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Denmark joined Germany to become the first two teams to book their place in Qatar. Denmark defeated Austria one-nil to maintain their 100% record in Group F on Tuesday. Four-time winners Germany had earlier defeated north Macedonia four-nil on Monday, becoming the first country to qualify for the Mundial. Joakim Maehle scored the solitary goal […]
Morocco and Senegal became the first teams to advance to the third and final round of the FIFA world cup Qatar 2022 Africa qualifier. Senegal bagged maximum points away from home when the Teranga lions defeated theIr Namibian counterparts 3-1 on Tuesday in their adopted home in Soweto, South Africa. With two matches remaining in […]
Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has accused football authorities of prioritising revenue over player welfare in a damning assessment of the global football calendar. Courtois, 29, was speaking after his country’s 2-1 loss to Italy in the third-place play-off in the UEFA Nations League on Sunday. A match he described as pointless. Both countries made a […]
The WBC World Heavyweight Champion, Tyson Fury of Britain has retained his Title. In their 3rd clash, Fury was furious, when he stopped his American Challenger, Deontay Wilder, via an 11th round TKO In Las Vegas on Sunday morning. But on the same bill, Tyson Fury’s sparring partner Nigerian heavyweight boxer, Efe Ajagba, lost his […]
Rangers Nigerian midfielder Joe Aribo has said his plan is to add more goals and assist to his game to become a better player. Aribo has scored two goals and has made two assists in 13 appearances in all competitions for Rangers this season. He got the only goal for the Rangers in their 1-0 […]
Boxing legend, Manny Pacquiao, has officially announced his retirement from boxing. His retirement comes after a stunning defeat to Yordenis Ugas on August 21. It was Pacquiao’s first fight in over two years. Pacquiao won 12 world titles and is also the only fighter in history to win titles in eight different weight classes. The […]
All is now set for the final phase of elections into the boards of 23 national sporting federations at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Thursday, September 30th, 2021. The Chairman of the electoral committee, Peter Nelson, said, “The committee is conducting elections into the 23 federations that were yet to have their own […]
Nigeria on Sunday completed a three-peat as they overpowered Mali 70 – 59 at the final of the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket in Yaounde, Cameroon to extend their supremacy on the continent. Nigeria clinched their third consecutive African title to become only the second team to win three titles in a row after Senegal. Nigeria’s center […]
Nigeria has qualified for the semi-final of the Women’s Afrobasket, Cameroon 2021. D’tigress defeated their Cote D’Ivoire counterparts 72-56 in the first quarter-final on Thursday in Yaounde. They did the job in the first half, opening a 16 point lead in the first quarter, with a score of 24 – 8, and played 19 -13 […]
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has approved N14 million to the state-owned football club, Bayelsa United, for the victory over visiting AS Ashanti Golden Boys of Guinea, in the preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup. The match played at the Samson Siasia Sports Complex in Yenagoa, saw the Bayelsa team winning by four […]
