Nigerian taekwondo sensation, Elizabeth Anyanacho, on Tuesday won a gold medal at the ongoing African Games in Ghana. It’s Nigeria’s first taekwondo gold at the competition and it came after Anyanacho defeated Africa’s No.1 ranked taekwondo athlete Mohammed Aya of Egypt in three rounds to claim the gold medal in ...
The Super Eagles camp for the game opened on Tuesday. But Osimhen, Africa’s Player of the Year, would miss the matches, according to an update on the team’s social media page. Osimhen, 25, has struggled with fitness in the past weeks and will not make the 22nd and 26 March ...
Sunday’s draw for the last four raised the prospect of a repeat of last season’s all-Manchester FA Cup final, which City won 2-1. Treble-chasing City eased through to the semi-finals with a 2-0 victory over Newcastle on Saturday. Chelsea needed two stoppage-time goals to beat Championship promotion chasers Leicester 4-2 ...
Nigerian defender, Bright Osayi-Samuel, who plays for Turkish club, Fenerbahçe, was seen knocking a violent pitch invader to the ground during a chaotic on-pitch brawl on Sunday night. Tension escalated at the end of Fenerbahce’s 3-2 victory over Trabzonspor in the Turkish Super Lig. Former Manchester United player, Fred, netted ...
Without a doubt, athletics is one of Team Nigeria’s area of strength as the country boasts of world performers who are poised to maintain her dominance in the event. Leading the charge for Nigeria is none other than Tobiloba Amusan, the world record holder in the 100m hurdles event. Amusan’s ...
Joao Felix scored on his return to the Wandra Metropolitano as Robert Lewandowski inspired Barcelona to a 3-0 triumph at Atletico Madrid on Sunday to keep their faint La Liga title hopes alive.Lewandowski set up goals for Joao Felix and Fermin Lopez either side of striking himself to pull Barcelona ...
Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba’s ‘B’ sample has confirmed the presence of testosterone, a source close to the case told AFP on Friday. The 30-year-old former Manchester United player, a World Cup winner in 2018, faces a ban of up to four years.The original test by the Italian anti-doping ...
Over 7,000 athletes and 500 schools are set to compete for over 1,000 medals and 32 school team titles in the first edition of the MTN CHAMPS, The PUNCH reports. The championship, which is sponsored by telecommunications giants MTN, is organised by the Making of Champions, in partnership with the ...
Neymar surpassed Pele as Brazil’s all-time top scorer with two second-half goals in a 5-1 win over Bolivia in South America’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers on Friday. The 31-year-old striker went into the game level with Pele on 77 goals and had a golden opportunity to break the record in ...
Osimhen netted his third goal of the season from the penalty spot 15 minutes into Napoli’s first home match since lifting the league title in front of their fans for the third time back in June.And Captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo made sure Napoli would make it six points from six ...
