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British-Nigerian boxer and two-time unified heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua has suffered the second knockout defeat of his boxing career, falling to Daniel Dubois in their all-British heavyweight title fight at Wembley Stadium. IBF heavyweight champion, Dubois, dominated the bout from the first round, knocking Joshua down twice before landing a decisive right hand in the […]
Continue ReadingSuper Eagles of Nigeria retained their 39th position in the latest FIFA men’s world football ranking released on Thursday. During the period under review, the Super Eagles played two games. Nigeria defeated the Cheetahs of Benin Republic 3-0, while they were held to a 0-0 draw by the Amavubi of Rwanda. Both fixtures were qualifying […]
Continue ReadingInterim coach of the Super Eagles, Augustine Eguavoen, has revealed that he’s stepping down from his role after the match against Rwanda in Kigali, on Tuesday. Speaking to OwnGoalNigeria at the Kigali Airport, the Nigerian tactician said he was given a mandate to oversee the Eagles’ matches against Benin Republic and Rwanda in the ongoing […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s super lifter, Folashade Oluwafemiayo has just broken her World Record in the Women’s over 86kg Para-Powerlifting, becoming the first female Para-athlete in history to lift 166kg. The lifting was an improvement from her existing World Record of 165kg. She also added a gold medal to the record. This was an incredible performance from Oluwafemiayo […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Super Eagles began their 2025 AFCON qualifiers in emphatic style on Saturday, beating the Cheetahs of Benin Republic 3-0 at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The Super Eagles started as expected, on the front foot as they dominated most of the opening half but struggled to find a […]
Continue ReadingThe new Super Eagles manager, Bruno Labbadia, has turned down the job less than two weeks before crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin and Rwanda, according to reports from German publication Kicker. Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) had announced Labbadia’s appointment on Tuesday, positioning him as the successor to Finidi George, who resigned […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian boxer and first-ever Olympic medalist, Nojim Maiyegun is dead. He died at the age of 83. A confidante, Rudolfine F Soultan, confirmed the death of the boxer in a Facebook post on Monday. The post read, “My Jimmy died. I can’t say more about this right now because it’s just horrible. The day […]
Continue ReadingSouth African fighter, Dricus Du Plessis, in a highly charged main event at UFC 305, retained his middleweight title, defeating Nigerian-born Israel Adesanya by submission in the fourth round. The grudge match, which had been fueled by pre-fight tensions over race and identity, culminated in a dramatic turn of events as Du Plessis secured the […]
Continue ReadingThe United States won the XXXIII edition of the Olympic Games on Sunday in Paris, but it was just by the skin of their teeth. They topped the 2024 Games medals table by winning 40 gold medals after the final of the last event of the Games was decided on Sunday. But they only finished […]
Continue ReadingNigerian female athlete, Favour Ofili was in tears after finishing in 6th position at the 200meters women final. Gabrielle Thomas from United States won gold, Julien Alfred from Saint Lucia won silver, while Brittany Brown also from United States won bronze. Ofili on Monday August 5, finished second during the qualifiers with a season’s best […]
Continue ReadingIn a display of sportsmanship, Nigerian cyclist, Ese Lovina Ukpeseraye, received crucial support from the German cycling team during the Paris Olympics. Ukpeseraye, representing Team Nigeria, found herself in a difficult situation when she had no bicycle to race with in the keirin and sprint events due to the short notice of her participation. “Due […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s women basketballers, D’Tigress have made history at the Paris 2024 becoming the first African team (male or female) to reach the quarterfinals of any Olympic Games. The back-to-back Afrobasket champions shocked Canada 79-70 in Lille, France to achieve this feat of ticket to the last eight. Nigeria tied 18-18 in the first quarter, lost […]
Continue ReadingSuper Falcons of Nigeria have crashed out of the 2024 Paris Olympics without a win after losing 3-1 to Japan to make it three losses in three games. After losing their first two matches against Brazil and Spain, Nigeria went into Wednesday’s match hoping to make it to the quarter-finals of the women’s football event […]
Continue ReadingNigerian sprinter, Favour Ofili has expressed her anger and frustration at the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) after being omitted from competing in the women’s 100m event at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Ofili, who won the Nigerian 100m title at the Olympic trials in Benin to qualify and seal her ticket on the team list, will sadly not compete […]
Continue ReadingSuper Falcons of Nigeria have lost 0-1 to Brazil in their opening game at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The game’s decisive moment came in the first half when Gabriela Nunes Da Silva unleashed a ferocious strike that proved to be the only goal of the contest. Nigeria’s Super Falcons had three big chances in quick […]
Continue ReadingLautaro Martinez scored an extra-time winner as Argentina beat Colombia 1-0 to win a record 16th Copa America title at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday. A poor game which had been marred by security and crowd issues, forcing a 82-minute delay, was decided by a quality finish from Martinez — his fifth goal of the […]
Continue ReadingSpain beat England 2-1 in a dramatic Euro 2024 final on Sunday, standing up to the tournament’s comeback kings and rising back to the top of European soccer in style. Earlier, after a closely contested first-half of the Euro 2024 final between Spain and England in Berlin, the score read 0-0 as the two teams […]
Continue ReadingLast-16 fixtures at Euro 2024 after the completion of the group stage on Wednesday: Saturday, June 29 In Berlin (1600) Switzerland v Italy In Dortmund (1900) Germany v Denmark Sunday, June 30 In Gelsenkirchen (1600) England v Slovakia In Cologne (1900) Spain v Georgia Monday, July 1 In Duesseldorf (1600) […]
Continue ReadingEnglish Premier League (EPL) has released the fixtures for the 2024/2025 season, with Matchday 1 set to kick off on the weekend of August 17 and 18, 2024. Football fans are counting down the days until the action begins. Premier League lovers and supporters across the globe are buzzing with excitement as the schedule promises […]
Continue ReadingBorussia Dortmund has on Saturday, been beaten 2-0 by Real Madrid, to win the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League. The much-anticipated match was played at the Wembley Stadium. With this feat, Real Madrid has now won the UEFA Champions League a record 15 times, with their last victory in the 2021-2022 season. Meanwhile, […]
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