Category: SPORTS
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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…
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Former world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker has denied taking any banned substance after testing positive for cocaine in a VADA (Voluntary Anti-Doping Association) test conducted on 25 October — the same day he lost to Fabio Wardley at London’s O2 Arena. Sources revealed the positive result was for a recreational drug, not a performance enhancer.…
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Super Eagles has defeated Gabon 4-1 after extra time to advance to the next stage of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers at Stade Mohammed V in Rabat, Morocco. The match was goalless at halftime, but Akor Adams put Nigeria ahead early in the second half with Gabon equalizing near the end of regulation, pushing the…
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Rivers United claimed a hard-fought 1-0 away win against Kun Khalifat at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, climbing to fourth place in the league standings. The match was tightly contested, with both sides struggling to create clear-cut opportunities in the first half which saw Kun Khalifat, who have been enduring a poor run of form, appeared…
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Super Eagles has commenced their training camp in Rabat, Morocco, on Sunday for the 2026 FIFA World Cup playoffs. Six players—Calvin Bassey, Alex Iwobi, Samuel Chukwueze, Tolu Arokodare, Olakunle Olusegun, and Wilfred Ndidi—have already reported for duty. While Head coach Eric Chelle invited 24 players to join the squad on Saturday, the team will…
