Eder Militao became the second Real Madrid player to suffer an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury this week. This was after goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, and the LaLiga club said on Sunday that the defender would require surgery. Militao was injured when he hyperextended his knee early in...
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England captain, Harry Kane, left boyhood club Tottenham Hotspur after 19 years to join European powerhouse Bayern Munich in search of titles, the Bundesliga’s record signing said on Sunday. The 30-year-old Kane joined Bayern on a four-year deal on Saturday for a reported 100 million euros (109.44 million...
French superstar Kylian Mbappe was reinstated in Paris Saint-Germain’s first team on Sunday after being sidelined for several weeks amid an ongoing contract dispute. PSG opened their Ligue 1 title defence with a goalless draw at home against Lorient on Saturday as the team’s prize asset watched from...
Former world champion Anthony Joshua needed seven rounds to stop stand-in opponent Robert Helenius in the seventh round of their heavyweight boxing match on Saturday. Helenius was only drafted in after fighting in Finland last weekend when Dillian Whyte was ruled out of what would have been an...
Arsenal on Saturday began their new Premier League campaign with a nervy 2-1 home win over Nottingham Forest after first-half goals from Eddie Nketiah and Bukayo Saka. Forest’s and Nigeria’s Taiwo Awoniyi gave Arsenal a heart-in-mouth moment with a late goal. But the victory moved last year’s...
Champions Manchester City suffered an injury blow in their Premier League game at Burnley as captain Kevin de Bruyne hobbled off early on in their 3-0 win. The league opener played at the Turf Arena on Friday saw Erling Haaland’s first-half double put Manchester City on course for...
England captain, Harry Kane has joined Bundesliga champions, Bayern Munich from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur on a four-year deal, the German champions said on Saturday. Bayern said the 30-year-old striker was signed until 2027 after protracted talks between the two clubs. It is the highest transfer...
Bayern Munich coach, Thomas Tuchel Kane has confirmed that the Bundesliga champions are aiming to finalise the signing of England captain, Harry Kane from Tottenham Hotspur. “We are working on it intensely, that much I can confirm. As of right now, no agreement has been reached. “It...
Nigerian Professional Football League club, Katsina Ununveilee announced the appointment of Tony Bolus as new coach. Chairman of Katsina United, Alhaji Surajo Malumfashi, unveiled the new coach on Friday. “We’re delighted to announce Tony Bolus has joined the club as our Chief Coach. He replaces Usman Abdullah,...
Shooting Stars Football Club of Ibadan beat lower league side Beyond Limits Football Academy of Ikenne 2-0 on Thursday to win the 2023 ValueJet Cup Pre-Season Football Tournament. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that two first half goals helped the Oluyole Warriors to victory in the...
A former FIFA-badged Nigerian referee, Abayomi Ifabumuyi, has died at the age of 74. Ifabumuyi, who hailed from Owo in Ondo State, died on Tuesday in Akure. Confirming the development in a statement, his younger brother, Wale Ifabumuyi, who is a football coach, said that the family...
England’s forward, Lauren James has apologized to Super Falcons’ Michelle Alozie for the incident which led to her being sent off on Monday. James was sent off during England’s last-16 FIFA Women’s World Cup win over Nigeria and vowed to learn from the experience. The forward was...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State House Of Assembly Committee on Youths And Sports Development has expressed total neglect and abandonment by the former administration leading to outright decay in sports. The House committee, which was led by Hon. Mercy Akpama made the remarks...
Super Falcons of Nigeria on Monday crashed out of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, after losing to England 2-4 via penalty shootout. Details later….
Arsenal on Sunday defeated Manchester City 4-1 in a penalty shootout to win the Community Shield and strike the first blow in this season’s rivalry between the two clubs. Fabio Vieira scored the winning spot-kick after Arsenal scored a late equaliser in stoppage-time to earn a 1-1 draw...
The Federal Government has urged the country’s women’s national basketball team D’Tigress to shun drug addiction and other forms of social vices for them to enjoy the benefits of winning the 2023 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Tournament. Alhaji Ismaila Abubakar, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Sports and Youth Development...
By TARGBA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Yusuf Abubarka and Khadijat Mohammed over the weekend emerged champions of the boys’ and girls’ singles respectively of the Zenith Bank Next Generation Masters which took place at the Ikoyi Club in Lagos. Abubarka, from the Mambilla barracks tennis program in Abuja had been...
Britain’s Dillian Whyte said he was devastated after an “adverse finding” from his random dope test led to the cancellation of next week’s heavyweight fight with former world champion Anthony Joshua. The two had been due to meet at London’s O2 Arena on Aug. 12 in a rematch...
The Lagos State Football Association (LSFA) on Friday announced that the Lagos Street Soccer Committee planned kick-off of the Street Soccer Championship before the end of the year. A member of the Board of the Street Soccer Championship, Phemmy Adetula, said in a statement that the decision was...