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Bayern Munich playmaker, Jamal Musiala, has insisted he is not trying to be the next Lionel Messi. According to the 21-year-old, that would be an “impossible mission”. Musiala is widely regarded as one of the hottest prospects in world football. The Germany international has been tipped to fight for the Ballon d’Or award in the […]

English Premier League trio Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea are all looking likely to miss out on Napoli’s Victor Osimhen as French giants Paris Saint-Germain have decided to pay the €120m release clause in the Nigerian’s current contract, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. After a successful four-year spell at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, the Nigeria international is expected […]

President of the Nigeria Chess Federation, DIG Sani Mohammed (retd.), has congratulated the new Guinness World Record holder for the longest chess marathon, Tunde Onakyoya, following his record-breaking chess feat, describing him as a great chess ambassador, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Onakoya broke the 56 hours, nine minutes and 37 seconds achieved in 2018 by Norwegians Hallvard Haug […]

The boxing community has rallied behind coach Lasisi Mayowa, affectionately known as Coach Mayor, by donating a total of N402,000 to aid his medical treatment, The PUNCH reports. Mayowa, a revered figure in the boxing fraternity, is currently undergoing treatment for a severe kidney problem at the University College Hospital in Ibadan, after being transferred […]

Jurgen Klopp conceded Liverpool need a collapse from Arsenal and Manchester City to win the Premier League after a shock 2-0 defeat at Everton on Wednesday. Klopp tasted defeat in front of a crowd in the Merseyside derby for the first time to leave the Reds’ title hopes hanging by a thread. Liverpool trail Arsenal […]

The father of Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya, Pa Onakoya, has said that he was never in support of his son playing chess, stating that he never knew that Chess would make him popular. According to him, when Tunde was a child, whenever he saw him playing chess, he would pack everything away because he […]

Nigeria was on Wednesday announced as winner of the International Cricket Council’s Cricket Initiative of The Year 2023 in Africa, with the PwC National U-17 Championship, which has ran for five years, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The country was among the 21 nations celebrated by the ICC following another ground-breaking effort on and off the field […]

After scoring nine times in 30 games for Alaves on his debut season in Spanish LaLiga, Samuel Omorodion is poised to join Atletico Madrid’s first team for next season barring any last-minute change, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Atletico have high hopes for the 19-year-old they signed last summer and the expectation has been that he will […]

Despite being on top of the 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League table, Enugu Rangers coach, Fidelis Ilechukwu, has said winning the title this season is not the primary target given to him by his employers, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The seven-time champions are currently topping the table with 54 points after 31 matches, two points […]