Everton’s Dele Alli says he was sexually abused as a child and dealt drugs before he was adopted by an “amazing” family who helped him to turn his life around. Alli, a former England international, also said in an interview that he recently spent six weeks in rehab as...
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Super Falcons head coach, Randy Waldrum, says he is optimistic of a good outing as the team continues preparations ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Falcons left Nigeria on July 4 for a 15-day training camp in Australia ahead of the tournament billed for July 20 to...
Champions League winner, Manchester City are to receive the highest pay in bonus from football ruling body, FIFA for releasing players for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. According to a report published on Thursday, City are to receive $4,596,445 thanks to FIFA’s Club Benefits Programme. Barcelona FC will...
The House of Representatives has resolved to intervene in the dispute between the female national football team, the Super Falcons and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), ahead of the 2023 Women’s World Cup. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Olumide Osoba (APC-Ogun) at plenary on Wednesday....
Favourite Novak Djokovic trailed for the first time at this year’s Wimbledon but responded in brutal fashion to beat Andrey Rublev 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-3 to reach the semi-finals on Tuesday. Inspired seventh seed Rublev snatched the opening set but it was akin to poking a sleeping grizzly bear...
The sports court of the German Football Federation (DFB) has imposed a fine of €115,600 ($126,810) on Bundesliga champions, Bayern Munich for unsportsmanlike conduct by their fans in a league match. Up to €38,500 can be used for investments in security or infrastructural measures, the DFB said on Monday....
Sporting a pair of sunglasses, Asisat Oshoala celebrated Barcelona’s UEFA Champions League triumph with her teammates in early June, but Nigeria was already on her mind. Standing on the balcony of the historic palace in Placa de Sant Jaume in the city’s Gothic neighbourhood before several thousand jubilant...
Gov. Hope Uzodimma has redeemed his pledge of N30m to six Super Falcons players who participated at the 2022 Africa Women Championship (AWCON) in Morocco who are from the state. This is contained in a statement signed by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Oguwike Nwachuku, in Owerri. The News Agency of...
Nigeria has won the 2023 African U-21 Nations Women’s Volleyball Championship Zone 3 in Niamey, Niger Republic. Nigeria defeated Ghana 3:0 (25-10 25-15 25-10) in the finals on Sunday night to clinch the title. The girls had earlier eased past local rivals, Ghana in their first match of the...
Man-of-the-match Michael Afuwape on Sunday, led the Nigeria National Men’s Basketball team, D’Tigers to their first-ever win at the FIBA AfroCan tournament. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that D’Tigers had lost all their matches after finishing 0-3 in the inaugural edition of the tournament in Mali in...
Star striker of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and captain of the French national football team, Kylian Mbappe, was greeted by crowds as he visited Cameroon during the week. Hundreds of fans gathered outside Yaounde airport Thursday upon his arrival in Cameroon for a charity visit and a tour of his...
Heartland Football Club of Owerri on Friday in Asaba, defeated Kano Pillars FC 2-0 in the final of the Nigeria National League (NNL) Super 8 championship to lift the trophy. The News Agency of Nigeria( NAN) reports that the match was played at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba. Pillars...
The incredible journey of 16-year-old athlete Ebuka Nwokeji, young talent who is making Nigeria proud on the international stage. With his recent selection by England Athletics to represent England in the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Trinidad & Tobago. British born, Nigerian U17 athletics star, Ebuka has a unique story...
Organiser of the 2nd Cycling Lagos on Thursday launched a portal to officially flag off its online registration of participants for the Greener Ride edition of the event, scheduled to hold on October 28, 2023. Speaking on the launch of the portal in Lagos, Chairman Cycling Lagos 2023, Mr....
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Super Falcons of Nigeria have undergone their first training at the Gold Coast Sports Centre Brisbane in Australia, hosts alongside New Zealand, for the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Some members of the team departed Nigeria on Sunday, while others left on Tuesday for a...
Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe must sign a new contract if he wants to stay at the club as the French champions will not let him leave for free next year. Club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi made the remarks on Wednesday. Mbappe sent a letter to PSG last month...
Rangers International FC of Enugu have unveiled Fedelis Ilechukwu as their new coach for the next two years. Mr Ferdinand Ugwuarua, Rangers FC Administrative Secretary, who stated this on Wednesday in Enugu while presenting the coach to newsmen, promised the coach a favourable working environment. The News Agency of...
Caleb British International School, located in Lekki, Lagos, has secured an outstanding victory as the Overall Champions in the highly anticipated Lagos Inter-School Olympics tournament. The tournament, organized by the esteemed Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development, brought together schools from across the region to compete in...
Kano Pillars FC of Kano on Sunday defeated EFCC football club of Abuja 1-0 as the NNL Super 8 competition kicked off in Asaba. The match, which was played in the maim bowl of the Stephen Keshi Stadium, saw the two NNL Northern Conference teams attacking from the blast...
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has tasked the Super Falcons to win the FIFA Women’s World Cup finals holding in Australia and New Zealands. She gave the charge in Abuja on Saturday while hosting the team to a dinner ahead of its departure on Sunday for the tournament...