Olivier Giroud scored the winner and Harry Kane missed a late penalty as holders France beat England 2-1 in a tense World Cup quarter-final on Saturday. Aurelien Tchouameni had swept France into a first-half lead only for Kane to equalise from the spot nine minutes into the second half....
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Portugal players Pepe and Bruno Fernandes lashed out at the Argentine referee in charge of their 1-0 World Cup quarter-final defeat by Morocco on Saturday, claiming his nationality impacted the game. Argentina progressed on Friday by beating the Netherlands and should they reach the final, might play against Morocco...
Ogun have been officially announced as the next hosts of the National Sports Festival (NSF), their second hosting after their first one in 2006. Youth and Sports Development Minister Sunday Dare, made the announcement on Saturday in Asaba during the closing ceremony of the 21st NSF. Dare said five...
Gov. David Umahi has joined millions of football fans in Abakaliki, to congratulate Morocco for breaking the African jinx of qualifying for the semi finals of the World Cup. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Atlas Lions on Saturday, defeated Portugal in the quarter finals of...
Morocco’s fairytale run in Qatar reached historic dimensions on Saturday when they became the first African team to reach a World Cup semi-final with a 1-0 triumph over Portugal. Youssef En-Nesyri headed the historic goal in the 42nd minute when he beat Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa to a cross...
Cristiano Ronaldo has equalled the record for most capped men’s international after the Portuguese star was brought off the bench against Morocco to make his 196th appearance for his nation. Ronaldo now shares the record with Kuwait forward Badr Al-Mutawa. Despite the record, Ronaldo couldn’t rescue Portugal as they...
The Atlas Lions of Morocco have qualified for the semi-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, after a 1- defeat of Portugal. The victory makes them the first African team to get to that stage of the competition in its 92-year history. More details later….
Favorites Brazil have crashed out of the World Cup after losing 4-2 on penalties to Croatia. Neymar’s goal on the stroke of half time in extra time had seemingly sent the Selecao on to the semfinals in Qatar but Bruno Petkovic converted with his side’s first shot on target...
Cristiano Ronaldo says the Portuguese team is united amid reports that he threatened to leave the nation’s World Cup camp after he was dropped for their last match. The former Real Madrid star who later came in as a substitute in their 6-1 last 16 victory over Switzerland, said...
Team Edo on Wednesday hauled more gold medals from wrestling, cricket and pole vault events at the ongoing 21st National Sports Festival (NSF) in Asaba. In wrestling, Edo picked the gold medal in the men’s 60kg Greco-Roman category. Their wrestlers also settled for silver medal in the men’s 55kg...
By TARGBA SHAAGGEE, Abuja As the countdown for the December 15, 2022 Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) elective congress in Jalingo, Taraba State, draws nearer, the Electoral Committee has released the list of candidates that met the December 6, 2022 submission deadline. According to the nomination list, three persons –...
No fewer than 460 golfers across the country have converged on Jos, the Plateau capital, for the 2022 edition of the Governor’s Cup. Rev. Fr. Blaise Agwom, Captain of Lamingo Golf Club, venue of the tournament, disclosed this at a news conference on Wednesday in Jos. He explained that...
A boxer identified as Chukwuemeka Igboanugo has died at the ongoing National Sports Festival in Asaba, Delta State. The Imo State representative was declared dead after losing a fight by knockout to his contender from Anambra State in the 86 kg category. According to eyewitness accounts, the boxer was...
By TARGBA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Seven-time Nigeria League Champions, Rangers International FC, will commence its chase to be crowned the champions of the inaugural edition of NPFL/DMF Preseason Super Cup Tournament 2022 with an intriguing fixture against fierce neighbors, Enyimba International F.C in what can be termed, ‘Oriental Derby’...
Morocco continued their stunning run at the Qatar World Cup on Tuesday when they upset former champions Spain 3-0 on penalty kicks to reach the quarter-finals for the first time. Goalkeeper Yassine Bounou saved penalty kicks from Carlos Soler and Sergio Busquets, in between Pablo Sarabia’s kick against the...
Rainoil Limited in partnership with Stanbic IBTC Bank on Tuesday announced that no fewer than 100 top ranked players would participate at the 12th edition of the Rainoil Tennis Open 2022. The Group Managing Director, Gabriel Ogbechie, in a press conference at the Tennis Section of the Ikoyi Club...
Twelve-year-old Florence Olarinoye of Lagos on Tuesday braved all odds to win a medal in weightlifting’s 64kg clean and jerk event at the ongoing National Sports Festival (NSF) in Asaba. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Florence is a younger sibling of Adijat Olarinoye, Nigeria’s gold medalist...
Croatia reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Monday with a dramatic 3-1 penalty shoot-out win over Japan after a tense last-16 clash ended 1-1. Mario Pasalic struck the winning penalty to send Croatia through after Ivan Perisic had pulled Croatia level in the 55th minute of normal...
Neymar returned from injury to help inspire Brazil to a 4-1 victory over South Korea on Monday as the favourites cruised through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup. The world’s most expensive player had sat out his team’s last two matches with a sprained ankle suffered in their...
Cristiano Ronaldo will sign a contract for Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr on January 1st, according to reports in Spain. The deal is understood to be one of the most lucrative in sports history and could see the five-time Ballon d’Or winner net close to €200million (£172m) per season. According to MARCA, Ronaldo is...