Sport

The 2022 Commonwealth Games federation has removed the Nigerian team's gold medal from the women's 4100 metre relay because of a doping infraction. Tobi Amusan, Favour Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma, and Grace Nwokocha of Nigeria won the…

Asisat Oshoala, a Super Falcons forward from Nigeria, has been selected as a finalist for the coveted Ballon d'Or Award in 2023. The award's organiser, France Football, announced the announcement on July 7 via their official Twitter…

Randy Waldrum, the head coach of the Super Falcons, and the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) have been engaged in a verbal spat for the past week. There is a power struggle that could harm Nigeria's chances in the soon-to-be-held FIFA…

Tobi Amusan of Nigeria won the women's 100-meter hurdles event at the Stockholm Diamond League with a time of 12.52 seconds. She outperformed Pia Skrzyszowska (12.78s), who came in third, and Sarah Lavin (12.73s), who finished in…

For the Super Eagles 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone in Monrovia, Liberia, the following weekend, Super Eagles coach José Santos Peseiro has invited notable players including Victor…

Napoli is willing to deviate from the club compensation structure to retain Nigerian international Victor Osimhen in an effort to fend off interest from European teams and keep one of their prized assets for at least another season.…

Accusations that Cristiano Ronaldo and his model girlfriend are about to break up have been denounced by Ronaldo's mother as "all lies." Just a few months ago, Ronaldo was in the news in the British media because of an explosive…

The spectacular, high-profile transfer of Lionel Messi from Paris Saint-Germain to Saudi Arabia this summer is reportedly a "done deal" in France. Despite the alleged worries of his wife Antonela Roccuzzo, the 35-year-old Messi, who…

US officials have disclosed that a Texas therapist who admitted on Monday to providing banned Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare with performance-enhancing substances faces up to 10 years in jail. The Department of Justice announced…

Lionel Messi receives the Laureus Sports Award, but which athlete has received the most awards overall? The Argentine superstar received the honour twice when Lionel Messi was voted Sportsman of the Year by the Laureus World Sports…

Napoli have sealed their first Serie A title since the Diego Maradona days after a 1-1 draw at Udinese. Victor Osimhen's 22nd goal of the season ensured the single point needed to clinch the title with rivals Lazio and Juventus no…

Victor Osimhen has equalled George Weah's record for the highest African goalscorer in Serie A with 46 goals. He has also broken Samuel Eto'o's record for the most goals scored by an African player in a single Serie A Season with 22…

Erling Haaland set a new Premier League goalscoring record as title favourites Manchester City reclaimed top spot with a comfortable 3-0 win over West Ham. The prolific Norwegian raced through for league goal number 35 of the…

Cristiano Ronaldo became the world’s highest-paid athlete after his move to Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr nearly doubled his annual playing salary while Paris St Germain duo Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe round off the top three,…

Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been suspended by Paris St-Germain for two weeks after travelling to Saudi Arabia without the club’s permission this week. The trip followed the French club’s home defeat by Lorient on Sunday, in…