African Games: Oborududu, Adekuoroye shine | Nigerian wrestlers win 6 gold medals

It was a gold rush for team Nigeria on day three of the ongoing 2024 African Games in Ghana as wrestling raked in six gold medals for the country.  The gold medal haul began when Mercy Genesis defeated Egypt’s Abdallah Mohamed…

African Games: Nigeria women’s cricket team qualifies for semi-final

Nigeria’s female Yellow-Greens have qualified for the semifinals of the women’s cricket event at the ongoing 2024 African Games in Ghana.  Nigeria booked a place in the final four of the competition despite losing by four wickets to South Africa…

Nervy Real Madrid hang on to qualify at RB Leipzig’s expense

Carlo Ancelotti’s side won 2-1 on aggregate but the team struggled Real Madrid fans will point towards Wolfsburg, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain and suggest that some of their greatest Champions League triumphs came with a slow start to the knockout phase. Describing Los Blancos’ 1-1 draw…

Ronaldo suspended for one match for obscene gesture in Saudi league game

Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended for one match for making an alleged offensive gesture during a Saudi Pro League game while playing for Al Nassr. After Al Nassr defeated their Riyadh rivals Al-Shabab 3-2 on Sunday, video footage appeared to show…

Moses Simon hosted by 3 state governors

uper Eagles winger Moses Simon was hosted by the governors of Benue, Kaduna, and Plateau states on Tuesday and Wednesday. Simon was part of the silver-winning Super Eagles squad at the recently concluded 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote…

Cristiano Ronaldo comes up clutch yet again! Superstar pops up with late winner to end Al-Fayha’s resistance in AFC Champions League

The Portuguese forward struck in the 81st minute of what had been a frustrating game overall for the Riyadh club. Al-Nassr were dominant from start to finish against a stubborn Al-Fayha defence. The away side enjoyed more possession and were…

AFCON Final: Why Nigeria’s Super Eagles lost to Cote d’Ivoire – Peseiro

Peseiro said his Super Eagles were nervous in the final compared to the Elephants, who played without pressure. In his post-match press conference, Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro addressed several factors that he believed contributed to the 2-1 defeat…

Nigerians taunt South Africans with Tyla’s song Water after Afcon victory

Nigerian fans will see the Super Eagles face Afcon hosts Ivory Coast in the final on Sunday A video of Nigerians celebrating their football team’s victory over South Africa in the Africa Cup of Nations has gone viral on social…

Throat disease kills 25 in Kano

Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr Aminu Tsanyawa, yesterday, confirmed the outbreak of the deadly Diphtheria disease, which is reported to have killed no fewer than 25 persons in the state. Symptoms of the killer disease include sore throat, cough,…

Al Nassr: Cristiano Ronaldo sends message to Lionel Messi after 5-4 defeat to PSG

Cristiano Ronaldo sent a message to Lionel Messi after the Paris Saint-Germain and Saudi Arabia’s All-stars’ friendly game on Thursday. Ronaldo posted a photograph of himself embracing Lionel Messi with a message to “old friends”. Saudi Arabia All-Stars was made…