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The Super Falcons last night set their title defense on track after defeating debutant Botswana 2-0 to steady their campaign in the ongoing 12th CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations WAFCON in RABAT, Morocco. After the cup holders slumped 1-2 in their opening game against South Africa’s BANYANA BANYANA, goals by United State based IFEOMA ONUMONU and substitute CHRISTY UCHEIBE earned Nigeria all the three points to climb from the […]

Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi hopes to join his Leicester city  teammates for their first preseason match as he recovers from a serious knee injury.

The man who shot and killed Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle minutes after a brief argument in 2019 has been found guilty of murdering the rising artist. 32-year-old Eric Holder was convicted by a jury in California yesterday after six hours of deliberations and could get life in prison when he is sentenced in September. Hussle, born Ermias Asghedom, was shot outside his La clothing store by Holder who had reportedly […]

Beth Mead helped England to a winning start at Euro 2022 as they beat Austria by a lone goal in front of a record crowd for a European Women's Championship game at Old Trafford. The Arsenal winger chested down Fran Kirby's lifted pass and deftly touched it over club team-mate Manuela Zinsberger after just 16 minutes. There was a roar from the majority of the 68,871 in attendance as Mead […]

Twenty-year-old sprint sensation, Favour Ashe has won the National 100m title and qualified for the World Athletics Championships, while Grace Nwokwocha dominated the women’s final. Ashe, defeated Alaba Akintola and multiple national champion Seye Ogunlewe to win with a new personal best time of 9.99seconds at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium in Benin City, Edo State. It was the first legal sub-10 time for Ashe after running a wind-aided 9.79seconds on […]

Rangers International F.C further lost grounds for a continental spot this season as they were beaten by unsettled Kano Pillars led by former coach Salisu Yusuf, in a match day 35 of the Nigeria Professional football league. A controversial penalty kick awarded by the referee just three minutes into the second half for an alleged handball incident that was converted by veteran, Rabiu Ali on 52 minutes turned out to […]

Premier League club, Brighton & Hove Albion are looking at bringing Super Eagles winger, Moses Simon into their fold. The Seagulls are looking to bolster their attack next season and have identified Simon as a viable option. Brighton tried to sign the 26-year-old last summer but were rebuffed by Nantes’ 15million Pounds asking price, just like Newcastle United also tried to sign him in January. The pacy winger who is […]

FIFA has approved 26-man squads for this year's World Cup in Qatar in line with recent national competitions and an expansion on the 23-man squads that had been used before the coronavirus pandemic. FIFA also said up to 15 substitutes can be named for a game, meaning no player misses out, something the Head Coach of England Gareth Southgate had called for. The deadline for all 32 countries competing to […]