Messi, Fraser-Pryce win top Laureus awards
Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain Lionel Messi has been named the Laureus Sportsman of the Year, while sprint champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce bagged the top women’s honour. […]
World Cup
Flying Eagles to know World Cup group phase opponents Friday
The official draw which will reveal group phase teams at the 2023 FIFA Under-20 World Cup will hold on Friday in Zurich, Switzerland. The Bureau […]
Minister urges Flying Eagles to focus on FIFA U-20 World Cup
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, has charged the Flying Eagles to put behind Monday’s semi-finals loss […]
World Cup trophy ‘called out’ to me, says Messi
Lionel Messi won the World Cup because the sparkling solid gold trophy picked him to lift it, the Argentine star said in a radio interview […]
World Cup party is over, Galtier tells PSG stars after another loss
Christophe Galtier sucked up another painful Ligue 1 defeat for his Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) team on Sunday and told his 2022 World Cup stars they […]
Al Nassr FC deny reports Ronaldo offered incentive to support World Cup bid
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr contract does not include any commitment to promote a 2030 World Cup bid, the Saudi Arabian club stated on Tuesday. “Al […]
We’ll ensure Nigeria no longer misses World Cup – Baba-Ahmed
The vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Datti Baba-Ahmed, says if he and Peter Obi are elected into office in February, their administration […]
Oman’s parliament member offers Messi $1m for Emir of Qatar’s Bisht gift
A member of Oman’s parliament, Ahmed Al Barwani, has offered Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain Lionel Messi $1 million for the bisht which the Emir of […]
Messi shines as Argentina beat Australia, reach World Cup Quarter-Finals
Argentina moved into the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Saturday with a 2-1 win over Australia which set up a last-eight clash with the […]
Senegal Coach Cisse unwell ahead of England World Cup clash
Senegal’s preparations for their World Cup last-16 clash against England have been hampered by an illness to coach Aliou Cisse but he is expected to […]
Spain join World Cup 100 club with 7-0 routing of Costa Rica
Former champions Spain got their 2022 World Cup off to a pulsating start with a record 7-0 rout of Costa Rica on Wednesday. A Ferran […]
Japan beat Germany 2-1 in FIFA World Cup
Late goals by Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano gave Japan an incredible 2-1 comeback victory over Germany in the World Cup on Wednesday. Germany who […]
FIFA says 2.95 million World Cup tickets sold
Nearly three million World Cup tickets have been sold, FIFA said Sunday, as the governing body’s president revealed the tournament had helped push revenues over […]
FIFA President, Infantino says criticism of Qatar “hypocritical”
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has accused the Western countries of “hypocrisy” and slammed the criticism towards World Cup hosts Qatar during his opening speech ahead […]
Fernandes grabs brace as Portugal pound poor Super Eagles 4-0
Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes grabbed a brace for Portugal as the former European champions whipped Nigeria’s Super Eagles 4-0 in an international friendly match on […]
FIFA says Infantino is only candidate for March’s presidential election
Incumbent Gianni Infantino is set for a third term as president of football’s world governing body FIFA. The organisation said on Thursday that Infantino was […]
FIFA launches service to protect World Cup players from online abuse
FIFA has launched a new service to crack down on hate speech and discrimination online during the World Cup, the sport’s governing body announced. The […]
Costa Rica thrash Nigeria 2-0 as they head to Qatar
Costa Rica on Wednesday in San Jose showed they were set for the World Cup after beating Nigeria’s Super Eagles 2-0 in a tune-up game […]
Ronaldo shuts down international retirement talk, eyes Euro 2024
Cristiano Ronaldo intends to continue with Portugal until Euro 2024, shutting down any notion this year’s World Cup could be his last major international tournament. […]