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Nigeria’s men basketball team (D’Tigers) beat Senegal 89-61 to wrap up their qualification series for the 2019 FIBA Men’s World Cup on Saturday, September 16. The game was a formality as D’Tigers already beat the Central African Republic (CAF) 114-69  to qualify for the world tournament with one game to spare. Despite becoming the first African country through to the FIBA World Cup, D’tigers were aiming to finish their qualification campaign unbeaten at the National Stadium Surulere. The Senegalese tried to get back into the encounter as they won the third quarter 18-17 but were trailing by a massive amount of…

Enyimba forward Wasiu Alalade says he is confident the People’s Elephant will secure the semifinal ticket on the ongoing CAF CC after holding Rayon Sports to a goalless draw in Kigali. Speaking via Brila FM, Alalade expressed his satisfaction with the goalless draw his side was able to secure away in Kigali. “We tried our possible best,” Alalade told Brila FM. “And fortunately, we were able to leave Kigali with a point. “One point is not too bad for us, We will finish the job in the second leg in Nigeria,” the 20-year-old winger stated. …

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first two goals for Juventus as the Italian champions maintained their perfect start to the season.

CRISTIANO RONALDO has finally ended his Juventus goal drought by scoring his side’s first goal against Sassuolo. The 33-year-old has been struggling to find the back of the net after four games in his new league. But he did the job this time at the Juventus Stadium, netting with a tap-in from just a yard out after a defensive mishap saw the ball bounce off the post. After failing to score in his first 319 minutes of league action for Juventus, Cristiano Ronaldo now has two in 15 minutes. More Follows…

Nigeria’s Samson Tijani and Kunle Olusegun both picked individual awards at the 2019 Africa U17 Cup of Nations qualifying championships in Niger.

A year ago, Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin fought to a controversial draw that many felt should have gone GGG’s way. In the rematch, the two men again fought tooth and nail, throwing down until the final bell. This time, Canelo took the majority decision win with scores of 115-113, 115-113, 114-114. The fight was incredibly close the entire way. Virtually every round was a razor-thin affair that could have gone to either man. For Golovkin, the story of the fight was his effective jab, and a late rally that saw him coming on strong in the…

Golden Eaglets have emerged winners of their WAFU Zone B U17 AFCON qualifiers after defeating Ghana 3-1 on penalties on Saturday. The Golden Eaglets were forced to begin the opening minutes of the first half trying not to concede at the Ghanians attacked and were rewarded with two corner kicks. In the encounter, Akin Amoo and OLakunle Olusegun  Starred for the Golden Eaglets and almost combined to give Nigeria the lead before the end of the first half. In the penalty shootout, the Eaglets triumphed 3-1 and will thus join seven other teams to battle for four…

Wilfred Ndidi couldn’t halt Leicester City bashing and Kelechi Iheanacho failed to do enough to help the Foxes save face as they were pounded 4-2 by Bournemouth in Saturday’s premier League game.

Belgian Captain Eden Hazard scored a hat-trick as Chelsea continued their perfect start under Maurizio Sarri to move top of the Premier League with a 4-1 win over Cardiff at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Sol Bamba’s opener shocked Sarri’s men into life, but the Belgian was too hot for Cardiff to handle with a quickfire double just before half-time. Hazard completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot before Willian’s stunning strike completed the rout seven minutes from time. The victory moves Chelsea above Liverpool on goal difference at the top of the table, whilst Cardiff remain without…

D’Tigers star Al-Farouq Aminu shut down criticisms about his style of play and the team’s nervy 73-84 win over Ivory Coast both in Friday’s 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifier.