Burnley were relegated from the English Premier League (EPL) after Micky van de Ven’s 82nd-minute winner earned Tottenham to a 2-1 comeback victory. Vincent Kompany’s Clarets had to claim all three points to keep alive their faint hopes of avoiding an immediate return to the Championship. Jacob Bruun...
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Six boxers from Nigeria have been registered to fight for places at the forthcoming Paris 2024 Games’ second Window qualification tournament slated for Bangkok, Thailand. The Secretary-General, Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF), Dapo Akinyele, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. According to...
The Nigeria Amputee Football Federation has unveiled the football team’s kits ahead of the Amputee African Cup of Nations (AAFCON) slated for Cairo, Egypt from May 18 to May 30. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ex-Nigerian International, Segun Odegbami, unveiled the new ‘Special Eagles’ jerseys...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Nigerian football Federation (NFF) has said the men football teams would commence hostilities at the 2024 President Federation Cup in the Round of 32 matches from May 22. The Head of Communications, NFF, Ademola Olajire, said in a statement on Tuesday, that a total...
Super Eagles head coach, Finidi George has said it is important for the team to win their next two games in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying series. The three-time African champions are yet to record a win in the qualifiers after drawing their opening two games against...
Chelsea kept up their electric goalscoring form at home and boosted their hopes of European football with a 5-0 thrashing of West Ham on Sunday. Mauricio Pochettino’s side have now scored 22 times in their last six Premier League games at Stamford Bridge. There was a fluency to...
The Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) has named Quadri Aruna, Offiong Edem, Olajide Omotayo and Fatimo Bello as Nigeria’s flagbearers at the 2024 ITTF African Cup and Olympics Qualification Tournament. This is contained in a statement by NTTF obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday...
Real Madrid won La Liga on Saturday after beating Cadiz 3-0 before Girona defeated last year’s champions Barcelona 4-2 to seal Los Blancos’ triumph. Carlo Ancelotti’s side did their homework against the Andalucian stragglers to virtually guarantee a record-extending 36th Spanish title, confirmed when Barcelona dropped...
Erling Haaland scored four times as Manchester City thrashed Wolves 5-1 to move within one point of Arsenal after the Premier League leaders beat Bournemouth 3-0 on Saturday. City responded to Arsenal’s victory just hours earlier with a goal blitz at the Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola’s...
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri has congratulated Finidi George, as the newly appointed Head Coach of the Super Eagles. Diri stated this during the draws for the 2024 Bayelsa Governor’s Cup Tournament at the Samson Siasia Sports Complex in Yenagoa on Thursday. He commended the Nigeria Football Federation...
Two of Africa’s elite table tennis tournaments- African Cup and the Olympics Qualification Tournament- are scheduled to hold at the BK Arena in Kigali from May 12 to May 18. A statement by the African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) on Thursday said that the best table tennis players...
Borussia Dortmund’s Niclas Fuellkrug fired in a first-half goal to seal a 1-0 victory over visitors Paris St Germain (PSG) in their Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday. Nico Schlotterbeck floated a pass into Fuellkrug’s path and the Germany forward controlled the ball with a perfect first touch...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Organiser of the MTN Track and Field Athletics Championship has said more Patience Okon and Tobi Amusun will be produced at the UJ Esuene Stadium in Calabar. The MTN Season 2 track and field Athletics Championship would kick off this morning at the UJ...
Women football teams in Nigeria will commence hostilities at the 2024 President Federation Cup beginning with the Round of 32 matches from May 8. In a statement by Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Head of Communications on Tuesday, a total of 16 matches will be played across nine centers of...
Vinicius Junior scored twice as record winners Real Madrid came away from Bayern Munich with a 2-2 draw in their Champions League semi-final first leg on Tuesday. The stalemate sets up a mouthwatering second leg in Spain next Wednesday. Brazil’s Vinicius grabbed the leveller from the spot on 83...
No fewer than 2,300 athletes across Nigeria have registered for the grand finale of the National Secondary School Championship known as MTN Champs. This was made known by Mr Bambo Akani, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Making of Champions, on Monday in Calabar. Akani said the...
Ex-Super Eagle’s International, Bright Omokaro, has hailed the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) for appointing Finidi George as the substantive Super Eagles’ coach. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NFF on Monday appointed George as Super Eagle’s substantive coach. This followed the resignation of the former coach,...
Paris St Germain (PSG) were crowned Ligue 1 champions for a record-extending 12th time on Sunday, as their third straight title was wrapped up. This was following another dominant domestic campaign when second-placed AS Monaco lost 3-2 at Olympique Lyonnais. PSG, who missed the chance to secure the...
Manchester City took another step in their bid to win a fourth consecutive English Premier League (EPL) title with a 2-0 victory over relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest on Sunday. Josko Gvardiol and Erling Haaland were on target for the defending champions. Pep Guardiola’s men kept the pressure on leaders...