LEICESTER City manager Brendan Rodgers on Saturday assured that Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho would now be having a good […]
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Russian athletes’ neutral Olympic flags “stained by blood”, Ukraine President says
UKRANIAN President Volodymyr Zelensky has once again called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) not to allow Russia to compete […]
FIFA bans four Uruguay players for World Cup chaos
URUGUAY’S Fernando Muslera and Jose Maria Gimenez were hit with four-match bans by FIFA on Friday While Diego Godin and […]
Voting results: 2023 National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game starters
The two guards and three frontcourt players with the best score in each conference were named NBA All-Star Game starters […]
PFN’s Vice President seeks more support for sports
MANSUR Abudullahi , Vice President of Para-soccer Federation of Nigeria (PFN), has called on Civil Societies, NGOs and Sport stakeholders to […]
NPA/GTCO polo tourney begins in Lagos Saturday
NO fewer than 36 teams will slug it out at the 2023 NPA/GTCO Lagos International Polo Tournament to jostle for […]
Struggling Dutch giants Ajax sack coach Schreuder
AJAX Amsterdam on Thursday took the “painful but necessary decision” to sack coach Alfred Schreuder after a 1-1 home draw […]
Coach Abdou dreams of CHAN legacy with Mauritania
COACH Amir Abdou has stated that his desire to make history with the Mauritania will spur them on when they […]
Chelsea, two other EPL clubs battle for Caicedo
CHELSEA alongside three other English Premier League clubs are jostling for the signing of Brighton’s Moises Caicedo. Italian journalist, Fabrizio […]
Djokovic wary of semi-final underdog in quest for 22nd slam title
NOVAK Djokovic has won all nine of his Australian Open semi-finals and is not ready to let Tommy Paul ruin […]
Thursday’s transfer gossip: Gordon, Ziyech, Hasenhuttl, Cancelo, Nunes, Porro
CHELSEA are ready to drop their interest in Everton and England Under-21 winger Anthony Gordon, 21, while Newcastle also do not want to become embroiled […]
Dembele’s goal sends Barcelona into Copa del Rey semis.
OUSMANE Dembele scored the only goal as Barcelona beat in-form Real Sociedad to book their place in the Copa del […]
Man Utd beat Forest in EFL Cup semi-final first leg
MARCUS Rashford’s sensational scoring streak continued at the City Ground as Manchester United closed in on an EFL Cup final […]
Nigeria’s Nworie clashes Ghanaian Appah in Gladiators battle in Lagos
NIGERIA’S Mixed Martial Arts Fighter and 2015 African Games Gold Medalist, Emmanuel Nworie ‘The Marchine’ will on Saturday battle Ghanaian […]
Tuesday’s transfer gossip: Everton, Caicedo, Bielsa, Allardyce, Fresneda, Harrison
EVERTON have been put up for sale with an asking price of £500m. However owner Farhad Moshiri has denied reports […]
Nick Pope: Newcastle goalkeeper extends incredible clean sheet record
NEWCASTLE United’s new era of riches under their Saudi Arabian owners has brought fresh ambition and big spending – but […]
Former Portugal boss Santos named as Poland coach
FERNANDO Santos, who was the Portuguese national team’s manager until last month, was on Tuesday named as Poland’s new coach. […]
Meristem Open: 83 players jostle for N10m
NO fewer than 83 professional golf players are expected to participate at the Professional Golf Development (PGD) Tour, maiden edition […]
Schumacher urges Neuer to retire from Germany duty
GERMAN goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has been urged by predecessor Toni Schumacher to retire from internationals for the good of his […]
Former Portugal coach appointed Poland’s new head coach
FORMER Portugal coach Fernando Santos has been appointed Poland’s new head coach. Santos led Portugal to European Championship glory in […]
Khachanov ends ailing Korda’s run to reach Australian Open semi-final
KAREN Khachanov reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time on Tuesday after ailing American Sebastian Korda […]
Ruthless Rybakina rolls into Australian Open semi-finals
WIMBLEDON champion Elena Rybakina became the first player into the Australian Open semi-finals after outmuscling Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 6-4 in […]
Frank Lampard sacked as Everton manager
Relegation-threatened Everton have sacked manager Frank Lampard after less than a year in charge at the Goodison Park club, British […]
Juventus FC shares tumble after 15-point penalty imposed
JUVENTUS, who have won the Italian league more times than any other club, are now 9th in the Serie A […]
Conte begs struggling Spurs not to ‘Lose The Nastiness’
ANTONIO Conte has called on his Tottenham players to rediscover their nasty streak as they try to get their season […]
Feyenoord held by struggling Ajax but top Dutch league
FEYENOORD reached the halfway point in the Dutch season top of the table Sunday despite drawing the “Klassieker” 1-1 at […]
Rublev edges wunderkind Rune with lucky net cord on match point
ANDREY Rublev rallied back from the brink to dump Holger Rune out of the Australian Open and book a second […]
Senegal, Cote D’Ivore win to reach CHAN quarter-finals
A successful night for west Africa saw regional powerhouses Senegal and the Ivory Coast qualify for the African Nations Championship […]
Barca coach Xavi apologises for comment after Alves accusations
BARCELONA coach Xavi Hernandez apologised Sunday for a comment he had made about Dani Alves, who was arrested earlier this […]
Ronaldo starts with a win after lucrative Saudi move
CRISTIANO Ronaldo made a winning start to life in the Saudi Pro League as he led Al Nassr to a […]
UK ambulance workers strike again as unions call for talks
THOUSANDS of ambulance workers held another strike across England and Wales on Monday, in escalating industrial action as unions called […]
Doma United coach decries absence of VAR in NPFL
Akinade Onigbinde, the Technical Adviser of Doma United Football Club of Gombe, says the absence of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) […]
AFFAN wants Nigerian authorities to give more recognition to retired athletes
ESTHER Aluko, President of the Association of Former Female Athletes of Nigeria (AFFAN), has called on government at all levels […]
Pedri on target to earn FC Barcelona 1-0 win over Getafe
FC Barcelona extended their lead over Real Madrid in the LaLiga standings after Pedri’s first-half strike earned them a 1-0 […]
Nketiah strikes late as leaders Arsenal edge Manchester United in thriller
ARSENAL restored their five-point lead at the top of the 2022/2023 English Premier League (EPL) on Sunday, with Eddie Nketiah […]
Sunshine Stars targeting top three finish, official says
TUNDE Ogunja, Chairman of Sunshine Stars Football Club, says they are working to finish the 2022/2023 Nigeria Professional Football League […]