Month: August 2019
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Nigeria Football
Little details behind Nigeria’s painful 82-77 loss to Russia in FIBA 2019 opener
Nigeria’s men basketball team, D’Tigers were few good decisions close to winning their FIBA opener against highly ranked Russia. After…
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Nigeria Football
African Games: Nigeria finishes 2nd with 127 medals
Team Nigeria has ended the 2019 African Games on high finishing second only behind Egypt who cruised into the top…
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Bundesliga
Bayern Smash Mainz In Goal Riot
David Alaba scored a superb free-kick as Benjamin Pavard and Ivan Perisic opened their Bayern Munich accounts in a 6-1…
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Europa League
Hazard beats Giroud to Europa League best player award
With just 2 goals & 2 assists Eden Hazard beats Olivier Giroud to Europa League player of the year award…
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Nigeria Football
John Obi Mikel & Olga Dyachenko on the verge of breakup over Trabzonspor move?
John Obi Mikel and his longterm girlfriend could be heading their separate ways according to various reports. All is not…
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Nigeria Football
African Games: Medal rush as team Nigeria wins 54 medals on day 13 to go 2nd on the table
There was no stopping team Nigeria yesterday at the ongoing African Games in Rabat, Morocco. Nigerian athletes won medals in…
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Other Sports
Olajide Omotayo & Dina Meshref are African Games Champions
The unexpected happened in Rabat, Morocco on Thursday August 29, as a new face emerged as the champion of Africa…
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Nigeria Football
Olympic Eagles step up preparation for Sudan
As the countdown to the third round of U23 Africa Cup of Nations against Sudan continues, the U23 National Team,…
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Other Sports
Super Falcons Return To Nigeria On Friday
The delegation of Super Falcons to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics women’s football qualifying match against Algeria in Blida on Wednesday…
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Nigeria Football
12thAG: Falconets edge Cameroon on penalties to win gold
Nigeria’s U20 girls, Falconets emerged champions of the women’s football tournament of the 12th African Games in Rabat on Thursday…
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Bundesliga
Lewandowski Extends Bayern Contract
Robert Lewandowski has extended his contract at Bayern Munich by two years, taking his time at the Bundesliga champions through…
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Champions League
UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw For 2019/20 Season
The Group stage draw of the upcoming UEFA Champions League season has been made in Monaco. The headline group is…
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Football
Mount, Wan-Bissaka Gets England Call Ups
Gareth Southgate has refreshed his England squad with some new faces for the upcoming international break, with Aaron Wan-Bissaka and…
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Champions League
Van Dijk Is UEFA Player Of The Year
Virgil van Dijk has been named the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year for 2018-19, seeing off competition from Lionel…
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Basketball
D’Tigress, NBBF bag FIBA recognition Sports Minister lauds NBBF
Another feather was added to the already decorated cap of the Nigeria Basketball Federation in the wee hours of Thursday…
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Other Sports
Winning against Russia is key – D’Tigers
As the 2019 FIBA Men’s World Cup gets underway in China on Saturday, the D’Tigers hope to start against Russia…
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Nigeria Football
Nigerians Abroad: Victor Osimhen’s brace, Alex Iwobi, Emmanuel Dennis on target; Peter Olayinka, Yusuf Otubajo, Freddie Ladapo & David Okereke in action
There were a few Nigerian players involved on Wednesday as cup matches continued, League game and champions league qualifiers ended.…
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Football
The Full Carabao Cup Third Round Draw
Defending Carabao Cup champions Manchester City have been drawn away to Preston North End in the third round, while Manchester…
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Nigeria Football
VIDEO: Alex Iwobi opens Everton account with a fine header
Super Eagles attacker Alex Iwobi has scored his first goal for Everton with a fine header in their 4-2 win…
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Nigeria Football
African Games: Nigerians dominate Table Tennis last four
A gold, silver and bronze medals are winnable for team Nigeria after three Nigerians book their places alongside Omar Assar…
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Nigeria Football
Tokyo 2020: Super Falcons soar to 2-0 over Algeria in Blida
African champions Nigeria have taken a big step forward in their Tokyo 2020 Olympics African qualifying first round fixture against…
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Nigeria Football
Nigeria Police Force Seek Information On Officer Who Arrested Enyimba FC Player For Driving A Benz
The Police Force has reacted to a viral video of one of its personnel saying anyone who drives a Mercedes…
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Nigeria Football
Lille 3 St. Etienne 0: Magnificent Victor Osimhen makes it 4 in 3 with another brace
Victor Osimhen put up a perfect display in Lille’s 3-0 win against St. Etienne in a Ligue 1 game played…
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Other Sports
Real Madrid Woes Continues As Isco Gets Injured
Real Madrid will be without midfielder Isco for a spell after the club confirmed he has suffered a hamstring strain.…
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NYSC seeks closer ties with NFF
The Management of the National Youth Service Corps in the Federal Capital Territory has expressed a keen desire to establish…
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Nigeria Football
Nigerians Abroad: Babajide Akintola on target; Isaac Success’ double assists, Daniel Akpeyi, Leon Balogun & Etebo star
A few Nigerian players were in action on Tuesday for their respective European clubs as the league cups and champions…
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La Liga
Barcelona Officially Opens Johan Cruyff Stadium
Barcelona officially opened the new Johan Cruyff Stadium, which will host games for Barca B and their women’s teams, with…
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Nigeria Football
African Games: Nigeria wins 10G 2S 4B on day 12 for a total of 49 medals; now 4th on the table
Nigeria shot up to number 4 on the African Games Medals Table after winning 10 Gold, 2 Silver and 4…
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Nigeria Football
AAG 2019: Raymond Ekevwo clocks the 2nd fastest time in AAG history to win 100m gold
Nigeria’s Raymond Ekevwo has won a gold medal in the 100m event at the 2019 All African Games. The Nigerian…
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Other Sports
NLO: Aspire FC Adazi-Ani Promoted To Division One
The 2019 Nation – Wide League One(Amateur Divison 2 Tournament ) has finally come to a victorious end in Favour…
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