Nigeria U19 Women’s team, on Monday, made history by beating a test-playing nation Zimbabwe by one wicket at the Ongoing Africa U19 World Cup Qualifiers in Rwanda. The victory will be the first time the women’s cricket team will beat any of the International Cricket Council (ICC) 10 test...
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Bayer Leverkusen pulled off a stunning Bundesliga comeback when they twice fought back from a goal down as Victor Boniface netted a 93rd-minute winner in a 4-3 home victory over VfL Wolfsburg on Sunday. Second-placed Leverkusen have nine points from four games, level with SC Freiburg and Eintracht Frankurt...
John Stones netted a stoppage-time equaliser as Manchester City snatched a dramatic 2-2 draw in a thrilling clash with 10-man Arsenal pon Sunday. The Gunners had looked like clinging on for victory having played the entire second half at the Etihad Stadium with 10 men after the dismissal of...
The following are the results of Match Day 3 fixtures in the 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), played on Sunday: Plateau United 1-2 Niger Tornadoes Heartland FC 0-0 Katsina United Kano Pillars 0-2 Remo Stars Sunshine Stars 0-0 Abia Warriors Kwara United 0-0 Ikorodu United Played on Saturday:...
Leaders Remo Stars Football Club of Ikenne returned to the top of the 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) on Sunday by stunning former champions and hosts Kano Pillars. The 2023/2024 runners-up were dislodged on Saturday by another former champions, Rivers United FC of Port Harcourt who beat hosts...
Deniz Undav scored a brace as a rampant VfB Stuttgart put on a spectacular display to stun Borussia Dortmund 5-1 at home on Sunday, handing Nuri Sahin’s side their first defeat of the Bundesliga season. Undav got Stuttgart off to a flying start inside five minutes at the MHP...
The Nasarawa United FC of Lafia, on Saturday, suffered its first home defeat in the Match Day three of the 2024/2025 Nigeria Professional Football League season. The club was humbled by the visiting El-Kanemi Warriors FC 4-3 at the Lafia Township Stadium. Nasarawa Utd, who just returned to the...
Daniel Dubois retained his IBF world heavyweight title with a fifth-round knockout of Anthony Joshua in an all-British spectacular at Wembley on Saturday. The 27-year-old dominated the opening stages of the bout, dropping the two-time former unified heavyweight champion multiple times. In a dramatic fifth round Dubois was momentarily...
Nicolas Jackson scored twice to help Chelsea to a third straight away win with a 3-0 victory at London rivals West Ham United on Saturday that suggested new coach Enzo Maresca is getting his huge squad to gel. Jackson capitalised on poor defending to find the net in the...
Team Delta on Thursday emerged winner of the 8th national youths games in Asaba, Delta amidst widespread allegations of age cheating. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the defending champion won a total of 41 gold, 27 silver and 30 bronze to emerge the winner of the...
Team Anambra has maintained their dominance in athletics at the ongoing 8th National Youth Games in Asaba, winning gold medals in the 200m and 4x100m female events. Chigozie Nwankwo returned 24.71 seconds in the 200m female event to beat Precious Eze also of Anambra who finished in 25.02 seconds....
Manchester United secured their biggest win under Erik ten Hag after beating Barnsley 7-0 in the third round of the League Cup on Tuesday. A dominant performance saw Alejandro Garnacho, Marcus Rashford and Christian Eriksen all bag braces for the Red Devils alongside Antony’s spot-kick to secure victory against...
Harry Kane scored four to inspire Bayern Munich to a wild 9-2 thumping of Dinamo Zagreb while Real Madrid’s Antonio Rüdiger helped beat ex-club VfB Stuttgart as the Champions League launched its new format on Tuesday. Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé finished off a fine move for his first Champions League...
Super Falcons midfielder Ngozi Okobi has announced the birth of her child. She announced the arrival of her baby on Tuesday via her X social media platform. “Congratulations to me. #godbepraised #iamamother #newmom. I am in my new season # Okobi NSPPD,” she wrote with photos of her baby...
The following are the results of Match Day 1 fixtures in the 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), played on Sunday and dates of the remaining fixtures: Akwa United FC 1-1 Abia Warriors FC Bayelsa United FC 1-1 Kano Pillars FC Katsina United FC 1-1 Bendel Insurance FC Niger...
Chairman, Niger Tornadoes Football Club of Minna, Alhaji Ibrahim Dada, has called on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to appoint Augustine Eguavoen as the head coach of the Super Eagles. Dada made the call on Saturday in Minna while fielding questions from members of the state chapter of the...
A 12-year-old boxer from Nasarawa State, Yusuf Abdullahi, has said he is poised on winning a gold medal at the ongoing 8th National Youth Games (NYG) in Asaba, Delta. Abdullahi stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, shortly after he knocked out...
The Nigeria`s women’s national team, the Falconets, Friday lost 1-2 to their Japanese counterparts in the round of 16 of the ongoing 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Bogota, Colombia The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the match played at the Estadio Metropolitana de Techo, saw...
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh says the National Youth Games (NYG) holds special significance as a beacon of hope for the revitalisation of the sports industry in Nigeria. The minister said this on Thursday in Asaba at the opening of the 8th edition of the...
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has said that the state was ready to host more than 5,776 athletes from 29 states at the 8th National Youth Games (NYG) in Asaba, Delta. The governor stated this on Wednesday while speaking with newsmen after inspecting facilities at the Stephen Keshi Stadium,...