Category: Sports

The Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has expressed regret not buying Arsenal for $2 billion in the past. Dangote said it appears that the “time has passed” for him to buy the Premier League club. He spoke with Bloomberg’s Francine Lacqua in New York on Monday. “I think that time has passed. The last…

Unified boxing champion, Oleksandr Usyk, has predicted the IBF heavyweight world title fight between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois. The two British fighters will come face-to-face in the ring at Wembley Stadium. Usyk, who vacated the IBF belt for Dubois, believes Joshua will see off the 27-year-old. He told Sky Sports: “I think it’s AJ.…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles retained their 39th position in the latest FIFA men’s world ranking released on Thursday. The Super Eagles played two games during the period under review. Nigeria defeated the Cheetahs of Benin Republic 3-0, while they were held to a 0-0 draw by the Amavubi of Rwanda. Both fixtures were qualifying games for…

Al Nassr struggled in Cristiano Ronaldo’s absence on Monday, when the Saudi club kicked off the revamped Asian Champions League with a 1-1 draw against Al Shorta in Iraq. Al Nassr captain Ronaldo did not travel with the squad for the match in Baghdad, with the club issuing a statement a day before stating that…

The Premier League will begin hearing into Manchester City’s 115 alleged charges on Monday, Sky Sports News reports. City have been charged with a breach of financial fair play rules over a nine-year period. The period under review is between 2009 and 2018. In that period, City won the Premier League title three times. But…

Super Eagles caretaker coach, Augustine Eguavoen has debunked reports he has quit the position. There were reports on Tuesday that Eguavoen had left the job following the Super Eagles 0-0 draw with the Amavubi of Rwanda. The 59-year-old has however quickly moved to dispel the rumour. “It’s just unfortunate that people just triggered something that…

Super Eagles caretaker coach, Augustine Eguavoen has named his starting line-up for the side’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matchday two encounter against Rwanda. Eguavoen made one change in the starting X1 from the side that defeated the Cheetahs of Benin Republic last weekend. The 59-year-old, however, opted for the same 3-4-3 formation. Stanley…

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, reportedly ended his interest in signing Victor Osimhen from Napoli, after his public spat with former Super Eagles head coach, Finidi George. Top football blogger, TeamNewsAndTix, made this claim on his Patreon channel. According to him, Arteta was concerned about not only Osimhen’s attitude but his high wage demands. The Gunners…

Nigeria’s Onyinyechi Mark has given the country its first gold medal in the competition and shattered the Paralympic record in the women’s 61kg powerlifting category, lifting an astounding 145kg. Details soon…

Galatasaray have announced the signing of Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen on a season-long loan from Serie A champions SSC Napoli. The club unveiled the Super Eagles striker with a video on their social media pages. The video is accompanied by a hit song courtesy American music icon Usher. The video, which highlights the club’s latest…