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Super Eagles of Nigeria have beaten the Pharaohs of Egypt 1-0 in their group stage encounter at the ongoing 33rd Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Tuesday in Garoua, Cameroon. Super Eagles, who top Group D with the victory, were dominant and impressive in the game. Nigeria broke Egypt’s unbeaten record, with today’s victory. Pharaohs […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Paralympic Gold Medalist and current world record-holder in the men’s 65kg weightlifting category, Paul Kehinde, aka Olumi Agberin, has died. He was 33 years old. Kehinde was also a former world number 1 Para Powerlifter, Olympic Gold medalist, and Commonwealth Games Champion. Kehinde reportedly died on Thursday, November 18, after a brief illness. Facts […]
Continue ReadingNigerian-American UFC star, Kamaru Usman on Saturday November 6 defeated Colby Covington by unanimous decision to retain the UFC welterweight championship at UFC 268 in New York. Usman was announced as winner of the fight after New York State Athletic Commission judges Derek Cleary (49-46), Dave Tirelli (48-47) and Sal D’Amato (48-47) all submitted scorecards in his favor. […]
Continue ReadingIn what has been seen by many as an embarrassing defeat, the Liverpool FC has demolished Manchester United FC by 5 goals to zero, at Old Trafford. Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has said, he and his team-mates ‘played like kids’ after they were thrashed 5-0 by Liverpool at Old Trafford. The Red Devils were […]
Continue ReadingNigerian-born footballer and Villarreal forward, Arnaut Danjuma, has explained why he dumped Nigerian national team, the Super Eagles, for the Netherlands. In the past, Danjuma was rumoured to be keen on switching allegiance to the Super Eagles of Nigeria. But the former Bournemouth winger was handed a late call up to the Dutch senior side by […]
Continue ReadingKenyan athlete, Agnes Tirop has been stabbed to death in her home in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County on Wednesday. A two-time World Championship bronze medallist, Agnes, was allegedly stabbed by her husband. A statement released by Athletics Kenya confirming the incident said, “We are this afternoon distraught to learn about the untimely death of World […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Super Eagles returned to winning ways at the Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon, with a convincing 2-0 victory over the Central African Republic on Sunday, October 10. First-half goals from Leon Balogun and Victor Osimhen helped the Super Eagles to defeat the same opponents who defeated them four days ago in Lagos, Nigeria. Balogun […]
Continue ReadingWBC and Lineal Heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury beat Deontay Wilder for the third and final time on Saturday, October 9, in a very entertaining heavyweight clash in Las Vegas. Fury delivered a full blow in the 11th round to end Wilder’s defiant display . Fury, 33, was floored twice in the fourth round, having sent […]
Continue ReadingOleksandr Usyk is the new unified heavyweight world champion after dethroning Anthony Joshua with an incredible performance in London. The Ukrainian put on a masterclass in front of 65,000 fans inside Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, outclassing Joshua over 12 rounds, and hurting the defending champion on numerous occasions. The scorecards – 117-112, 116-112, 115-113 – were […]
Continue ReadingNigerian-British lady, Karen Adenegan, who represented Britain in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and won two silver medals for team Great Britain, received a rousing welcome from her Nigerian family at the airport. A video of Karen’s family members dancing to Nigerian gospel music played from a talking drum and a trumpet as she emerged at the […]
Continue ReadingFormer France international defender, Jean-Pierre Adams has died at the age of 73. Adams spent the last 39 years in a coma following an anaesthesia error at Lyon Hospital as part of a routine knee operation he undertook at the age of 34 on March 17, 1982. He was confirmed to have died on Monday morning at […]
Continue ReadingFormer Green Eagles of Nigeria player, Thompson Usiyan has died . He passed away at the age of 65. Usiyan died Tuesday, August 31, in his Lamest, Redonda Beach home, California, United States. Born in Effurun, Delta State, Usiyan was thrust into the limelight with the then Mid-western State academicals before he got an invitation […]
Continue ReadingBritish-Nigerian footballer, Samuel Oji has sadly passed away. He died at the age of 35. Former Arsenal youth player and League of Ireland footballer, Oji is said to have been battling ‘illness.’ He was said to have kicked off his career at the Gunners as a teenager in 2000, but failed to make the grade […]
Continue ReadingInternational Tennis star, Serena Williams has withdrawn from next week’s US Open due to injury. The 23-time Grand Slam champion has not played on tour since an injured right hamstring forced her out of her first-round match at Wimbledon. On Wedneday, August 25, the American said that her torn hamstring has not completely healed, pulling […]
Continue ReadingMali, ranked 10th in Africa, are among eight countries who have been barred from hosting 2022 World Cup qualifiers next month after failing Confederation of African Football (CAF) venue inspections. Other nations who must use a neutral ground for a home fixture between September 1-8 are Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Djibouti, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Namibia […]
Continue ReadingCaptivating and charming Aisha Mohammed Balarabe, born 21 October 1985, is a Nigerian basketball player for Bursas BSB and the Nigeria women’s national basketball team, also known as D’Tigeress captain. She was also part of the record breaking D’Tigress at the FIBA Women’s World Cup in Tenerife, Spain. Balarabe has been part of the National team since 2002 winning […]
Continue ReadingNigerian-American female basketballer, Nneka Ogwumike’s bid to play at the Olympics has again been denied. The Los Angeles Sparks was left off Team USA’s Olympic roster, a decision that has been described as arguably the biggest snub in Team USA’s history. Despite the snub, Ogwumike decided to join her sisters, Chiney and Erica, on Team […]
Continue ReadingItaly have been crowned champions of the 2020 European Championship after defeating England 3-2 in penalties on Sunday night, July 11. Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was the hero for the Azzurri in the shootout, while substitutes Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka failed to convert from the spot for England. Meanwhile, even Andrea Belotti and […]
Continue ReadingUnited States men’s basketball team lost to Nigeria 90-87 on Saturday night, July10, in its first pre-Olympic exhibition game. Nigeria who had six NBA players and former NBA head coach Mike Brown at the helm, beat USA, inflicting the country’s first ever loss to an African Nation. The landmark victory came nine years after the […]
Continue ReadingTennis international superstar, Serena Williams broke down in tears as she was forced to retire in the opening set of her first-round clash at Wimbledon. The 23-time Grand Slam winner, who is still pursuing Margaret Court’s all-time record, started Tuesday evening’s match against world number 100 Aliaksandra Sasnovich well, but had to retire from the game […]
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