The National Sports Commission has identified 14-year-old sprint sensation Annabelle Fasuba for its exclusive Podium Performance Prospect Project, in a move that signals Nigeria’s growing determination to attract elite young diaspora athletes into the national system. Annabelle, daughter of former…

Victor Osimhen is relishing his spell with Turkish Super Lig champions Galatasaray, DAILY POST reports. Osimhen has won two league titles since arriving at the Istanbul giants two years ago. The Nigerian international registered 26 goals and four assists in…

Nigeria’s women’s relay quartet made history at the African Athletics Championships in Accra on Friday, breaking the championship record in the women’s 4x100m to successfully defend their title, while the men’s team claimed silver in a dramatic final dominated by…

Manchester City fitness coach, Lorenzo Buenaventura, is set to leave the Premier League club this summer, The Athletic reports. Buenaventure has worked with Pep Guardiola for over 15 years. The goalkeeper coach, Xabi Mancisidor is also set to depart this…

Veteran Nollywood actor Olamide Blessing, popularly known as Baba Esu, shares his lifelong passion for football and his loyalty to Manchester United from his first encounter with the club in 1989 to the miracle of 1999 and the team’s recent…

Former Chelsea star, Chris Sutton, has provided his predictions for the Premier League match-day 37 games taking place on Friday, Sunday, and Monday, respectively. Aston Villa will tackle Liverpool at home on Friday night, while Manchester United face Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford on Sunday.…

Chairman, Lagos State Gymnastics Association, Board Member of the Gymnastics Federation of Nigeria and CEO of Numero Global Resources, Omowunmi Olalere, talks about the recently launched Olympic City project, women in sports administration and more in this interview with PETER…

Benfica manager, Jose Mourinho, has revealed that he turned down the chance to discuss a new contract with the club this week. According to Mourinho, the fresh terms were put on the table this week. However, the 63-year-old has claimed…

The newly appointed chairman of the Nigeria Boxing Federation’s pro-boxing committee, Azania Omo-Agege, has outlined plans to improve the earnings of Nigerian professional boxers by attracting credible promoters who can build sustainable careers for fighters, saying the current situation, where…

Fulham head coach Marco Silva has confirmed Alex Iwobi is in contention to face Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Molineux on Sunday. Iwobi sustained a hamstring injury in Fulham’s 0-0 draw against Brentford last month. The midfielder has missed the Whites’ last…

Aston Villa secured Champions League football with a 4-2 win over Liverpool on Friday that leaves the Reds still at risk of missing out on Europe’s elite competition next season. Ollie Watkins struck twice as Villa boss Unai Emery was…

Former Arsenal centre-back, William Gallas, has called on the Gunners to sign a player like Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga to replace Martin Zubimendi when the summer transfer window opens. Zubimendi, who joined the Gunners from Real Sociedad last summer,…

Clashes that erupted after a football match in a western Libyan town left several people injured, authorities said Friday, while a government building was set on fire in capital, Tripoli. Fights began in the town of Tarhuna, some 80 kilometres…

Sevilla manager Luis García Plaza has backed Super Eagles striker Akor Adams to continue his impressive scoring form ahead of Sunday’s crucial La Liga clash against Real Madrid at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium. The Nigerian forward heads into the encounter…

Dutch referee Rob Dieperink has been removed from FIFA’s roster for the upcoming World Cup this summer following his arrest in the UK last month, although reports indicate that the case has now been closed. Dieperink was serving as a…