The Super Falcons will on Tuesday (today) at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja face Ethiopia in the second leg of the second round of the 2024 Paris Olympic qualifier. The Super Falcons played a 1-1 draw with Lucy, as the Ethiopian women’s senior team are known, in the first leg of the doubleheader at the Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa last Wednesday and will hope to get a […]
US Open champion Coco Gauff needed just 57 minutes to beat Ons Jabeur in her opening match at the WTA Finals. Gauff, 19, who is seeded third, won the first seven games before an hour-long rain delay in Cancun, Mexico. When play resumed, the American quickly wrapped up a 6-0 6-1 victory for her 50th win of the season. In the other Group B match, Iga Swiatek came back from […]
Eddie Jones has stepped down as head coach of Australia. The Wallabies exited the recent Rugby World Cup in the pool stage - the first time in the tournament's history they failed to reach the knockout stage. Jones, who began a second spell in charge of the team in January, will officially step down on 25 November. In a statement, Rugby Australia thanked Jones, 63, for his "commitment to the Wallabies […]
Spain and Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati has won the Women's Ballon d'Or for the first time. The 25-year-old enjoyed a hugely successful year as she helped her club triumph in the Spanish top flight and Champions League, and her country win the World Cup in the summer. She was also crowned Uefa's player of the year in August. England goalkeeper Mary Earps achieved a fifth place finish while team-mate Rachel […]
uper Eagles and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen ended in eighth position in the 2023 Ballon d’Or award on Monday in Paris. Argentina megastar, Lionel Messi, won the Ballon d’Or for a record eighth time ahead of Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and France’s Kylian Mbappe, who finished second and third respectively. The 2023 Ballon d’Or France Football award ceremony took place at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. Osimhen finished ahead […]
Australia on Tuesday decided against bidding for the 2034 football World Cup, strengthening Saudi Arabia’s position as the favourite to host the event. Football Australia pulled its bid on the October 31 deadline after the Asian Football Confederation threw its weight behind Saudi Arabia. “We have explored the opportunity to bid to host the FIFA World Cup and — having taken all factors into consideration — we reached the conclusion […]
The Westminster Magistrates’ Court in the United Kingdom, on Monday, adjourned till November for hearing in the £100,000 bribery case against Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Diezani had on October 2 appeared before the court and was granted £70,000 bail. The district judge, Michael Snow, imposed other terms on her, including an 11pm to 6am curfew, an electronic tag to be worn by her at all times […]
Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas, on Monday, condoled with the families of the 100 passengers who were feared dead in Saturday’s boat accident in River Benue. The governor, in a condolence message signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Digital Communication, Emmanuel Bello, called for a thorough investigation to ascertain the cause of the boat accident. “This is a sad moment for Taraba State. I want to extend […]
Controversial singer, Abdulazeez Fashola, alias Naira Marley, and Lagos socialite, Samson Eletu, alias Sam Larry, have filed a fundamental rights suit to challenge their continued detention over the death of 27-year-old singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, alias Mohbad. Joined as defendants in the suit filed before the Federal High Court in Lagos were the police and the Lagos magistrate, Adeola Olatunbosun, who ordered their remand in police custody for 21 days. Naira […]
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