Tag: tournament
Ahmed Musa Leaves Super Eagles Camp After Suffering Bereavement, To Join...
Ahmed Musa, the Super Eagles captain, missed the team’s last training session held inside the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, on Wednesday after losing...
You Won’t Be Released For AFCON – Al Shabab To Ighalo
Saudi Arabia club, Al Shabab has reportedly said that Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo won’t be permitted to take part in the senior national...
AFCON: 3 players arrive camp as Super Eagles begin preparation
Three players have arrived at the Super Eagles camp in Abuja, The PUNCH has learnt.
The first player to arrive at the camp was Olisa...
Brazilian star ends Aruna’s run at WTT tourney
Quadri Aruna was yesterday beaten by Brazil’s Hugo Calderano in the quarterfinal of the Men’s Singles at the 2021 World Table Tennis (WTT) Cup...
England manager Southgate extends contract until 2024
Gareth Southgate has been rewarded with a two-year contract extension after leading England to the final of Euro 2020, the Football Association announced on...
FIFA scribe commends Aisha Buhari Cup
Fatima Samoura, the Secretary-General of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), on Monday commended the display of skills and the level of competition at...
Tokyo Olympics: Mexico beat Japan to win bronze in football
Sebastian Cordova scored a penalty and created two goals as Mexico defeated hosts Japan 3-1 in Saitama on Friday to earn bronze in the...
USA thrash Iran in Olympic basketball
The USA easily beat Iran 120-66 in the Olympic men’s basketball tournament on Wednesday to bounce back from their shock opening defeat — and...
Lalong rewards Plateau’s medalists at Edo 2020
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has rewarded winners of gold medals for the state at the 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) in Benin with...
Euro 2020: England ready to end semi-final jinx, says Southgate
Gareth Southgate says England are ready to end their semi-final hoodoo as they prepare to face Denmark in the last four of Euro 2020,...
EURO 2020: Everything to know about today’s fixtures
The final Group B and Group C fixtures of the Euro 2020 will take place this evening in two batches.
The Group C matches will...
Russia make changes for Finland Euro 2020 clash
Russia have made three changes for their key Euro 2020 Group B game against Finland in Saint Petersburg on Wednesday as they aim to...
Quadre, Aiyegbusi into semi-finals as Mohammed’s fairytale run ends
Top seeds Oyinlomo Quadre and Aanu Aiyegbusi on Friday zoomed into the semi-finals of the ongoing CBN Senior Open Tennis Championship in Abuja.
The News...
Why Cardiac Arrest Is Now Rampant Among Nigerian Lawyers – Fagbemi...
Prince Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Chairman of the 2021 edition of the Nigerian Lawyers Football League, has lamented how...
Golf: We need more tournaments, sponsorship – Oche
By Aderonke Ojediran
Lagos - Andrew Oche, Nigeria’s number one professional golf player, on Tuesday called for regular tournaments and more corporate sponsorship for the...
Super Eagles Qualify For AFCON 2022
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have now confirmed their place at the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations, even before the kick off of their...
Don Jazzy Celebrates 15-year-old Mathematics Champion, Faith Odunsi, Makes Her An...
A teenage Mathematics Champion, Faith Odunsi has been praised on social media by musician, Don Jazzy.
The Mavin boss couldn't hide his admiration for Odunsi...
Federer pulls out of Dubai event to focus on training
Roger Federer has pulled out of the upcoming ATP 500 event in Dubai after the former world number one lost in the Qatar Open...
Super Falcons Thrash E/Guinea 9-0 to Win Turkish Women’s Cup (Video)
The Super Falcons have made the country proud by thrashing Equatorial Guinea to win Turkish Women’s Cup invitational tournament.
The tournament ended today with the...
Mueller Tests Positive For COVID
Bayern Munich forward Thomas Mueller is set to miss out on Thursday’s Club World Cup final in Doha after testing positive for the coronavirus...