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Rome (Italy), Oct. 25, 2021 AS Roma coach Jose Mourinho was sent off to the stands as his side ended Napoli’s winning start to the Serie ”A” season following a 0-0 draw on Sunday. Napoli came into the contest having won their opening eight Serie A matches this season and …

Rome/Buenos Aires, Oct. 22, 2021 Pope Francis has thanked Argentina football star, Lionel Messi for sending him a Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) club jersey. “Lionel Messi, dear brother, thank you for the jersey and the dedication,” the pontiff said in a video published on Friday by Argentina’s Telam news agency. “Thank …

Lisbon, Oct. 21, 2021 Bayern Munich FC coach, Julian Nagelsmann, has tested positive for the coronavirus in spite of being fully vaccinated and heads into quarantine, the 2020/2021 Bundesliga champions said on Thursday. Nagelsmann was not on the coaching bench in Bayern Munich’s 4-0 UEFA Champions League win at Portugal’s …

Manchester (UK), Oct. 21, 2021 (Reuters/NAN) Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late header to secure victory as Manchester United came from two goals down to beat Atalanta 3-2 in a pulsating Champions League Group F at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Mario Pasalic put Atalanta ahead in the 15th minute, turning in …

Paris, Oct. 19, 2021 (Reuters/NAN) Paris St Germain’s Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi found their groove as they inspired their side to a 3-2 comeback victory at home to RB Leipzig in a Champions League thriller on Tuesday. Mbappe was the first to strike and Messi had the France forward …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Oct. 18, 2021 World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday, announced football legend Didier Drogba from Côte d’Ivoire  as its new Goodwill Ambassador for Sport and Health. Drogba will promote WHO’s top tips on how physical activity can lead to a healthier and happier life, and also …

By Olanrewaju Akojede Lagos, Oct. 11, 2021 Nigeria Football Supporters Club (NFSC) and some fans have applauded the Super Eagles over the revenge victory on Les Fauves of Central Africa Republic (CAR) in Doula, Cameroon. Fans who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday, described …

The Super Eagles line-up against Les Fauves at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere. By Olanrewaju Akojede Lagos, Oct. 7, 2021 Raoul Savoy, Head Coach, Les Fauves of the Central African Republic (CAR), on Thursday described the 1-0 victory over Nigeria’s Super Eagles in Lagos as the best thing to have …

  By Olanrewaju Akojede Lagos, Oct. 6, 2021 The President, Nigeria Football Supporters Club (NFSC), Sam Ikpea, says the Super Eagles can qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar without permutations. Ikpea stated this in Lagos on Wednesday, against the backdrop of the Super Eagles’ double-header World Cup …

Manchester (UK), Sept. 30, 2021 (Reuters/NAN) Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed a stoppage-time winner as Manchester United came from behind to secure a fortunate 2-1 Champions League Group F win over Villarreal at Old Trafford on Wednesday. On the night he set the new record for the most appearances in the competition, …

Paris, Sept. 29, 2021 (Reuters/NAN) Lionel Messi gave Paris St Germain fans what they came for as he helped them to beat visitors, Manchester City 2-0 in their Champions League clash with his first goal for his new club on Tuesday. The Argentine forward, who joined PSG on a two-year …

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women basketball team on their victory at the 2021 FIBA AfroBasket Women’s Championship in Cameroon. The President, in a statement by Garba Shehu, his Senior Special Assistant (Media & Publicity), expressed extreme delight “to see our team excel over and over again …

By Dennis Udoma, Uyo Akwa Ibom born athlete, Imaobong Nse Uko, 17, who made Nigeria proud at the just concluded Tokyo Olympics in Japan was highly welcome by the Sports Minister, Mr. Sunday Dare, when Nigeria’s team to the World Athletics U-20 Championship in Nairobi, Kenya, touched down at the …

Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 26, 2021 Brazilian legend Pele congratulated Lionel Messi on Saturday for overtaking him as South America’s top goal scorer in international football. Messi surpassed Pele’s mark of 77 goals by scoring a hat-trick in Argentina’s 3-0 win over Bolivia in a home 2022 FIFA World Cup …

London, Sept. 26, 2021 Anthony Joshua’s reign as world boxing heavyweight champion ended on Saturday, with the proposed “Battle of Britain” against Tyson Fury now in tatters. This was after Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine claimed a stunning unanimous decision win at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Usyk was giving up …

Madrid, Sept. 24, 2021 FC Barcelona have reached an agreement with Turkish club Kayserispor to sign attacking midfielder Emre Demir on a five-year deal running to 2027. The Catalan giants will pay an initial 2 million euros (2.3 million dollars) for the 17-year-old. Demir will remain with Super Lig side …

Madrid, Sept. 23, 2021 FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta has warned coach Ronald Koeman that “if decisions have to be taken, we will take them”. The Dutchman is under growing pressure following a slow start to the campaign that has seen Barca drop points to Athletic Bilbao and Granada in their …

Abuja, Sept. 23, 2021 D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women national basketball team, on Thursday in Yaounde, Cameroun, beat Cote d’Ivoire 72-56 to advance to the semi-finals of the 2021 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship. The Nigerian side, who are the defending champions and eyeing a third title in a row, won the …

Manchester, England, Sept. 22,2021 (Reuters/NAN) European football’s governing body UEFA has urged FIFA to stop pushing its plan for a two-year World Cup and instead to engage in “genuine consultation” over reform of the international match calendar. FIFA is conducting a feasibility study into holding the World Cup on a …

By Victor Okoye Abuja, Sept. 21, 2021 Banyana Banyana of South Africa on Tuesday emerged champions of the maiden edition of the Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Tournament after  defeating the Super Falcons of Nigeria 4-2 in the final game. The match, played at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos, saw the …

Abuja, Sept. 21, 2021 D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women basketball team, on Monday in Yaoundé beat their Angolan counterparts 85-65 to advance to the quarter-finals of the 2021 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship. In their final Group B game, the Nigerian side dislodged the Angolans who were leading the group to make …

….Anambra Governorship hopeful raises hope for football lovers, promises to make sports lucrative in the South eastern State Valentine Ozigbo, the flag-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2021 Anambra governorship election, has promised to make football a lucrative venture in Anambra State if elected governor. Mr. Ozigbo …

Paris, Sept 20, 2021 A late Mauro Icardi strike earned Paris St-Germain (PSG) a last-gasp 2-1 home victory against Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday. Lionel Messi, however, made limited impact on his Parc des Princes debut during the match. Icardi headed home from Kylian Mbappe’s cross four minutes into stoppage time. …

By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus Ilorin, Sept. 16, 2021 Nigeria’s Super Eagles remained world 34th in the FIFA September ranking in spite of their two wins in the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers. Nigeria is still with the 1,492 points it had in the last ranking, in spite of beating Liberia 2-0 and …