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At the just concluded 2019 African Cup of Nations, Nigerian billionaires, Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola together pledged $75,000 for every goal scored by the Super Eagles in the knockout stage of the tournament.   Today, Femi Otedola redeemed his pledge to representatives ...

Abductors of Samson Siasia’s mother, Mrs Beauty Ogere Siasia, have reduced their demand for the release of the 79-year-old woman to N50million from initial N70million.   Samson Siasia, a former Super Eagles striker and coach, and his family were understood ...

Juventus striker, Cristiano Ronaldo and Conor McGregor are set to become neighbours in Marbella as Ronaldo has just bought a £1.3million holiday villa there.   According to The Sun, the four-bedroom property takes Ronaldo’s property empire to £27m.     The publication also ...

Nigerian footballer, Obinna Nsofor and his Serbian partner, Anastasija, are currently on vacation in Croatia. He shared some of their vacation photos online

Manchester United legend, Patrice Evra, who was one of the best left-backs in Premier League history, has announced his retirement from football at the age of 38.   Evra enjoyed a brilliant career at Manchester United, where he won 10 major trophies. ...

A dead body was reportedly found in Arsenal star Mohamed Elneny‘s home in Egypt.   According to Gazetta, the midfielder’s father found the corpse at the house in the city of Mahalla Al-Kubra. The shocking discovery was made on Friday, July 26, ...

The wedding ceremony of Super Eagles player and Galatasaray star, Henry Onyekuru is currently ongoing in Benin-City, the Edo state capital and it attracted some members of the Super Eagles squad of the just-concluded 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. ...

Veteran Nigerian sports journalist and retired Director of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Akinloye Oyebanji, has died at the age of 62.   His family confirmed that Oyebanji passed on at the National Hospital, Abuja, on Saturday July 27th morning after a ...

  The Wales star is finally nearing a Madrid exit   Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale is finally set to bring his summer transfer saga to an end with a lucrative move to Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning, according to Marca.   It ...

Atletico Madrid showed no mercy in New Jersey, where Diego Simeone’s men crushed Real Madrid on Friday. Diego Costa scored four goals as Atletico Madrid humiliated LaLiga rivals Real Madrid 7-3 in an incredible display at the International Champions Cup. Atletico showed no mercy in ...

Just as player wages have grown over the years, so too have those of the men in the dugout, with the leading managers now richly rewarded Coaching a world-class team is arguably one of the most difficult jobs in football ...

The 13-cap former England international has called time on a promising career blighted by injuries and inconsistency Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards has retired from football at the age of 31. Richards has been unable to play since October 2016 due ...

  A former Black Stars goalkeeper and current goalkeeper trainer, Richard Kingston, also known as Olele, has been arrested for flouting motor traffic regulations. He was arrested at the East Legon tunnel in Accra on Thursday morning together with 21 ...

  Argentine boxer Hugo Alfredo Santillán died early Thursday, several days after he collapsed in the ring at the end of a fight near Buenos Aires. Santillán was the second boxer to die this week following a bout. Maxim Dadashev ...

UFC lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov has reacted to the tragic death of boxer Maxim Dadashev, a fellow Russian who died of injuries suffered in a recent fight.   28-year-old Maxim Dadashev suffered a subdural haematoma in a 140-pound world title eliminator against Puerto ...

Floyd Mayweather has hit back at Manny Pacquiao after his demand for a rematch.   Pacquiao inflicted a first defeat on Keith Thurman last weekend to enhance his legacy at the age of 40 and his victory immediately led to ...

Maxim Dadashev, the 28-year-old Russian boxer left fighting for his life after suffering a subdural haematoma in a 140-pound world title eliminator against Puerto Rican Subriel Matias at MGM National Harbor in suburban Washington on Friday, July 19, 2019, has been confirmed dead.   His trainer Buddy ...

Juventus star, Cristiano Ronaldo will not face any charges over an alleged rape in the US state of Nevada a decade ago, prosecutors said on Monday.   The Clark County District Attorney’s Office said it had declined to prosecute the ...

This is so hilarious. They even brought the chicken in a customised box.  

  Former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather has been named “special advisor” to China’s boxing team as they look to improve their medal count at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese Boxing Federation said. The federation said Mayweather had ...

  The Reds winger will return the day after the clash against the Premier League champions as he has been given two weeks off following AFCON Sadio Mane will miss Liverpool’s Community Shield match against Manchester City as Jurgen Klopp confirmed he is to ...

A Russian boxer is fighting for his life after the ‘right side of his skull’ was removed by surgeons following serious head injuries he suffered in a fight.   28-year-old Maxim Dadashev reportedly suffered a subdural haematoma in a 140-pound world title ...

Herve Renard is stepping down as Morocco head coach after their early exit from the Africa Cup of Nations.   Morocco were one of the pre-tournament favourites for Egypt 2019 but suffered a shock penalty shootout defeat by Benin in ...

LA Galaxy star, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has backed up his claim that he is the best in the US Major League Soccer by recording a hat trick against Carlos Vela’s team Los Angeles FC.   Zlatan scored a hat-trick to give ...

Nigerian football legend, Nwankwo Kanu took to his social media pages to show this special jersey featuring all the clubs he played for including Arsenal, Portsmouth, Ajax, Inter Milan, and West Brom.   The 44-year-old football Icon retired from football in June 2011.   See ...