor condition. The league body cited the deteriorating pitch as a major concern and has directed the club to find an alternative venue for their home matches.

> Former Super Eagles coach Daniel Amokachi has stepped down as Technical Adviser of Lobi Stars, leaving the team languishing at the bottom of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) table.

> Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said "nothing is eternal" after his side were knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid.

> Liverpool moved eight points clear at the top of the Premier League after being held to a gripping draw at Aston Villa.

> A Manchester United supporters' group says fans must not "pay the price" for the club's financial "mismanagement" after the Red Devils announced revenues decreased by 12% in the last financial quarter.

> Arsenal have posted club record revenue of £616.6m but made an overall loss of £17.7m for the financial year ending 31 May 2024.

> Nigeria Premier Football League leaders Remo Stars staged a dramatic comeback to beat Abia Warriors 3-2 at home on Wednesday, extending their lead at the top of the table to eight points.

> Super Eagles striker Brown Ideye has expressed concern over the deteriorating state of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), describing it as “getting worse.”

> Lillian Ude was named Player of The Match for her impressive bowling as Nigeria ended their 2025 ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup campaign in style on Wednesday, beating Ireland by six runs in their last Super 6 game.

> Manchester City's Champions League campaign could have gone the same way as the merchandise stand outside Etihad Stadium that went up in flames before kick-off - but a firefighting act on the pitch meant they scraped into the play-offs.

> Real Madrid must go through the Champions League play-offs and a tie against either Manchester City or Celtic after failing to finish in the top eight despite comfortably beating Brest.

> Barcelona missed the chance to finish top of the league phase of the Champions League as they drew with Atalanta, who dropped into the play-off round.

> Aston Villa have rejected an approach from Arsenal for England striker Ollie Watkins.

> Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr believe they have agreed a deal worth over £64m to sign Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran.

> Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim insists there is "nothing personal" with out-of-favour Marcus Rashford but the forward "has to change" if he is to be part of his plans.

> Steven Gerrard is poised to depart Al Ettifaq with his exit to be announced imminently.