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Sunday Dare, the minister of youth and sports development, says the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is on its deathbed. The minister said the league is currently in a state of disarray, with coaches, players and referees owed salaries and allowances. Dare made the comment on Thursday while speaking at the ministerial briefing at […]
Chelsea has sacked manager Thomas Tuchel. This is coming after the club’s 1-0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb. The club disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday on her official. The statement read: “Chelsea Football Club has today parted company with Head Coach Thomas Tuchel.” “On behalf of everyone at Chelsea FC, the Club would […]
Anthony Joshua broke down in tears as he spoke to the media in an emotional post-show press conference that also saw him explain why he stormed out of the ring. On Saturday night, Joshua, 32, lost his rematch with the undefeated Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk, 35 in Saudi Arabia following a split decision that ruled […]
Nigerian Athlete, Tobi Amusan has won the World Athletics Champion gold medal, being the first Nigerian to reach a world record time of 12.06s. It was the second time Amusan would break the record on the night, improving on her 12.12s in the semi-final. It was previously set by America’s Kendra Harrison at […]
Super Falcon striker, Asisat Oshoala, has been crowned 2022 CAF women’s Player of the Year. The 27-year-old was announced the winner of the gong in the gala held in Rabat, Morrocco, on Thursday. With this win, Oshoala becomes the first player in history to win five African Player of the Year awards. Oshoala […]
Oleksandr Usyk has reportedly sent many of his sparring partners packing as details of the Ukrainian’s brutal gym wars have been revealed, reports express.co.uk. In preparation for his rematch with Anthony Joshua next month, Usyk has left no stone unturned and is looking “dangerous” in training. Kazakh heavyweight prospect, Nursultan Amanzholov, has been […]
Title-holders Nigeria set on a better track their 12th Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) campaign with a 2-0 win over Botswana in Rabat on Thursday. The development meant they rose to second place in Group C behind new leaders South Africa, with Botswana dropping from the table’s apex to third place. The […]
The women’s European Championship got under way with pre-game fireworks for a tournament record crowd but there was little sparkle from hosts England as they laboured to a 1-0 win over Austria at Old Trafford on Wednesday. The crowd of 68,871 was the largest for a European Championship game, beating the previous best of […]
The former Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh has been appointed the new coach of the German Regionalliga West club, Sav Straelen. This is according to the club’s president Hermann Tecklenburg, who was quoted by waz.de. According to Tecklenburg, 47-year-old Oliseh had already signed a one-year contract to handle the side and will start […]
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development says it will commence the Under-18 basketball championships from July 27 to July 30 with a view to ensuring more youth participation in the sport. Mr Mohammed Manga, Director, Press and Public Relations in the ministry, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in […]
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