The Nationwide League One (NLO) has come under criticism after ordering the completion of an aborted promotional playoff match despite allegations that one of the teams unilaterally abandoned the fixture in apparent violation of the league’s own regulations. The decision…

Paris Saint-Germain are in talks with Bundesliga side RB Leipzig to buy Ivory Coast forward Yan Diomande, a source close to the dossier told AFP. The 19-year-old has told the German club he wants to join the French giants and…

The wife and two children of Argentine footballer Lucas Trejo have died after powerful twin earthquakes struck Venezuela, his team said on Sunday. Trejo, who plays for Club Sport Maritimo La Guaira, a second-division team in Venezuela, had searched for…

Head coach of Team Nigeria Athletics, Solomon Aliyu, says the impressive performances witnessed at the Athletics Federation of Nigeria Commonwealth Games Trials are only a glimpse of what Nigerians should expect from the country’s athletes at the 2026 Commonwealth Games…

Canada midfielder Stephen Eustaquio has described his dramatic stoppage time winner against South Africa as a moment of collective belief after his late strike secured the country’s first ever FIFA World Cup knockout victory and booked a place in the…

PUNCH journalist Abiodun Adewale has been named among the recipients of the 2026 Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards, alongside Nigerian freelance journalist Rakiya Muhammad and Kenya journalist Angeline Ochieng. Organised by the International Centre for Journalists in partnership with Wikimedia…

Canada defeated South Africa 1-0 in the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 32, securing their place in the Round of 16 after a dramatic stoppage-time winner. The encounter was evenly balanced for most of the…

Lagos Boxing Hall of Fame founder and Nigeria Boxing Federation President, Wale Edun, has urged young boxers to remain disciplined and committed as the inaugural Lagos Boxing Hall of Fame IBILE Divisional Championships gather momentum ahead of the end-of-year Governor’s…

Nigeria has officially unveiled a 12-man roster for the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup African Qualifiers, with newly appointed head coach David Fizdale set to lead the D’Tigers into their first competitive assignment. The qualifiers will tip off on Thursday…

South Korea’s dismal World Cup first-round exit has sparked fury at home and calls for a complete overhaul at the top have not been silenced by coach Hong Myung-bo’s resignation. South Korea, World Cup semi-finalists as co-hosts in 2002, limped…

Nigeria’s Eniola Bolaji won a silver medal at the 2026 British & Irish Para Badminton International on Sunday in Dublin, Ireland. The Paralympic bronze medallist and World Championships silver medallist lost 2-0 (21-18, 23-21) to Japan’s Shino Kawai in the…

Ghana manager Carlos Queiroz has criticised the expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams, expressing his fear that the move risks turning it into a “vulgar, ordinary competition.” Queiroz’s comments come on the back of an unprecedented progress by…

World record holder Tobi Amusan equalled her season’s best of 12.28s to win the women’s 100m hurdles at the Paris Diamond League on Sunday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Nigerian stormed to victory ahead of American pair Grace Stark, who…

Former France international Thierry Henry says he is delighted to see African teams excel at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico after nine of the 10 qualified teams from the continent progressed to the…

The Nigeria School Sport Federation has commended Nestlé Nigeria Plc. for its unwavering commitment to grassroots sports through the consistent sponsorship of the country’s longest-running school basketball competition — the MILO Secondary School Basketball Championship. Now in its 26th edition,…