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Italian striker Gianluca Scamacca scored his first West Ham goal as they beat Danish side Viborg in their Europa Conference League play-off first leg at London Stadium. The 30.5 million Pounds signing from Sassuolo, was handed his first start and took just 24 minutes to make an impact when he headed in following neat play on the left from fellow new arrival Maxwel Cornet. Jarrod Bowen tucked a second into […]

Nigeria male basketball team D’tigers camp will open tomorrow 20 August in Abidjan as the team starts preparation for window four of the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers, ahead of the World Cup from 25 August to 10 September 2023 in Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Head coach, Mike Brown, disclosed that this became necessary to address the slow starts in the first two windows when the team lost to […]

British number one Emma Raducanu produced another eye-catching display as she thrashed former world number one Victoria Azarenka less than 24 hours after beating tennis legend Serena Williams 6-4 6-0. Raducanu continued her preparations for the forthcoming defence of her US Open title with a 6-0 6-2 win in Cincinnati. The 19-year-old faces Jessica Pegula next. The Briton, ranked 13th in the world, will meet the American seventh seed in […]

The Falconets rounded off their Group C campaign with a win, after coming from a goal down to beat Canada 3-1 at the ongoing FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica. The game which was played in the early hours of today saw a brace from Esther Onyenezide both from the penalty spot and substitute Chioma Olise, for to earn the Falconets their third win of the tournament. Following […]

The suspended 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying fixture between Brazil and Argentina has been cancelled after the original game was brought to a halt after seven minutes in September 2021 due to alleged Covid-19 protocol breaches. Both countries have however qualified for the World Cup which is set to take place between November 20 and December 18 in Qatar this year and they have appealed to FIFA to cancel the […]

North London club Tottenham have completed the 15million pounds signing of defender Destiny Udogie from Serie A club Udinese. The 19 year old Nigerian-Italian defender agreed a five-year contract, while the fee could rise by a further 3million Pounds with add-ons. The Italy Under-21 international, who only joined Udinese permanently this summer, will be loaned back to them for the rest of the campaign. At left-back, he scored five goals […]

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 […]