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Football star, Robert Lewandowski has been named The Best FIFA Men’s Player of the Year for 2020, with the Bayern Munich star beating Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to the coveted prize. Lewandowski has become the second player to interrupt the 13-year Messi-Ronaldo hegemony. The Bayern Munich star won the fifth edition of the annual […]
Continue ReadingMamelodi Sundowns and South African defender Motjeka Madisha is dead. He died early Sunday after crawling out of a burning car wreckage following an accident, a club official has told AFP. The 25-year-old star was one of two occupants of a car that went out of control, hit an advertising board and burst into flames […]
Continue ReadingBritish-Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua in the early hours of Sunday, December 13, beat Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev, by a knockout in the ninth round to retain his three world heavyweight championship belts after a year away in a title defence. Joshua regained the WBA, WBO and IBF titles in a rematch against Andy Ruiz Jr. last December in […]
Continue ReadingFormer Senegal midfielder Papa Bouba Diop has died at the age of 42 after a long illness, local media and the West African state’s football federation said on Sunday. Diop is best known in his native country for scoring the winning goal against then defending champions France in the group stages of the 2002 World […]
Continue ReadingMike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. fought to a draw in one of the most impressive performances from the two during their exhibition clash which took place at the Staples Center on Saturday night, November 28. The American boxing legends met in an eight-round pay-per-view exhibition bout, billed as “Frontline Battle. The pair displayed their […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s national football team dropped down to 35th position in the latest FIFA Coca-Cola world rankings following a poor display in November that saw them end the year without a win. The Super Eagles dropped three places from their previous 32nd position, following a poor performance against Sierra Leone in their 2021 Africa Cup of […]
Continue ReadingArgentine football legend, Diego Maradona has passed away. He died at the age of 60. South American outlet, Clarin says the 60-year-old has passed away in a hospital on Wednesday, November 25, after suffering a heart attack at his home. The Gimnasia coach had been hospitalised at the start of November, days after celebrating the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian footballer, Usman Yusuf, who plays as a striker for Crown Football Club in Ogbomoso, Oyo, died after slumping during a friendly match in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The sad incident occurred on Sunday afternoon, November 15 at Muda Lawal Stadium, Asero, Abeokuta Yusuf, who was on trial at Gateway United FC, played the first half […]
Continue ReadingThe Super Eagles of Nigeria threw away a four-goal lead against Sierra Leone to draw in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match which took place on Friday at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, Edo State. Two goals from Alex Iwobi and one each from Samuel Chukwueze and Victor Osimhen gave Nigeria a 4-0 […]
Continue ReadingSuper Eagles of Nigeria has again lost one-nil to Algeria in an international friendly played Thursday night at the Wörthersee Stadion in Klagenfurt, Austria. Ramy Bensebaini’s goal in the sixth minute of the game secured another victory for the Desert Foxes over the Super Eagles of Nigeria. He pounced on a poor clearance off a […]
Continue ReadingNigeria Football Federation (NFF) has named American, Randy Waldrum, as the new Head Coach of the Senior Women National Team, Super Falcons. Waldrum replaces Swedish Coach, Thomas Dennerby, who left his role in 2019 to take up a U17 coaching job with India. The 64-year-old who played as a midfielder during his playing days was […]
Continue ReadingArsenal winger, Bukayo Saka will not be playing for Nigeria’s Super Eagles in the future as he has been invited to play for England. The 19-year-old rejected the chance to represent Nigeria and has made England’s squad ahead of their upcoming fixtures against Wales, Belgium and Denmark. The young Arsenal star, was among the new […]
Continue ReadingInternational tennis star, Serena Williams withdrew from the French Open on Wednesday ahead of her second round match with an Achilles injury, as the American’s bid for a 24th Grand Slam title suffered another blow. The 39-year-old Williams, a three-time winner at Roland Garros, had arrived in Paris carrying an Achilles injury that prompted her […]
Continue ReadingNigerian MMA fighter, Israel Adesanya defeated Brazil’s Paulo Costa with a second-round TKO win to retain his UFC middleweight title in Abu Dhabi on Saturday night, September 26. The middleweight undefeated champion, 31, battered Costa’s front leg with multiple kicks to quiet the Brazilian fighter’s trash-talking in the first round of the main event on […]
Continue ReadingNaomi Osaka fought back from a bruising first set loss to overcome Belarusian Victoria Azarenka to win her second US Open Grand Slam title, in three years. After shaking off a 1-6 thrashing in the first set, the Japanese star rallied to beat her opponent 6-3 6-3 in the last two sets, to win the […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has promised to host the 1994 Super Eagles in recognition of their role in lifting the image of the country and to keep the memory of late Rashidi Yekini alive. Governor Abdulrazaq made this pledge while on a visit to the Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr Sunday […]
Continue ReadingInternational tennis star, Serena Williams’ quest to land her 24th Grand Slam singles title came to a stunning end after Victoria Azarenka defeated her in the semi-finals of the US Open in the early hours of Friday morning. Serena won the first set 6-1 but her Belarusian opponent won the last two sets 6-3 at […]
Continue ReadingSerena Williams has taken one step closer to land her 24th Grand Slam title, after claiming another victory at the US Open following her win against Sloane Stephens on Saturday, September 5. The 23-time Grand Slam champion, 38, lost her first set against Stephens, 27, before bouncing back in the last two sets, scoring 2-6, […]
Continue ReadingFormer Super Eagles defender, Ajibade Babalade has died at the age of 48 after suffering cardiac arrest. The retired footballer, who won bronze at the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal, died on Friday afternoon, September 4, while being rushed to the University College Hospital, Ibadan. A close family friend of the deceased confirmed […]
Continue ReadingFormer goalkeeper of Nigeria’s U17 and Flying Eagles, John Felagha, has passed away. He died in Senegal on Sunday, according to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). He died at the age of 26. NFF expressed condolence with the family of the late player in a tweet on Monday. The football federation tweeted, “Former National U17 […]
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