First Bank Basketball Club of Lagos defeated their city rivals, Mountain of Fire Miracles (MFM), 44-27 to win the 2022 Crown Elite Basketball Championship in Lagos. The team was made to work their socks off from the first quarter down until the last quarter of the game as MFM...
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Club manager Jürgen Klopp has called it the “perfect football afternoon” after Liverpool recorded their first win of the season with a record-equalling 9-0 Premier League victory against promoted Bournemouth. They were just pipped to the title last term. But the Reds have struggled in the opening weeks of...
Nigeria’s national men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, on Saturday in Abidjan defeated Guinea 89-70 in their second match of the FIBA Basketball World Cup African Qualifiers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the match played at the 3,500 capacity Palais des Sports Treichville saw D’Tigers bounce back after...
Liverpool equalled the Premier League’s record win with a 9-0 demolition of Bournemouth, while Erling Haaland’s hat-trick inspired Manchester City’s comeback 4-2 victory against Crystal Palace on Saturday. On a remarkable day in the top-flight, 10-man Chelsea beat Leicester 2-1, while Manchester United’s revival continued with a 1-0 win...
Victor Osimhen’s super agent Roberto Calenda, has reacted to reports of a swap deal between his client and Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo. Reports emerged in Italy on Friday, August 26 that Cristiano Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes is working on a deal to bring Osimhen to Manchester United and Ronaldo...
Arsenal were on Friday drawn to face PSV Eindhoven in the 2022/2023 Europa League group stage while Manchester United are up against Real Sociedad. Norway’s Bodo/Glimt, who famously put six past eventual champions Roma in last year’s Conference League group stage, and FC Zurich join Arsenal and PSV Eindhoven...
The US Open kicks off on Monday with Daniil Medvedev and Emma Raducanu defending their titles. Novak Djokovic is unable to enter the U.S. due to his unvaccinated status, while Serena Williams is preparing to say goodbye to the sport. Following are 10 players to watch at the event...
By SOLOMON YAKUBU, Abuja – As part of its objective of becoming the first full marathon in Nigeria to have an elite field that will run a sub 2hrs: 10 mins, the Abuja International Marathon has signed more elite runners for its inaugural race slated for December 17, 2022....
By SOLOMON YAKUBU, Abuja – The second edition of the Sapetro Futures Tennis Tournament taking place at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club has entered the semifinals stage with some exciting battles lined up in the four age groups. The Boys and Girls 16s, according to the organisers, is looking...
By SOLOMON YAKUBU, Abuja – NIKE, the globally -renown kit manufacturers, has extended their contract agreement with the Nigeria Football Federation until December 2026. President of NFF, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick said on Thursday that negotiations had been on-going for the past one month before the American foot-and-bodywear behemoth...
By SOLOMON YAKUBU, Abuja – The NFF Electoral Committee 2022 on Wednesday rolled out the time-table towards the elections that have been scheduled for Friday, 30th September 2022 in Benin City, capital of Edo State. The process for a new NFF Executive Committee to replace the Amaju Pinnick-board that has...
Bayern Munich were placed in the same section as Robert Lewandowski’s Barcelona in Thursday’s draw for the UEFA Champions League group stage in Istanbul, while Erling Haaland will face his former club as Manchester City were paired with Borussia Dortmund. Bayern and Barcelona will also come up against Inter...
Real Madrid and France forward, Karim Benzema has been named 2021/22 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year. The 34-year-old, who led the club to a record-extending 14th Champions League title last season and helped France to UEFA Nations League success, held off competition from club-mate Thibaut Courtois and Manchester City’s Kevin De...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has picked Beninoise officials to take charge of Super Eagles Team B’s 7th African Nations Championship qualifying match against Ghana on Sunday. According to a statement from the Director, Communication, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ademola Olajire, Issa Mouhamed will be at the centre....
FC Barcelona will face Bayern Munich and Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League group stage following the draw made on Thursday. The draw looked to be the meanest of all, as holders Real Madrid will take on RB Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk and Celtic in a seemingly-easy group. Real...
Ndidi Osaji, the No.1 seed in the Girls 12 and her brother, Malcolm, the second seed in the Boys 12 lost decisive round robin matches Wednesday that put their qualification for semifinal places in jeopardy. Ndidi and Malcolm had returned from a training and competition tour of the USA...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has given clarification of Nigeria’s U-20 Women’s team, Falconets overstaying for 24 hours at Istanbul following their exit at the Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica. Falconets were enroute Abuja after bowing out of the tournament on Sunday, following...
Former world tennis number one Angelique Kerber is pregnant, her management team disclosed on Wednesday. The three-time Grand Slam winner is expecting her first child and will not play in the US Open starting on Monday. Kerber, 34, last played at Wimbledon in July. Her pregnancy does not mean...
Tyson Fury has set a seven-day deadline to arrange a unification fight with Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk retained his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO belts after winning his rematch with Anthony Joshua on Saturday. Fury, who retired after beating Dillian Whyte in April, holds the WBC belt. Promoter Frank...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) says its 2022/23 interclub competition would kick-off on September 9. CAF made the announcement in a statement posted on its official website, cafonline.com, on Wednesday. “The 2022/23 season will kick-off on Friday, 09 September 2022 with the preliminary rounds of both the TotalEnergies...