Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi will not play in this week’s MLS All-Stars Game, Major League Soccer (MLS) said on Monday. This has come eight days after the Argentine superstar left the Copa America final match with an ankle injury. Messi…
The national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, are to play Serbia in an Olympics warm-up game at the Belgrade Arena, starting at 17:00 GMT (5 pm Nigerian time). This is the team’s second match ahead of the Women’s Basketball Tournament of…
Pope Francis has urged for an Olympic truce during the upcoming Paris Games, highlighting the Games’ historical role as promoters of peace rather than conflict. “The Olympic Games, in ancient times, introduced a wise truce during the games,” noted the…
Manchester United have bought teenage French defender Leny Yoro from Lille, the Premier League club announced on Thursday. United said they had signed the 18-year-old until June 2029. British media reported that United were paying Lille 62 million euros (52.2…
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan-Enoh, on Thursday said the Federal Government had approved more than N12 billion as the budget for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Owan-Enoh also told newsmen in Abuja that preparations for the…
The House of Representatives on Wednesday in Abuja donated the sum of N100 million to support the athletes representing Nigeria at the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics in Paris, France. The House Speaker, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, announced the donation during a…
Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River has sought the collaboration of the private sector to reposition sports in the State. The governor said that sports had become a business that demanded adequate funding that the government alone could not shoulder.…
Gareth Southgate has resigned from his role as England manager on Tuesday after final loss at the European Championship. England lost 2-1 to Spain in Sunday’s showpiece in Berlin and the 53-year-old Englishman said after the game that he would…
Belgian rider Maxim Van Gils has become the fourth rider to leave the Tour de France after contracting the coronavirus. Van Gils’ Lotto-Dstny team said on Tuesday that he has tested positive and showed mild symptoms on the rest day…
No fewer than 1,500 students from across Africa will gather in Zambia to compete in 20 skills categories at the WorldSkills Africa 2025, a government official has said. Brilliant Habeenzu said that the upcoming competition slated for April 2025, would…
