Israel Adesanya who has remain undefeated UFC Champion, has knocked out Brazilian Paulo Costa in the second round on Sunday, to retain his UFC middleweight title in Abu Dhabi. After the fight, Adesanya called out Jared Cannonier as his next opponent, Adesanya said: “I said it before, Anderson Silver left […]
The Nigeria Football Federation has unveiled new kit for Super Eagles and Super Falcons. According to NFF, the new kit will be used from 2020 to 2022. This was made known to the public on Sunday September 20, via Twitter with pictures of some of the team players including Samuel […]
Barely three months after she dumped Arsenal to become a Manchester United fan, Nigerian Disc jockey and singer Dj Cuppy has been unveiled as part of Manchester United’s new jersey campaign advert. The English football club Manchester United on Tuesday unveiled their third kit which is designed by sports kit giant Adidas […]
Nigeria plans to feature in the African Junior and Youths Weightlifting Championships slated for between Dec. 5 and Dec. 11, in Nairobi, Kenya, an official has said. Christopher Nwadei, Technical Director, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF) told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja that the tournament would serve […]
Lionel Messi said on Friday he will stay at Barcelona, insisting he could never go to court against “the club of his life”. But he launched a stinging attack on Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu, accusing him of going back on an agreement to let him leave for free at […]
Serena Williams came back from the brink to start her first tournament in six months with a win. A rusty Williams overcame fellow American Bernarda Pera 4-6 6-4 6-1 in the opening round of the inaugural Top Seed Open in Lexington, Kentucky. Williams, the Open era Grand Slam record-holder, was in trouble […]
Michael Ojo, a Nigerian basketball player who previously played for Red Star Belgrade, died at the age of 27 during a training session in the Serbian capital on Friday, the club said. “We are deeply saddened by the news”, Red Star’s spokesperson Igor Vujicin told AFP. The club couldn’t confirm […]
Anthony Joshua will fight Kubrat Pulev in December, according to the Brit’s promoter Eddie Hearn. He will fight his mandatory IBF challenger Kubrat Pulev in December to defend his three world heavyweight titles at London’s O2 Arena as a possible location. Hearn told ESPN: “We know AJ’s only going to […]
Nigerian entrepreneur, Nneka Ede has become the first African woman to own a European football club after buying Lusitano Ginasio Clube, a Portuguese third division side. According to a statement on Thursday, Ede secured 100 percent ownership of the 108-years-old club which last played in the Portuguese top-flight division in […]
British MMA fighter, Jahreau Shepherd, 30, has tragically died. The welterweight champion, nicknamed ‘The Nightmare’ is believed to have died suddenly on Saturday, with no cause of death yet confirmed. Shepherd’s MMA promoters’ the contenders’ in a tweet via its official Twitter account on Sunday, confirmed Jahreau Shepherd’s death. The […]
