Confusion has surrounded the death of Confederation of Africa Football’s doping doctor, Dr. Joseph Kabungo. Kabungo, a Zambian medical practitioner, was said to have died shortly after Ghana stopped Nigeria from qualifying for the 2022 World Cup on Tuesday. There are reports that Kabungo died as a result of the stampede that occurred at the […]
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The Super Eagles of Nigeria have failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup after drawing Ghana 1-1 on Tuesday. Ghana qualified on an away goal advantage. Nigeria hosted arch-rivals Ghana in the second-leg of the 2022 World Cup playoff on Tuesday at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. Nigeria failed to win their […]
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By Mike Asuquo SUNNY OJEAGBASE (SO) was a ground-breaker and a self-made entrepreneur beyond the traditional bounds of the media! He was a man who mastered the art of the possible – a grand master of overcoming the odds once he set his sight on the goal! Before him – and long after he switched […]
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Lionel Messi was back in full training with Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday for the first time since testing positive for Covid-19 at the end of last year. The Argentina attacker was seen warming up with his PSG teammates in a video clip posted by the club on Twitter. Messi contracted the virus whilst on holiday […]
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Photo: Twitter Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, has extolled the effort of former players to sustain the growth of table tennis in the country with the organisation of the second edition Efunkoya National Cadet Championship, which ended at the weekend in Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. Omotoso, who was at the […]
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Nigerian ex-Olympians are battling to save ailing Jeremiah Okorodudu, a member of the country’s continent to the Los Angeles ’84 Olympics Games, where he competed in the middleweight category. Okorodudu, a gold medalist at Oluyole ’79 National Sports Festival in Ibadan, has been down with stroke. Things became so bad for Jerry last year. He […]
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FIFA on Friday escaped a soccer coach’s lawsuit challenging a bribery conviction and coaching ban handed down by the organisation’s judicial body, after a Manhattan federal judge found that the Swiss dispute has no jurisdictional ties to New York. United States (U.S.) District Judge, Alvin K. Hellerstein, axed the August 2 complaint filed by Samson […]
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Anthony Joshua has said he is “done with losing” as he considers a coaching shake-up following his defeat by Oleksandr Usyk. Joshua, who lost the WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight titles to Ukrainian Usyk, told iFL TV he was ready for “war” as he prepares for a potential rematch. “I’m done with losing. I’m done […]
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Nigeria’s players line up before the 2022 Qatar World Cup African qualifiers group 3 football match between Nigeria and Central Africa Republic at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, in Surulere in Lagos State, on October 7, 2021. (Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei / AFP) Against all expectations, Central African Republic, yesterday, at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, […]
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3sc. Photo: Twitter/Official3SC Ex-international soccer star, Felix Owolabi, has said that the recent promotion of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) will add to the value of top-flight football in the country. The club, popularly called The Oluyole Warriors, which had spent four years languishing in the Nigeria National League (NNL) after they got relegated in […]
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