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The Premier League is planning a social media blackout next month in response to continued online abuse of players. First reported by the Daily Mail, the proposal for 1-3 May is for clubs to boycott online media for 24 hours around their games, while the league will go silent for all three days. It comes amid an increase in incidents of players receiving racist abuse. Premier League clubs have been asked to confirm their support for the blackout by 14:00 GMT on Monday. Championship sides Birmingham City and Swansea and Scottish champions Rangers recently held week-long boycotts. Anti-discrimination charity Kick…

Super Eagles forward Paul Onuachu on Saturday night finished the regular league season as Belgium’s top scorer with 29 goals after netting a brace for Genk in a five-goal thriller at closest rivals Royal Antwerp. The 26-year-old thus emerged the third Nigerian to top the goals chart in Belgium after Tosin Dosunmu and Joseph Akpala. | Full-time | De eindstand werd 3-2. ????#krcgenk #mijnploeg #antgnk pic.twitter.com/rStTamR6EB — KRC Genk (@KRCGenkofficial) April 17, 2021 https://twitter.com/KRCGenkofficial/status/1383520638518796289?s=20 This record was a remarkable improvement from the nine goals he scored in the last campaign. Why I rejoined Kano Pillars – Ahmed Musa Onuachu broke…

Eddie Nketiah’s goal late in stoppage time for Arsenal delivered a major blow to Fulham’s already slim Premier League survival hopes. Until Nketiah’s 97th-minute effort, Josh Maja’s second-half penalty had looked likely to give the Cottagers a hugely valuable three points in their battle against relegation. The on-loan Bordeaux forward converted from the spot after Mario Lemina was fouled by Arsenal’s Brazilian defender Gabriel. It was Fulham’s only shot on target and put them on course for their first league away win against the Gunners in 29 attempts. However, Scott Parker’s side buckled under some late Arsenal pressure, with Nketiah…

Two suspected drug traffickers arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos State have excreted a total of 191 pellets of heroin and cocaine while under observation. VIDEO: Two traffickers excrete 191 pellets of cocaine, heroin at Lagos airport as NDLEA intercepts 834.5kg illicit drugs heading to US, UK, others pic.twitter.com/bsuXDIkZLl — NDLEA NIGERIA (@ndlea_nigeria) April 18, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js https://twitter.com/ndlea_nigeria/status/1383762089924128768?s=20 Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi, made this known in a statement on Sunday. Babafemi said the suspects, Chukwudi Destiny and Ezekiel Chibuzo, were arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA)…

Eddie Nketiah’s goal late in stoppage time for Arsenal delivered a major blow to Fulham’s already slim Premier League survival hopes. Until his 97th-minute effort, Josh Maja’s second-half penalty had looked likely to give the Cottagers a hugely valuable three points in their battle against relegation. The on-loan Bordeaux forward converted from the spot after Mario Lemina was fouled by Arsenal’s Brazilian defender Gabriel. It was Fulham’s only shot on target and put them on course for their first league away win against the Gunners in 29 attempts. Chelsea to buy £100m Bellingham, Arsenal track Satriano However, Scott Parker’s side…

Mauro Icardi’s injury-time winner grabbed a vital three points for Paris St-Germain against Saint-Etienne. The PSG substitute headed home Angel Di Maria’s cross in the 95th minute to cap a frantic last 12 minutes in which all five goals were scored. Kylian Mbappe’s quickfire double had overturned Denis Bouanga’s opener but Romain Hamouma looked to have denied the hosts a win. The result leaves PSG one point behind leaders Lille with five games to go. PSG knock out Bayern on away goals Bouanga’s neat 77th-minute finish finally jolted a slumbering PSG side into life. Mbappe’s response was instant, killing a…

When Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich proved no-one’s history at the club could shield them from his ruthless pursuit of success by sacking the iconic figure of manager Frank Lampard in January, he was following a well-worn formula. Abramovich has a habit of acting brutally but with ultimately successful outcomes – so it was no surprise that as Lampard went out of one door at Stamford Bridge, in came the experienced, proven managerial expertise of Thomas Tuchel. Chelsea were ninth in the Premier League when Lampard was dismissed, the statement confirming his departure insisting the club was “without any path to…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to investigate allegations that N106bn of public funds are missing from 149 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), as documented in the 2018 annual audited report by the Auditor-General of the Federation.” SERAP said: “Anyone suspected to be responsible should face prosecution as appropriate, if there is sufficient admissible evidence, and any missing public funds should be fully recovered.” SERAP also urges him “to direct Mrs Zainab Ahmed, Minister of…

Barcelona scored four goals in 12 minutes – including a brilliant strike from Lionel Messi – to thrash Athletic Bilbao and win the Copa del Rey. Barca were frustrated until the 60th minute when Antoine Griezmann turned in Frenkie de Jong’s cross before De Jong headed in himself three minutes later. Messi then drove from his own half, exchanged twice with De Jong and found the bottom corner for Barca’s third. ❝A fantastic feeling … it’s great for the Club.❞ — @RonaldKoeman pic.twitter.com/Q1VfX9BBNZ — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) April 18, 2021 Messi added his second four minutes later, sweeping in Jordi…

Police have arrested four teenagers, including three secondary school students, in Lagos for allegedly attempting to attack a rival cult group in a secondary school. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Lagos, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday. Adejobi stated that the police operatives, attached to Alakuko Division in Lagos Command, arrested the suspects on Friday. He said that the suspected cultists came from Ogun for reprisal attacks on other rival cult members at the Junior Secondary School, Akinyele, Alakuko in Lagos. I don’t hate Christians or support terrorists – Pantami According to him,…