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Arsenal beat Liverpool 5-4 on penalties to reach the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup after the sides drew 0-0. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta believes his side took a “step forward” by beating Liverpool on penalties to reach the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup. After a goalless 90 minutes at Anfield, Gunners goalkeeper Bernd Leno saved two penalties in the shootout before Joe Willock scored the winning spot-kick. Arsenal lost 3-1 in the Premier League at the Reds four days ago, and Arteta was pleased with his side’s response. “We still have lots to learn but we are on the right…

Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski has been named UEFA men’s Player of the Year 2019-20. Poland striker Lewandowski, 32, beat Bayern team-mate Manuel Neuer and Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne to the award. Bayern’s Hansi Flick was named men’s coach of the year after leading his side to a sixth European title. Lewandowski scored 55 goals in 47 games last season as Bayern won the Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup. He scored 16 more goals than any other player in Europe’s top five leagues across all competitions in 2019-20. Bayern Munich beat Sevilla to win Super Cup Chelsea…

Nigeria is witnessing an increase in girls’ enrolment and retention in schools, President Muhammadu Buhari declared Thursday at a UN high-level meeting commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the 4th World Conference on Women. In a video message to the virtual meeting, convened by President of the UN General Assembly 75th session, Volkan Bozkir, in New York, President Buhari attributed the success to the implementation of the Universal Basic Education Programme, Girl Education Project and Safe School Initiatives. “Our Government is vigorously implementing the Universal Basic Education Programme, which enhances girl-child education at the grassroots. “Furthermore, the Girl Education Project has…

Wrestling lovers will have the opportunity to watch the world’s biggest WWE Clash of Champions 2020 on GOtv, Sunday, 4th of October at 1pm on Select 2 (ch 34). WWE Clash of Champions 2020 is a night with several mouthwatering clashes where every championship title is on the line. A total of nine fights are scheduled for the event, which takes place at the WWE ThunderDome inside Orlando’s Amway Center, Florida. The headline contest of WWE Clash Of Champions 2020 is Drew McIntyre versus Randy Orton in an Ambulance match for the WWE Championship. Randy Orton who boasts of a…

Says Nigerian youths have a future worth fighting for Adds that a united, peaceful and prosperous Nigeria is possible Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called on the youth not succumb to the challenges confronting the nation, noting that young Nigerians hold the key to a more united, peaceful and prosperous nation. Prof. Osinbajo also expressed disagreement on comments reflective of a bleak view of Nigeria’s history noting that “despite the onerous challenges we face, we have endured as a people and there is still so much that I believe should give us reason to face the future with hope.” The…

The weekend is booked for sports fans with the best live football action on SuperSport for DStv and GOtv subscribers. Matches are scheduled for 2 to 4 October, 2020. Top on Premier League this weekend is the meeting of Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford, on Sunday 4 October at 4:30pm live on SS Premier league. With Jose Mourinho coming up against another of his former teams, United are unbeaten in their last three matches against Tottenham, though the pressure will be on the hosts to put in a better showing at Old Trafford compared to their last…

It is that time of year again to celebrate Nigeria’s Independence on 1st October! This is a day we look back and see how far we have come as a nation and celebrate the many things that make us great. GOtv is offering exciting Nigerian movies and shows content to make the Independence Day celebrations more special. So grab a plate of Jollof rice, Nkwobi, Tuwo or any other traditional dish you love and switch on your GOtv to watch great entertainment – proudly Nigerian! Here’s what’s hot on GOtv this Independence Day: Laugh out loud till you tear up…

Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin is in his first England squad after being selected for this month’s matches against Wales, Belgium and Denmark. Leicester’s Harvey Barnes and Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka also get first call-ups. Mason Greenwood and Phil Foden, who were sent home from Iceland last month after breaching coronavirus quarantine guidelines, have been left out. But Harry Maguire, who was withdrawn from that squad while he faced a court case in Greece, is in the 30-man squad. Manchester United captain Maguire, 27, was given a suspended prison sentence on the Greek island of Syros after being found guilty of aggravated…

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will rekindle their rivalry when Barcelona play Juventus in the Champions League group stage this season. Manchester United will face Paris St-Germain, RB Leipzig and Istanbul Basaksehir in the Champions League group stage this season. Premier League champions Liverpool will have to negotiate a group containing Ajax, Atalanta and Danish side Midtjylland. Chelsea will play Europa League winners Sevilla, Krasnodar and debutants Rennes. Manchester City are in Group D with Porto, Olympiakos and Marseille. Meanwhile Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are set to face each other after Juventus and Barcelona were drawn in Group G,…

Scientists from MIT have found a way to implant ideas on the minds of people as they fall asleep to create bizarre and abstract dreams. The researchers used the targeted dream incubation to guide people’s dreams towards particular themes by repeating information during the first stage of sleep. That stage is called hypnagogia, which is responsible for dreams about psychedelic phenomena. The technology consists of a wrist-worn electronic device that tracks sleep, called Dormio, connected to an app that delivers audio prompts during hypnagogia. The researchers influenced the dreams of most of its study participants to dream about a tree…