Messi misses out of Ballon d’Or nominees list
Lionel Messi has been left off the 30-man list of Ballon d’Or nominees for the first time since 2005 after the contenders were announced by France Football on Friday. Real…
FIFA confirms change to start date of 2022 Qatar World Cup
The men’s 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will begin a day earlier than originally scheduled allowing the host nation to play the first game when it faces Ecuador, FIFA — the global governing body for…
Falconets beat France in U-20 Women’s World Cup
Nigeria’s Falconets beat France 1-0 on Friday in Group D’s opening match at the 2022 U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica. The only goal was scored late into the…
Serena serves retirement notice from tennis
Serena Williams has announced her plans to retire from tennis after the US Open. The 23-time Grand Slam champion has dominated the sport for nearly 20 years and is the…
Ese Brume wins gold in the women’s long jump
Ese Brume has won gold for Nigeria in the women’s long jump at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Brume had a no jump on her first attempt…
BREAKING: Tobi Amusan defends Commonwealth 100m hurdles gold
World record holder, Tobi Amusan has yet set another Games record as she ran 12.30s to defend her Commonwealth gold award on Sunday. The 25-year-old clocked 12.30 seconds to set…
Team Nigeria amass 14 medals on Day 9
Team Nigeria Saturday moved to sixth place on the medals table at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham As at the end of Day 8 at the Games on…
EPL: Chelsea win injury-hit Everton in scrappy game
Chelsea opened the Premier League season with victory over Everton as Jorginho’s penalty decided a scrappy contest at Goodison Park. Thomas Tuchel introduced summer signings Kalidou Koulibaly and Raheem Sterling…
Oborududu wins gold for Nigeria
Wrestler Blessing Oborududu has won Team Nigeria’s second gold medal of Day 8 of the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Oborududu defeated Linda Morais in the 68kg women’s category final.…
Adekuoroye claims first CWG wrestling gold
Odunayo Adekuoroye claimed the first gold medal for Nigeria in the wrestling event of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The wrestling event which took place at the Coventry Arena…