Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) will attempt to get Kylian Mbappe to sign a new contract after fending off interest from Real Madrid, the Parisien newspaper reported on Wednesday. PSG rejected a Real Madrid bid for the France striker in spite of…
Cristiano Ronaldo has spoken of his desire to “win great things” in his second stint with English Premier League (EPL) side Manchester United Football Club. The 36-year-old Portugal forward completed a sensational return to Manchester United on transfer deadline day,…
…as Makinde unveils Lekan Salami Sports Complex Former Vice-President Abubakar Atiku, Chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu and his Edo State counterpart, Governor Godwin Obaseki as well as the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick,…
Nigeria’s D’Tigers on Tuesday ended their 2021 FIBA AfroBasket campaign on a sour note with a 68-80 loss to lowly-rated Uganda in Kigali, Rwanda. The Nigerian senior men’s basketball team who were the competition’s champions in 2015 had qualified for…
The pair of Ahmed Koleosho and Isau Ogunkunle on Tuesday failed to reach the semi-finals of their men’s team event of the table tennis competition at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. This was after the duo lost 0-2 to the French…
The pair of Tajudeen Agunbiade and Alabi Olufemi on Tuesday in Tokyo qualified for the semi-finals of the men’s team event of the table tennis competition at the 2020 Paralympics. In the Class 9 to 10 quarter-final fixtures at the…
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has lauded Nigeria’s contingent to the ongoing Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, describing them as global ambassadors worth emulating. The minister’s commendation is contained in a statement by his Special Assistant on…
Borussia Dortmund winger, Thorgan Hazard has been ruled out of Belgium’s upcoming internationals, due to injury, the national team said on Tuesday. The 28-year-old was last week named in manager Roberto Martinez’s squad for World Cup qualifiers against Estonia, the…
Juventus FC have reached an agreement with Manchester United FC for the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo for an initial 15 million euros (12.86 million pounds), the Serie A club has announced. Man-U last Friday announced they had secured a deal…
Robert Lewandowski has finally laid hands on another well-deserved trophy! The Pole was presented with the award for Germany’s Footballer of the Year 2021 by “Kicker” editor-in-chief Jörg Jakob on Saturday before kick-off in the home match against Hertha Berlin.…
