Football

In-Form Ighalo Hits Goal No.11,

Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo continued his impressive goal scoring form for Chinese Super League side Changchun Yatai on Sunday with a goal in his club’s 1-1 home draw against Yabian Funde at his club’s Development Area Stadium.

Cristiano Ronaldo on Sunday came in from the bench to score a sublime goal as Real Madrid walloped Barcelona 3-1 in the first of the Supercopa de Espana at Camp Nou. Celebrating his goal, the reigning FIFA world best player mimicked Messi by holding up his shirt, displaying his Jersey name and number to the admiration of his teeming fans.

Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday defeated newly promoted Newscastle United 2-0 at the St. James Park. Dele Ali scored the first goal on the hour after Jonjo Shelvey was sent off in the 48th minutes for stomping on the England Midfielder. The first half of the encounter had ended barren.

Chelsea have fined their embattled striker two weeks' wages for failing to return for preseason training with the club. Skysports reports that the fine is believed to be in the region of £300,000. The striker who is currently in his hometown, Brazil granted Daily Mail interview yesterday where he accused the club of treating him as a criminal and attempting to force him to China against his wish.

Plateau United on Sunday edged closer to clinching the Nigeria Professional Football League title for the first time since the creation of the team 41 years ago. The Peace Boys have one hand on the league cup as a top-of-the-table clash with MFM in Jos ended in 1-0 victory to open a six-point margin with four matches remaining.

Real Madrid Manager, Zinedine Zidane has left out Modric, Borja Mayoral and Marcos Llorente from the squad billed to prosecute the Sunday night's Supercopa de Espana tie against Barcelona at the Camp Nou. While Modric is still serving his ban, Mayoral and Llorente were missing in the lsit.