… 43 female athletes begin 2028 Olympics camping The Nigeria women’s national basketball team, D’Tigress, will have adequate preparation ahead of the summer Olympic games in...
FC Barcelona claimed they are ready to replay their El Clasico, which ended 3-2 in favour of Real Madrid on Sunday, April 21. On the said...
Former manager of Manchester United, Jose Mourinho, has lamented how he wasn’t given the kind of support the current coach of the club, Erik ten Hag...
Barcelona President, Joan Laporta has faulted the officiating of the Sunday’s el-clasico fixture that led to Barcelona’s 2-3 loss against rivals Real Madrid. Naija News reports that...
The federal government of Nigeria has reportedly told the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) that the football body will pay for the salary of the Super Eagles’...
The Nigeria women’s national basketball team, D’Tigress, will have adequate preparation ahead of the summer Olympic games in Paris, according to the head of the basketball...
Former Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia has revealed that the only good thing “stubborn” John Mikel Obi did was to join him at the 2016 Olympics...
Mikel Arteta says Chelsea deserve to be higher in the Premier League table as he prepares his title-chasing Arsenal team for a testing London derby on...
Arsenal will be extremely excited over the news coming from the camp of their London rivals, Chelsea who could be without their star player, Cole Palmer...
Philippe Clement, the manager of Scottish club, Rangers, has hailed Nigerian duo Leon Balogun and Cyriel Dessers after their 2-0 win over Rangers. On Sunday, April...
Recent incidents in football have exposed a little-known rule which allows footballers to remain on the pitch during a game despite receiving two yellow cards in...
In a historic chess victory, 17-year-old Indian grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju has become the youngest player ever to win the prestigious Candidates Tournament, setting him up...
FC Barcelona manager, Xavi Hernandez has hailed the performance of his team against Real Madrid despite recording his third successive El Clasico defeat so far this...
The 2023-2024 FA Cup final will be played between bitter rivals Manchester City and Manchester United on May 25, 2024. Recall that Manchester City beat Manchester...
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez blasted La Liga for not employing goal-line technology after his team’s 3-2 Clasico defeat on Sunday left Real Madrid on the brink...
Jude Bellingham snatched Real Madrid a dramatic 3-2 Clasico win over champions Barcelona on Sunday with a “fundamental” goal to take them 11 points clear at...
The 2024 edition of the annual inter-law-firm football competition in the FCT, Abuja Lawyers League, got off to a thrilling experience at the weekend with Yusuf...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has mandated that all the players invited to the under-17 national team camp (Golden Eaglets) must undergo pre-camping MRI scans. Recall...
Samson Siasia who was the captain of the national team during his playing days has coached all national team levels except the under-17 side. Before he...
A defender for the Super Falcons, Ashleigh Plumptre, recently underwent a successful surgical procedure in Saudi Arabia. Naija News understands that the 25-year-old player suffered the...
Kano Pillars’ bid to finish the 2023/2024 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season in a more decent position received a big boost after they smashed relegation-bound...
The Rivers International Marathon, the first full international marathon in the South-South region will be staged on Saturday, May 18, in the Garden City of...
Liverpool got back on track after their week from hell as a 3-1 win at Fulham keeps their Premier League title bid alive. Jurgen Klopp’s side...
Manchester United overcame an astonishing collapse to beat Coventry on penalties in an FA Cup classic on Sunday, setting up a second straight FA Cup final...
An exciting chapter in Abuja’s recreational landscape is set to unfold as Monoliza Sport Centre prepares for its grand launch on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Vice...
Lionel Messi scored twice and created another for Sergio Busquets as Inter Miami beat Nashville 3-1 on Saturday to maintain top spot in Major League Soccer’s...
Arsenal boss, Mikel Arteta has named goalkeeper, David Raya as the player who was ‘crucial’ to the Gunners’ Premier League 2-0 victory at Wolves on Saturday....
The stresses of everyday life build up and can be detrimental to our well-being, however, tapping into leisure activities can be a powerful tool to manage...
French-American center John Walter Wilkins is confident Rivers Hoopers can make it to the playoff round of the 2024 Basketball Africa League (BAL). Wilkins, who is...
The exciting national polo tour that took a deserved break for the religious events of Easter and Ramadan Fasting period is warming to resume its...
An Erin Cuthbert strike gave Chelsea a shock 1-0 win over reigning champions Barcelona in the Women’s Champions League (WCL) semifinal first leg at the Olympic...
