Category: The Sports Blog
Ex-Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi announces retirement from football
Mikel Obi, the former captain of the Super Eagles, has ended his professional football career. On Tuesday, the former Chelsea ...
Buhari rewards Tobi Amusan, other winners of the Commonwealth Games with National Honors, N200 million
On Thursday in Abuja, President Muhammadu Buhari authorized National Honors and cash prizes of N200 million for Team Nigeria’s contingents ...
Major setback for the Super Eagles as Umar Sadiq gets injured
Sunday’s loss to Getafe on the road for Real Sociedad resulted in an injury for Super Eagles striker Umar Sadiq. ...
Chelsea gives Thomas Tuchel the sack
Thomas Tuchel, Chelsea’s head coach, has been fired following a run of underwhelming results, including the club’s loss in its ...
Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, and Tiger Woods lead the career honors after Serena Williams’ exit from the US Open.
Williams lost to Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round of the US Open; the 40-year-old is anticipated to retire from ...
Falconets spotted sleeping on the ground in Turkey airport after knockout from U20 Women’s World Cup
Online images have shown Nigeria’s Super Falconets sleeping on chairs and on the ground at an airport in Istanbul, Turkey. ...
Falconets exit Women’s World Cup following defeat to Netherlands
Nigeria was eliminated from the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup on Sunday after losing to the Netherlands 2-0. At their ...
U20 Women’s World Cup: The Falconets defeat Canada and advance to the quarterfinals to play the Netherlands
The Falconets defeated Canada 3-1 at the Estadio Alajuela Morera Soto early on Thursday to complete their group stage campaign ...
Former Manchester United player, Ryan Giggs, charged with headbutting former girlfriend
Former Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs has been charged with assault for headbutting his ex-girlfriend Kate Greville. The Manchester United ...
Legendary tennis player, Serena Williams, has announced her retirement
The tennis champion of the United States, Serena Williams, declared on Tuesday that “the countdown has begun” to her retirement ...
‘I don’t believe these times’: Track legend questions Tobi Amusan’s new world record
Tobi Amusan of Nigeria broke the women’s 100-meter hurdles world record on Monday at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, ...
Wike awards each Rivers United player N12 million for winning the NPFL
The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, gave each player of the state-owned team, Rivers United a cash prize of ...
10 Nigerians to watch at the World’s Athletic Championship
The World Athletics Championships kicks off on Friday, May 15th in Oregon, USA. With a total of nine (9) medals, ...
Nigeria’s Adesanya defeats Cannonier to retain UFC middleweight title
Nigerian boxer Israel Adesanya defeated Jarred Cannonier via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45) to retain the UFC middleweight championship. Adesanya ...
Okagbare’s ban has been extended, affecting Nigeria’s placement in World Relay Championships
The world of Nigeria’s former sprint queen, Blessing Okagbare, has been further shattered as new evidence of doping infringements have ...
How Nigeria’s Super Eagles thumped Sao Tomé and Príncipe, scoring ‘too many goals’
If you watched the match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Falcons and True Parrots of São Tomé ...
#UCLfinal: Real Madrid are champions for the 14th time!
Out of the 14 finals they’ve played so far, Los Blancos have won 13, and this is their 15th UEFA ...
Former Sporting Lisbon coach and others who have been listed for the Super Eagles coaching job
Former Sporting coach in line for Super Eagles coaching job
#NGAGHA: Super Eagles lose World Cup qualifier match against Ghana
An early goal from Thomas Partey was enough to secure Ghana’s place at the 2022 Qatar World Cup as they ...
#YNaijaSportsExtra: Messi talks about Neymar and his need for a psychologist
Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi who rarely airs his opinions had the most personal interview we have seen of him with ...
#YNaijaSportsExtra: Messi makes a case for football GOAT as he overtakes Pele
Lionel Messi since the start of his career in Spanish club Barcelona has been nothing short of phenomenal. His impression ...
#YNaijaSportsExtra: Anthony Joshua and Fury set to fight without their titles on the line
The last two years for heavyweight boxing has rested on the shoulders of three exceptional athletes: Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury ...
#YNaijaSportsAnalysis: Ronaldo to Man-U and Pogba to Juventus, seems like a good deal
It may seem like a totally ridiculous idea but there has been talk of Manchester United considering the prospect of ...
#YNaijaSportsExtra: Man Utd forward, Cavani, may be tagged a racist after using the “N” word
With the cancel culture, sometimes the banter culture taking full effect on social media, people find themselves walking on eggshells ...
#YNaijaSportsAnalysis: Is Anthony Joshua going to accept the biggest fight of his career?
Nigerian-British heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, this past weekend, put up another commanding performance, as he dominated his opponent Kubrat ...
#YNaijaSportsExtra: Barcelona set to butt heads with PSG | #UCLDraw
The group stages of the UEFA Champions League came to an end on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, and with it ...
“I will end you tomorrow” – Pulev threatens Anthony Joshua ahead of world title fight
To cap the year off for boxing fans round the world, unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua was booked to take ...
#YNaijaSportsExtra: Surprising racist slurs are still used in the football world, see example | #BlackLivesMatter
Last night’s UEFA Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain FC and Istanbul Basaksehir FK, ended in a bit of a ...
#YNaijaSportsAnalysis: Is Messi still ahead after Ronaldo’s victory? See Stats
The football world last night got treated to arguably the biggest and certainly the most anticipated match of the UEFA ...
Could Mayweather’s return be an attempt to salvage Black American pride?
Former five-weight boxing world champion and flamboyant boxer, Floyd Money Mayweather, has announced his return to boxing after a three-year ...
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