Category: Sports
13-year-old player disagrees with referee, deliberately misses penalty kick
The captain of Galatasaray football club’s under-14 team has earned praise with a rare act of sportsmanship as he deliberately missed a penalty kick following what he...
2016 plane crash survivor dies playing soccer
Journalist Rafael Henzel, one of just six survivors of the 77 people on board the plane that crashed carrying the Brazilian football team Chapecoense in 2016, has died...
Int’l Friendly: Nigeria beat Egypt 1-0
Paul Onuachu scored one of the fastest goals in world football, as Nigeria beat Egypt 1-0 in an international friendly played on Tuesday in Asaba. The Denmark-based...
McGregor announces shock retirement from MMA
Irish mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Conor McGregor said on Tuesday he was retiring from the sport, five months after losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov in a controversial...
Cristiano Ronaldo suffers hamstring injury
Cristiano Ronaldo says he expects to return to action in one or two weeks as he does not think his recent injury is overly serious. The injury had forced him out of...
AFCON 2019: We dedicate qualification to God, Tanzanians — Amuneke
Emmanuel Amuneke, coach of the Tanzanian national team, says the team is grateful to God for their qualifying for the finals of the African Cup of Nations after 39...
Match Report: Nigeria U23 4 Libya U23 0 [agg 4-2]
Rohr’s decision to help the side with three Super Eagles players paid huge dividend, with the Wolfsburg loanee scoring three and providing one Victor...
Nigeria vs Egypt, Brazil vs Czech Republic friendlies live on GOtv
The international friendly match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Pharaohs of Egypt, scheduled to hold on Tuesday, March 26, will be broadcast live on GOtv. The...
AFCON: Akanni urges Rohr to decide on S/Eagles’ preferred formation
Waidi Akanni, an ex-international, has advised the Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, to decide on what tactical formation best suits the team ahead of the...
Amunike makes history, Qualifies Tanzania for AFCON after 39-year wait
Former Super Eagles assistant coach, Emmanuel Amuneke made history with Tanzania by guiding the Taifa Stars to their first Africa Cup of Nations appearance in 39 years....
