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The countdown to Netflix and Kunle Afolayan Production KAP motion pictures collaboration Anikulapo has officially begun with the release of its official trailer ahead of its debut on the streamer on the 30th of September. Directed by Kunle Afolayan, Anikulapo’ is set to follow the story of a young man’s quest for greener pastures in ancient Oyo kingdom with the thrilling new trailer teasing a fine dose of romance, intrigue, […]

Former Heavy weight Champion Anthony Joshua says he knows Oleksandr Usyk's tricks as he looks to change the narrative before their heavyweight rematch on Saturday night. Usyk defends his WBA Super, WBO and IBF titles 11 months after he upset Joshua with points win in London but the British Nigerian feels he has learned from their first meeting as he bids to become a three-time world champion. Joshua said he knows what […]

Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen kicked off the new Serie A season with a goal and an assist, as Napoli hammered Verona 5-2 away last night. Osimhen scored in three minutes of first half added time to put Napoli 2-1 ahead and with 11 minutes left to play, he provided the assist for their fifth goal scored by Matteo Politano. Osimhen was then replaced by head coach Luciano Spalletti seven […]

The Nigeria U20 female side, Falconets this morning defeated their French counterpart 0-1 at the ongoing FIFA U20 women’s world Cup in Costa Rica. The game which was played at the Estadio National De Costa Rica is the first game in Group C and was decided by an 85th minute cool finish by Flourish Sabastine after being fed with a through pass by MERCY Idoko who found space despite being […]

British number one Cameron Norrie suffered a straight-set defeat by Felix Auger-Aliassime in the last 16 of the Canadian Open. The 26-year-old was beaten 6-3 6-4 by the home favourite, who is seeded sixth. Meanwhile, world number one Iga Swiatek also failed to reach the quarterfinals as she lost to Beatriz Haddad Maia. The Brazilian, who beat US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez in the previous round, won 6-4 3-6 7-5. […]

Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ran the fourth-fastest ever women's 100meters in 10.62 seconds, to win at the Diamond League in Monaco. The 35-year-old five-time world 100m champion, improved her own mark for the fastest 100m of the year, having clocked 10.66 seconds in Poland on Saturday. Fraser-Pryce's fellow Jamaican Shericka Jackson came second in Monaco with a personal best of 10.71 seconds, while Marie-Josee Ta Lou of Ivory Coast set […]

French Striker Karim Benzema continued his Ballon D'or dominant pursuit with a 324th goal for European champions Real Madrid as they beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 to lift the Uefa Super Cup in Helsinki. Carlo Ancelotti's side, who beat Liverpool to win the Champions League in May, took the lead when David Alaba tapped into an empty net, with Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp stranded following Casemiro's header back across goal. Benzema […]

Emma Raducanu's Us Open title defence preparations suffered another set back as she was beaten by Camila Giorgi in the National Bank Open first round. The British number one, who is 10th in the world rankings, lost 7-6 6-2 to the Italian defending champion after leading by an early break in the second set before Giorgi reeled off six games in a row to win in Toronto. The US open, […]

Rangers roared into the Champions League play-offs after they overcame Union Saint-Gilloise and a two-goal first-leg defeat in an inspiring showing at home to win 3-0 and 3-2 on aggregate. The hosts had it all to do after losing in Belgium, but goals from James Tavernier, Antonio Colak and Malik Tillman gave Giovanni Van Bronckhorst's side a spirited victory at Ibrox. The Scottish side were by far the better team […]