Tag: Sports
League mourns again as another player dies
Barely three days after the passing of former Enyimba, Sunshine Stars and Nasarawa United forward, Chinedu Udechukwu, the Nigeria Professional Football League has been thrown into mourning again with the demise of former Kano...
I made mistake in World Cup final — Referee
The referee that officiated the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar, Szymon Marciniak, has said he made a mistake during his officiating at the Lusial Stadium.
The Poland referee has been widely praised by...
Ten Hag confirms contract extensions for Rashford, Shaw, Dalot, Fred
Manchester United have triggered one-year extension clauses in the contracts of Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw, Diogo Dalot, and Fred, Erik ten Hag has confirmed.
With United three points adrift of the Premier League’s top...
AFCON: Nigeria to battle host nation Egypt, Senegal, Mozambique
Super Seven-time champions Nigeria will square up to host nation Egypt, Senegal and Mozambique in the group stage of the 2023 Africa U20 Cup of Nations finals scheduled for Egypt, February 19 – March...
Arteta wants Arsenal to seize title as EPL returns
Mikel Arteta has urged leaders Arsenal to carry on from where they left off by winning their first Premier League title since 2004 when English football’s top-flight resumes after the World Cup break.
The...
Joshua has failed – Fury
WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, has given a harsh criticism of his boxing rival and countryman Anthony Joshua tagging the British-Nigerian a failure.
The duo failed to make a fight deal earlier this year...
Former Leicester boss Ranieri makes Cagliari return
Claudio Ranieri has been unveiled as the new coach of Cagliari, with the former Leicester City manager returning to his former club for a second stint.
The 71-year-old was previously in charge of the Serie...
French World Cup winner Matuidi retires from football
Blaise Matuidi, a World Cup winner with France in 2018, said on Friday he was retiring, a year after he last played.
The 35-year-old, who started the World Cup final win over Croatia in...
US soccer league bans Salt Bae from attending final
US Open soccer league has banned celebrity chef, Salt Bae, from attending its soccer final match following the chef’s fiasco at the 2022 World Cup final celebration.
The Turkish chef had come under criticism...
France launch official complaint against Emi Martinez
The French FA has launched an official complaint after World Cup-winning Argentina goalkeeper Emi Martinez taunted beaten France hero Kylian Mbappe.
Mbappe scored a hat-trick in the World Cup final but that was not enough...