Liverpool turned up the pressure on Manchester United with a 1-0 victory over Fulham on Wednesday, moving them four points off fourth place in the English Premier League (EPL). Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah scored the lone goal which even edged him even closer to a Steven Gerrard record. There...
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By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Offiong Edem Foundation, Offiong Edema, has promised to host a mini-table tennis tournament for children between the ages of 7–15 at the U.J Esuene Stadium on the 3rd to 7th June 2023. Ms. Edema, who stated this in...
Martin Odegaard fired Arsenal back to the top of the Premier League as the Norway midfielder’s double inspired a 3-1 win against woeful Chelsea on Tuesday. Mikel Arteta’s side lost control of the title race after last week’s 4-1 defeat at Manchester City. But the Gunners signalled their intention...
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) forward Lionel Messi has been suspended for two weeks after an unauthorised trip for two days to Saudi Arabia. The Argentina World Cup winner is banned from playing or training with the team, and his pay will be docked during his suspension, a media report in...
Achraf Hakimi’s red card in the loss to Lorient by Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) was “very stupid”, club coach Christophe Galtier said, asking his side to be more ambitious. The Ligue 1 champions slipped to a 3-1 defeat after they lost the defender inside the first 20 minutes to a second...
Two-time champions Nigeria on Sunday picked all three points in a 1-0 win over Zambia to commence their Africa U17 Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign in Algeria on a promising note. Favour Daniel struck powerfully past Zambian goal-tender from a goalmouth melee 14 minutes to the end of the...
Diogo Jota scored a stoppage-time winner as Liverpool clinched a barely-believable 4-3 Premier League victory over Tottenham Hotspur to bolster their hopes of qualifying for Europe on Sunday. Liverpool had led 3-0 inside the opening 15 minutes as for the second successive Sunday Tottenham’s defence crumbled, but the visitors...
A retired FIFA-badged referee, Sani Zubair, has been elected the new President of Nigeria Referees Association (NRA), taking over from Tade Azeez. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Zubair was elected in Ilorin on Saturday after he polled 53 votes from the available 54 accredited delegates to...
More than 10,000 participants are expected to file out for the first-ever Abuja International Marathon when the race gets underway at the City Gate on Saturday, the organisers have said. The Race Director, Olukayode Thomas, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that 32 foreign athletes were already on the...
Barcelona FC have finally secured funding to regenerate their Camp Nou stadium and the surrounding areas. The club initially announced renovation plans in 2014, but a host of problems since have meant only a small part of the work has taken place. The project now looks set to accelerate...
Plateau United Football Club of Jos on Sunday defeated visiting Nasarawa United of Lafia 1-0, with the players earning a bonus totaling two million Naira. They recorded the victory in a Match Day 15 fixture of the 2022/2023 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) played at the New Zaria Road...
Gombe United’s Head Coach, Aliyu Zubairu, says his team lost to a goal-hungry side in their 0-3 loss to Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan on Sunday. Zubairu told newsmen in Ibadan after the 2022/2023 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Match Day 15 game that 3SC players were...
Jacob Ihezie has emerged as the overall winner of the 2023 Mike Ekoja Captain’s Cup in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the week-long 2023 Captain’s Cup which was its 24th edition began on Tuesday and ended on Sunday at the IBB International Golf and Country...
Tottenham Hotspur captain, Hugo Lloris, labelled his side’s collapse at Newcastle United in the Premier League ’embarrassing’ on Sunday as the North London club’s top-four hopes suffered a huge blow. Tottenham could have moved level on points with Newcastle with a win but conceded five goals in the opening...
FC Barcelona forward Ferran Torres struck late in the first half to secure a 1-0 victory over third-placed Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou on Sunday. The home side tightened their grip on top spot and moved a step closer to their 27th LaLiga title. With eight games remaining, FC...
Manchester United beat Brighton & Hove Albion in a thrilling penalty kicks shootout after their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Sunday finished 0-0 after extra time. Their victory has now set up the first all-Manchester clash in the final. Solly March, Brighton’s seventh player to step up to...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Sunday in Abuja released a list of 26 players picked for the country’s participation in the 2023 Africa Under-17 Cup of Nations in Algeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the list has 16 players from various football academies across the...
Dare Adesomo, Coach of kicker football club, a non-league club side based in Abuja, has said that abundant untapped football talents were wasting in Nigeria. Adesomo, who is also the owner of the club, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on...
Rivers United Football Club of Port Harcourt on Saturday in Uyo said their success so far this season was attributable to the governor of their owner-state, Nyesom Wike. Rivers United’s Chief Coach, Stanley Eguma, said at a pre-match news conference at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium that Wike’s contributions...
The Minister of Youths and Sport Development, Sunday Dare, on Saturday announced the temporary closure of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, due to the collapse of a floodlight mast. Dare made this known in a statement after inspecting the collapsed floodlight mast. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...