BURNLEY beat Sheffield United 2-1 to seal automatic promotion to the Premier League on Saturday with the result also sending Championship leaders Leeds United up alongside them. Leeds had earlier thrashed Stoke City 6-0 to go top of the Championship…
Amid the ongoing speculation surrounding Carlo Ancelotti’s future at Real Madrid, Xabi Alonso has been permitted to leave Bayer Leverkusen for the Spanish giants. While reports indicate that Real Madrid have not made a definitive decision regarding the Italian manager’s fate,…
Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Badmus Okikiola, better known as Portable, has knocked out his rival, Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, in the bout tagged ‘Chaos in the Rings’. Naija News reports that Portable displayed incredible boxing skills and defeated Darlington…
THE National Council on Sports has taken an important step towards enhancing the 2024 National Sports Festival by officially approving a structured cap of 32 sports. The council made this decision during an Extraordinary Council meeting held on Wednesday, April 17,…
HEAD coach of U-20 national team, Flying Eagles, Aliy Zubairu, has unveiled a 24-man squad for the upcoming U-20 AFCON in Egypt. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will take…
THE Ogun Government has unveiled the mascot, logo and theme song for the 2024 National Sports Festival, also known as Gateway Games 2024. At the unveiling ceremony in Abeokuta on Tuesday evening, Gov. Dapo Abiodun said that state was…
THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has officially released the fixtures for the Round of 16 stage of the 2025 President Federation Cup, with matches scheduled to take place across four different venues on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Football fans across the…
THE Katsina State government has restructured the management of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) club, Katsina United, following their recent matchday 31 loss to Ikorodu City. The outgoing management team has been requested to hand over the club’s assets to…
A former member of Nigeria’s Green Eagles, Charles Bassey, has passed away after a long battle with ill health. Naija News reports that the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) confirmed his death in a statement released on Sunday. Bassey, who was part of the…
Super Eagles of Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen has declared that Galatasaray will always hold a special place in his heart as he prepares to exit after the 2024-2025 season following his loan from Napoli. Victor Osimhen, who recently netted his 17th…
