Exclusives

After a disappointing display against Norwish City in the FA Cup tie on Saturday, Chelsea would be meeting Arsenal in the semi final of Carabao cup on Wednesday evening, making it the second meeting in eight days. Speaking on players in contention for selection and the Injury suffered by Eden Hazard, Chelsea Manger Antonio Conte in a press conference said Hazard had recovered from the calf injury and was in contention for selection.

Nigeria has been grouped alongside Australia, New Zealand and Canada in the basketball event of the XXI Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast 2018. Despite being ranked number 1 in Africa and 32nd in the world, Nigeria is still the lowest ranking team in her group. Host- Australia who finished 4th at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games is ranked 10th in the world.

National senior men’s basketball, D’Tigers’ Captain Ikechukwu Diogu on Tuesday agreed to a contact with the Sichuan Blue Whales of the Chinese Basketball Association, according to reports. Ike Diogu A lottery pick by the Warriors in 2005, the 34-year-old Diogu hasn’t made an NBA appearance since 2011-12.

Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane on Tuesday held a lengthy discussion with his flopping side ahead of Wednesday Copa del Rey clash with Numancia. Madrid currently sit 16 points behind arch rival, Barcelona on the La Liga table. Zidane who later told reporters during press conference, that the lengthy discussion was to encourage the team to work harder than ever in every sense in order to surmount the present poor form.

Tiger Woods will continue his competitive comeback at the Farmers Insurance Open later this month, BBC reports. The 14-time major winner underwent back surgery last April and was sidelined for almost 10 months. However, the 42-year-old returned in December at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas and will now play his first PGA Tour event for a year at Torrey Pines from 25-28 January.

Nigerian Asisat Oshoala, who now plays for the Chinese side Dalian Quanjian F.C. was crowned Africa’s best, for the third time asking while Liverpool and Egyptian playmaker Mohamed Salah etched his name into football history after being crowned African Player of the Year 2017.