Category: Sports
Rohr calls up 23 players for Seychelles, Egypt
Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has invited stand-in team captain Ahmed Musa and 22 other players for Super Eagles’ matches slated for this month, the Nigeria Football...
Player collapses, dies during league match
A player in the Gabonese first division, Herman Tsinga, has died after collapsing during a game in Libreville, local media reported on Monday. Tsinga, a striker for...
Federer climbs to 4th, as Djokovic stay top of men’s rankings
Roger Federer has gained three places to fourth in the men’s ATP tennis rankings released by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) released on Monday. The leap...
Lal Liga: Morata double keeps up Atletico Madrid’s Barca chase
Atletico Madrid kept up their pursuit of La Liga leaders FC Barcelona with an Alvaro Morata double in a 2-0 win at Real Sociedad on Sunday. But it was done in grim...
Juve win after two sent off and Napoli miss late penalty
Serie A leaders Juventus held on to win 2-1 at Napoli in a stormy top-of-the-table clash on Sunday which saw both teams have a player sent off and Lorenzo Insigne miss a...
Liverpool held in goalless derby at Everton to stay second
Liverpool were left a point behind English Premier League (EPL) leaders Manchester City on Sunday after they were held to a 0-0 draw by Everton in the Merseyside derby....
Nigeria’s fighter, Kamaru becomes first ever African born UFC champion
In a stunning turn of events, Kamaru Usman manhandled Tyron Woodley to lift the welterweight title from him in a one-sided performance in the co-main event of UFC 235 on...
Bayern to play Gladbach without six injured players
Bayern Munich’s strength in depth will be tested at Borussia Moenchengladbach this Saturday with six of their star-studded squad sidelined. There is some good news for...
Former FIFA vice-president banned from football
Former FIFA vice president David Chung of Papua New Guinea has been banned for six-and-a-half years from football for ethics rules violations. The ethics committee said...
Cyprus Cup: Super Falcons bounce back beat Slovakia 4-3
Super Falcons grabbed their first victory at the ongoing Cyprus cup with a 4-3 defeat of Slovakia at the Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium Friday. The Thomas Dernneby tutored...
