Category: Sport
Breaking: Everton Sack Frank Lampard
Everton have sacked manager Frank Lampard after less than a year in charge at Goodison Park. Defeat at fellow strugglers West Ham United on Saturday was Everton’s...
9 Players have been selected for YSFON national under 20 in Adamawa.
Austin Ajayi I Yola. The 4th edition of National under 20 football competition for inter local government ward in Hong, Adamawa state has produced 9 promising stars that...
Sport: Adamawa govt officials flex muscles over money matters
Adamawa State Commissioner of Youths and Sports, Hon Aloysius Augustine Baba Doke, and the Executive Director of the Sports Council, Mrs. Esther Dominic are now flexing...
Hong: YSFON Under 20 Interward football Competition Enters Semi Finals
By Austin Ajayi. The Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON) under 20 interward football competition in Hong local government area of Adamawa state entered the semi...
Breaking: Pele Dies – Football Loses Its King
FOOTBALL Legend Pele has passed away at the age of 82. The three-time World Cup winner had been struggling with health issues for some time and was taken to hospital in...
Dangote Refinery organizes football competition for host communities in Adamawa
In its efforts to have a sustainable Social corporate responsibility (SCR) and Uniting the Youth, Dangote Sugar Refinery (DSR) has organized a football competition for...
Sports: Prof Uba Sets Bauchi State University On A Higher Pedestal
By; MIKE ODEH JAMES Bauchi State University Gadau recorded another milestone as the sporting complex of the university was completed and put to use by the students. A...
Maiden Edition Kaduna Metropolitan Tertiary Institutions Sports Festival Begins
The maiden edition of the Kaduna Metropolitan Tertiary Institutions Sports Festival has been flagged of at the Greenfield University City Campus, Kudenda on Thursday,...
Usyk beats Joshua by split decision in Heavyweight Title fight
Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk won his rematch against Anthony Joshua by split decision to retain his world heavyweight titles in just his fourth fight in the division in...
U20 Women’s World Cup: Falconets crash out after loss to Netherlands
Nigeria’s Falconets have crashed out of the ongoing FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup after losing to Netherlands in the Quarter-finals. The Falconets dominated the...
Buhari congratulates Team Nigeria on impressive Commonwealth Games outing
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the athletes who represented Nigeria at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. In a statement released by the...
Beach Volleyball 1st Phase Tour Kicks Off In Yola.
By Adebayo Augustine All is now set for the Beach Volleyball tour Organized by the Nigeria Beach Volleyball Commission. The “Beach Volleyball Tour” will officially...
Int’l Sports Journalists Day: SWAN North-East Zonal Office Calls For More Commitment
The North/ East Zonal office of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN has Congratulated Sports Journalists and in particular its members from the zone on the...
Heavyweight champ, Tyson Fury reiterates retirement, says ‘money can’t change it’
Tyson Fury, WBC heavyweight champion, has reiterated that he is retiring from boxing, as he notes that “no amount of money” will ever make him reverse his decision....
Bilateral relations: Amb Kevin meets Czech Republic Table Tennis officials
In his efforts to further the cause of Nigerian sports, most especially in the area of Table Tennis, the Nigerian Ambassador to the Czech Republic, His Excellency Kevin...
Ambassador Kevin meets FIFA officials in Czech Republic, partners host country for talent hunt
Knowing Nigeria with great potential in the area of sports, especially football, the Nigerian envoy to the Czech Republic, His Excellency, Ambassador Kevin Peter had a...
Abramovich disqualified as Chelsea director by Premier League
Roman Abramovich has been disqualified as a Chelsea director by the Premier League board after the British government sanctioned the Russian billionaire. Chelsea owner...
Russia expelled from World Cup as FIFA, UEFA hand down bans
Russia has been expelled from the World Cup after being suspended from all international competitions “until further notice”, FIFA and UEFA announced in a joint...
Football fan shot dead in Brazil after Palmeiras defeat to Chelsea
A Brazilian football fan was shot and killed Saturday in Sao Paulo in fights that broke out after the local team Palmeiras lost to Chelsea in the Club World Cup, police...
Police release Man Utd’s Mason Greenwood on bail
Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood has been released on bail after being questioned over the alleged rape and assault of a young woman, police said on Wednesday....
