Israel Adesanya, Nigerian-New Zealander mixed martial artist, has retained his middleweight title by defeating Marvin Vettori via unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 50-45 for Adesanya at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Adesanya largely dominated the Read more
The head of African football Ahmad Ahmad has been suspended by FIFA for five years for corruption, the global governing body announced on Monday. Ahmad, from Madagascar, has been president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since March 2017 Read more
Manchester City will be free to play Champions League football next season after the Court of Arbitration for Sport lifted a two-season ban from European competitions imposed by UEFA on Monday. “The club welcomes the implications of today’s ruling as Read more
The Nigerian-American Usman (17-1) looked the fresher with Masvidal (35-14) having taken the UFC 251 headline bout at just six days’ notice when Brazil’s Gilbert Burns (19-3) tested positive for COVID-19 and was unable to travel. The Las Vegas-based UFC Read more
Manchester United have confirmed the loan signing of Odion Ighalo from Shanghai Greenland Shenhua until the end of the season. A lifelong Reds supporter, the experienced 30-year-old centre-forward is set to bolster our squad for the second half of the Read more
Nigerian Kamaru Usman secured a dramatic late TKO against Colby Covington after a thrilling five-round war in the main event of UFC 245 in Las Vegas. Referee Marc Goddard stepped in at 4:10 of the final round – the fifth Read more
Arsenal has sacked head coach Unai Emery. The 48-year-old has left the club following Arsenal’s worst run of form since 1992 with the Gunners winless in seven games and eight points off the top four in the Premier League. Freddie Read more
The League Management Company (LMC) has sealed a strategic agreement with Next TV Digital and 9Mobile on the production of Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) contents for local and international markets. The five-year agreement which the LMC is aiming will Read more
Super Eagles shot-stopper Francis Uzoho will be sidelined for six months after damaging his ligament during Nigeria’s friendly against Brazil’s Selecao on Sunday, October 13, at the Singapore National Stadium. Uzoho landed awkwardly in the 62nd minute after contesting for Read more
The dominance of Nigeria continued at the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket as they won their second straight title against Senegal 60-55 in a tightly contested Final on Sunday night at the magnificent 15,000-seater Dakar Arena. D’Tigress, who registered a perfect five-game Read more