Category: SPORTS
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Lobi Stars Football Club has indefinitely suspended its Technical Adviser, Coach Bala Mohammed, due to poor performance. The decision was taken after an emergency meeting of the club’s Interim Management Committee in Makurdi. The club cited the team’s results as the reason for the suspension, noting that Lobi Stars earned only seven points from six…
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Pep Guardiola has praised Manchester City’s ruthless performance after their 3–0 Premier League win over Crystal Palace, calling it a strong statement to cap an excellent week. Erling Haaland scored twice and Phil Foden added a standout goal as City claimed a fourth straight league victory, moving within two points of leaders Arsenal. Guardiola highlighted…
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Nigeria Football Federation official has confirmed that Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle will soon receive his overdue three months’ salaries and bonuses ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Chelle, who led Nigeria to the World Cup playoff, has not yet officially complained about the non-payment. However, the Nigeria Football Federation NFF…
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Unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has identified Deontay Wilder as his preferred opponent for his next fight. After stopping Daniel Dubois in July to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion, Usyk vacated his WBO belt, allowing Fabio Wardley to be elevated to full champion. Usyk said he finds a fight with Wilder “interesting,” citing the…
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Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, is beginning their 2027 FIBA World Cup African qualifiers with a crucial mindset, knowing they cannot afford another World Cup absence after the football team’s failure to qualify. The campaign starts in Tunis against host nation Tunisia, with Rwanda and Guinea also in their group. With only five African spots…
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Heartland Queens resumed their Nigeria Women’s Football League campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 victory, OVER Ekiti Queens in a tense and entertaining encounter. Ekiti Queens struck first after taking advantage of an early defensive lapse by Heartland, with Amarachi Okoronkwo putting the visitors ahead. Heartland Queens pushed forward in search of an equaliser and were eventually rewarded…
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Former Nigeria Football Federation President Amaju Pinnick has attributed the Super Eagles’ failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup partly to the new qualification format, which differed from the 2018 structure. He argued that Nigeria would have qualified under the previous system. He said this During the Big Sport Dialogue in Ikoyi, as he…
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Everton has earned a stunning and rare 1–0 victory at Old Trafford despite playing with 10 men for over 75 minutes. Idrissa Gueye was sent off just 13 minutes into the match after slapping teammate Michael Keane during a heated exchange, an incident reminiscent of past infamous teammate bust-ups. Everton had already lost captain Seamus…
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Heartland FC has earned their first win in the 2024/25 Nigeria National League season with a 2–1 victory over Edel FC in Owerri. They took the lead just 45 seconds in when Murphy Ndukwu finished a sharp run into the box. Also, Joel Okoro doubled the advantage before halftime with a deflected long-range strike. Additionally,…
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Nigeria’s quest to qualify for the 2026 World Cup has ended in disappointment after a 4-3 penalty shootout loss to DR Congo in the African play-off final in Rabat, Morocco. Both teams were vying for a spot in the inter-continental play-off, which will determine the final World Cup qualifiers. Nigeria took an early lead through…
