Anthony Joshua has said he needs a fight against Tyson Fury “on my record” before his career is finished because boxing as a whole required at least one bout between the two British heavyweights. Between them, the two boxers currently hold all the major versions of the heavyweight world title. Talks of a unification ‘superfight’,...
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Man United vs Newcastle: Ronaldo wins award, pens emotional message to fans
Cristiano Ronaldo was voted as Manchester United’s Man of the Match against Newcastle having scored a brace on his Reds return. “It was all about Ronaldo at Old Trafford on Saturday. Our no.7 scored twice in his comeback match as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side went on to win 4-1 over the Magpies. United supporters were...
Real Madrid knock Man City out of Women’s Champions League
Manchester City Women suffered an agonising defeat to Real Madrid to crash out of the Champions League. Claudia Zornoza’s first-half goal sent Madrid through to the group stage 2-1 on aggregate after a 1-0 win at the Academy Stadium. Hayley Raso hit the bar and Ellen White had a header cleared off the line as...
FORMER French footballer, Adams dies after 39yrs in coma
Former France footballer Jean-Pierre Adams, who had been in a coma for 39 years, has died at the age of 73. Adams was admitted to the hospital for knee surgery in March 1982 but never regained consciousness after an error with his supply of anaesthetic. Born in Senegal, the defender made more than 140 appearances...
NBBF dedicates D’Tigers’ wins against US, Argentina to Sound Sultan
The Nigerian Basketball Federation has honoured late singer, Sound Sultan, by dedicating the wins recorded by D’Tigers against the United States and Argentina to him. Sound Sultan’s death was announced by his family on July 11 in a statement which revealed that the singer died after battling Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma. This was on the same...
Tokyo Olympics: President Buhari to host Team Nigeria on Monday
Members of Team Nigeria to the Tokyo Olympics, will be hosted by President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday, July 12, at the Presidential Villa before the final batch of the contingent departs for the Games. Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at a brief send-forth ceremony for...
Olympics: Diogu excluded, Ogwumike sisters make D’Tigress squad
D’Tigers captain, Ike Diogu, was a surprise exclusion from the provisional 15-man squad for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Head coach Mike Brown had pruned down the list from the initial 49 players invited to camp in California ahead of the Games, but regulars Al-Farouq Aminu, Michael Eric and OG Annunoby pulled out of the...
Mexico defeat: Home-based players will get better, says NPFL stars
Nigeria Professional Football League players have blamed inexperience for the Super Eagles B’s 4-0 loss to Mexico in an international friendly in front of a packed LA Coliseum on Sunday. A brace from captain Hector Herrera and strikes from Rogelio Funes Mori and Jonathan dos Santos condemned the Eagles, made up largely of home-based players,...
Euro 2020: Over 240,000 fans want France vs Switzerland game replayed
Over 240,000 Les Bleus supporters have signed a petition seeking a replay of the France vs Switzerland Euro 2020 second round fixture that saw the world champions surprisingly crashing out of the competition. The petition comes as a protest against Switzerland goalkeeper, Yann Sommer who, according to French fans, did not respect the rule of having at...
FIFA ban: Siasia lied, ministry gave him money, says Dare
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has accused former Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia of being economical with the truth in the wake of his life ban by FIFA, The PUNCH reports. World football body FIFA’s life ban Siasia in 2019 for allegedly agreeing to “receive bribes in relation to the manipulation...