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West Ham said forward Michail Antonio has undergone surgery on a lower limb fracture after a serious car accident on Saturday. The 34-year-old ...

Akeem Habeeb of Ilorin Golf Club has emerged the champion of maiden Kwara Governor’s Open golf tournament. The rising star playing handicap 4 ...

Manchester City midfielder Rodri has emerged the winner of this year’s Ballon d’Or award, beating competition from Real Madrid trio of Jude Bellingham, ...

Erik ten Hag has left his role as Manchester United men’s first-team manager. Erik was appointed in April 2022 and led the club ...

French international footballer Paul Pogba’s four-year ban for doping has been reduced to 18 months, a spokesperson from the Court of Arbitration for ...

The President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has expressed his regret for not buying Arsenal when his interest lies ...

Super Eagles of Nigeria forward, Ademola Lookman, has been nominated for the 2024 men’s Ballon d’Or award. In the list announced by France ...

Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Football Club of Ilorin has unveiled a new Technical Crew, led by former Warri Wolves gaffer, Sani Ahmed Sarduna, ...

The Nigeria Football Federation has announced that it has reached an agreement with German tactician, Bruno Labbadia, to become the Head Coach of ...

Kwara United FC of Ilorin on Thursday unveiled 17 new players for the 2024/2025 Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) season. The unveiling ceremony ...

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca insisted Wednesday he was not presiding over a “mess” of a squad after the London club were involved in ...

Abdulfatai Dankazeem, a leading figure in Yoruba radio broadcasting, has called for increased sports journalism in local languages, emphasizing that broadcasting in mother ...

President Bola Tinubu has celebrated Rena Wakama for her exploits at the Paris 2024 Olympics.  Wakama, who is the D’Tigress coach, led the ...

The lounge of a five-star Beverly Hills hotel is an incongruous setting for Antony to be discussing life in the Sao Paulo favela of ...

Lautaro Martinez scored an extra-time winner as Argentina beat Colombia 1-0 to win a record 16th Copa America title at Hard Rock Stadium ...

The General Manager of Kwara United Football Club, Bashir Badawiy has confirmed the release of at least 22 players from the team ahead ...

Substitute Mikel Oyarzabal scored a dramatic late winner as Spain triumphed in Sunday’s Euro 2024 final, beating England 2-1 to confirm their re-emergence ...

The Chairman of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Kwara State Chapter, Mallam Ayodeji Ismail has been appointed as media officer of Kwara ...

Kwara State Football Association, KWSFA, on Thursday, reiterated its stand against unsanctioned competitions and incidents of ‘street football’ happening in the state, warning ...

Rangers International Football Club of Enugu, the flying antelopes have been crowned champions of the Nigerian Premier Football League 2023/2024 season. The flying ...

In what could be described as a new dawn for grassroot football development in Nigeria, the Kwara Kiddies YEG league has signed a ...

Coach Bola Mogaji, Executive Chairman of the Kwara State Sports Commission (KSC), has responded to recent critics accusing him of various wrongdoings, urging ...

Benin Republic beat the Super Eagles for the first time on Monday, defeating them 2-1. That scoreline leaves Nigeria’s World Cup qualification on ...

Super Eagles and Nottingham Forest striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, paid a courtesy visit to the French Ambassador to Nigeria, Jean Francois Hasperue, on Monday. ...

Real Madrid withstood a Borussia Dortmund barrage to win the Champions League for the 15th time as Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior struck ...

Edo Queens have been crowned champions of the Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL), the first time the club has achieved the feat. The ...

Mauricio Pochettino has left Chelsea after just one season in charge by mutual consent, the English club announced on Tuesday. The Blues finished ...

Manchester City on Sunday made English Premier League history by becoming the first side to clinch four consecutive titles after beating West Ham ...

Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury by split decision to win the world’s first undisputed heavyweight championship in 25 years on Sunday, an unprecedented ...

The world record-holder in the women’s 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan, was the fastest over the barriers, setting a world-leading time of 12.40 (0.9m/s). ...

Arsenal kept their Premier League title dreams alive by ending an Old Trafford hoodoo to grind out a 1-0 win at Manchester United ...

PSV Eindhoven were crowned Dutch champions for the 25th time on Sunday, the club’s first title since 2018, in a season also notable ...

The Board of Nigeria Football Federation on Monday approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Committee to appoint former ace winger Finidi ...

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated Kwara-born Nigeria’s star Mariam Bolaji on her gold medal win at the Spanish Para Badminton International 2024 in ...

Mariam Bolaji, young para badminton protege has put Kwara, her state and Nigeria on world map as far as the game after winning ...

The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has appointed National Chess Master, Tunde Onakoya, the Sports Ambassador of the State following his world ...

Kwara state government is set to renovate the indoor sports hall of the state stadium at the cost of N2.06 billion to make ...

Bayer Leverkusen lifted the Bundesliga title for the first time in their 120-year history on Sunday, a 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen breaking ...

Stakeholders of relegation threatened Kwara United rose from an emergency meeting on Monday, totally committed to keeping the club in the Nigerian Premier ...

Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Kwara State has commended Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for firmly driving sports development and business in the state. ...

Kwara United Football Club on Sunday defeated the visiting Enyimba International Football Club of Aba at the ongoing Matchday 27 of the 2023-2024 ...

Members of the Kwara state Special Sports Athletes, otherwise called para-athletes, have appealed to Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to provide them with employment opportunities ...

The Executive of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, Kwara State Chapter on Monday paid a courtesy visit to the management of ...

Elo Jackson International says it has entered into a collaboration with the Edo Tennis Association to organise a tournament for veteran tennis players ...

Jose Peseiro has left his role as the coach of the Super Eagles after taking the team to the final of the 2023 ...

President Bola Tinubu has awarded the Super Eagles team the Member of the Order of the Niger(MON) national honour for their impressive

President Bola Tinubu has hailed the Super Eagles of Nigeria for their tenacious performance in the final of the 2024 Africa Cup of ...

From two defeats in the group stage, a manager departure and a campaign in chaos, the Elephants of Ivory Coast rose from the ...

Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali wants to do more for Nigerians after his heroics in the penalty shootout win over South Africa. The ...

Nigeria Vice President Kashim Shettima has celebrated with the Super Eagles after victory over South Africa’s Bafana Bafana at the Africa Cup of ...

Substitute Kelechi Iheanacho scored to give Nigeria a 4-2 penalty shootout victory over South Africa on Wednesday after an Africa Cup of Nations ...

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have defeated Angola to become the first team to book a place in the semi-final of the ongoing ...

After a week of thrill and drama that saw hosts, Cote d’Ivoire stage one of the biggest comebacks in the competition, the stage ...

Senegal winger Krepin Diatta may face disciplinary action after accusing the Confederation of African Football (CAF) of being “corrupt” following the reigning champions’ ...

The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is holding in Cote d’Ivoire for the first time in about four decades. It began barely ...

Super Eagles beat Guinea-Bissau 1-0 in the last match of a Group A tie in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to qualify ...

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have boosted its credibility as one of the favourites to lift this year’s African Cup of Nations following ...

Lionel Messi won FIFA’s “The Best” award for the third time on Monday as the Argentine pipped Manchester City’s Erling Haaland to the ...

Vinicius Junior struck a first-half hat-trick to fire Real Madrid to Spanish Super Cup glory in a thumping 4-1 win over rivals Barcelona ...

Things to know about the Africa Cup of Nations before the 2024 tournament kicks off on Saturday with a Group A clash between ...