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Bosnia and Herzegovina ended their World Cup group campaign with a vital 3-1 victory over Qatar, boosting their qualification hopes. The European side dominated early proceedings, with teenager Kerim Alajbegović producing a stunning strike to open the scoring. Bosnia doubled their advantage after Qatar conceded an own goal, before Mahmić added another goal. Qatar captain ...
The Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory Football Association (FCT FA), Adam Mouktar Mohammed, has commended the introduction of a ₦1 billion prize money for winners of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). The Newsmen report that the Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Shehu Dikko, on Tuesday announced a minimum of ₦1 billion ...
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in Portugal’s 5-0 thrashing of Uzbekistan on Tuesday in Houston. The Al-Nassar forward gave Portugal the lead in the six minute when he converted Joao Cancelo’s low cross from the right. The goal made Ronaldo the only player to score in six different World Cups. The former Real Madrid man scored ...
National women’s 100m hurdles champion, Adaobi Tabugbo, has described her Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) trials victory as a major milestone. The American-born Nigerian athlete secured the women’s 100m hurdles title in Lagos, overcoming the absence of record holder, Tobi Amusan. Tabugbo told the report that the Tuesday triumph rewarded her perseverance after a difficult ...
The Champions of the 2026/2027 Nigeria Professional Football Leaegue (NPFL ) will receive a minimum prize money of N 1 billion, the highest financial reward in Nigerian domestic football. Shehu Dikko, the Chairman of the National Sports Commission ( NSC) stated this while adressing newsmen after a high-level strategic meeting of the commission and the ...
The Comptroller of Special Duties, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Haniel Hadison, has commended the leadership of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, for inspiring the success of the service’s sporting teams. Hadison gave the commendation on Monday after the Nigeria Customs men’s volleyball team defeated UCEM Volleyball Club of Enugu 3-0 in the ongoing 2026 ...
COAS Spikers on Monday extended their unbeaten run in the ongoing 2026 National Premier Volleyball League in Abuja, with a 3-1 victory over Nigeria Correctional Service. The report states that the Army side won the encounter 25-22, 28-26, 23-25, 25-23 to record their eighth consecutive victory of the season. COAS Spikers took the opening set ...
The Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) has apologised to DavNotch Nigeria Limited over the disruption of matches at the ongoing sixth DavNotch Open Tennis Championship in Abuja, following a protest by players. The report states that matches were temporarily suspended on Monday after some players boycotted their opening-round matches to protest over prize money and welfare ...
Lionel Messi has officially cemented his place as the most prolific goalscorer in World Cup history after netting against Austria on Monday to bring his career tournament tally to 17 goals. The historic moment arrived in the 38th minute of Argentina’s second group-stage fixture. Stepping up to erase the memory of an earlier penalty miss, ...
Tunisia suffered a 4-0 defeat to Japan in their second Group F match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Monterrey, Mexico, on Saturday. The loss followed Tunisia’s 5-1 defeat to Sweden in their opening match, a result that led to the departure of coach Sabri Lamouchi. The North Africans were unable to improve their ...
Germany came from behind to defeat Ivory Coast 2-1 in a thrilling FIFA World Cup Group E encounter. The victory strengthened Germany’s chances of reaching the knockout stage after another impressive tournament display. Both teams entered the match with victories from their opening fixtures, raising expectations for a close contest. Germany had earlier defeated Curacao ...
The Netherlands delivered a dominant display by defeating Sweden 5-1 in their FIFA World Cup Group F encounter. The Dutch combined attacking quality with defensive discipline to strengthen their knockout stage ambitions. From the opening whistle, the Netherlands showed greater urgency and purpose against a struggling Swedish side. Their high pressing unsettled Sweden and paid ...
Etoro Bassey on Saturday emerged champion of the women’s singles event at the 2026 Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Open National Tennis Championship after defeating Success Ogunjobi 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 in the final. The Newsmen report that the grand finale of the 47th edition of the championship was held at the tennis courts of the ...
Nigeria suffered an 11-run defeat to Rwanda in a closely contested match at the Kwibuka Women’s T20 Tournament in Kigali on Friday. The report states that a spirited half-century by Esther Sandy and a four-wicket haul by Christabel Chukwuonye were not enough to secure victory for the Yellow-Greens. Nigeria finished on 120 for nine in ...
The Head Coach of the Super Eagles, Eric Chelle, has advised players of Nigeria’s U20 national team, the Flying Eagles, to remain focused and disciplined as they prepare for the forthcoming WAFU B U20 Tournament. Chelle gave the advice during a visit to the team’s training session on Friday evening at the main bowl of ...
Nigeria’s Female YellowGreens fought bravely but lost by 11 runs to hosts Rwanda Women at the Kwibuka T20 Tournament 2026. The match was played at the Gahanga Cricket Oval in Kigali, where Nigeria showed resilience in spite of the defeat. Esther Sandy and Christabel Chukwuonye produced standout performances, giving Nigeria positives ahead of their next ...
Doma United Football Club of Gombe State, on Thursday, unveiled former Enyimba International FC, and Crown FC Coach, Deji Ayeni as its new Technical Adviser. Suleiman Umar-Reme, Doma United Team Manager confirmed this in an interview with the News reporters in Gombe on Thursday. Umar-Reme said that Ayeni’s addition was part of efforts by the ...
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has called on his teammates and Nigerians to remain focused on the future despite the disappointment of failing to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, admitting that missing the tournament for a second consecutive time has been difficult to accept. The Galatasaray forward addressed the issue during a recent ...
Harry Kane has disclosed that a stirring half-time team talk from Thomas Tuchel, during which the England manager challenged his players to "show the world what we can be", proved pivotal in securing victory in England's opening match of the 2026 World Cup. Croatia twice fought back before the interval after Kane had drawn level ...
Liverpool have reached an agreement to sign Victor Munoz from Osasuna, with the transfer subject to the granting of a work permit and international clearance. The forward, who is currently representing Spain at the World Cup, underwent a medical examination at the national team's training base in Tennessee, United States, before signing a long-term contract ...
COAS Spikers Men’s Volleyball Club on Wednesday defeated Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) 3-0 in the ongoing 2026 National Premier Volleyball League in Abuja. The Army side won the match 26-24, 25-19, 25-15 at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium. The report states that the victory was COAS Spikers’ ...
Kwara United Queens FC will resume camping activities on June 26 as part of preparations for their maiden appearance in the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL). A statement issued in Ilorin Wednesday night by the club’s Secretary, Mardiyyah Yusuf said all players were expected to report to the team’s camp between June 26 and June ...
England began their World Cup campaign with a dramatic 4-2 victory over Croatia after a thrilling encounter filled with attacking football and late excitement. The Three Lions started brightly and were rewarded in the 12th minute when captain Harry Kane converted a penalty to give England the lead. Croatia responded strongly and levelled the contest ...
