Nigeria’s U20 national team, Flying Eagles, defeated their Ghanaian counterparts 2-0 in the opening match of Group B of the WAFU B U20 Championship in Niamey on Sunday. The win helped them scoop all three points and gives the team a foot in the semi-finals of the competition from where the zone’s flag-bearers to next year’s […]Read More
Tennis champion Naomi Osaka, ahead of the French Open, has withdrawn from the Italian Open in Rome due to an Achilles injury. The four-time major champion said in a statement that the injury she picked up last week in Madrid “hasn’t healed yet”. The Japanese player added that “It’s an Achilles injury so I need […]Read More
FIFA on Monday confirmed the abandoned 2022 World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina will be replayed, after rejecting appeals from both national federations. Brazilian health officials stormed the pitch seven minutes into the clash on September 5 between the South American giants in Sao Paulo, stopping the match and triggering a melee involving team […]Read More
Chelsea Football Club has declared that arrangements have been agreed on for the purchase of the English Premier League soccer franchise with a group led by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly and backed by Clearlake Capital. In a statement released early Saturday, the Stamford Bridge-based club confirmed the 4.25 billion pound ($5.2 billion) agreement […]Read More
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has been requested to pay previous mentor, Gernot Rohr just shy of $380,000 in remuneration subsequent to finishing his agreement early. Nigeria’s longest-serving administrator having assumed responsibility in August 2016, Rohr lost his employment as Super Eagles mentor in December only a month prior to the postponed 2021 Africa Cup of […]Read More
Eddie Nketiah scored twice as Arsenal boosted their chances of qualifying for the Champions League with a thrilling victory against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The 22-year-old scored at the start of each half as the Gunners ended a run of three successive Premier League defeats. Emile Smith Rowe was also on target as Arsenal twice led in […]Read More
Four-time champions league winner and iconic Dutch footballer, Clarence Seedorf, Afrobeats superstar Davido and former Super Eagles captain Jay-Jay Okocha all featured in the Heineken face-off, a novelty match that was held at Landmark Beach as part of the UEFA Champions League Tour presented by Heineken. The game, which lasted about an hour, saw Team […]Read More
The Senate has summoned Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, over the vandalisation of Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja by hoodlums on March 29, after the Super Eagles failed to qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The upper chamber equally invited the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, and […]Read More
Napoli have announced that Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen is a major doubt for this weekend’s Serie A game after leaving training prematurely due to an injury to his left thigh, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Luciano Spalleti’s side will resume their title chase against Fiorentina on match-day 32 on Sunday. Osimhen recently returned to Italy after Nigeria failed to […]Read More
Villarreal inflicted a shock 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich on Wednesday as Arnaut Danjuma’s strike boosted the Spanish team’s hopes of causing a huge upset in the Champions League quarter-finals. Danjuma diverted in Dani Parejo’s shot in the eighth minute at La Ceramica to seal a surprise win, with Bayern perhaps even fortunate not to […]Read More
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