US-based Blessing Ogundinran has claimed the women’s 100 metres title at the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games National Trials in Lagos, clocking 11.12 seconds in the final to emerge as Nigeria’s new national champion in the event, The PUNCH reports. Ogundinran…

Galatasaray have rejected a bid of €125 million for Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen, reaffirming their determination to hold onto the Nigerian forward despite mounting pressure from European clubs ahead of the summer transfer window, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The…

Nigeria defender Kenneth Omeruo has named Argentine superstar Lionel Messi as the toughest striker he faced during his international career with the Super Eagles, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Omeruo made the revelation while featuring as a pundit on Sporty TV’s…

Former Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has backed Morocco and Senegal to make significant progress at the 2026 FIFA World Cup while expressing disappointment at Nigeria’s continued absence from football’s biggest stage, saying it is a real shame that stars…

Lionel Messi became the all-time leading goalscorer in FIFA Men’s World Cup history on Monday after breaking Miroslav Klose’s long-standing record by scoring his 17th and 18th tournament goals in Argentina’s 2-0 win over Austria. The 38-year-old once again proved…

Lionel Messi became the World Cup’s all-time leading goalscorer on Monday, scoring twice as holders Argentina powered into the last 32 with a 2-0 victory over Austria. Messi swept home a low finish in the 38th minute of the Group…

Jeremy Doku has become a father, the Belgian football association announced Monday, days after the player’s plans to leave the World Cup to be there for the birth sparked controversy. After consultations with medical staff, Doku was allowed to temporarily…

Argentina are through to the knockout stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after defeating Austria 2-0 in a keenly contested Group J encounter on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that the match was played at Dallas…

United States striker Folarin Balogun has netted twice already this World Cup and has set his sights on rivalling the elite group of “inevitable” goalscorers like Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe. Speaking to reporters at the US training camp Monday,…

Lionel Messi became the outright leading goalscorer in FIFA World Cup history after scoring twice in Argentina’s 2-0 victory over Austria on Monday. The Argentine captain moved ahead of former Germany striker Miroslav Klose, taking his tally to 18 World…

For more than four months, football fields across Lagos have been filled with excitement from parents, coaches, scouts and supporters as hundreds of young footballers have chased their dreams. On Sunday, 28 June, that journey will climax as the seventh…

Lionel Messi added two more records to his remarkable World Cup career on Monday in Argentina’s second group game against Austria. The former Barcelona star first set one unwanted mark before quickly achieving another that further cemented his place among…

A well-known Ghanaian traditional priest, Nana Kwaku Bonsam, has declared that he is spiritually targeting England captain Harry Kane to help the Black Stars ahead of their upcoming FIFA World Cup encounter. Harry Kane. Photo credit: X | TouchlineX The…

The FIFA World Cup has always been football’s grandest stage for the game’s brightest young talents. From Pelé announcing himself to the world in 1958 to Lionel Messi’s emergence as Argentina’s next great hope, the tournament has repeatedly served as…

Platform Schools, Ipaja, Lagos, has clinched the 2026 Ecobank National Schools Team Chess Championship in the secondary school category, walking away with a prize of N2.5 million after topping the scoreboard with 16 points in a tournament that drew over…