Home Sports

Category: Sports

Post
Nigerian sprinter, Tobi Amusan nominated for Women’s World Athlete award 

Nigerian sprinter, Tobi Amusan nominated for Women’s World Athlete award 

Nigerian sprinter and World Champion, Tobi Amusan, has been nominated for 2022 Women’s World Athlete of the Year. The 25-year-old, who is the current world’s record holder for 100m hurdles, made the list alongside nine others.  The World Athletics (WA) said on Wednesday that the list was compiled by an international panel of athletics experts, comprising...

Post
FIFA U-17 WWC: Bad start for Flamingoes as Germany seal comeback win

FIFA U-17 WWC: Bad start for Flamingoes as Germany seal comeback win

Nigeria’s Flamingoes opened their campaign at the 2022 U-17 Women’s World Cup in India with a 2-1 loss to Germany. Captain Dah Zossu Alvine was brought down in the 29th minute and 15-year old Miracle Usani gave Nigeria the lead as she excellently fired the resulting free-kick into the net. The defender chose to place...

Post
Can Flamingos fly high in India?

Can Flamingos fly high in India?

The U-17 Women’s World Cup begins in India today with 16 countries vying for the top prize. Anthony Nlebem takes a look at the chances of the Flamingos, who engage Germany in a crunch clash in their opening tie of the competition The Flamingos begin their quest for glory at the 2022 U-17 Women’s World...

Post
Bassey relieved after netting first league goal

Bassey relieved after netting first league goal

Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey was delighted to score his first Eredivisie goal for Ajax in their 4-2 victory at Volenda over the weekend. After enduring four games without a win, including losses to Liverpool, AZ Alkmaar and Napoli, Ajax returned to winning ways on Saturday. Bassey scored his first goal for Ajax since joining from...

Post
Security officials dismissed over stolen C’River sports equipment

Security officials dismissed over stolen C’River sports equipment

Two security officials have been arrested and dismissed over missing sports equipment from the Cross River State Sports Commission. It was gathered that 133 shotput and 72 discus were allegedly stolen at the U.J. Esuene Stadium last month. The missing sports equipment were bought during the Governor Liyel Imoke administration for the  botched 2020 National...

Post
Nigeria face Costa Rica in friendly game

Nigeria face Costa Rica in friendly game

Nigeria will face 1989 CONCACAF champions, Costa Rica, in an international friendly scheduled to hold in November, UGAMA TV reports. This was confirmed by the Nigeria Football Federation on their official Twitter handle on Thursday. The three-time African champions were initially scheduled to play Guinea Bissau in a double-header Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in the FIFA international break. But...

Post
Lionel Messi confirms 2022 World Cup will be his last 

Lionel Messi confirms 2022 World Cup will be his last 

PSG superstar, Lionel Messi has confirmed that this year’s tournament in Qatar will be the final World Cup of his career. The 35-year-old made the announcement about his future with the Argentina national team on Thursday, October 6. This will be my last World Cup — for sure. The decision has been made,’ he told Argentine journalist Sebastian Vignolo. READ...

Post
Joshua lost N1.4bn after Usyk defeat

Joshua lost N1.4bn after Usyk defeat

Anthony Joshua lost £3m (N1.4bn) worth of sponsorship money after getting outpointed by Oleksandr Usyk the first time they faced off  last year, UGAMA TV reports. The 32-year-old lost his heavyweight titles to Usyk when the pair fought in London last September. Joshua was on a mission to win back his belts when the rivals met...

Post
How Eagles lost N4.5bn World Cup money

How Eagles lost N4.5bn World Cup money

The Qatar 2022 World Cup is already building, with just 45 days to the biggest global football festival draws near. In search of its seventh World Cup appearance ticket, the Super Eagles were knocked out by bitter rivals Black Stars of Ghana in the final African qualifiers for the Mundial. An early goal from Thomas...

Post
Lionel Messi ‘will reportedly return to Barcelona in July 2023 when his PSG deal expires’  

Lionel Messi ‘will reportedly return to Barcelona in July 2023 when his PSG deal expires’  

Lionel Messi will reportedly return to Barcelona next summer after making ‘peace’ with the club’s president following his dramatic exit two years ago.  The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner made a shocking move to join PSG after Barca released a statement saying he would be leaving due to financial restrictions placed upon them by LaLiga. However, Messi who joined PSG in 2021 will reportedly...