Arsenal bounced back from a torrid week to deservedly beat Wolves 2-0 and reclaimed top spot in the English Premier League (EPL) table. Leandro Trossard’s sliced...
Liverpool defender, Trent Alexander-Arnold believes that his club contributed to Arsenal’s unexpected 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa on April 14. Before the Premier League matchday 33,...
Earlier today, April 20, Arsenal traveled to Molineux Stadium to take on Wolves in their matchday 34 encounter. The First half ended exactly the way Mikel...
Arsenal beat Wolves 2-0 on Saturday to return to the top of Premier League table. Leandro Trossard scored in the 45 minute to calm the nerves...
Victor Osimhen failed to score as Napoli’s hopes of squeezing into the Champions League suffered another setback on Saturday when they slumped to a 1-0 loss...
Manchester City bounced back from the disappointment of the Champions League quarter-final exit to Real Madrid as Bernardo Silva’s late goal sunk Chelsea at Wembley to...
Bernardo Silva fired Manchester City back into the FA Cup final as the Portugal midfielder’s late strike sealed the holders’ 1-0 win against Chelsea at Wembley...
FC Barcelona right-winger, Lamine Yamal has predicted the outcome of the El Clasico match which is scheduled to kick off at 8 p.m. on Sunday, April...
Chelsea will officially end the 2023-2024 season without a trophy as Manchester City dumped them out of the English FA Cup. Chelsea looked more promising from...
Jamie Vardy scored and missed a penalty as Leicester beat West Brom 2-1 to return to the top of the Championship on Saturday. However, Southampton’s automatic...
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher doesn’t believe any other manager is capable of replacing Jurgen Klopp at the club except Sporting Lisbon coach, Ruben Amorim. Recall...
Veteran footballers, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been named in the 2024 Ballon d’Or power ranking even though they are no longer playing in Europe....
President Bola Tinubu has assured of his administration’s commitment to sports development. Tinubu gave the assurance when he teed-off the 2024 IBB International Golf Country Club...
Wilfred Ndidi scored his third goal of the English Championship for Leicester City to beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1 to boost their hopes of automatic promotion...
Cole Palmer has been one of the most outstanding signings ahead of this season. When Chelsea paid €47 million to Manchester City for the services of...
Manchester United midfielder Casemiro has compared Kylian Mbappe to Cristiano Ronaldo, saying the two players smell goals whenever they are on the pitch. Casemiro and Cristiano...
William Troost-Ekong and his team failed to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Based on his age, 30, the next World Cup could be his...
Former Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has revealed that the current state of FC Barcelona has reduced the prestige attached to the El Clasico. Over the years,...
Manchester United manager, Erik Ten Hag, has revealed that seven of his players are likely to miss the FA Cup semi-final clash against Coventry on Sunday,...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has reportedly shortlisted three candidates for the Super Eagles coaching job. Out of the three shortlisted candidates for the Super Eagles...
Nigeria has a rich history of producing exceptional football talent, and one name that has been making waves in recent years is Izuchuwku Anthony. This young...
The Honourable Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh has stated the Ministry is committed to seeing Team Nigeria achieve remarkable success at the upcoming...
The inaugural Premium Trust Bank Abuja City International Half Marathon will hold today, with a record 57 elite runners. The 21km road race will take off...
Hundreds of youngsters were sent away from the Golden Eaglets first training in Abuja on Thursday. The Golden Eaglets started preparations for the WAFU U-17 Championship...
French football expert, Oscar Damiani, has revealed that most clubs in Europe won’t be able to afford Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen. Recall that the Nigerian...
Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann has signed a contract extension running until after the 2026 World Cup. Nagelsmann, 36, was appointed as Hansi Flick’s successor in September...
The manager of Arsenal, Mikel Arteta has revealed two key factors that usually make his team lose games as their beautiful season turned ugly within a...
Last weekend saw an astonishing turn of events in the Premier League title race. No one expected both Arsenal and Liverpool to lose at home. It...
The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has said the time has come for Team Nigeria to surpass her best performance at the Olympic...
The Kano State Government has issued a three-match ultimatum to the management and technical crew of Kano Pillars FC to reverse the dwindling fortunes of the...
Although qualifiers particularly in athletics will continue until a few weeks to the Games in Paris, at least nine members of Team Nigeria athletics have so...
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has provided information on the fitness issues of his star players, Kevin de Bruyne and Erling Haaland. Recall that Pep Guardiola...
