Category: Sporting

Nigeria Football Federation –NFF– has started moves on establishing a case against South Africa for fielding an ineligible player in Theboho Mokoena in their 2-0 win over Lesotho during the last round of games in the World Cup qualifiers. Mokoena was supposed to be suspended for the game on Friday after picking up two yellow...

Iga Swiatek has progressed to the quarterfinal of the Miami Open after a 7-6(5), 6-3 win over Elina Svitolina. The world number two stated after the win, “It was much tougher to problem-solve, especially because Elina was also putting on some pressure,” Swiatek said on court after her victory. “I needed to adjust, and I’m...

Emma Raducanu has progressed to the quarter-finals of the Miami Open after a 6-1, 6-3 win over Amanda Anisimova in the round of 16. The victory marked her qualification for her first WTA 1,000 quarter-final and the first time she has won four straight WTA main-draw matches since her US Open triumph in 2021. Raducanu...

South Sudan’s National Team were stranded at the airport in Libya for 3 hours, facing the same treatment that was leashed on Nigeria and Benin in the country. The passports of the Players were seized by Libyan officials. They were eventually allowed to leave without their passports.

Juventus has sacked Thiago Motta and appointed Igor Tudor as the new head coach. The decision to dismiss Motta came after back-to-back Serie A defeats—losing 4-0 at home to Atalanta and 3-0 away to Fiorentina—results that sparked anger among the fans. Motta was appointed before the start of the season, giving him time to know...

Chinese youngster Guo Jiaxuan, an 18-year-old former youth player for Bayern Munich, tragically passed away due to a severe head injury sustained during a training session in Spain that left him in coma. After being declared brain dead by doctors in Madrid, he was transported to Beijing, where he sadly passed away on Wednesday. The...

Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after defeating Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium on Thursday. Goals from Daichi Kamada in the 66th minute and Takefusa Kubo in the 87th minute secured Japan’s place in the tournament, which will be held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This...

Anthony Joshua has been ruled out for eight weeks due to an injury, his promoter Eddie Hearn said while speaking to IFL TV. “He’s not really ready to start camp. He needs another eight weeks or so on his injury. He had a little bit of a setback, and he won’t be punching for about...

Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Paulo Dybala’s season is likely over, as the player is set to undergo surgery for an injury to his left semitendinosus tendon. Roma released an official statement on X, stating: “Paulo Dybala will undergo surgery in the coming days due to an injury to his left semitendinosus tendon....

Emma Raducanu qualified for the 2nd round of the Miami Open with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Japanese teenager Sayaka Ishii at the Hard Rock Stadium on Wednesday. It took Raducanu only an hour to beat the 19-year-old. It was her second win since January when she beat Amanda Anisimova in the second round of...