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Train crushes Team Nigeria boxer in Lagos

The Nigerian boxing community reacted with shock and sadness on Wednesday to the death of National team middleweight Okosun Godwin in a train accident in Lagos. A close source who wished... Read more I nearly quit playing for Nigeria after death threats — Odion Ighalo

After helping Nigeria to the brink of African Cup of Nations return on Tuesday, Odion Ighalo has revealed that he almost quit the team following abuses and death threats he and... Read more Mayweather says ready to fight Nurmagomedov

Former world welterweight boxing champion Floyd Mayweather insisted Wednesday he plans to fight mixed martial arts star Khabib Nurmagomedov following the Russian’s victory over Conor McGregor. In comments to the TMZ... Read more Bet9ja football tournament: BJ, Rockets lock horns in final

The 4th edition of the Bet9ja Football competition for grassroots clubs has been a huge success so far, with youth clubs strutting their fine stuffs in the past two weeks in... Read more Okumagba thumbs up Eagles, Technical Crew, NFF on win over Libya •Says there’s still room for improvement

After taking a close and critical look at the second leg AFCON 2019 qualifier game between the Mediterranean Knights of Libya in Sfax, Tunisia October 16, National Chairman of Nigeria Super... Read more WINNER: Pascal Durugbor scores hat trick for Vaxjo to lift Hyundai Cup in Sweden

Just days after hitting a brace for promotion chasing Swedish Division 3 Club Vaxjo United in the league play offs, Nigeria’s sensational striker Pascal Durugbor netted a hat trick (on Wednesday)... Read more Khan withdraws offer to buy Wembley

Fulham owner Shahid Khan has withdrawn his offer to buy Wembley Stadium from the Football Association. Khan had offered £600m for the national stadium, with the FA retaining the Club Wembley... Read more Rasheedat Ajibade, Desire Oparanozie invited for Africa Women Cup of Nations

Coach Thomas Dennerby has invited 48 players for next month’s Africa Women Cup of Nations billed for Ghana. The list released on Wednesday by the Nigeria Football Federation boasts of a... Read more Even Lionel Messi would struggle at Manchester United — Paul Scholes

Paul Scholes has told ESPN FC that Alexis Sanchez’s form shows that even Lionel Messi would struggle playing for Manchester United this season. United sit eighth in the Premier League and... Read more Real Madrid protest against Girona-Barca game being played in US

Real Madrid have opposed staging a Spanish league game between Barcelona and Girona in the United States. La Liga asked the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for permission to hold the match... Read more Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez signs ‘most lucrative’ deal with sports service DAZN

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez says he has signed an “historic” contract after agreeing a reported £278m ($365m) deal with streaming service DAZN. The Mexican, who holds the WBA and WBC world middleweight... Read more Warriors celebrate NBA title with reversible rings featuring diamonds

The Golden State Warriors celebrated Ring Night in style prior to their regular-season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night. In honor of their 2017-18 NBA championship, players, coaches... Read more Mane undergoes hand surgery

Liverpool have announced that forward Sadio Mane has undergone surgery on a suspected broken thumb. Mane suffered the injury while in training with Senegal and was held out of his country's... Read more Football needs great managers like Wenger — Pires

Robert Pires hopes Arsene Wenger takes up a new job as expected in 2019, believing football needs more men like the former Arsenal manager. Wenger has been out of the game... Read more IAAF delays implementation of its new eligibility rules for female classification

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said on Tuesday it will delay the implementation of its new eligibility rules for female classification due to the legal challenge by South Africa’s... Read more Red-hot Ighalo on target as Nigeria beat Libya again to overtake South Africa in 2019 AFCON Qualifiers

A brace by Odion Ighalo and another goal by Ahmed Musa gave Nigeria’s Super Eagles a 3-2 victory over hosts Libya in Sfax, Tunisia, to move top of Group E of... Read more Egypt and Tunisia book Africa Cup of Nations tickets

North African giants Egypt and Tunisia have qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations after defeating Eswatini and Niger respectively on Tuesday. Goals either side of half time from Ahmed... Read more Ondo Govt sacks Sunshine Stars’ players, technical crew

All players of Sunshine Stars FC of Akure have been kicked out by the club owner, the Ondo State Government. Also affected by the mass sack included the team’s technical crew... Read more Morocco stunned by lowly Comoros in AFCON Qualifier

Morocco ended a bruising international break with a 2-2 draw against tiny Comoros in Mitsamiouli as El Fardou Ben Nabouhane scored a 90th-minute equaliser to keep their Africa Cup of Nations... Read more Madagascar secure first ever AFCON appearance

Madagascar have qualified for their first ever Africa Cup of Nations after defeating Equatorial Guinea 1-0 in Antananarivo on Tuesday to become the first team to join hosts Cameroon in next... Read more Gov. Umahi rewards athlete for winning African Youth Games bronze

Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi on Tuesday rewarded Miss Chidimma Nwankwo with N300,000 for winning bronze in Taekwondo at the last African Youth Games in Algiers, Algeria. The News Agency of... Read more Vincent Kompany’s father makes history, becomes Belgium’s first black mayor

Belgium has elected a black mayor for the first time – the father of international football star Vincent Kompany. Pierre Kompany topped the poll for the municipality of Ganshoren in Brussels,... Read more Man Utd boss Mourinho charged over ‘abusive’ comments

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has been charged over comments he made in Portuguese to a television camera after his side’s win over Newcastle. It is claimed Mourinho used “abusive, insulting... Read more Gareth Southgate praises Three Lions’ ‘courage’

England manager Gareth Southgate praised the “courage” of his side after they beat Spain to claim their first Uefa Nations League victory. The 3-2 loss was Spain’s first at home in... Read more Liverpool injury concerns grow as Keita carried off in Guinea clash

Naby Keita has become the latest Liverpool player to suffer an injury problem during the current international break after he was carried off the pitch in Guinea's Africa Cup of Nations... Read more Davids clinches 100m gold at Youth Olympics

South Africa Sprint sensation Luke Davids led the charge on Tuesday morning by storming to gold, as the SA Track and Field team picked up two medals on Day 9 of... Read more Johanna Konta beats Elise Mertens in Moscow first round

British number one Johanna Konta beat Elise Mertens 6-3 7-5 in the first round of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow. Konta sent a powerful forehand into the corner to break Mertens... Read more Stoffel Vandoorne confirms Formula E move in 2019

McLaren driver Stoffel Vandoorne has confirmed he will race in Formula E next year for the Mercedes-affiliated HWA Racelab team. Vandoorne has driven the last two seasons for McLaren in Formula... Read more $9.5m fraud: Trial of NFF Director, two others to continue Oct. 18

The arraignment of Christopher Andekin, a director in the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), and two other officials of the Federation on a five-count charge of fraud to the tune of $$9.5... Read more Barcelona star faces 12 years in jail for brawl with singer

Turkish prosecutors on Monday charged Barcelona player Arda Turan over a brawl with a prominent singer, asking for the footballer to be sentenced to twelve-and-a-half years in jail. The prosecutors charged... Read more