The NPFL matchday 31 fixture between Rivers United and Akwa United was supposed to take place at 2 p.m. on Saturday but that won’t longer happen....
The 2023-2024 Premier League matchday 34 will go down this weekend, 20 and 21, alongside the semi-finals of the FA Cup. This means that the Premier...
After the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League and the Europa League, Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint Germain and Marseille’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang are the highest goalscorers...
Since the said year, Zinedine Zidane has been out of football for no known reason. The first and the last club he managed was Real Madrid....
Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola has taken responsibility for Cole Palmer’s departure from the club last summer. Manchester City cashed in on the midfielder for £42.5...
The Kano State Government, through its Acting Commissioner of Youths and Sports, Hon. Hamza Safiyanu Kachako, has issued a three-game ultimatum to the management and technical...
Former WBC heavyweight champion, Deontay Wilder, has insisted that it would be a shame if he and Nigerian-born British heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua don’t fight before...
Super Eagles of Nigeria are expected to get a new head coach in the next one to two weeks, according to the country’s sports minister, John...
The break is to enable Rivers United to play their six outstanding NPFL games which piled up due to their involvement in the 2023-2024 CAF Confederation...
The Nigerian FA has completed the Federation Cup round 64 draw and the draw produced some mouth-watering fixtures to watch out for in 2024. The 2024...
An agent and a French football expert, Oscar Damiani, has revealed that Victor Osimhen’s future destination could be limited to just one club. He believes that...
Andy Murray has been named on the entry list for the French Open, but fellow Briton Emma Raducanu is not yet assured of a place in...
Godwin Enakhena, chairman, Sporting Lagos FC, said the club’s sacked erstwhile coach, Paul Offor, after the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Match Day 30. Enakhena...
Southampton manager, Russell Martin, has described Super Eagles midfielder, Joe Aribo, as a top player even though the player has not been playing frequently. Joe Aribo...
World No 1 and defending champion Iga Swiatek progressed to the quarterfinals of the WTA Stuttgart clay-court tournament by beating Elise Mertens in straight sets on...
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez saved two spot kicks and survived a bizarre red card incident as his side beat French club Lille on penalties to...
A former international, Finidi George, is highly favoured to be appointed as the substantive coach of the Super Eagles. Daily Trust has gathered from reliable sources...
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The English Football Association said they have agreed with the Premier League to scrap FA Cup replays from the first round to the end of the...
Former Sporting Lagos head coach, Paul Offor has taken to his X page to write a farewell message to the club a day after the side...
Former Manchester United midfielder, Bastian Schweinsteiger, has revealed that he was saddened that Jose Mourinho kept him off the team’s dressing room. Bastian Schweinsteiger made his...
JLikeThomas Tuchel, coach Mikel Arteta also admitted that he and his team faced a more experienced team than, the Premier League club, in the UEFA Champions...
Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti, has claimed that he and his team knew they would beat Manchester City via penalties. Manchester City, who knocked Real Madrid...
FA Cup replays will be scrapped from the first round onwards from next season as part of an agreement with the Premier League, the Football Association...
Arsenal have not given up on signing Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, according to transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano. However, Arsenal are reportedly cautious of going all...
An Italian court has ordered Juventus to pay Cristiano Ronaldo £8.3m wages owed the player. Ronaldo, 39, agreed to defer wages when football in Italy was...
The premier League and FA have reached an agreement to strengthen the Emirates FA Cup format with new and exclusive calendar windows. The agreement, which is...
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has noted that if his players had taken their chances in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against Real...
Bayern Munich striker, Harry Kane, believes the victory over Arsenal should motivate the German side to aim for the Champions League title. Harry Kane, who left...
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No fewer than 1,500 athletes and officials are expected to participate in the 19th Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Games (NOGIG) kicking off from April 21-27,...
Quadri Aruna, Nigeria’s top table tennis player, has exited the International Table Tennis (ITTF) World Cup after losing by 1-3 (12-10, 11-9, 11-9, 3-11) to Portuguese...
Reigning Okpekpe International 10km champion and record holder, Daniel Ebenyo is the number one ranked athlete in the world in the 10,000m and 10km events and...
Coventry City FC has Manchester United to contend with in the semifinals of the English FA Cup this weekend but beyond that, the team is in...
The management of Ekiti United Football Club have announced the dissolution of the team’s technical crew with immediate effect.No fewer than thirteen out of the thirty...
The IBB International Golf and Country Club has announced the establishment of an endowment fund to promote golf development among the youth from age nine to...