Barcelona’s teenage star Lamine Yamal signed a new contract until 2031 with the Catalan giants on Tuesday after a spectacular season. The 17-year-old winger is already one of the club’s key players and helped them land a domestic treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup.
Chelsea will look to make history on Wednesday night when they take on Spanish side Real Betis in the final of the UEFA Europa Conference League at Stadion Wroclaw in Poland. The Blues, under the guidance of Enzo Maresca, are aiming to become the first club to win all five major UEFA competitions.
After an intense final day in the English Premier League, EPL, here’s how the dust settled with teams securing their places in European competitions for the 2025–26 season. The 2024–25 EPL season concluded dramatically, with last-minute goals, stunning upsets, and emotional scenes across stadiums. Now that the curtain has closed, the EPL final league standings and cup results have determined which English teams will fly the flag in Europe next season.
•Chelsea’s youngest-ever squad held their nerve to clinch Champions League football and silence critics •Levi Colwill’s tap-in ends Blues’ UCL exile and dashes Forest’s top-five hopes. Chelsea booked their place in the Champions League as Levi Colwill sealed a 1-0 win that shattered Nottingham Forest’s bid for a top-five finish on Sunday. Colwill struck early in the second half at the City Ground to ensure Enzo Maresca’s side returned to Europe’s elite club competition after a two-year absence.
Tottenham ends 40-year European drought! Tottenham’s tense 1-0 victory over Man Utd ends 17-year trophy wait Tottenham Hotspur clinched their first European trophy since 1984, defeating Manchester United 1-0 in the UEFA Europa League final held at San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao on Wednesday night.
Ruben Amorim believes the best preparation for Manchester United ahead of the Europa League final would be to shock Chelsea in Friday’s Premier League clash rather than resting his key players.
Chelsea Football Club have officially unveiled their new home kit for the 2025/26 season, revealing a bold design that pays tribute to the city of London. Unveiled on the club’s official social media channels on Friday, the new home shirt—created in collaboration with Nike—features Chelsea’s traditional royal blue with a refreshed, vibrant shade.
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board has begun the rescheduling of the 379,997 affected candidates for another Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination.
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, on Wednesday addressed widespread complaints over the 2025 UTME results, admitting that technical errors had affected some candidates’ scores. Below is the full text of his press conference:
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results.
Robert Francis Prevost became the first pope from the United States on Thursday, picking the papal name Leo XIV after cardinals from around the world elected him leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. Tens of thousands of people packed in St Peter’s Square cheered as Prevost appeared on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica, waving with both hands, smiling and bowing.
Catholic cardinals will meet on May 7 to start voting for a new pope, the Vatican announced on Monday, a week after the death of Pope Francis. So-called “Princes of the Church” under the age of 80 will meet in the Sistine Chapel to choose a new religious leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.
World leaders, dignitaries, and thousands of mourners gathered to pay their last respects to Pope Francis, who was laid to rest on Saturday.
Donald Trump undergoes his first annual medical Friday since returning to power, putting the focus on a 78-year-old who is the oldest US president ever elected and has regularly faced accusations of a lack of transparency about his health.
Nigerian singer Raoul Nkeng-Njeng, popularly known as Skales’ 2015 hit song “Shake Body” has become popular again 10 years after it was first released.
Cristiano Ronaldo has ventured into the film industry, marking his debut by partnering with British film producer Matthew Vaughn to establish an independent film studio called UR•MARV. This collaboration has already led to the production and financing of two action-packed films, with plans for a third installment in the same series.