Mexican President Reviews 2026 World Cup Preparations With FIFA’s Infantino
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum and FIFA President Gianni Infantino hold the FIFA world Cup trophy as they pose for pictures at the National Palace in Mexico City on August 28, 2025. Mexico is co-hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup with…
Bayer Leverkusen’s Victor Boniface headed to AC Milan on loan with €30m purchase option
Kicker reports that Bayer Leverkusen and AC Milan have reached a quick agreement on a loan deal for Victor Boniface. The Nigerian striker will depart his current Bundesliga club shortly after having been given the green light to leave. Boniface…
Nigerian Sprinter, Onwuzurike set for Diamond League debut
Nigerian sprinter Udodi Onwuzurike is scheduled to make his Diamond League debut in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. He is listed for the men’s 200m, coming off a season’s best of 20.71 seconds, which he clocked last…
AfroBasket: D’Tigers’ dream ends in humiliating loss
Nigeria’s senior men’s team, D’Tigers, have been knocked out of the ongoing 2025 FIBA AfroBasket championship, following a 91-75 defeat to Senegal in their quarter-final encounter at the Pavilhao Multiusos de Luanda in Angola on Wednesday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports….
Nigeria bow out of CHAN 2024 despite 2–0 win over Congo
Nigeria restored pride with a 2–0 win over Congo in their final Group D clash at the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA 2024 in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday. However, the victory came too late to save their campaign…
Daniel Dubois splits with coach Don Charles after Oleksandr Usyk loss
British heavyweight expected to work on comeback with Tony Sims, who trains Conor Benn. Team overhaul comes weeks after his fifth-round defeat at Wembley Oleksandr Usyk punches Daniel Dubois in a boxing match. Usyk got the better of Dubois again…
Assar overcomes Aruna in Europe Smash thriller
Egypt’s Omar Assar prevailed over Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna in another chapter of their long-standing African rivalry, edging his continental counterpart 3-1 in the first round of the men’s singles at the Europe Smash – Sweden 2025 on Sunday at the…
Why DNA Tests Should Be Abolished – Nigerian Woman
A Facebook user, Mmiri Mara Ugo Adaeze Nwa Nsukka, has called for the abolition of DNA testing, insisting that it is not part of cultural practices. She stated that all children born by a woman in her husband’s house…
Nigeria’s D’Tigers Storm to Quarterfinals with Thrilling 99-90 Win Over Cameroon
Nigeria’s D’Tigers thrashed Cameroon 99–90 to finish top of Group B and seal their place in the 2025 AfroBasket quarterfinals. The team had earlier secured wins over Madagascar and defending champions Tunisia before wrapping up their group campaign with another…
Remains of football legend, Chukwu, laid to rest in Enugu
The late Nigerian football legend and coach, Christian Chukwu, popularly called “Chairman”, was on Saturday laid to rest in his country home, Obe, in the Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…