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  Falconets vs France Nigeria’s under-20 National Women’s Football Team (Falconets) defeated France 1- 0 in their opening game of the ongoing FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica on Friday at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San Jose. Nigeria’s women, playing in group C, began their opening match …

Reigning West African Boxing Union (WABU) champion, Taiwo “Esepo” Agbaje and former national middleweight champion, Abolaji “Afonja Warrior” Rasheed, will headline the 26th edition of Nigeria’s premier boxing show, GOtv Boxing Night, on 20 August. This was disclosed in Lagos yesterday by Flykite Productions, organisers of the show, who said …

Serena Williams has announced plans to retire from tennis, but she admitted the decision was difficult. Williams, who has won 23 Grand Slam singles crowns, disclosed this to Vogue. The legendary tennis player had brushed off talks of retirement after the opening-round Wimbledon loss to Harmony Tan in June. She …

President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed Tobi Amusan for winning the women’s 100m hurdles gold medal for Nigeria at the World Athletics Championship 2022. Speaking through his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Monday, the president joined Nigerians to celebrate Amusan, “who in one night stunned the athletics …

Manchester United hope to finalise a £46 million deal for defender Lisandro Martinez on Wednesday with a delegation of officials set to meet with Ajax CEO Edwin van der Sar today for ‘final negotiations’. Ajax have turned down three bids from Man United for Martinez, with the Dutch giants holding …

The Super Falcons of Nigeria have promised to redeem their image when they file out against Botswana in a must win Group C encounter on Thursday. The Falcons failed to impress  against the Bayana Bayana of South Africa during their opening match in the ongoing Womens African Cup of Nations, …

Manchester City Manchester City have signed Arminia Bielefeld goalkeeper, Stefan Ortega, on a three-year deal. The 29-year-old joins the English Premier League (EPL) champions as back-up to Ederson after his deal expired with the recently-relegated Bundesliga side. U.S. international Zack Steffen was number two last season but he is now …

Juergen Klopp Jürgen Klopp was proud but disappointed after seeing his Liverpool side miss out on the 2021/2022 English Premier League (EPL) title to Manchester City on Sunday. A rollercoaster afternoon saw the Reds’ fans buoyed by Manchester City’s struggles against Aston Villa. On the other hand, they willed their …

Pep Guardiola lauded Manchester City’s stars and title rivals Liverpool after Sunday’s breathless comeback victory secured a fourth Premier League triumph in five years and sparked bedlam. A decade on from Sergio Aguero sealing the crown in a jaw-dropping 3-2 final day win, a rocking Etihad Stadium witnessed similar drama. …

The Federation International of Football Association, FIFA, has suspended Russia from the 2022 FIFA World in Qatar scheduled for November this year. The Gianni Infantino-led FIFA expelled the Eastern European Country following its invasion of Ukraine. Joining the World Soccer body in announcing the expulsion of Russia, the Union of …