22 Super Falcons players have been selected by Randy Waldrum for the team’s international exhibition game versus Japan in Kobe billed for month. The team is dominated by the usual suspects, but four of the U20 ladies who advanced to the round of eight at the FIFA U20 Women’s World …
Read More »Cristiano Ronaldo named most powerful player on Instagram at 2022 World Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo leads Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe as the most influential footballer on Instagram due to play at the 2022 World Cup. Portugal forward Ronaldo had a 48% increase in followers in the past year. He averages more than $3.5m in media value per post, according to analysts …
Read More »Son hat-trick helps Spurs thrash Leicester with Ndidi, Iheanacho in action
Super Eagles duo of Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi were in action for Leicester City in their disappointing defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. Ndidi played up till the 85th minute while Iheanacho was introduced in the 74th minute with the hope of saving his side. The Premier League clash on Saturday …
Read More »St Mirren 2-0 Celtic: How Paisley side ended 38-game unbeaten league run
A year is a long time in football, and 364 days almost as long. And that’s the period of time Celtic had gone without losing a Scottish Premiership game until St Mirren ended the sequence with a 2-0 victory on Sunday. What made the difference? Who made the difference? Was …
Read More »Nigeria beat Egypt to retain African U-19 volleyball title
Nigeria’s U-19 national volleyball team have retained the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) title. The Nigerian boys defeated Egypt 3-0 on Sunday night to retain the championship held in Morocco. For reaching the final of the continental competition, Nigeria and Egypt have now qualified for the 2023 U-19 Volleyball World …
Read More »Nadal says ‘sad day’ for sports as Federer announces retirement from tennis
Rafael Nadal has expressed emotions following the announcement of retirement by his rival, Roger Federer. Federer who is one of the greatest tennis players of all time announced on Thursday that he would retire from top-level tennis this month. Federer said he would call it quits after the Laver Cup …
Read More »Aston Villa 1-0 Southampton: Steven Gerrard on ‘pragmatic’ win
Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard says “the pretty stuff will come” after a hard-fought 1-0 win over Southampton. Watch Premier League highlights on Match of the Day from 22:50 BST on Saturday, 17 September on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.
Read More »Europa League: Ronaldo scores as Man Utd win in Tiraspol
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first-ever Europa League goal as he helped Manchester United seal a 2-0 victory over Sheriff Tiraspol on matchday two. The victory was United’s first win of the Europa League season, after they suffered a shock 1-0 defeat in the first game against Real Sociedad at Old …
Read More »Serena welcomes ‘inspiring’ Federer to ‘retirement club’
American tennis great, Serena Williams, has hailed Roger Federer as an inspiration following the latter’s announcement to retire from the sport. Ripples Nigeria earlier reported that the Swiss great plans to call it quits after Laver Cup billed to hold in London later this month. “My body’s message to me …
Read More »Silkeborg IF 2-3 West Ham United: Hammers come from behind in Europa Conference League win
West Ham United survived a late scare as they came from behind to beat Danish side Silkeborg IF and maintain their perfect record in Group B of the Europa Conference League. The visitors dominated in Demark but fell behind in the fifth minute when Kasper Kusk netted a first-time finish. …
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