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The Federal Government has declared that the 20th ongoing National Sports Festival in Edo State will continue as planned. It countered the announcement by the Local Organizing Committee that the festival will end abruptly 12noon on Thursday over lack of fund. A statement by Assistant Director Press Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, […]
Manchester City Kevin De Bruyne admitted his side should have scored more after securing a narrow 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday. De Bruyne opened the scoring in the first half before Marco Reus grabbed a vital away goal for Dortmund with his 84th-minute strike. Phil Foden bagged a […]
Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane has replied to Jurgen Klopp’s “strange” stadium remark after Liverpool’s humbling loss on Tuesday. The Reds’ season is hanging by a thread after an error-strewn 3-1 Champions League quarter-final first-leg loss in Spain; both Trent Alexander-Arnold and Alisson at fault for goals. The game was being played at […]
….Pascal receives key to three-bedroom flat from Lagos governor ….players depart for clubs immediately The Super Eagles celebrated their return to Lagos after 20 years with a 3-0 defeat of the Crocodiles of Lesotho yesterday, at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. The match was Nigeria’s final game in the Cameroun 2022 African Cup of […]
Players and officials of the Nigeria men’s national football team returned to Lagos on Sunday via the waterways the same way they traveled for their penultimate game in the AFCON qualifiers against the Benin Republic. The videos and pictures shared by some of the players, accompanying journalists and officials of the team as well […]
Former Super Eagles midfielder and Lobi Stars team manager, Barnabas Imenger, is dead. His death was confirmed by Lobi Stars’ Media Officer, Austin Tyowua on Monday. According to Mr Tyowua, Imenger died at the National Hospital in Abuja in the early hours of Monday morning after a protracted illness. He described the demise of the […]
One of the great middleweights in boxing history, Hagler died Saturday at the age of 66. His wife, Kay, announced his death on the Facebook page for Hagler’s fans. “I am sorry to make a very sad announcement,” she wrote. “Today unfortunately my beloved husband Marvelous Marvin passed away unexpectedly at his home here […]
….Players to arrive in Lagos March 22 Nigeria will play its final two African Cup of Nations qualifiers against the Benin Republic and Lesotho on March 27 and 30 respectively, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed. According to the new dates, the Super Eagles will meet the Squirrels of Benin Republic at the […]
UFC welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman, retained his title with a third-round knockout win over challenger, Gilbert Burns, in UFC 258 in Las Vegas on Sunday. The win is Usman’s third title defence after previously dispatching Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal in 2019 and 2020 respectively. Burns came out fast and hard, raining powerful shots […]
The Uruguay international moved further ahead of former Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi with his exploits against Celta Luis Suarez’s excellent start to life at Atletico Madrid continued on Monday night as he broke a record set by Cristiano Ronaldo with his goals against Celta. The Uruguay international struck on the stroke of half-time at the […]
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