Nine-time African champions Nigeria will Thursday night begin their campaign at the Summer Series Four-Nation Tournament in the United States with a tie against Jamaica’s ‘Reggae Girlz’ The game scheduled for 4.30 p.m. (10.30 p.m. Nigeria time) will take place at the BBVA Stadium, Houston Texas. While there have been a handful of games between […]Read More
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion, Nigeria-born Israel Adesanya, is returning to the ring for the first time on Sunday when he battles Marvin Vettori at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. It’s a UFC 263 action. Adesanya lost for the first time on March 7 when Jan Blachowicz beat him via unanimous […]Read More
Super Eagles coach, Gernot, Rohr, has attributed the team’s inability to grab a win against Cameroon in their doubleheader international friendly at the Stadion Wiener Neustadt in Austria to the absence of his key players. The Indomitable Lions held the Eagles to a goalless draw on Tuesday in Austria in their second game in four […]Read More
Nigeria played out a goalless draw with Cameroon on Tuesday in an international friendly at the Stadion Wiener Neustadt in Austria. The Eagles were hoping to avenge their 1-0 loss to the Indomitable Lions four days earlier at the same venue, while also hoping to hand head coach, Gernot Rohr, his first win in his […]Read More
Some members of the Super Falcons team on Tuesday arrived in the United States of America for the Summer Series – a four-nation tournament which will feature hosts USA, Jamaica and Portugal’s women’s national teams. According to a statement by the Nigeria Football Federation’s media team, a contingent of Nigeria-based technical crew and nine home-based […]Read More
Super Eagles forward, Paul Onuachu, has won the Ebony Shoe award – given to the best African or African origin player in the Belgian Pro-League. Onuachu, who was top scorer in the Belgian Pro-League last season with 33 goals, beat Club Brugge’s Clinton Mata from Angola and Genk teammate Théo Bongonda from Belgium to second […]Read More
Nigeria’s Edem Offiong, Olufunke Oshonaike, Olajide Omotayo and Quadri Aruna are among the 135 players listed by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) for the singles events of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics scheduled for Japan next month. Participation at the Tokyo 2020 Games will make Olufunke Oshonaike the first woman table tennis player in the […]Read More
Serena Williams’ latest quest for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title ended in the French Open last 16 on Sunday, hours after Roger Federer pulled out of what was possibly his last appearance at Roland Garros. The 39-year-old Williams, still one short of Margaret Court’s all-time record for most Grand Slam singles titles, lost 6-3, […]Read More
Kevin De Bruyne has been named PFA Player of the Year for the second successive season. The Belgian becomes just the third player to win back-to-back awards, following Thierry Henry and Cristiano Ronaldo. It was another fine campaign for the City midfielder, who was a key figure in our Premier League and Carabao Cup successes, […]Read More
Kano Pillars moved to the summit of the Nigerian Professional Football League on Sunday following their 2-1 win over Enyimba Of Aba at the Ahmadu Bello stadium in Kano on Sunday, The PUNCH reports. Goals from Rabiu Ali in the 52nd minute from the spot and another from Ifeanyi Eze in the 76th minute cancelled […]Read More
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