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Former top-ranked sumo wrestler resigns following scandal

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Former sumo wrestler Takanohana, who held the top rank of ‘yokozuna’, handed his resignation to the Japan Sumo Association (JSA)…

Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi, coach Rohr disagree on Luka Modric

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, John Mikel Obi and Coach Gernot Rohr disagreed on whether Croatian Luka Modric should be…

Luka Modric is World Footballer of the Year

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric has been named the Best Men’s Player at The Best FIFA Football Awards…

Turkey plans to host Euro 2024

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Turkey deserves to host the 2024 European Championship because it represents a “new frontier” that will bring great economic gains,…

France Football magazine announces Ballon d’Or for women

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A women’s Ballon d’Or will be awarded for the first time this year with a shortlist of 15 nominees to…

Spanish Players Association rejects U.S. game

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

La Liga’s plan to host a game in the U.S. suffered another blow on Monday when the Spanish Football Players’…

France boss Deschamps defends ‘misunderstood’ Pogba

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

France manager Didier Deschamps believes Paul Pogba’s strained relationship with the media is due to the “unfair criticism” he has…

FIBA Women’s World Cup: D’Tigress stun Turkey to make basketball history

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Nigeria made history at the ongoing FIBA Women’s World Cup in Spain as the national women’s team stunned Turkey 74-68…

Tiger Woods wins again

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Tiger Woods has done it again, winning his 80th PGA tour trophy and ending a five year drought. The 14…

Pique rescues draw for Barcelona

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Gerard Pique rescued 10-man Barcelona in a pulsating Catalan derby against Girona after Clement Lenglet was shown a red card…

Ronaldo scores as Juventus maintain perfect start

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Cristiano Ronaldo struck nine minutes from time to break Frosinone's resistance and help Juventus maintain their 100% start to the…

City put five goals past Cardiff

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Sergio Aguero marked his 300th Manchester City appearance with his 205th goal for the club as the Premier League champions…

Liverpool thrash Southampton 3-0

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Liverpool maintained their perfect start to the season as they returned to the top of the Premier League table with…

Aubameyang’s father named new co-coach of Gabon

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Former captains Pierre Aubame and Daniel Cousin have been named as co-coaches of Gabon after the dismissal last week of…

De Bruyne hopes to return against Manchester United

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne is recovering ahead of schedule from a knee injury and hopes to return to…

Povetkin toughest fight since Klitschko’s bout – Joshua

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua expects his title defence against Russian Alexander Povetkin on Saturday to be his toughest fight…

Pinnick promises greater focus on youth programmes

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Amaju Pinnick, the re-elected President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) , on Thursday promised to focus more on youth…

FIFA congratulates Pinnick on re-election as NFF President

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Gianni Infantino, President of World Football ruling body, FIFA has sent a congratulatory message to Amaju Pinnick on his re-election…

FIFA Ranking: Nigeria now 48th, 4th in Africa

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Nigeria moved one place from 49th position to 48th in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking as Belgium and France share the…

Amaju Pinnic re-elected NFF President

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Amaju Pinnic has been re-elected as President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

Pogba hits brace as United thrash Young Boys 3-0

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Paul Pogba scored twice as Manchester United opened their Champions League Group H campaign with a comfortable win over Young…

Madrid put three goals past Roma

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Real Madrid got their Champions League defence off to a winning start thanks to a comfortable victory over Roma.

Champions League: City crumble at Etihad to Lyon

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Manchester City's Champions League campaign got off to a poor start as the Premier League champions suffered a surprise defeat…

GOtv Boxing Has Revived Our Hopes, Says Best Boxer

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Adeyemi Opeyemi Elijah, the best boxer at the recently concluded GOtv Boxing NextGen 4 in Abeokuta, Ogun State has commended…

Golden Eaglets embark on break

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Nduka Ugbade, Assistant Coach of the Golden Eaglets on Wednesday said that the players had embarked on some days rest…

North, South Korea agree to pursue joint 2032 Olympic Games bid

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The two Koreans have agreed to pursue a bid to co-host the 2032 Olympic Games, they said in a joint…

Firmino’s injury time goal gives Liverpool 3-2 victory over PSG

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Roberto Firmino's injury-time winner gave Liverpool a dramatic 3-2 victory over Paris St-Germain in their opening Champions League Group C…

Inter Milan down Tottenham 2-1 at home

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Late goals from Mauro Icardi and Matias Vecino stunned Tottenham as Inter Milan celebrated their return to the Champions League…

Messi hits hat-trick as Barcelona put four goals past PSV

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Lionel Messi scored his 48th career hat-trick as Barcelona thrashed Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven in their opening Champions League group…

Arsenal chief Gazidis moves to AC Milan

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Arsenal Chief Executive, Ivan Gazidis will leave the Premier League team to join Italy’s AC Milan in the latest move…

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