The Netherlands beat hapless Tunisia 3-1 on Thursday to top World Cup Group F and avoid a last-32 clash with Brazil, setting up a meeting with Morocco instead. Ronald Koeman’s men flew into a two-goal lead in soggy Kansas City…

Former Chelsea coach Liam Rosenior has emerged as one of the leading candidates to become Moses Simon’s manager at Paris FC amid growing uncertainty over the future of current coach Antoine Kombouaré, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. According to French outlet…

Defending President Federation Cup champions Kwara United are still waiting to receive the N50m prize money promised for winning last year’s competition, even as the finalists for the 2026 edition have now emerged, The PUNCH reports. The Harmony Boys defeated…

Nigeria produced its most significant showing at an NBA Draft in recent memory on Thursday, with six players of Nigerian heritage selected at the 2026 edition held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, led by Felix Okpara and…

Nigerian high jumper Temitope Adeshina has taken another major step towards collegiate athletics immortality after being named among the 10 semi-finalists for the prestigious Bowerman Award, the highest individual honour in U.S. collegiate track and field. The U.S. Track &…

Nigerian football stakeholders have called on the Nigeria Football Federation to extend the same remuneration standards applied to Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle to local coaches who take charge of the national team, following confirmation that the Franco-Malian had…

Ecuador squeezed into the last 32 of the World Cup with an upset 2-1 victory over Germany on Thursday as Ivory Coast ended Curacao’s fairytale campaign to seal their passage to the knockout rounds. A nailbiting Group E game between…

France star Aurelien Tchouameni said his team were aiming to make Didier Deschamps “as proud as possible” as they go into their final World Cup group game against Norway on Friday without their coach, who has returned home to attend…

Co-hosts the United States and Germany bid to complete perfect World Cup group stage campaigns on Thursday, while the Netherlands and Japan look poised to join them in the last 32. The US have clinched top spot in Group D…

Nigerians have taken to social media to applaud the Nigeria Football Federation’s decision to renew Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle’s contract and hand him additional responsibility for the national U-23 team. The reactions followed confirmation by National Sports Commission chairman…

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria has opened camp for the 2026 Commonwealth Games beginning from Thursday (today), inviting 29 athletes to begin preparations at the National Sports Commission’s camp in Abuja ahead of the competition in Glasgow, Scotland, next month.…

Super Eagles striker Akor Adams has publicly thrown his support behind Cristiano Ronaldo’s resurgent 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign, taking to social media to post a picture of himself with the Portuguese superstar as Ronaldo silenced his critics with a…

Nigeria’s new men’s 100m champion, Favour Ashe, has set his sights on winning a medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, after reclaiming the national title at the 2026 trials in Lagos, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Ashe stormed…

Premier League champions Arsenal have completed the permanent signing of defender Piero Hincapie from Bayer Leverkusen after activating the purchase option in his loan agreement. The Ecuador international joined the Gunners during the closing stages of last summer’s transfer window…

AC Milan and Real Betis are among the clubs monitoring the situation of Nigerian forward Christantus Uche as the 23-year-old prepares to return to Getafe following a frustrating loan spell at Crystal Palace that ended without a permanent deal being…