Gunmen kill 2, others injured as Women’s World Cup begins
Just hours before Auckland was due to host the opening match of the Women’s World Cup, the city woke up to news of a […]
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Gombe United coach quits, blames poor condition of service
Aliyu Zubairu, the Gombe United Football Club’s Technical Adviser, on Wednesday confirmed his exit from the club after four seasons. Zubairu who disclosed this in […]
Brazil changes work hours for Women’s World Cup matches
Civil servants in Brazil will not have to worry about being late for work because of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup which gets underway […]
Manchester City accept bid from Al Ahli for Mahrez
Manchester City have accepted a bid worth up to 30 million pounds (38.7 million dollars) for Riyad Mahrez from Saudi Arabian club Al Ahli. The […]
“I am clean of doping violation charge” – Tobi Amusan
Tobi Amusan, Nigeria’s queen of the tracks and Women’s hurdles world record-holder has dismissed a doping rule violation charge levelled on her by the Athletics […]
Women’s World Cup will win over sceptics, says Infantino
FIFA President Gianni Infantino says women’s football has experienced incredible growth and is confident that the World Cup will win over sceptics of the women’s […]
FIFA Women’s W/C: Super Falcons arrive Brisbane camp
Nigeria’s Super Falcons have arrived their camp in Brisbane Australia, ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]
Lionel Messi seals move to Inter Miami
Lionel Messi has completed his move to Inter Miami on a deal running to 2025, the Major League Soccer (MLS) outfit announced on Saturday. The […]
Former Man United’s goalkeeper, Van der Sar moved to intensive care
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar has been moved to a hospital in the Netherlands, after he was hospitalised in Croatia after suffering […]
Nigeria axed again for doping offence at 2022 Commonwealth Games
England have been awarded the women’s 4×100 metres relay gold from the 2022 Commonwealth Games after race winners Nigeria had their result expunged. The Commonwealth […]
UEFA fines Barcelona, Man United, others for breaking fair play rule
Barcelona and Manchester United have been fined by UEFA for breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations, the European soccer’s governing body said on Friday. […]
Super Eagles to battle South Africa, Benin, Rwanda for 2026 World Cup ticket
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will battle South Africa, Benin Republic, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Lesotho in the Preliminary Round of Africa’s World Cup 2026 qualifiers. The […]
Dele Alli opens up about pill addiction, sexual abuse as child
Everton’s Dele Alli says he was sexually abused as a child and dealt drugs before he was adopted by an “amazing” family who helped him […]
Super Falcons coach optimistic ahead FIFA Women’s World Cup
Super Falcons head coach, Randy Waldrum, says he is optimistic of a good outing as the team continues preparations ahead of the FIFA Women’s World […]
Manchester City to get $4m bonus for players on 2022 World Cup duty
Champions League winner, Manchester City are to receive the highest pay in bonus from football ruling body, FIFA for releasing players for the 2022 World […]
Reps to intervene in NFF/Falcons dispute, ahead of World Cup
The House of Representatives has resolved to intervene in the dispute between the female national football team, the Super Falcons and the Nigeria Football Federation […]
Deadly Djokovic repels Rublev to reach Wimbledon semi-finals
Favourite Novak Djokovic trailed for the first time at this year’s Wimbledon but responded in brutal fashion to beat Andrey Rublev 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-3 […]
Bayern Munich fined €115,600 for unsportsmanlike fan behaviour
The sports court of the German Football Federation (DFB) has imposed a fine of €115,600 ($126,810) on Bundesliga champions, Bayern Munich for unsportsmanlike conduct by […]
Oshoala hopeful of leading Super Falcons to World Cup glory
Sporting a pair of sunglasses, Asisat Oshoala celebrated Barcelona’s UEFA Champions League triumph with her teammates in early June, but Nigeria was already on her […]
Uzodimma redeems N30m gift to 6 Super Falcons players
Gov. Hope Uzodimma has redeemed his pledge of N30m to six Super Falcons players who participated at the 2022 Africa Women Championship (AWCON) in Morocco who are […]