Former Big Brother Naija Housemate, Ozoemena Joseph Chukwu, visited the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare. Ozo, a games fan met with the Sports Minister to consider and share thoughts on how [Read more…]
A Nigerian basketball player and former Florida State University center, Michael Ojo, had died on Friday after he collapsed during training at Belgrade, Serbia. According to reports from the Red Star Belgrade, the 27 year [Read more…]
. Joseph Hendricks a Ghanaian Premier League legend, has voice out the fallen standards of the local game and believes the current set of players, are partly responsible for this, according to Ghanaweb. The local [Read more…]
. Osita Okolo, an agent of the Lille Forward, Victor Osimhen has justified that the Super Eagles striker denied the Napoli transfer based on a personal reason. Approving the Napoli deal would have made Victor [Read more…]
Bayern Munich comfortably defeated Union Berlin to reclaim top spot in the Bundesliga as the league’s return continued during the coronavirus pandemic. Robert Lewandowski gave the champions the lead with a penalty – his 40th [Read more…]
Inter Milan, have confirmed all coronavirus tests carried out on its playing, coaching and management staff returned negative results. Serie A clubs are allowed to resume group training from Monday, having been permitted to return [Read more…]
England international winger, Raheem Sterling has been in discussions over a potential ambassadorial role to help combat racism in football. The Manchester City forward has been an outspoken leader against the spiralling increase of racist incidents in England and across [Read more…]
Home Sports Ahmed Musa and Governor Lalong spotted playing golf while practicing social distancing Sports By FemiMay 17, 2020, 18:43 pm 0 Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa has advised Nigerians that they can still enjoy [Read more…]
Former Borussia Dortmund midfielder Sunday Oliseh has picked the Bundesliga as the best league in the world, rating it above the Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Ligue 1. Having played in Nigeria, Belgium, Italy and Netherlands, Oliseh feels the German top-flight cannot be rivalled [Read more…]
Manchester United legend, Wayne Rooney, has advised manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to play midfielder, Paul Pogba, in a more advanced midfield role. Rooney believes Pogba can become an ‘incredible’ player for Man United if Solskjaer [Read more…]
AC Milan forward, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, was immortalized in bronze near the stadium of his first club, but it has been constantly targeted in recent months. The AC Milan forward was immortalized with a bronze statue showing him celebrating [Read more…]
German Football League (DFL) has confirmed players won’t be punished for breaking social distancing guidelines when celebrating goals. Hertha Berlin defender kissed Liverpool loanee on the cheek after one goal, but won’t face any sanctions. [Read more…]
Club Bruges have been declared Belgian champions after the country’s Pro League decided to halt the season due to the coronavirus pandemic. Belgium was the first country in Europe to cancel its league, but the [Read more…]
Footballer, Emmanuel Emenike is celebrating his ex-beauty queen wife, Iheoma, as she turns a year older. In a post shared on his Instagram page, the Super Eagles star thanked the mother of his two children [Read more…]
Home Entertainment Super Eagles midfielder, Ndidi Wilfred and wife welcome their first child EntertainmentSports By TonyMay 16, 2020, 06:04 am 0 Super Eagles midfielder, Ndidi Wilfred and his wife, Dinma, have welcomed their first child, [Read more…]
The world football governing body, FIFA says the host(s) of the 2023 Women’s World Cup will be announced on June 25, 2020 by the FIFA Council. According to a statement from the body on Friday, [Read more…]
Four-time African of the Footballer of the Year and former Cameroonian captain, Samuel Eto’o believes two-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo is the greatest striker of all time. Ronaldo was renowned for his goalscoring exploits for [Read more…]
Home Sports Augsburg coach, Heiko Herrlich banned for breaking Bundesliga lockdown rules Sports By TonyMay 15, 2020, 13:36 pm 0 Augsburg head coach, Heiko Herrlich has been banned from taking charge of the Bundesliga club’s [Read more…]
World Heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua has been adjudged the second richest sportsperson in the United Kingdom in a ranking compiled by the Sunday Times. Other sportsmen in various disciplines were rank and of featured footballers [Read more…]
Not for a boxing fight though. The former heavyweight Boxing champion, “Iron” Mike Tyson has been tapped to make a wrestling comeback to present the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) champion with their official title. The 53-year [Read more…]
English boxer Anthony Joshua whose fight against Kubrat Pulev has been very much anticipated just got pushed to October. The WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight champion was due to meet IBF mandatory challenger Pulev, on [Read more…]
Daniele Prade, the sporting director of Serie A club Fiorentina has revealed that he infected nine members of his family including his wife and daughter with the deadly Coronavirus. Describing his harrowing experience with the [Read more…]
Home Sports Mike Tyson shares another training clip, looks ferocious Sports By DaudaMay 14, 2020, 08:02 am 0 Former Professional boxer, Mike “Iron Mike” Tyson has shared another training video and looked as dangerous as [Read more…]
Home Sports Wenger picks his best January signing for Aresnal Sports By DaudaMay 14, 2020, 03:20 am 0 Arsène Wenger has named Nwankwo Kanu as his best January signing for Arsenal throughout his 22 year [Read more…]
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020 ceremony, which was scheduled for September, will not take place this year after the world football governing body cancelled the event due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to Marca, [Read more…]