AFCON Second Round: Nigeria plays Tunisia on Sunday
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will on Sunday play Tunisia in the second round of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) being held in Cameroon. Tunisia lost to Gambia 1-0 on...
AFCON: Super Eagles beat Guinea-Bissau to maintain perfect record
The Super Eagles will head into the knockout rounds of the Africa Cup of Nations full of confidence after a 2-0 win over Guinea-Bissau kept their perfect run going. Umar...
Kano to camp 30 players of Adamawa YSFON U20
Austin Ajayi I Yola. Thirty Players that took part in the 3rd edition of Engr. Nimrod/ YSFON Under 20 Football Competition in Adamawa state have been invited to camp for...
3rd Edition of YSFON/Engr. Nimrod Under 20 Football Competition Kicks off In Adamawa
Austin Ajayi I Yola. The third edition of Engr. Nimrod Under 20 football competition for boys has kicked off In Hong, Adamawa state. The competition which has all the...
AFCON: Salah swallowed up by Super Eagles as Nigeria beats Egypt 1-0
The second true heavyweight match of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations saw Nigeria take firm control of Group D with a 1-0 victory over Mohamed Salah and Egypt. After...
AFCON: Gov Bala of Bauchi congratulates super eagles’ victory against Egypt
By Samuel Luka, Bauchi The sports loving Governor, as fondly referred to by his admirers, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has congratulated the Nigerian Super eagles over...
Former Super Eagles coach, Godwin Etemike, is dead
Former Green Eagles (now Super Eagles) player and coach, Godwin Etemike, is dead. Etemike was said to have died around 5:30 pm on Friday in Warri, Delta State at 85. As...
Man United to play PSG in Champions League last 16
Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain will meet in the Champions League for the third time in four seasons after being paired together in Monday’s draw for the...
Mbappe scores 100th Ligue 1 goal as PSG beat Monaco
Kylian Mbappe reached a century of Ligue 1 goals for Paris Saint-Germain with a brace in Sunday’s 2-0 win over his old club Monaco at the Parc des Princes. Mbappe...
Finally, NFF sacks Rohr, appoints Eguavoen Super Eagles interim Coach
Finally, NFF sacks Rohr, appoints Eguavoen Super Eagles interim Coach The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has officially announced the appointment of Augustine...
Gov Fintiri Appoints Musa Gaude as the Interim Chairman For Adamawa United FC
Press Release Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has approved the appointment of Musa Gaude as Chairman Interim Management Committee of the State owned football team, Adamawa...
Gov Ahmadu Fintiri Dissolves Management Board Of Adamawa United FC
Press Release Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has approved the dissolution of the management of Adamawa United Football Club. Governor Fintiri who commended...
Manchester United confirm appointment of Ralf Rangnick as interim manager
The Red Devils have been on the hunt for a new head coach to steady the ship following the departure of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer earlier this month, who presided over a...
Barcelona sack Ronald Koeman
Barcelona have sacked Ronald Koeman and have included Xavi on the shortlist of his possible replacement. Barca have made a woeful start to the season under Koeman,...
Michael Jordan’s Trainers Auctioned For $1.47m
A pair of Michael Jordan’s trainers have been sold for a record $1.47m (£1.1m) at auction. Gatekeepers News reports that a pair of red and white Nike Air Ships worn...
Manchester United to reject agents offering to replace Ole Gunnar
Solskjaer with the under-pressure manager still safe despite Antonio Conte and Zinedine Zidane links TalksportOct 24, 2021Read original Manchester United have told...
Manchester United fans leave Old Trafford at half time as Liverpool run riot
Manchester United fans were seen leaving Old Trafford at half time following a woeful opening 45 minutes against Liverpool on Sunday. The United coach and his players...
Arsene Wenger returns to coaching, three years after
Arsene Wenger will finally return to management for the first time since leaving the Gunners in January 2018. Wenger is participating in the 2022 Riyadh Season Cup,...
Lingard turns down Manchester United contract extension offer
Manchester United forward Jesse Lingard has reportedly turned down a contract extension of his stay in Man United. Lingard wants the assurance of a regular start before...
Sports: Reps Member urges Adamawa Youths to use their energies in positive ventures,assures continued support
Numan/Demsa/Lamurde federal constituency in the house of representatives, Rt. Hon Kwamoti La’ori has pledged continued support to youths in the area for peace and...