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Sports Minister mourns Nigeria’s first Olympic medallist, Nojim Maiyegun

The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, has expressed grief over the passing away of Nigeria’s first Olympic medallist, Nojim Maiyegun, on...

Breaking: NFF names German tactician Bruno Labbadia as Super Eagles head coach

Nigerian Football Federation has appointed German, Bruno Labbadia, as the 37th Head Coach of the national senior football team, the Super Eagles. The...

Real Madrid cruise past Valladolid as Endrick makes history

Real Madrid secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Real Valladolid at the Santiago Bernabéu, with goals from Federico Valverde, Brahim Díaz, and Endrick...

Chelsea thrash Wolves 6-2 in an eight-goal thriller at Molineux

Chelsea produced a scintillating attacking display to thrash Wolverhampton Wanderers 6-2 at Molineux Stadium, with Noni Madueke netting a hat-trick inside 14 minutes....

Colombia 2024: Falconets target victory over Mexico to sustain winning mentality

Head Coach Christopher Musa Danjuma said on Sunday that Nigeria’s U20 girls, the Falconets, will go all the way in search of victory...

Manchester United’s porous defence exploited by Brighton

Joao Pedro headed in a 95th-minute winner on Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler’s home debut to inflict a 2-1 defeat on Manchester United after...

Arsenal continue Villa Park’s dominance with 2-0 win

Arsenal extended their impressive record at Villa Park with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Aston Villa, courtesy of goals from Leandro Trossard and...

Haaland’s hat-trick helps Manchester City thrash Ipswich 4-1

Manchester City cruised to a convincing 4-1 win over newly-promoted Ipswich Town at the Etihad Stadium, thanks to a stunning hat-trick from Erling...

Heartland FC in auto crash, coach feared dead, injured players hospitalised

The immediate past head coach of Heartland FC, Christian Obi, is feared dead in a road mishap involving the team’s bus at Umunna,...

Ilkay Gundogan bids farewell to Barcelona, gives reasons

Ilkay Gundogan revealed on Friday the reasons why Barcelona allowed him leave to join Manchester City. The 33-year-old, who made 51 appearances in...

PSG coach Luis Enrique downplays prospect of more new signings

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique said on Thursday that he is “delighted” with his current squad and that the possibility of more new...

Paralympic 2024: Sports Minister raises athletes’ prize money by 200 percent

The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh, has increased the prize rewards for Team Nigeria athletes at the Paris 2024 Paralympic...

AFCON 2025 Qualifier: Super Eagles camp opens on Sept. 1 for Benin, Rwanda games

The Super Eagles will open camp for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against the Cheetahs of Benin Republic and Amavubi of...

Second coming of Joao Felix to Chelsea, seven-year deal signed and sealed

Joao Felix has returned to Chelsea for a second spell with the Blues after spending time on loan with the Premier League side...

Raheem Sterling to exit Chelsea

Raheem Sterling has expressed a preference to leave Chelsea on a permanent basis after it became clear that, at present, he is not...

Chelsea’s Cole Palmer Wins PFA Men’s Young Player of the Year Award

Cole Palmer has become the first Chelsea player since Eden Hazard to pick up the PFA Men’s Young Player of the Year award....