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Hansi Flick became the first coach to win his first six games in charge of Germany on Thursday as his side crushed ten-man Liechtenstein 9-0 in a low-stakes World Cup qualifier. Having already secured qualification for next year’s tournament in …

WELTERWEIGHT contender, Colby Covington, says he thought he won the title fight against champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 268 at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. After an entertaining bout, which went the entire five rounds, the judges scored the fight …

Super Eagles players are expected to start arriving camp in Tangier, Morocco on Monday (today) for their 2022 World Cup qualifier against Liberia. Both teams play on Saturday on match-day four of the World Cup qualifiers. Liberia play their home …

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer compared Cristiano Ronaldo’s talismanic influence at Manchester United to NBA legend Michael Jordan after he scored twice to salvage a 2-2 draw at Atalanta on Tuesday. For the third time in four Champions League games since returning …

Mixed reactions have trailed the decision of Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr to hand a national team recall to striker Odion Ighalo, who retired from international football in 2019. Rohr included Ighalo in his 24-man squad for the 2022 World …

Victor Osimhen’s transfer to Napoli is at the centre of an investigation after an internal body of the Italian Football Federation, the Supervisory Commission on Professional Football Clubs, passed on a report to the Italian FA regarding suspicious transfer activities …

Super Falcons striker, Asisat Oshoala, is Barcelona Femeni’s eighth Most Valuable Player, according to reputable Spanish football statistics website, soccerdonna.de. The website valued the Nigerian at €175,000 with a year left on her Barca contract. Spanish midfielder, Alexia Putellas, is …

• Onyeka poised for third outing Nigerian forward Kelechi Iheanacho will be aiming to score his 10th Carabao Cup career goal when Leicester City host Brighton Hove Albion on Wednesday (today) in a fourth-round clash. The game will also be …

Uchenna Kanu scored a brace as the Super Falcons defeated Ghana 2-0 in the first leg of the 2022 African Women’s Cup of Nations on Wednesday at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos. With Nigeria enjoying the bulk of possession, …

In preparation for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the Queen’s Baton Relay arrived Nigeria on Friday as part of its tour of Africa. The has Queen’s Baton Relay started with a special event held at Buckingham Palace in London as part …

Take away the freebies from the international engagements of national sports teams and see the restoration of sanity into Nigerian sports administration, accountability in funding, less crisis and fair process in the elections in sports federations, and focus on the …

Lionel Messi scored his first Paris Saint-Germain goal on Tuesday and it was a significant one, helping put Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City to the sword in a 2-0 Champions League win for the French club. Messi’s goal was both stunning …

A travel agent, named Maria Silvia scammed Manchester United striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, out of £250,000 (about N140 million) after the football star entrusted her with his credit cards and pin. The 53-year-old travel agent also scammed Ronaldo’s super-agent Jorge Mendes …

Anthony Joshua says it will be an honour to fight Tyson Fury next year after his rival British heavyweight finally gave an indication that he expected to face Joshua next year, reports boxingscene.com. Fury defends his WBC title against Deontay …

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo has scored his 110th international goal to overtake Iran’s Ali Daei as the men’s all-time international goal scorer. The newly minted Manchester United man’s record mark arrived in the 89th minute of Portugal’s World Cup qualifier against the …

• Napoli striker only Nigerian in Top 70 list Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, is the 18th most expensive player in the world. In a report released by FIFA, which has records of transfers done in the last 10 years, …

Team Nigeria is now the 29th best side at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games following the addition of one more gold and a silver medal in the para-powerlifting event of the world sports festival. Team Nigeria’s Folashade Oluwafemiayo lit …

Juventus have told Cristiano Ronaldo they are willing to sell him this summer – but only on their terms. Portugal forward Ronaldo, 36, still has a year left on his contract. His future has been the subject of increasing scrutiny …

Nigeria’s D’Tigers lost for the second time in a row in the Olympic men’s basketball tournament, going down to Germany 99-92 following a fourth-quarter collapse that made fruitless Jordan Nwora’s game-leading 33-point performance. It was an incredible display from the …

Jadon Sancho said he wanted to help bring trophies back to Manchester United after joining the English football giants from Germany’s Borussia Dortmund in a deal worth a reported £73 million ($100 million). The 21-year-old England international, a former Manchester …