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• Kingdom provides nine free planes for fans Morocco, which have become the neutral fans’ favourite to win the Qatar 2022 World Cup, will, today, bid to continue their unexpected march to football heaven when they meet defending champions, France, …

  Lionel Messi has made history by becoming the first player to both score and assist in four separate World Cup matches. He accomplished his latest feat during Argentina’s semi-final victory against Croatia in Qatar. The 35-year-old had equaled a …

  Lionel Messi’s hope for a World Cup winners’ medal will get a big test today when Argentina confronts old enemy, Croatia, in the first semifinal match of the ongoing Qatar 2022 World Cup. After three weeks of pulsating action, …

  Goncalo Ramos justified the shock decision to drop Cristiano Ronaldo by scoring a hat-trick on his full debut as Portugal demolished Switzerland 6-1 on Tuesday to power into the World Cup quarter-finals. The 21-year-old Ramos, who started instead of …

  Cristiano Ronaldo will sign a contract for Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr on January 1, according to reports in Spain. The Portuguese superstar looks to have finally found himself a new club following his dramatic exit from Manchester United just two days …

  Heavyweight boxer, Deontay Wilder is eager to face Anthony Joshua next and is ready to leave behind a world title eliminator for the bout. Despite being ordered to face Andy Ruiz Jr for a shot at Tyson Fury’s WBC title, …

  • Tunisia raises Africa’s hope ‘Don’t cry for me Argentina,’ goes Eva Peron’s (also known as Evita) famous words, which were sung by Madonna. But yesterday at the Lusail Stadium, Qatar, Lionel Messi and his troop were left to rue …

Following Nigeria’s poor display in the 4-0 defeat against Portugal in Lisbon on Thursday, former Super Eagles striker Daniel Amokachi has expressed dissatisfaction with Jose Peseiro’s ability to manage the national team. Amokachi queried the competence of Portuguese Peseiro to …

World Cup organisers have banned the sale of alcohol around stadiums in Qatar after last-minute showdown talks, FIFA announced on Friday. FIFA confirmed that sales of alcoholic beverages would be banned at the stadiums except for zero-alcohol beer, Bud Zero. …

  Former UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, believes that he would have retained his belt against Alex Pereira on Sunday at UFC 281 at the Madison Square Garden if the referee hadn’t called a stoppage when he did. Adesanya was …

  Nigerian singer, Kizz Daniel, has been confirmed as one of the headline performing artistes at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The World Cup organisers, FIFA, made the confirmation on Friday as they listed the five official performing artistes …

  Colombia beat nine-woman Tanzania 3-0 in the quarter-finals of the U-17 Women’s World Cup at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margoa, India on Saturday to set up a semi-final clash with Flamingos. Colombia had better control of the …

  The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday announced a cash reward of N5m  and  a house to world, Commonwealth and African 100m hurdles champion Oluwatobi Amusan. The Governor also named Amusan an Ogun State Sports Ambassador. Abiodun, in …

  Tributes poured in quickly on Tuesday as former Super Eagles and Chelsea midfielder, Mikel Obi, announced his retirement from professional football after a career that lasted two decades and brought him a total of 15 medals. Mikel, through his …

The promoters of Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury are confident the all-British clash between both heavyweight boxers will still go ahead despite Fury ruling it out on Monday. Fury had set a Monday 5pm deadline for Joshua and his team to …

• Foxes extend dominance over below-average rivals Algeria extended their dominance over Nigeria as they beat a disappointing Super Eagles 2-1 in a friendly game at the Miloud Hadefi Olympic Complex, Oran on Tuesday night. The Eagles went into the game …

  Russia will not take part in the draw for qualifying for Euro 2024, UEFA and the country’s football federation confirmed on Tuesday. The Russian national team and Russian clubs were banned from international competitions earlier this year by UEFA …

  Graham Potter was appointed as Chelsea’s new manager on Thursday after leaving Brighton to replace the sacked Thomas Tuchel at Stamford Bridge. Potter has agreed on a five-year contract to take charge of the Premier League club, who praised …

  Reigning Nigerian Commonwealth and World champion, Tobi Amusan, ended her historic and record-laden year 2022 with another record, as she successfully defended the Diamond League title she won last year. The 25-year-old ran a new 12.29 seconds meeting record …

  …Brume claims silver World record holder Tobi Amusan dominated the women’s 100m hurdles at the ISTAF 2022 Berlin meeting on Sunday, winning in a time of 12.45 seconds. The meet is part of the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver level …