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Serena Williams is Forbes’ world highest-paid female athlete for the fourth year in a row after she earned $29.2million in just 12 months. The 23-time grand slam singles champion made 29.2 million US dollars for the 12 months as of June 1, only £3.4m dollars of which was in prize money. Young Japanese tennis star, Naomi […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up 12 spots in the July FIFA ranking, to place 33rd in the world after winning bronze at the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations tournament. In the ranking table released by the world football governing body on Thursday, Nigeria garnered 1, 481 points as against 1, 433 it had in June […]
Continue ReadingSuper Eagles Skipper, John Mikel Obi, has announced his retirement from the senior national team after 13 years of service. The 32-year old midfielder who was part of Gernot Rohr’s squad that won the bronze medals of the AFCON 2019 in Egypt for a record eight time announced on Instagram that he was glad ending […]
Continue ReadingFinalist Romanian tennis player, Simona Halep, won her first Wimbledon title and crushed Serena Williams’ latest bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam success with a devastating 56-minute display of athleticism. Simona Halep won 6-2 6-2 in front of an incredulous Centre Court, running after everything the American threw at her. “It was my best […]
Continue ReadingInternational Tennis star, Serena Williams has qualified for her 11th Wimbledon final after defeating Czech Barbora Strycova in a 6-1 6-2 victory in 59 minutes on Centre Court on Thursday. The married 37-year-old mother of one will become the oldest woman to contest a Grand Slam final on Saturday and a victory for the tennis superstar […]
Continue ReadingSerena Williams and Andy Murray have been knocked out from the Mixed doubles Round of 16 by doubles specialists Bruno Fraga Soares and partner Nicole Melichar. Soares-Melichar took the first set 6-3, while ‘Murena’ team took the second set 6-4. But Soares and Nicole in the decisive third set ran to a 4-0 lead, before […]
Continue ReadingUnited States of America has won the 2019 women’s world cup tournament final match which took place in France on Sunday. The US captain, Megan Rapinoe, who wasn’t expected to start Sunday’s Women’s World Cup final because of a hamstring issue, wound up winning it instead, calmly slotting home a penalty kick in the 61st […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Super Eagles have knocked out Cameroon, the defending champions from the ongoing African Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt after thrashing them 3 -2 to qualify for quarter-finals. Nigeria first took the lead in the 28th minutes after Odion Ighalo found the net. But Cameroon later replied with two goals from Stephane Bahoken and Clinton N’Jie in the 41 and […]
Continue ReadingTennis star, Serena Williams on Thursday recovered from being a set down to beat teenage qualifier Kaja Juvan and reach the third round. Williams, Seven-time Wimbledon champion, was surprised by the 18-year-old world number 133 from Slovenia, who twice broke serve to win the first set. The 11th seed, 37, responded to take control in […]
Continue ReadingSuper Eagles of Nigeria have emerged as the first team to qualify for the Round of 16 at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Egypt. The Eagles beat the Syli Nationale of Guinea by a lone goal to zoom into the round of 16 with a game to spare. Kenneth Omeruo got […]
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump hit back at US women’s World Cup soccer star Megan Rapinoe on Wednesday after she said she’d not go the White House, telling her not to show “disrespect.” “Megan should never disrespect our Country, the White House, or our Flag, especially since so much has been done for her & the team. […]
Continue ReadingThis is Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari watching his boys, the Nigerian Super Eagles in their duel with the Burundis. The Super Eagles must have made him happy. They won the match 1-0.
Continue ReadingWomen’s World Cup group tables after Thursday’s Group E and F matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Group A France 3 3 0 0 7 1 9 – qualified Norway 3 2 0 1 6 3 6 – qualified Nigeria 3 1 0 2 2 4 3 – qualified South Korea […]
Continue ReadingThere was wild jubilation on Wednesday in the Super Falcons’ camp in Rennes, France as Argentina and Scotland played out a dramatic 3-3 draw in their final Group D match at the ongoing Women’s World Cup. The Argentines, who had a point before their encounter and a mathematical chance of qualification to the round of 16, […]
Continue ReadingFrance’s forward Valerie Gauvin (L) vies for the ball with Nigeria’s defender Ngozi Ebere during the France 2019 Women’s World Cup Group A football match between Nigeria and France. France beat Nigeria’s Super Falcons 1-0 during the France 2019 Women’s World Cup Group A football match on Monday through a controversial penalty. 4 best 3rd […]
Continue ReadingImmediate past Nigerian Senate President, Bukola Saraki is currently in Canada where he met with Masai Ujiri, the Nigerian-born President of the Toronto Raptors. Sharing a photo from the Toronto Raptors training ground in Canada, Saraki wrote: “Yesterday, it was a pleasure to spend some time at the Toronto Raptors training facility and meet with […]
Continue ReadingSuper Falcons of Nigeria have kept their hope of qualifying for the next round at the ongoing FIFA Women World Cup in France after beating South Korea 2 – 0 this afternoon. An own goal from South Korean defender Kim Doyeon and smooth solo goal from Barcelona’s striker Asisat Oshoala were enough to wrap up the victory for Nigeria. The goal […]
Continue ReadingThe Super Falcons were not overly dominated as the scoreline suggests but were undone by lapses in defence. They had the first chance on goal after Osinachi Ohale rose high to meet a cross from a corner kick but the effort was a light one which didn’t trouble the Norwegian goalkeeper Ingrid Hjelmseth. After holding firm in […]
Continue ReadingOver the weekend, Anthony Joshua lost his world heavyweight belts WBA, IBF, and IBO to Andy Ruiz Jr after a seventh-round stoppage brought an abrupt end to his professional record at Madison Square Garden. The British/Nigerian boxer was floored four times before the shocking fight was finally ended. And in his first Twitter post in the wake of […]
Continue ReadingGianni Infantino was re-elected Wednesday by acclamation for a second term as FIFA president at the Congress of world football’s governing body in Paris. The 49-year-old, who took charge of FIFA in February 2016 after the departure of the disgraced Sepp Blatter, stood unopposed for a new four-year term which will run until 2023. Earlier, […]
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