President of the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF), Uyi Akpata, alongside players of Nigeria’s senior men’s cricket team, the Yellow Greens, have lauded Kenyan coach Steve Tikolo following his recent departure as the team’s head coach and high-performance manager, PUNCH Sports…

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State on Tuesday flagged off the 1st South-East Shooting Competition, describing shooting as a strategic sport for talent discovery and youth empowerment. Speaking at the opening ceremony in Umuahia, Mr Otti said that the competition…

On Wednesday evening, the final Match Day of this season’s Champions League group phase, will be played across Europe. And there is a chance that all six Premier League teams in the competition could progress into the knockouts. Arsenal are…

Nottingham Forest Women have completed the signing of Nigerian forward Joy Omewa from Danish side Fortuna Hjørring on a permanent deal running until the end of the 2025/26 season, as the club continues to strengthen its squad in its maiden…

Raphael Onyedika has been named in Club Brugge’s squad for the crucial UEFA Champions League clash with Olympic Marseille, DAILY POST reports. Onyedika missed last week’s clash with Kairat Almaty in Kazakhstan due to a muscle injury. The defensive midfielder…

Egypt underlined their dominance at the 2025 African Men’s Handball Championship with a crushing 48–22 victory over Nigeria at the BK Arena in Kigali on Tuesday, a result that eliminated the Green Arrows from semi-final contention and ended their hopes…

Chelsea Football Club has issued a statement following the unfortunate attack on two of its fans in Naples on Tuesday, just ahead of their UEFA Champions League match against Napoli on Wednesday evening. In the statement on its website, the…

Nigeria’s Super Falcons will begin their build-up to the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations by competing in a four-nation West African tournament scheduled to hold in Abidjan later this month, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The team has confirmed participation…

Chelsea manager, Liam Rosenior has named a 24-man travelling squad to face Napoli in the UEFA Champions League clash on Wednesday night. Rosenior opted to include the likes of Enzo Fernandez, Estevao Willian and Cole Palmer to face Antonio Conte’s…

The president of the Nigeria Golf Federation, Olusegun Runsewe, has disclosed that plans to bring American golf icon Tiger Woods to Nigeria for an exhibition event failed because organisers could not provide a private jet for his travel, PUNCH Sports…

Nottingham Forest Women have made a statement of intent ahead of the new campaign, confirming the signing of Nigerian forward Joy Omewa from Danish giants Fortuna Hjørring. The Women’s Super League 2 side announced the deal via their official website,…

Former Manchester United player, Phil Jones, was unimpressed with how Arsenal central defenders, Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba played during Sunday’s Premier League game against Manchester United. He called the pair’s display ‘weak’ and ‘fragile,’ and said it was the…

Grieving Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has revealed that he spoke with his father, Sunday Ndidi, just hours before the retired military officer died in a road accident in Delta State on Tuesday, The PUNCH reports. Ndidi’s father was reportedly…

Former Manchester United winger, Angel Di Maria has shared his thoughts on an aspect of football where Al-Nassr captain, Cristiano Ronaldo outshines Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi. As a player who has shared the field with both Ronaldo at Real…

With few months to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which Mexico will co-host with the United States and Canada in June, a deadly attack at a community football game that left 11 people dead has reignited fears about security in…