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L-r: Golfer, Junior Egbakumeh; Chairman of NOVA Merchant Bank, Mr. Phillips Oduoza; Chairman, NOVA Asset Management Co, Osemwengie Ede; and Enterprise Commercial Lead, Middle East and Africa, Microsoft, Akin Banuso, at a Special Golf Competition held at Ikoyi Golf Club in Lagos on Saturday Read More »

Cristiano Ronaldo is now the football all-time highest goalscorer with his first and second goals equaling and breaking Josef Bican’s 805 goal record on Saturday. Manchester United forward, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick on Saturday which took his tallies to 807 goals being the highest in football history. The hat-trick, being the 59th of his blistering career, were his 805th, ... Read More »

Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku has been linked in a shock move to rivals Tottenham to reunite with former Inter Milan boss Antonio Conte, according to Gazzetta Dello Sport. The Belgian is in the midst of a controversy after stating that he wanted to return to Italy and did not like Thomas Tuchel’s style in an interview with Italian media. The ... Read More »

Victor Osimhen and Ahmed Musa were on target as Nigeria defeated Liberia 2-0 in their 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifying match on Saturday. Despite coming back from international retirement, Al Shabab striker Odion Ighalo did not make the match day as Gernot Rohr went for Nantes’ Moses Simon, Leicester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho and Napoli’s Victor Osimhen in the attack. The ... Read More »

The day that Barcelona fans wished would never arrive has come Lionel-Messi has left- the Catalan club and will find a new home for the 2021/22 season. With clubs now set to battle for the Argentine’s signature, Cristiano Ronaldo‘s wish has come true. “I’d like him to come to Italy one day,” Cristiano Ronaldo said during the 2020/21 season. “I hope he accepts the challenge ... Read More »

The Nigerian government finally took steps in fulfilling a promise to the Super Eagles team that won the continental fin Former Nigeria goalkeeper Ike Shorunmu said he is waiting for a call from the Nigerian government to fulfil the decade-long promise made after their triumph at the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations. The Super Eagles won their second continental title ... Read More »

Tyson Fury’s heavyweight unification fight with Anthony Joshua could be put on hold after an independent arbitrator ruled that the WBC heavyweight champion must face former champion Deontay Wilder in a rematch. Retired judge Daniel Weinstein upheld a claim lodged by Wilder that Fury must face him in a third fight by September 15 following their February 2020 title battle. ... Read More »

Andy Ruiz Jr returns to winning ways in his first fight since the rematch with Anthony Joshua; he has shed significant weight and linked up with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s trainer but was forced to climb off the canvas to beat Chris Arreola. Andy Ruiz Jr was floored but overcame the early struggles to out-box Chris Arreola in his return to ... Read More »

Nigeria international Kelechi Iheanacho could be on his way to Chelsea with the Blues manager ‘Thomas Tuchel very convinced’ in the ability of the Leicester City forward to improve his team’s attack, according to Spanish publications, Fichajes. Tuchel is not the biggest fan of Tammy Abraham, with the ex-PSG boss leaving the young Englishman out of Chelsea’s starting lineup a ... Read More »

Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli says the European Super League (ESL) project cannot proceed as Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid joined the six Premier League clubs in withdrawing. Agnelli was one of the chief architects of the breakaway plans, which involved 12 clubs from England, Spain and Italy. But with eight of the 12 teams pulling out, he accepts it cannot ... Read More »