The world of Sport was far from boring this past weekend. Here are our tops stories:
In African football news: South Africa to host Anti-Xenophobia football matches
SAFA confirmed that South Africa’s national team will play two high profile international friendly matches against neighboring countries over the next few weeks in a bid to raise awareness to the public about the ills of Xenophobia and unite the continent through sports.
In International football news: Alexis Sanchez sends Arsenal to FA Cup Heaven
Alexis Sanchez scored twice to send FA Cup holders Arsenal to the finals. The winning goal was scored when Reading goalkeeper, Adam Federici made a fatal mistake that ensured the Gunners progressed with a 2-1 win.
Steven Gerard’s dream end to Liverpool career shattered
In the other semi-final match, Aston Villa came from behind to beat Liverpool 2-1.Goals by Christian Benteke and Fabian Delph ended chances of Steven Gerard ending his Liverpool career with a FA Cup trophy.
The final of the FA Cup will be an interesting spectacle between Arsenal and Tim Sherwood’s improving Aston Villa side. The two sides will meet on the 30th of May.
In the English Premier League: Hazard the ‘natural disaster’ taking Stamford bridge by Storm
Chelsea went 10 points clear at the top of the league after Eden Hazard scored the only goal in their match against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.
In Spain: Messi reaches 400 goals for Barcelona
Lionel Messi scored his 400th goal for Barcelona as Luis Enrique’s men beat Valencia 2-0.
Elsewhere, Real Madrid defeated Malaga 3-1.
The Milan derby ends in disappointing goalless draw.
The game between the two fallen giants of Italian football, Inter Milan and Ac Milan ended in 0-0 bore draw.
In Tennis news: Novak Djokovic Victorious at the Monte Carlo Master
Novak Djokovic set another career record yesterday with his second Monte Carlo title. The Serb celebrated his win after a 7-5,4-6,6-3 defeat of Tomas Berdych.
Making Formula One headlines: Hamilton wins in Bahrain
Defending world champion Lewis Hamilton made light of brake problems and seamless switch from Champagne to rose water on Sunday to extend his lead in this year’s title race.