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Togolese striker Franck Mawuena scored the winning goal after providing the equaliser as Remo Stars came back from a goal down to beat Rivers United 2-1 in Ikenne on Monday to cut the gap on leaders Enugu Rangers to one point in a rescheduled Nigeria Premier Football League game. It was Remo’s first win over […]

Aruna Quadri will faceoff with South Korea’s Cho Dae-seong in the men’s singles round of 16 of the World Table Tennis Saudi Smash 2024, taking place in Jedda, The PUNCH reports. The Nigerian once again showed character as he came from behind to edge Lee Sang Su of South Korea 3-2 (9-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11, 7, 11-1, […]

Enugu Rangers coach Fidelis Ilechukwu, 3SC coach Gbenga Ogunbote, Stanley Eguma of Rivers United and Niger Tornadoes gaffer Majin Mohammed have been nominated for the League Bloggers April Manager of The Month Award in the Nigeria Premier Football League. The League Bloggers Award is an initiative of MatchRoom Sports & Media Ltd and has since 2009, […]

Vitor Roque’s representative, Andre Cury, has voiced criticism towards Barcelona manager, Xavi, revealing that the player is considering a permanent departure this summer. According to Cury, communication between Roque and Xavi has ceased, leading to speculation about the player’s future at the club. In a recent interview with RAC1, Cury emphasized that Roque’s departure will […]

Former Manchester United defender, Gary Neville, has claimed Manchester City could win the Premier League before the last day of the season. Arsenal are still top of the table following a 3-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday lunchtime. However, City responded hours later with an emphatic 5-1 victory over Wolves. The Gunners only hold a […]

Just a day after French giants Paris Saint-Germain expressed their intention to sign Victor Osimhen from Napoli by making a €90m plus €40m first offer, Premier League club, Chelsea, have also tabled an offer of €90m plus Romelu Lukaku for the Nigerian striker. Osimhen only signed a new contract at Napoli at the start of […]

Senior officials at Manchester United are concerned about Thomas Tuchel potentially clashing with the club’s leadership if they appoint him to replace Erik ten Hag. Tuchel will leave Bayern Munich at the end of this season, with the announcement made as early as February. New co-owner, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his INEOS colleagues are believed […]

Former Super Eagles defender, Ifeanyi Udeze has warned the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) not to impose ambitious assistants on new head coach of the team, Finidi George. Finidi is currently shopping for his assistants, with former internationals, Emmanuel Amuneke and Daniel Amokachi reportedly in contention for the position. Amokachi and Amuneke also applied for the […]

Mikel Arteta has urged his Arsenal team to seize the moment with just three matches remaining as they battle to win their first Premier League title for 20 years. The Gunners, hosting Bournemouth on Saturday, have 80 points — one clear of defending champions Manchester City, who have the advantage of a game in hand. […]

Team Nigerian will begin their quest for tickets to all five relay events of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in other countries at the World Athletics Relays, which begins on Saturday (today) in Nassau, Bahamas,  PUNCH Sport Extra reports. The two-day global event will see 893 athletes from 54 countries vie for slots at the centenary games on […]