John Mikel Obi, Super Eagles Captain, has announced his retirement from his international career after Nigeria’s third-place finish in the 32nd Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. Mikel’s decision to quit the Super eagles was made known after…
10 highest paid sports in the world (2019 updated)
Sports is among the most popular and fanatic sources of entertainment throughout the world. Be it any sport, athletes work blood and sweat off to make it to the top-most level. And with enormous hard work comes impressive rewards. Sports…
Women’s Football World Cup: England’s Lucy Bronze, the world’s best player?
England defender Lucy Bronze is determined to beat the United States to the Women’s World Cup final in the city where she plays club football, Lyon. In the space of just a few weeks, Bronze has become one of the…
Ranked! The 14 best football kits of the 2019/20 season
We’re almost there, folks: new season, new misguided optimism – and shiny new things to look at! And hark at these beauties: the finest threads of 2019/20, if we don’t say so ourselves. It’s a game of opinions, Clive, but if you don’t…
AFCON 2019: Semi-final fixtures confirmed [Full List]
The two semi-final fixtures at the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, have been confirmed, following the completion of the quarter-final matches on Thursday. In the first game, Senegal will take on Tunisia, who defeated Madagascar in the previous round. Nigeria…
AFCON: Dangote, Otedola To Splash $75,000 Per Goal On Super Eagles
Africa richest man Aliko Dangote has promised the Super Eagles of Nigeria 50,000 dollars (18 million naira ) for every goal they score in the semi-final of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, (AFCON). Another Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola has…
Behind the photos: Getty Images’ Cassie Trotter on the rise of female athletes
Australia may never have fully understood how devastated Sam Kerr was about crashing out of this World Cup if not for Hannah Peters. As the Matildas captain sat forlornly on the pitch after missing her penalty in an ill-fated shootout…
Mike Trout: The brilliant $426.5m MLB star most Americans don’t know
Quick, which player has the largest salary contract in US team sport – in fact, the richest contract in the history of North American team sport? You might be inclined to say Tom Brady, the charismatic quarterback for the New…
Juventus and Real Madrid keep up Pogba pursuit; the situation
Paul Pogba’s name has dominated headlines so far this summer, with both Real Madrid and Juventus seemingly set on signing the Manchester United midfielder; if they can. Pogba nearly departed the Red Devils last summer after a series of disagreements…
Serena Williams is the first sport star on Forbes’ richest self-made women list
Serena ranks No 80 on the list, which includes TV mogul Oprah Winfrey, singer Beyoncé Knowles and reality TV star Kim Kardashian. Serena Williams is the first athlete on Forbes’ list of Richest self-made Women Williams is worth an estimated…