Football legend Pele has reportedly been moved to end-of-life palliative care as the Brazilian legend is no longer responding to chemotherapy for his cancer. Pele was re-admitted on Tuesday, Nov. 29, to the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo. Sadly, on Saturday, Dec. 3, Brazilian outlet Folha reported that the...
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Gareth Southgate insists England’s status as favourites in their World Cup last 16 clash with Senegal means nothing because the African champions will pose a serious threat to his team. Southgate’s side are regarded as title contenders in Qatar after reaching the 2018 World Cup semi-finals and finishing as Euro...
Argentina moved into the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Saturday with a 2-1 win over Australia which set up a last-eight clash with the Netherlands. Lionel Messi scored his first ever goal in a World Cup knockout round tie in the 35th minute and Julian Alvarez added Argentina’s...
Senegal’s preparations for their World Cup last-16 clash against England have been hampered by an illness to coach Aliou Cisse but he is expected to recover in time for Sunday’s game. Assistant coach Regis Bogaert told a news conference that Cisse had not been able to take training on...
Team Delta on Friday walloped Team Oyo 3-0 to win gold in the women’s team Table Tennis final at the ongoing National Sports Festival in Asaba, Delta. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the quartet of Rashidat Ogundele, Fatima Bello, Ajoke Ojomu and Aminat Fashola trashed Team Oyo...
No fewer than 200 golfers are expected to participate in the 2022 edition of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor’s Golf Cup scheduled to take-off in Abuja on Dec. 3. Osita Nwanisobi, CBN’s spokesperson, said in a statement on Thursday that the tournament which is in its 15th...
By TARGBA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Nigeria’s U20 Boys, Flying Eagles yesterday whiplashed Paul E Sports Academy 5-0 as the team continued its re-building process in preparations for next year’s U20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. Jonas Emmanuel opened the scoring in the 10th minute while Emmanuel Ekpenyong doubled...
Brazilian football legend Pele is in a stable condition after he was admitted to hospital on Tuesday to re-evaluate his cancer treatment, the hospital said in a statement on Wednesday. “After medical evaluation, the patient was taken to a common room, with no need for admission in a semi-intensive...
Business activities are now booming around the Games Village at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba as the 21st National Sports Festival (NSF) gets underway in the state capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the games village is already witnessing a large crowd with the arrival...
Lionel Messi erased Diego Maradona’s record FIFA World Cup appearances for Argentina with a 22nd match at the global football tournament on Wednesday. Messi reached the landmark in the Group C game against Poland in Doha where Argentina had to avoid defeat in order not to be eliminated. Maradona,...
Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo is close to signing a contract with Saudi club Al-Nassr, according to media reports. The 37-year-old captain is set to reach an agreement on a two-and-a-half-year contract, the Spanish newspaper Marca reported on Wednesday. Ronaldo has been without a club since leaving Manchester United last...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Less than 48 hours to the commencement of the 21st edition of the National Sports Festival in Asaba, Delta State, a powerful member-contingent of Team Nasarawa, on Tuesday, left Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, for the fiesta. The 277 man contingent comprised of181 Athletes,...
The entire board of directors at Juventus has resigned, including president Andrea Agnelli and vice president Pavel Nedved, the Italian Serie A club said in a statement Monday. The board had sought independent legal advice over an ongoing investigation by prosecutors in Turin into allegations of false accounting and...
Mohammed Kudus scored twice as Ghana beat South Korea 3-2 in a pulsating World Cup encounter on Monday to keep their World Cup hopes alive and leave Paulo Bento’s side facing an early exit. Mohammed Salisu opened the scoring against the run of play midway through the first half...
Showmax Pro, an online streaming platform, announced that the first day of the 2022 FIFA World Cup of Nov. 20, had the most streamed sporting event on the service since its inception. Barry Dubovsky, Chief Operating Officer of MultiChoice Connected Video, in a statement on Monday, said this was...
World boxing champion and Mexican boxer, Canelo Alvarez has threatened Argentinian football superstar, Lionel Messi after accusing him of disrespecting his country’s flag. Messi scored for Argentina in their 2-0 win over Mexico on Sunday to keep his nation’s World Cup dream alive, but a video of the Paris...
Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly been offered a bumper three-year contract in Saudi Arabia. The 37-year-old Portuguese star had his Manchester United contract terminated earlier this month after his controversial statements in a TV interview with Piers Morgan. Saudi Arabian giants Al Nassr have offered a contract worth £186million over three years to the iconic...
The World Cup hopes of Qatar were left hanging by a thread after a 3-1 loss to Senegal. The result leaves the host bottom of Group A and facing elimination just five days after they opened the tournament with a 2-0 loss to Ecuador. If Ecuador fail to beat...
By JEROME-MARIO CHIJIOKE UTOMI – Benikrukru Community field, Gbaramtu kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area, Delta state, the kick off venue of the Ijaw/Itsekiri peace and unity football competition initiated by Chief Sheriff Mulade, Ibe-sorimawei of Gbaramatu kingdom and National Coordinator/CEO, Center for Peace & Environmental Justice (CEPEJ),...
Football’s ruling body FIFA has urged World Cup organisers in Qatar to allow rainbow coloured items in the stadiums, sources have told dpa. FIFA had said before the tournament that the colours, a symbol mainly for the LGBTQI+ community, would be allowed in the eight stadiums for the tournament....