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Luis Diaz scored a dramatic stoppage-time goal to secure a 3-1 comeback win for Bayern Munich against St. Pauli on Saturday, helping the Bundesliga leaders bounce back from Wednesday’s Champions League defeat to Arsenal. Suspended for the loss to Arsenal, Bayern’s first defeat in any competition this season—Diaz headed home…
Former Super Falcons head coach Randy Waldrum has called on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to account for $960,000 he claimed was disbursed by FIFA to Nigeria and other participating nations in October 2022 to prepare for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. In a…
The sacred flame for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics will be lit on Wednesday in ancient Olympia, Greece, with poor weather which has forced organisers to adjust the traditional ceremony. The flame is usually ignited at the 2,600-year-old Temple of Hera using the sun’s rays focused through a parabolic mirror…
Undisputed boxing champion Claressa Shields has revealed one of the strict routines she follows before a major fight by abstaining from sex for six weeks. Speaking on the Club Shay Shay podcast, Shields mentioned, “I don’t know what other women do, but I stay away from s+x six weeks before…
The Abia State Government has finalized arrangements to host one thousand undergraduates from both public and private tertiary institutions in the inaugural Tertiary Education Sports Fiesta, featuring 26 sporting events. At a joint press briefing in Umuahia, the Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Professor Uche Eme Uche, said the event was…
Moroccan football star Achraf Hakimi has been crowned the 2025 African Player of the Year, beating top contenders Mohamed Salah and Victor Osimhen to the prestigious CAF award. Hakimi, who plays for Paris Saint-Germain, made history as the first defender to win the award since 1973, when Zaire’s Bwanga Tshimen…
Super Falcons star and Brighton & Hove Albion goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie has been crowned the 2025 Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year, marking her third consecutive win of the prestigious award. The announcement was made at the 2025 award ceremony held at the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in Rabat, Morocco.…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has issued a public and heartfelt apology to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Federal Government, and millions of football-loving Nigerians following the Super Eagles’ failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. In an emotional statement on X formerly Twitter, the Federation described Sunday’s…
Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has penned a heartfelt message to fans following Nigeria’s painful exit from the race to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Nigeria’s hopes were crushed after a dramatic penalty shootout defeat to DR Congo, a result that left millions of supporters devastated. In the…
Nigeria’s quest to reach the 2026 FIFA World Cup came to a painful end on Sunday after the Super Eagles were eliminated by DR Congo in a nail-biting penalty shootout at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. The defeat ends Nigeria’s World Cup hopes and marks the second straight…
