London-based boxer Sherif Lawal has died after he collapsed in the ring during his professional debut on Sunday. In the opening bout of a four-fight card promoted by Costakis Evangelou, 29-year-old Lawal took on Malam Varela in a bout scheduled for six rounds at Harrow Leisure Centre. In the fourth round, a right hand from Varela […]
Finidi George was officially confirmed as Nigeria’s new coach on Monday — becoming the 10th indigenous coach to manage the Super Eagles in two decades. The former Ajax and Real Betis player has agreed to take over the team currently third in Group C of the African World Cup qualifiers having missed out on the last […]
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Gusau, has assured that newly appointed Super Eagles coach, Finidi George, will be provided with a house in the area of his choice and a driver to ensure smooth operation of his job, The PUNCH reports. Gusau made these promises during the official unveiling of Finidi as Eagles […]
Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez is set to decide the futures of four players in the squad. They are Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Andriy Lunin and Lucas Vazquez. The current contracts of Modric and Kroos will end this June, while Lunin and Vazquez are expected to extend their deals. This was confirmed by football transfer […]
The Super Eagles will now report to camp on Tuesday, May 28, for their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying fixture against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa. The players were earlier scheduled to arrive camp on Saturday, June 1. The team will now converge in Uyo three days earlier to begin preparations for the crucial […]
The Nigeria Football Federation will, today in Abuja, stage an unveiling ceremony to formally present to the public, Mr. Finidi George, as the new substantive Head Coach of the Senior Men National Team, Super Eagles. The Nigeria Football Federation will, today in Abuja, stage an unveiling ceremony to formally present to the public, Mr. Finidi […]
Kylian Mbappe scored on his final home appearance as a Paris Saint-Germain player on Sunday but the French champions suffered a surprise 3-1 defeat against Toulouse on the night they picked up the Ligue 1 championship trophy. Mbappe confirmed in a video posted on social media on Friday that he would be leaving PSG when his […]
Sports Development minister, Senator John Owan Enoh has hailed world record holder in the 100m hurdles, Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan for posting the world’s leading time of 12.40s at the Jamaican Athletics Invitational Sunday. While urging her to keep soaring in the sport, Senator Enoh stressed that her performance is a sign that Nigeria is set […]
Amateur fighters are jostling for the available slots as Nigeria continues to prepare their contingent with the maiden Mixed Martial Arts National Amateur Championship which will be used to select the country’s team for the 2024 MMA World Championship 2024 in Jakarta, Indonesia by December. The series saw fighters from the northwest and central zones of […]
A total number of 22 teams have arrived in Benin City for the 2024 phase one of the Ardova Handball Premier League which begins on Monday (today). The top tier league, the biggest handball event in Nigeria, was initially scheduled for April 28 to May 11 but was shifted to afford the participating teams adequate […]
