Category Archives: SPORTS
REAL MADRID BECOME FIRST TEAM TO SCORE A 500TH CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GOAL
Real Madrid have created a small piece of history by scoring their 500th goal in the Champions League – the first team in the history of the competition to reach that milestone. Cristiano Ronaldo’s strike against Juventus at the Millennium
Manchester United Player, Pogba Visits Mecca
The world’s most expensive footballer Paul Pogba is on pilgrimage to the holiest city of Islam, Mecca days after helping Manchester United to victory in the Europa League final in Stockholm. On Instagram, the Frenchman shared a photo of himself
Supreme Court Confirms Messi Fraud Sentence
Spain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed a 21-month jail sentence and 2.09-million-euro ($2.25 million) fine imposed on Lionel Messi for tax fraud, months after the Barcelona football star lodged an appeal. The Argentina international and his father Jorge Horacio Messi
UCL: Cristiano Ronaldo Scores Hat-trick As Real Madrid thrashed Atletico Madrid in Semi-Finals
Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday, became the first player in football history to score back-to-back hat-tricks in the Champions League knockout stages as Real Madrid thrashed Atletico Madrid to close in on a third final in four years. Real were utterly
How Anthony Joshua Was Rejected By Nigeria for 2012 Olympics
NIGERIA boxing chiefs have claimed Anthony Joshua was keen to represent them at Beijing 2008 but was told ‘he wasn’t good enough’. AJ was born in Watford to Nigerian parents in 1989 and spent some of his early years in
Super Eagles’ Ahmed Musa Arrested in His Home “On Suspicion of Common Assault”
Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Leicester City FC‘s forward Ahmed Musa has been arrested on suspicion of beating his wife, UK Sun reports. The arrest came hours after Musa took to Instagram to celebrate his wife on the occasion of her
Zenith Basketball League Dunks Off April 10 In Abuja
The 2017 Zenith Bank Basketball League has been scheduled to start on April 10 in Abuja with the financial institution committing N35m to the sponsorship of the competition. The Deputy Managing Director of the bank, Ebenezer Onyeagwu, on Tuesday at
Fire Outbreak Ruins Obafemi Martins’ Chinese Club’s Stadium
The stadium of the Chinese club Obafemi Martins plays for was, on Tuesday, engulfed by a fire outbreak. According to reports, the fire broke out at the Hongkou Stadium and was extinguished by mid-morning. The fire was prevented from spreading
Super Eagles’ Second Friendly Cancelled as some Burkina Faso Players failed to Secure Visas to the UK
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Saturday said Super Eagles’ second international friendly, against Burkina Faso in London on Monday, has been called off. Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Media and Communications, said in a statement that this was because
