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Napoli forward Osimhen Roberto Calendar, the agent of Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, on Tuesday said he “reserves the right to take legal action” against the club following a TikTok video mocking the player. Calenda’s threat came after a video mocking the player was posted and then deleted from the Serie …

Ugochi Desire Oparanozie of Nigeria during the 2018 TOTAL African Womens Cup of Nations Semi Final match between Cameroon and Nigeria at the Accra Sports Stadium, Accra on 27 November 2018 ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix   Super Falcons forward Desire Oparanozie has announced her retirement from football for both country and club. …

Israel Adesanya has reacted to his defeat by Sean Strickland who pulled off one of the biggest upsets in UFC history defeating the Nigerian to win the middleweight title in Sydney. The 32-year-old American beat Adesanya at the UFC 293 on Sunday to dethrone the Nigerian, who is one of the …

Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Lagos chapter and the Natioal Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) will hold a workshop symposium against the use of illicit substances, drug abuse and doping in Lagos on Wednesday, 13 September 2023. The workshop will be held in partnership with National Agency for Food and …

NPFL The 2023/2024 campaign season of Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) will kickoff on September 9 with Enyimba of Aba taking on Bendel Insurance at home. The mouth-watering encounter which will see the Enyimba, the 2022/2023 league champions square off against Bendel Insurance, the Federation Cup champions was top of …

Spain Wins FIFA Women’s World Cup England women’s football team, the Lionesses, have lost the chance to lift their first Women’s World Cup as they lost to Spain 1-0 at the finals in Sydney, Australia. This is the first time that Spain will win the female football competition. The desperate …

moses caicedo The summer transfer window in England has witnessed one of the most dramatic deals of all time as Liverpool have just agreed a British record transfer fee of £111 million with Brighton for midfielder Moises Caicedo. Caicedo has been Chelsea’s major transfer target all season and Brighton rejected …

  Oluremi Tinubu and Super Falcons The wife of Nigeria’s president, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has showered praises on the Super Falcons of Nigeria despite the disappointing loss to England. Tinubu said that the Super Falcons gave England’s side a run for their money after the Women’s World Cup defeat of …

Sweden stunned the United States 5-4 in a sudden-death penalty shootout Sunday to surge into a Women’s World Cup quarter-final against Japan and consign the defending champions to their earliest-ever exit. The title-holders dominated the opening 90 minutes but a breakthrough proved elusive with Swedish goalkeeper Zecira Musovic making some …

Real Madrid and Barcelona will play a pre-season El Clasico ahead of the new season in August. Both sides are currently on a preseason tour in the United States. Barcelona will play their second preseason game after a 5-3 loss against Arsenal in their first game. Speaking ahead of the …