Germany To Bid For 2040 Summer Olympics
The German government said Wednesday it wanted the country to host the 2040 Summer Olympics, picking a date that avoids a centennial reference to the edition held in Nazi Germany. Berlin and several other German states had previously mulled a…
D’Tigress lose to Germany in pre-Olympics warm-up game
D’Tigress of Nigeria were defeated 77-63 by Germany in a preparatory game ahead of the forthcoming Paris Olympics. Nigeria failed to match up against the Germans, who showed their superior class in the game played on Friday in Berlin, Germany….
Again, Nigeria drops on FIFA ranking
Nigeria’s Super Eagles dropped one spot in the FIFA World Ranking, to 39th place in the July ranking. In the ranking table by the world football governing body, the Nigerian team maintained its 1,498.93 points from June. The News Agency…
Euro 2024: UEFA’s official Team of the Tournament unveiled [Full list]
Players from Spain have dominated UEFA’s Euro 2024 Team of the Tournament, which was published on Tuesday. Rodri, Dani Olmo and Fabian Ruiz are the midfielders included in the squad. The other three La Roja players who made the cut…
Ibadan stadium declared unfit for NPFL matches
The playing turf of the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan, Oyo State has been declared unfit to host Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) matches. The pronouncement was made in a statement issued by the league board on Thursday via its…
Morocco 2025: Nigeria draw Benin Republic, Rwanda again!
The Super Eagles have been presented with an earlier opportunity to avenge their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying defeat to the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in Abidjan last month, with both teams again paired in the same group in the…
FULL LIST: Super Falcons squad for Paris Olympics
Randy Waldrum, Super Falcons Head Coach, has picked captain, Rasheedat Ajibade, and goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, in his final team list for the Women’s Olympic football tournament in France. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen by Mr Ademola…
Chelsea sign Dewsbury-Hall for £30m from Leicester
Chelsea Football Club has completed the signing of midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from Leicester City for £30 million. The 25-year-old becomes the fourth summer acquisition for the Blues, following the arrivals of Tosin Adarabioyo, Omari Kellyman, and Marc Guiu. Dewsbury-Hall played…
Joshua To Fight Dubois For IBF Title Vacated By Usyk
Anthony Joshua will face Daniel Dubois in an all-British showdown for the IBF world heavyweight title at Wembley on September 21 after Oleksandr Usyk confirmed he was vacating the belt. Dubois is the IBF’s mandatory challenger and it was announced…
Undisputed heavyweight world champion Usyk vacates IBF belt
Oleksandr Usyk has confirmed he will vacate his IBF title just weeks after he became undisputed world heavyweight champion. The Ukrainian, 37, became the first heavyweight to hold the IBF, WBO, WBA and WBC belts when he beat Tyson Fury…