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Super Falcons of Nigeria captain, Asisat Oshoala scored two goals as her Barcelona side demolished Real Sociedad 10-1 to win their first ever Spanish Supercopa Femenina title on Sunday. The Spanish club side had already wrapped up the game in the first half, after goals from Marta Torrejón, Alexia , Marta Torrejón, Nigeria’s Oshoala and […]
Continue ReadingEmmanuel Gyang and his wife, Deborah Pam, have emerged as the first Nigerians to complete the 42km race at the 2020 Lagos City Marathon. According to Punch, Gyang, who was the fist male Nigerian, finished 33rd overall with a time of 2:25.30secs. Pam was the first female Nigerian to get to finish in her category, […]
Continue ReadingInternational Tennis legend, Serena William has been knocked out of the Australian Open after she was defeated by Chinese No.1, Qiang Wang in the third round. The 38-year-old American who was aiming for a 24th Slam was beaten 6-4 6-7 7-5, meaning her wait for a first Grand Slam since becoming a mother goes on. Speaking after […]
Continue ReadingFormer England Women striker, Eniola Aluko, has been named the sporting director of Aston Villa Women. The former Nigerian-British footballer, 32, who earned 102 caps for England over the course of her career, had recently announced her retirement from playing after leaving Juventus Women. Speaking on her new role after being made Villa Women’s first-ever sporting […]
Continue ReadingBritish-Nigerian World heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, met with Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday, in the United Kingdom (UK). In a video and picture that surfaced online, the heavyweight champion was seen prostrating before the President. He also presented his heavyweight belts to him. Anthony Joshua’s action attracted accolades from the president’s aides and […]
Continue ReadingInternational Tennis star, Serena Williams ended a three-year title drought when she beat fellow American Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to win the singles final at the ASB Classic. Williams hadn’t won a title since the Australian Open in January 2017, and since she became a mother to her daughter Olympia, who was at […]
Continue ReadingRoger Federer is reportedly ‘set to become tennis’ first billionaire’ in 2020 and will be only the fourth sportsperson to join the exclusive club of the richest athletes of all time after Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods and Floyd Mayweather. The Swiss tennis legend has made a fortune from a combination of prize money as well […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Super Falcons and Barcelona women star, Asisat Oshoala has been named 2019 Women’s African Best Player by CAF. It was gathered that Asisat was absent at the award ceremony, so, her award was received on her behalf by the Nigerian Football Federation president, Amaju Pinnick. The Super Falcons striker took to her social media […]
Continue ReadingSenegalese professional footballer, Sadio Mané has been crowned the African Men’s Player of the Year for 2019 at the annual CAF Awards. Mané saw off competition from the likes of Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah and Manchester City’s African Cup of Nations star Riyad Mahrez. Mané, 27, enjoyed a stunning year with Liverpool, winning the Champions […]
Continue ReadingWorld heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua spent the final day of 2019 at a beach in Barbados. The world heavyweight champion stripped down to black swimming shorts and flaunted his muscular physique after taking a dip in the sea. Before the outing, the British Nigerian boxer who cruised to victory in his rematch with Andy […]
Continue ReadingWhat a woman! Serena Williams has been voted the AP’s Female Athlete of the Decade Serena Williams dominated the decade, on the court and in conversation. There were, to begin with, the dozen Grand Slam single titles – no other woman had more than three over the past 10 seasons and the 3 1/2 years […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian footballer, Philip Osondu, has been reported dead. Reports coming in say, he died in Belgium at the age of 48. Information as to the cause of his death is still very sketchy at the time of this report. Details coming ….
Continue ReadingAnthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua called Anthony Joshua, the World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, is to present his title belts to the President, Muhammadu Buhari, at a date to be decided soon. This was disclosed by the Minister of Sports, Mr. Sunday Dare, to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at a meeting on Wednesday. The meeting was […]
Continue ReadingSuper Falcons and Barcelona striker, Asisat Oshoala, has said her hunger for success pushes her to want more in the sport. The 25-year-old, who is in contention for the African Women’s Player of The Year award, admitted that her drive for success for both club and country made her put in the best performance during […]
Continue ReadingRussia will miss next year’s Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Games after the World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday banned the powerhouse from global sporting events for four years over manipulated doping data. WADA’s executive committee, meeting in Lausanne, decided that Russia be handed the four-year suspension after accusing Moscow of falsifying laboratory doping […]
Continue ReadingThe British-Nigerian heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua has defeated the Mexican-American heavyweight boxer, Andy Ruiz Jr at the Diriyah Arena, Saudi Arabia to reclaim his IBF, WBA and WBO titles. Joshua lost the titles to Ruiz in a shocking June defeat in New York, United States. With his victory, Joshua has joined greats such as Muhammad […]
Continue ReadingOn Thursday evening (December 6), a pre-fight gala dinner was held at the Al Faisaliah Hotel in Saudi Arabia ahead of Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr. During the event, the British-Nigerian boxer was pictured kissing his mother Yeta Odusanya on the forehead as he arrived for the pre-fight gala dinner. Joshua’s opponent, Andy […]
Continue ReadingSuper Falcons goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie has been named the best goalkeeper in Africa, and the 14th best goalkeeper in the World by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics. The 18-year-old who caught the attention of many at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France earlier this year, made three appearances for the […]
Continue ReadingAsisat Oshoala, Chiamaka Nnadozie and Uchenna Kanu of the Super Falcons of Nigeria have been nominated for the 2019 African Women’s Player of the Year award by Confederation of African Football (CAF). The three Nigerian football stars who play for FC Barcelona Femení, Rivers Angels and Southeastern Fire respectively, were shortlised alongside seven other African footballers […]
Continue ReadingNigerian-British heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua has landed in Saudi Arabia ahead of his rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr., which will take place on Saturday, December 7, 2019, in Diriyah. Anthony Joshua will be looking to regain his IBF, WBA and WBO titles after losing them in a shocking defeat to Ruiz Jr back in June […]
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