Excitement as Ronaldo sets new hat-trick record

 

Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo’s record-breaking hat-trick helped Real Madrid equal another Spanish league milestone in a 3-0 win over Celta Vigo on Saturday, AFP reports.

His 23rd career hat trick in La Liga gave him one more treble than greats Alfredo Di Stefano and Telmo Zarra.

Boxing champ, Pacquiao to sell mansion after rich neighbours complain

Manny

World boxing champion Manny Pacquiao said Thursday he would sell his mansion in one of the Philippine capital’s swankiest areas after his neighbours complained of his visitors wearing shabby clothing.

Pacquiao told AFP that as a “man of the masses,” he is not finicky with his visitors, even if they are wearing “just shorts and slippers.”

Merciless Messi breaks Champions League record

Messi

Lionel Messi smashed the all-time Champions League goal scoring record by netting a hat-trick in Barcelona’s 4-0 win at APOEL on Tuesday night.
The Argentina forward broke the La Liga goalscoring record by netting three times in a 5-1 thrashing of Sevilla on Saturday and he was at it again in Nicosia three days later.

Keshi now fully in charge, names players to face Ghana

Keshi

Super Eagles head coach Stephen Keshi has named a 24-man Team B squad of local players that will face Ghana in an international friendly to commemorate the commissioning of a newly constructed stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

he grand opening of the ultra-modern Akwa Ibom International Stadium in Uyo on Friday, will see the home based Eagles pit their strength against rivals Ghana who will be represented by their U-23 male squad, the Black Meteors.