Nigeria made a dominant start to the African Senior Wrestling Championships in Alexandria, sweeping four gold medals on the opening day of the women’s events on Friday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The country won four of the five available gold…

Progress is rarely linear, but in Kansas City, D’Tigress showed that their rebuild is beginning to bite. African champions Nigeria were edged 88–79 by the Minnesota Lynx in a fiercely contested pre-season friendly at the T-Mobile Centre, a performance that…

Football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, has revealed that Real Madrid president Florentino Perez will decide the club’s next manager in the coming days following reports linking Jose Mourinho with a return to the Los Blancos. This comes amid growing speculation…

Veteran Nollywood actor, Kunle Afod, has criticised Arsenal for lacking a winning mentality, suggesting they are not equipped for title challenges. In the interview with Raymond Tolulope monitored by OLAMIDE ABE, he also reflected on his Chelsea allegiance and his…

Paris Saint-Germain defeated Bayern Munich 5-4 on Tuesday night in a dramatic UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg, setting a new record for the highest-scoring match at this stage of the competition. Bayern took the lead in the 17th minute…

The Niger State government has announced a N2 million bonus for Niger Tornadoes ahead of the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, matchday 36 encounter against Kwara United. The state Sports Commission Chairman, Danjuma Abdul Masu made the announcement on Thursday…

Nigeria’s team captain Patience Okon-George will target a historic second medal at the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone as she leads the country’s challenge in the women’s 4x400m event, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 34-year-old was part of the Nigerian…

Emmanuel Fernandez has set his sights on a strong finish to the season with Rangers FC, insisting that delivering the Scottish Premiership title would be the ideal send-off for long-serving captain James Tavernier. The Nigerian defender, speaking via the club’s…

Newcastle United legend, Alan Shearer, has shared some of his predictions for the Premier League GameWeek 35 fixtures. The pick of the bunch, will be Liverpool’s trip to Manchester United, with both teams still trying to confirm Champions League qualification.…

Eddie Howe said on Friday that he was certain that Newcastle’s Saudi backers remain firmly behind the club’s efforts to establish itself as one of the best in the world. The 48-year-old Magpies boss said he had held “constructive” discussions…

Nigeria’s women’s national team, the Super Falcons, will today (Wednesday) take the first step toward the 2028 Summer Olympics as the Confederation of African Football conducts the official draw for the women’s qualifying tournament in Cairo, Egypt. The ceremony, scheduled…

Al-Nassr captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, has declared that his move to the Saudi Pro League, SPL, paved the way for other top international stars to follow suit. The Portuguese forward stated this during a recent chat with Manchester United legend Rio…

Street artiste and ZaZoo crooner, Habeeb ‘Portable’ Badmus, suffered his first defeat in celebrity boxing on Friday night as social media comedian, Carter Efe, outclassed him across three rounds to win by unanimous decision at the Chaos in the Ring…

Nigeria, Egypt and Madagascar opened their 2026 ITTF World Team Championships campaigns with hard-fought victories at Copper Box Arena in London. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports Egypt started strongly but had to dig deep to beat Thailand 3-1.…

Raphael Onyedika has rejected the chance to sign a new contract with Belgian Pro League outfit, Club Brugge, DAILY POST reports. Onyedika has one year left on his contract with the 19th-time Belgian champions. Club Brugge rejected offers from Turkish…