Dr Mannassah Jatau, Gombe State Deputy Governor, has charged youths in Gombe South Senatorial District to regard sports as tool for job creation and fosterer of peace and unity. He gave the charge in Gombe on Tuesday when he received…
The management of the Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) on Monday announced the postponement of Week-5 fixtures citing the inability of all 14 clubs to meet the COVID-19 test requirements for players and team officials. The NWFL Media Officer, Dapo…
Kazuyoshi Miura, the world’s oldest professional football player, is set to keep playing at age 54, his Japanese team Yokohama FC said on Monday. The club said Miura would keep on playing after extending his contract for another season. “King…
The Chairman of the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Sola Aiyepeku, says the commission is planning to reintegrate sports into the school curriculum. Aiyepeku speaking with the Newsmen on Monday in Lagos commended the State Government for being proactive to …
Kano Pillars FC of Kano has declared one of its players, Sunday Chinedu missing. Idris Malikawa, Media Officer of the club, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Kano. Malikawa said that the player was given a four-day casual…
More than 200 players are expected to participate in the Edo Cricket League, scheduled to begin on Saturday, the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) has said. Theophilus Ibodeme, the Regional Development Officer (RDO), South-South of NCF, made the disclosure while speaking…
Amobi Ezeaku, the Team Manager of Rangers International Football Club, says the Enugu-based club is aiming to beat Jigawa Golden Stars of Dutse on Sunday in Kaduna. Rangers take on Jigawa Golden Stars in a Match Day 3 fixture of…
Manchester United star, Bruno Fernandes, has urged his teammates to ‘learn’ from their Carabao Cup semi-final’s 2-0 defeat to Manchester City on Wednesday night. The Portugal international pleaded with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side not to make the same mistakes anymore.…
Simona Halep finds the prospect of 14 days of quarantine ahead of the Australian Open daunting, and is counting on experience to deal with it. She believes the experience of playing at bio-secure tournaments last year will help her get…
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is isolating after a close contact of his tested positive for COVID-19, a Spanish newspaper reported on Thursday. Real Madrid did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the report. The report had…
