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Newly appointed Super Eagles coach Finidi George says he will appoint his assistant coaches “very soon” in the wake of rumours making the rounds over the discussions between him and the Nigeria Football Federation over who works with the ex-international. Finidi was appointed as the substantive Eagles coach April 29, beating other candidates, including fellow […]

  A Nigerian man, who identified himself simply as FBI, has challenged two-time former unified world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, to a boxing match, vowing to knock him out in the second round. Speaking with confidence, the man told Joshua to fix a fight date and time. In a new video circulating on social media […]

Former Arsenal attacker, Ian Wright, has lambasted fellow pundit Jamie Carragher for what he describes as “disrespectful” comments aimed at Manchester United midfielder Casemiro following the Red Devils’ crushing 4-0 defeat to Crystal Palace on Monday. Under the helm of Erik ten Hag, Manchester United plummeted to a new nadir on Monday night as Crystal […]

Manchester United are at risk of failing to qualify for Europe next season after a dismal 4-0 thrashing at Crystal Palace left the Red Devils eighth in the Premier League. Michael Olise scored twice, either side of goals from the in-form Jean-Philippe Mateta and Tyrick Mitchell, as the Eagles’ resurgence since the appointment of Oliver Glasner as […]

Japan’s Naoya Inoue climbed off the canvas to stop Luis Nery in six rounds to retain his undisputed super-bantamweight championship in Japan. The first knockdown of his career only lit a fire in the undefeated Inoue as he outclassed Nery in front of 55,000 fans at the Tokyo Dome. After exchanging left-hook knockdowns in the […]

Jamie Carragher, a Liverpool legend, didn’t hold back in his criticism of Manchester United’s Casemiro following his team’s 4-0 loss to Crystal Palace. Deployed as a makeshift center-back and wearing the captain’s armband in Bruno Fernandes’ absence, Casemiro endured a nightmare performance, directly involved in two of Palace’s goals. Carragher, speaking on Monday Night Football, […]

South African club, Kaizer Chiefs have been put away by the heavy price tag of Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali. Chiefs, according to reports in South Africa have keen interest in the shot stopper but can’t afford his R30m (approximately £1.3m) transfer fee. Nwabali has been linked with several clubs since his impressive performance for […]

The tragic news of weightlifter, Oleksandr Pielieshenko’s passing reverberates through the sporting world, marking the untimely demise of a two-time European champion who proudly represented Ukraine at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Amidst the tumult of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the 30-year-old athlete answered the call of duty, joining the armed forces, as confirmed […]

Manchester United legend, Paul Scholes, has expressed strong criticism towards Casemiro and Christian Eriksen following their lackluster performance in the Red Devils’ Premier League 4-0 defeat against Crystal Palace on Monday. Scholes suggested that the duo should not be at Man United. Recall that Crystal Palace dominated with two goals in each half, including strikes […]

Nigeria’s shot put thrower, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi, will continue his quest for a second successive Olympics ticket at USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix at Drake Stadium, UCLA, on May 18. The 31-year-old, who made his Olympics debut at Tokyo 2020, fell short at Tucson, Arizona over the weekend with his 20.97m effort, a far cry from the […]