Football legend, Cristiano Ronaldo has melted hearts with heartwarming video he shared capturing adorable moment he was training with his son, Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. As football activities are set to return to normal, the soccer [Read more…]
Manchester City forward, Raheem Sterling, has revealed that some of his family members have died from COVID-19. According to him, that is why he has reservations about plans to restart the Premier League. Some players [Read more…]
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp prefers Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi over Juventus forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, even though he said the Juventus star was close to a “perfect player”. Barcelona great Messi and Ronaldo are widely considered two of the greatest [Read more…]
The world football governing body, FIFA, has announced the postponement of the FIFA U-17 and U-20 Women’s World Cup and the Futsal World Cup due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A statement on FIFA website [Read more…]
Ukraine striker Artem Biesiedin has been banned for one year by Uefa after failing an anti-doping test. Biesiedin, aged 24, recorded an adverse reading after playing for club side Dynamo Kiev against Malmo in the [Read more…]
Irish female wrestler, Rebecca Quin known in her professional circle as Becky Lynch has announced that she’s expecting her first child, months after confirming being engaged to fellow WWE Superstar, Seth Rollins. The RAW Women’s [Read more…]
Francisco Javier Aguilar García, a former Real Madrid and the Spanish national team player has died at the age of 71. Aguilar who spent 8 years at Real Madrid scored 50 goals in 190 games: [Read more…]
Home Sports Juventus midfielder, Adrien Rabiot goes on strike in protest against his club Sports By TonyMay 12, 2020, 16:42 pm 0 Juventus midfielder, Adrien Rabiot is reportedly on strike in protest against his club [Read more…]
Manchester United striker, Odion Ighalo, 30, was pictured with a mystery female training partner as he carried out some exercise routine in a public park in Cheshire. The Nigerian international was pictured at a local [Read more…]
Italian clubside Torino FC fans have given a damning verdict on Serie A’s planned return to action, putting up banners outside their stadium in protest for attempting to restart football amid the coronavirus chaos. Despite [Read more…]
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has learned with shock and sadness the untimely death of veteran athletics coach, Adu Uruemu. Uruemu, head coach at Arena Athletics Academy, died on Sunday May 10, 2020 in [Read more…]
Elite sport in England cannot return until at least June 1 and will have to take place without spectators present, a government document containing guidelines on easing lockdown restrictions said yesterday. Most professional sport in [Read more…]
Super Eagles defender, Leon Balogun, believes Austin Jay-Jay Okocha was a better footballer than Arsenal legend, Nwankwo Kanu. Balogun who plies his trade with English side Brighton & Hove, disclosed this in an Instagram chat [Read more…]
Home Sports David Beckham urges fans to ‘look after each other’ amid pandemic Sports By DaudaMay 11, 2020, 21:18 pm 0 Retired soccer star David Beckham has urged his fans to ”look after each other and stay [Read more…]
Home Sports ‘Nigerians still send me messages’ – Ayegbeni talks about famed World Cup miss Sports By FemiMay 11, 2020, 11:53 am 0 Yakubu Ayegbeni says Nigerians are yet to forgive him for his miss [Read more…]
Nigerian striker, Odion Ighalo’s permanent move to Manchester United is now in doubt with his parent club, Shanghai Shenhua expecting him back in time for the start of the new Chinese Super League season, which [Read more…]
The National Association of Nigerian Professional Footballers (NANPF) has disagreed with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over application of FIFA’s $500,000 fund. Players’ Union general secretary Austin Popo said part of the fund, contrary to [Read more…]
Home Sports Cameroon-born Francis Ngannou beats opponent in 20 seconds Sports By TonyMay 10, 2020, 22:17 pm 1 Cameroon-born mixed-martial artist Francis Ngannou defeated Surinamese fighter Jairzinho Rozenstruik in 20 seconds in their UFC 249 [Read more…]
Former Spurs midfielder Gustavo Poyet says he will be ‘very surprised’ if Jose Mourinho does not win trophies during his time at Tottenham. The Portuguese replaced Mauricio Pochettino last November, and while Poyet admits time will tell whether that [Read more…]
Brighton chief executive Paul Barber has revealed a third player at the Premier League club has tested positive for the coronavirus, raising fresh concerns about the attempt to finish the English top-flight season. The unnamed [Read more…]
Legendary Manchester United winger, Ryan Giggs has named four players who were never given the infamous hairdryer treatment by Sir Alex Ferguson at the club. The phrase was first only used about the Man Utd’s [Read more…]
American President, Donald Trump congratulated UFC for restarting the sports world after a nearly two-month hiatus. Trump’s taped message was played during ESPN’s broadcast of the UFC 249 undercard from a fan-free arena in Jacksonville. [Read more…]
Lyon chairman had claimed their second leg against the Serie A champions will be on August 7, however the Ligue 1 side say this is not true Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has suffered the embarrassment of being [Read more…]
Home Sports Micheal Jordan game-used jersey hits auction for over $250k Sports By TonyMay 10, 2020, 15:18 pm 0 A super-rare Michael Jordan game-worn Chicago Bulls jersey — rocked by the G.O.A.T. during his NBA [Read more…]
Former Ivorian captain, Didier Drogba has fended off competition from Zlatan Ibrahimovic to be crowned the best Ligue 1 striker in the past 20 years. The vote was held on Ligue 1’s official Twitter account, with [Read more…]
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