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Arsenal prioritises new deal for Bukayo Saka

February 18, 2020 0 305

Arsenal are in a hurry to secure Bukayo Saka to a new contract, according to David Ornstein’s latest column for The Athletic. The 18-year-old has been a breakthrough star this season, filling in effectively at left-back and leads the club’s …

Tiger Woods is on the verge of history and still tinkering

February 14, 2020 0 381

Tiger Woods was clad in his hallmark red for the final round at the Farmers Insurance Open last month when he took a compact swipe at his 141-yard approach shot on the second hole. The ball found the green and …

Obamas’ first film wins best documentary Oscar

February 10, 2020 0 382

Filmmakers Jeff Reichert and Julia Reichert, winners of the Documentary Feature award for American Factory, attend the 92nd Annual Academy Awards Governors Ball at Hollywood. Photo: AFP The Barack and Michelle Obama-produced film “American Factory” snagged an Oscar on Sunday …

Fans go nuts for Super Eagles’ new kit

February 7, 2020 0 414

• ‘If there was a World Cup for kits, Nigeria would win every time’ Nike have revealed the new ‘Swoosh’ Nigeria kits and their designs have once again been met with widespread acclaim. The last World Cup shirt two years …

We did not appoint Amokachi technical director, says NFF

Buhari names Amokachi football ambassador

February 5, 2020 0 379

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has named ex-international, Daniel Amokachi, as the country’s football ambassador, a State House statement said on Tuesday. Amokachi, popularly known as ‘the Bull”, is both a former Super Eagles player and an assistant …

ITTF: Aruna ranked 18th, still Africa’s best

February 5, 2020 0 301

Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna maintained the 18th position he held last year in the world table tennis ranking for February, which was released on Tuesday. The ranking meant Aruna remains the best table tennis player in Africa, ahead of Egypt’s Omar …

Odion Ighalo’s former boss, Quique Sanchez Flores has warned it may take up to a month for Manchester United’s new signing to reach his peak after completing a shock return to the Premier League, reports dailymail.co.uk. Sanchez Flores was Ighalo’s manager at Watford when the Nigerian struck 17 goals in a season, before also coaching him for a short time at Shanghai Shenua in China. The Old Trafford side will be hoping the 30-year-old can rediscover that form this season, but Sanchez Flores warned that standards between China and England differ greatly. Sanchez Flores told The Athletic: “Mainly, the problem is how they train in China. It is not the same as in England.“Is he really ready for first-team matches in the Premier League because the physical difference is so big? He probably needs one month to recover the full rhythm. “The good thing is he knows his body well, works hard on injury prevention and he is always working after training.“I should say, also, that I felt in China, he gave exactly the same effort and quality as he gave me four years ago. We had the feeling in China that he could recover a high level with any team in Europe.”Sanchez Flores still believes Ighalo can shine under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Manchester United strive to climb the league. The Spaniard added: “I have an amazing impression of the player. I fell in love with him. As a guy, he’s professional. He’s a straight arrow. As a person, his life is private. He has strong Christian values and he is respectful. “As a player, it is difficult to explain Ighalo. His first quality is he can protect the ball and he gives time to the team to get up the field and win the second ball. It’s so difficult to get the ball from him. He’s stronger than he looks.“Four years ago, when we put ball in the space, he was also super fast. Now, with five years difference, he is a bit different… but he will always be fine in a physical battle. “We played him up front in a two with Troy Deeney and they knew each other inside out but he is absolutely fine to play as a lone frontman, too. One of his most valuable qualities is that his team-mates very quickly learn his strengths and he adapts very well.”

Ighalo may not play for Man United until next month, says former coach

February 4, 2020 0 364

Odion Ighalo’s former boss, Quique Sanchez Flores has warned it may take up to a month for Manchester United’s new signing to reach his peak after completing a shock return to the Premier League, reports dailymail.co.uk. Sanchez Flores was Ighalo’s …

Australian Open: The men in Melbourne

February 4, 2020 0 301

The Australian Open commemorated its 108th year in which Nadal, Djokovic and Federer arrived in Melbourne with the singular purpose to increase individual tally of Grand Slam titles. Getting to Australia as world number 2, Djokovic had additional goals of …

Kobe’s complicated legacy for women’s sports

January 31, 2020 0 384

Fans of women’s sports were familiar with Kobe Bryant, even if they didn’t follow his 18-time All-Star career with the Los Angeles Lakers or witness the five NBA championships he won. Bryant was a fixture at WNBA games, often sitting …

Buhari receives Edo sports festival ‘torch of unity’

January 31, 2020 0 368

• Urges athletes to be good ambassadors at Tokyo Olympics President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Abuja called on private sector investors to collaborate with the government towards youth and sports development in the country. The President spoke at the Presidential …

Coronavirus ‘overruns’ World Indoor Athletics in China

January 31, 2020 0 314

To protect athletes and officials from walking into the dreaded Coronavirus now rampaging all the regions in China, the World Athletics Indoor Championships slated for the city of Nanjing has been cancelled for the year. The competition, one of the …

I once told my father I‘ll marry his mate, says Regina Daniels

January 31, 2020 0 609

Popular Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels Nwoko, once told her father that she would marry his mate. Regina, according to a statement issued on Wednesday by the spokesperson for Prince Ned Nwoko Foundation, Niyi Ifetayo, said this in her new celebrity …

Submit your monthly account details, Reps tell NFF

January 31, 2020 0 287

The House of Representatives has told the Nigeria Football Federation to submit their monthly account details to ensure transparency and accountability in the federation. Chairman, House Committee on Sports, Olumide Osoba, stated this when the NFF, led by its president, …