Nigeria’s Flamingos Defeat U.S., Advance To Their First-ever Semifinal
Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team, The Flamingos, proved bookmakers wrong yesterday by defeating pre-championship favourite, the United States of America, in the quarterfinals of the ongoing India 2022 U-17 Women’s World Cup. The Flamingos won 4-3 on penalty to advance to the semi-finals, marking Nigeria’s first appearance in the competition’s final four. At the end […]
Aston Villa Sacked Steven Gerrard After The Defeat At Fulham
Aston Villa Football Club can confirm that Head Coach Steven Gerrard has left the club with immediate effect. Aston Villa has fired manager Steven Gerrard following Thursday’s 3-0 Premier League defeat at Fulham. Villa have only won twice in the league this season, sitting above the relegation zone on goals scored. A club spokesman said: […]
Tyson Fury To Defend World Heavyweight Title Against Derek Chisora
Tyson Fury will defend his world heavyweight title in an all-British trilogy fight against Derek Chisora in London on December 3 after the collapse of negotiations for a prospective showdown with Anthony Joshua. The bout against Chisora, whom Fury beat in 2011 and 2014, will take place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and will be […]
Elnaz Rekabi: Crowd Greet Iranian Climber Who Broke Hijab Rule On Return
A large crowd at Tehran airport greeted an Iranian sport climber who competed without a headscarf at a competition in South Korea, calling her a “heroine”. Elnaz Rekabi, 33, broke Iran’s strict dress code – but later said her hijab had fallen off “inadvertently”. Many are sceptical about the reason she gave in an Instagram […]
Benzema Crowned 2022 Ballon d’Or Winner
Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema, has been named Ballon d’Or winner for 2022. The French international enjoyed a remarkable 2021-22 campaign at Santiago Bernabeu, with a stunning 44-goal haul helping Los Blancos to La Liga and Champions League titles. The 34-year-old found the net on 27 occasions in the Spanish top flight last season and […]
Yankees Lose 6-5 To Guardians In Game 3 Of ALDS
Rookie Óscar González hit a two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning, rallying the Cleveland Guardians to a 6-5 win over the New York Yankees on Saturday night to take a 2-1 lead in their AL Division Series. González, a hero earlier in the postseason as well, lined a 1-2 pitch from Clarke […]
World Cup: Reece James Set To Miss Qatar 2022
With just 34 days to the world cup in Qatar Chelsea has confirmed that Reece has sustained an injury that will cost him his world place with his country England. Chelsea Football Club yesterday released the official statement that “following the knee injury sustained in our away match against AC Milan, Reece has received treatment […]
Sunday Dare Urges New NFF President To Improve All Levels Of Football
The newly elected president of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Musa has been charged by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare to improve football at all levels across the country. Dare made the request during the NFF leaders’ courtesy visit to the President’s office at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja. According to […]
2022 FIFA World Cup: Qatar Hires Third Cruise Ship To Serve As Floating Hotel
With less than two months until the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the host country has reportedly hired a third cruise ship to serve as a floating hotel to accommodate more visitors. Over a million people are expected to visit Qatar during the competition. The Arab country, on the other hand, […]
Haaland To Help Convince Bellingham Move To City
Manchester City have emerged as a strong candidate in the race to sign Borussia Dortmund midfielder, Jude Bellingham. The 19-year-old has previously been linked with Liverpool and Real Madrid but City have been handed a boost in their pursuit of the midfielder with the help of former Dortmund teammate, Erling Haaland, who believes his former […]
