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Embattled president of the Spanish Football Federation (SFF), Luis Rubiales, has resigned following criticism for kissing Spain forward, Jenni Hermoso, at the Women’s World Cup final presentation ceremony. Hermoso, 33, said the kiss after Spain beat England was not consensual and she filed a legal complaint last Tuesday. Rubiales said he had submitted his resignation […]
Continue ReadingWomen football international and Super Falcons star, Asisat Oshoala has been nominated for the 2023 Women’s Ballon d’Or after a successful campaign with Barcelona Femeni. French Football organisers of the award, listed the nominees in a tweet on their handle Wednesday evening, September 6, and included the Nigerian among the 30-member shortlist. The superlative player […]
Continue ReadingOluwatobiloba Amusan, Nigeria’s track golden girl has failed to defend her 100 meter hurdles World title after finishing 6th in the final at the ongoing World Athletics Championship in Budapest on Thursday. Jamaica’s Danielle Williams won the title in a season-best of 12.43s while Olympic champion, Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn came second in 12.44s and […]
Continue ReadingSuper Falcons of Nigeria have been ranked the 10th best team at the just concluded 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. On Sunday, Spain won the competition for the first time after beating England 1-0 in the final. The Falcons also finished the competition as the highest ranked African team. The […]
Continue ReadingSpain has beaten the European champions, England 1-0 to become the Women’s World Cup champions in the 2023 final at Stadium Australia in Sydney on Sunday. Captain Olga Carmona fired Spain ahead in the 29th minute, coolly finishing in the right-hand corner after a rapid counter-attack. Spain got a penalty kick in the 68th minute […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement on Thursday, the Nigeria’s track & field golden girl, Tobi Amusan has been cleared of anti-doping rule violations, for allegedly missing three tests in 12 months, with the provisional suspension placed on her, lifted with immediate effect. This means the Nigerian world champion and world record holder in the 100m hurdles, will take […]
Continue ReadingBritish-Nigerian boxer and former two-time unified heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, has delivered a seventh-round knockout of Robert Helenius in their heavyweight affair making it his first KO win since he defeated Kubrat Puliev on December 12, 2020. Joshua was originally set for his third clash with Whyte at the O2 Arena, having lost to his […]
Continue ReadingThe Anthony Joshua vs Dillian Whyte rematch has now been cancelled following a failed drugs test result. Boxer Dillian Whyte, returned ‘adverse analytical findings’ in a VADA test, promoter Eddie Hearn announced on Saturday, August 5 – a week before the fight was due to take place. A statement from Hearn’s company Matchroom read: “Today, […]
Continue ReadingEven though they entered the tournament as clear favourites, given their past performances, European powerhouse Germany, Olympic champions Canada, perennial top performers Brazil, and Italy, have been shockingly eliminated from the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand just after the group stage. Second-ranked Germany in the FIFA Women’s World Ranking kicked […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Super Falcons defeated Australia 3-2 at the Brisbane Stadium on Thursday. Nigerian female national team beat their opponent to record their first win in the competition and the fifth win in the history of the Women’s World Cup. The Nigerian side came from a goal down to hand the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup […]
Continue ReadingHours after confirming that she has been charged with anti-doping violation, Nigerian athlete, Tobi Amusan has been handed a provisional suspension for allegedly missing three drug tests. The announcement was made by Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on Wednesday, July 19. AIU tweeted: “The AIU confirms that it has today charged and provisionally suspended Tobi Amusan (NGR) for […]
Continue ReadingNigerian hurdler and golden girl, Oluwatobiloba Ayomide Amusan simply called Tobi Amusan, has won again. She just shown that she is still the best on the tracks after she ran 12.52s to win the women’s 100m hurdles at the Stockholm Diamond League. Amusan beat Sarah Lavin who clocked a Personal Best (PB) of 12.73s for […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian boxer, Jeremiah ‘Jerry’ Okorodudu has passed away after battling foot ulcer. His wife, Adenike Okorodudu, confirmed the unfortunate news on Wednesday night. Jerry, who competed in the men’s middleweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics, died at a private hospital in Lawanson, Lagos, Nigeria. He died on Wednesday night after battling with foot […]
Continue ReadingNigerian national men’s football team has moved up a place in the latest FIFA men’s rankings with a point of 1486.48 for June. The Super Eagles, who were ranked 40th in the world in the ranking released in May, gained six points and moved to 39th, according to Punch. The Eagles’ rise in the rankings […]
Continue ReadingInternational and Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has claimed the African Player of the year award beating treble winner, Riyadh Mahrez, and Mohammed Salah at the Ghana Football Awards. The 24-year-old registered 31 goals in all competitions last season to help Napoli win the Serie A title for the first time in over three decades. […]
Continue ReadingA court in Denmark has on Friday, June 23, 2023, sentenced former Nigerian Golden Eaglets star and FC Copenhagen of Denmark forward, Akinkunmi Amoo, to one year in prison for sexual assault. News of his sentencing was confirmed in a Tweet by former BBC World Football reporter, Osasu Obayiuwana. “Breaking: Akinkunmi Amoo, the @FCKobenhavn striker, […]
Continue ReadingSuper Eagles of Nigeria have qualified for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with one game to spare. The three-time African champions booked their ticket for the continental competition after defeating Sierra Leone 3-2 at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium in Monrovia, Liberia, on Sunday evening. A stoppage-time tap-in from Kelechi Iheanacho was the […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian referee identified as Mustapha Bello has been killed when he was struck by lightning during a friendly football match in Madalla town, Niger State, Nigeria. The deceased popularly known as Mustafa Coach 02 among football fans, and a member of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFA) met his tragic end on Tuesday evening, June […]
Continue ReadingThe Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday was Manchester City’s, the scene where an obsession finally became reality and history was made. Ever since Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the Abu Dhabi United Group took ownership of the club in 2008, winning Europe’s premier cup competition had been the ultimate aim. […]
Continue ReadingSweden has officially declared sex as a sport and is also set to host its first-ever sex competition. The participants will engage in sex sessions which can go up to six hours daily. A panel of judges will decide the winners of the sex competition while the audience will also influence the final decisions. Tagged […]
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