6+ hour, 32+ min ago   (405+ words) Manchester City will put their perfect Premier League start on the line on Sunday (Today), when they face Manchester United in the 199th Manchester derby at Old Trafford. For City boss Enzo Maresca, it is a first taste of this fierce…...

6+ hour, 33+ min ago   (1648+ words) The men’s national team has endured similar indignities for years. During the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, Super Eagles players threatened to boycott training and their trip to Marrakech until they received win bonuses for four matches – group-stage victories over Tanzania,…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (182+ words) Players of Nigeria’s Senior Women’s Basketball team, D’Tigress, have thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu after receiving the financial rewards promised to them for winning the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket title. The President announced on Thursday via his X Handle that the…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (373+ words) The OGWUS Youth Empowerment and Community Development Organisation (OYECDO) has announced two grassroots football tournaments for 2026, with the organisers seeking to use the sport to engage young people and address social challenges in communities across the Niger Delta. The competitions…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (320+ words) Nigeria’s Under-20 men’s handball team have secured qualification for the 2027 IHF Men’s Under-21 World Championship after defeating Guinea 28-23 in their quarter-final clash at the 33rd Africa Men’s Junior Handball Championship in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on Wednesday. The victory also booked Nigeria…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (452+ words) For nearly two years, BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri continued appearing before millions of viewers, delivering major international stories while privately navigating a life-changing health diagnosis. The 49-year-old broadcaster has now revealed that she was diagnosed with polycythaemia vera (PV),…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (466+ words) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has fulfilled his outstanding financial pledge to Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, following their historic triumph at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket in Côte d’Ivoire. Players and officials of the national team have received the cash…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (420+ words) Yaya Touré is set to make history on Wednesday when Slovan Bratislava face defending champions Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League, becoming the first African-born coach to lead a team in the competition. The former Manchester City and Ivory…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (233+ words) Fulham are considering offering Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey a new contract amid reported interest from Italian giants Inter Milan. The 26-year-old has established himself as a key figure at Craven Cottage since joining Fulham from Ajax three years ago…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (254+ words) Anthony Joshua has returned to training at Ben Davison’s Essex gym as uncertainty continues to surround his proposed heavyweight showdown with Tyson Fury. The 36-year-old is keeping himself in fighting shape while negotiations over the potential bout remain deadlocked by…...