Author: Tumininu Yussuf
Nigerian striker Olamide Adugbe has completed a loan move to Freedom FC, an Italian Serie B women’s team, from Napoli, her parent club in the Serie A Women’s league.
Manchester United advanced to the FA Cup fourth round after defeating Arsenal 5-3 on penalties following a dramatic 1-1 draw at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
Nigerian duo Gift Monday and Rinsola Babajide delivered stellar performances on Saturday, contributing four goals as Costa Adeje Tenerife staged a remarkable second-half comeback to defeat Deportivo La Coruña 5-1 in their first Liga F match of 2025.
Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick has shared the heartbreak of losing his home to the devastating LA wildfires, which have claimed at least 11 lives and destroyed over 10,000 structures, including his Pacific Palisades residence.
Nigerian sprinter Joshua Caleb has burst onto the international scene with back-to-back record-breaking performances at the Nevada Silver & Blue Invitational.
Nigerian sprinter, Divine Oduduru has spoken publicly for the first time since receiving a six-year ban from athletics in October 2023.
Nigeria’s U-19 women’s cricket team, the Junior Female Yellow Greens, are sharpening their skills at the prestigious OMTEX Cricket Institute in India in preparation for the 2025 ICC Women’s U-19 Cricket World Cup, slated for January 18 to February 2 in Malaysia.
Nigerian Tennis Champion, Aruna Quadri began 2025 with an emphatic statement, defeating British champion Liam Pitchford to reach the third round of the men’s singles at the WTT Star Contender in Doha, Qatar, on Thursday, January 9.
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President Ibrahim Gusau has declared that the Women’s African Nations Cup (WAFCON) trophy is Nigeria’s “birthright”. Gusau is confident in the Super Falcons’ ability to reclaim the title at the 2025 tournament in Morocco. “My projection for the team is that we are going back to get back our trophy, because as far as I’m concerned, that trophy belonged to Nigeria. And that’s why we are not taking any chance,” Gusau announced. The Super Falcons, Africa’s most successful women’s team, have won 11 of the 14 WAFCON tournaments since its inception in 1998. However, they finished…
Edo Queens coach, Moses Aduku has confidently set sight, with his team’s ability, to retain the Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) crown, aiming to establish a dominant dynasty similar to Manchester City’s reign in the English Premier League. “Definitely we (Edo Queens) are looking at trying to see how we can win the league again.” “It has been demonstrated in the English league, where Manchester City won the league four times in a row,” Aduku said. Speaking on the challenges ahead, Aduku noted the usual squad changes but remained optimistic about the team’s prospects. “It’s not going to be easy,…