FIFA Ranking: Super Eagles drops to 34th

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have dropped by one spot in the FIFA ranking for September, placing 34th on the ranking table. In the ranking table on the world football governing body’s website on Thursday, Nigeria garnered 1, 482 points in the month under review

Mane, Salah fire Liverpool atop EPL; Man City humbled by Norwich

Premier League leaders Liverpool on Saturday afternoon shrugged off an early scare to sweep past Newcastle and maintain their 100% start to the season with another dominant attacking display. Sadio Mane was again their go-to man, scoring twice in the first half after

Olympian, Maria Ogoma, 68, is NewsTrack Personality of the Week

Dan Anyiam Stadium in Owerri is a place of history. Though it is in a sorry state with litany of dilapidated structures, over grown weeds; and truly a ghost of what it used to be, but it still has some relics of its

UFC 242: Khabib beats Poirier by submission

Khabib Nurmagomedov has stopped Dustin Poirier by submission in the third round at UFC 242, retaining his lightweight title and unbeaten record. After dominating Poirier with wrestling and grappling throughout Saturday’s bout at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island, Nurmagomedov (28-0) landed a rear naked

FAN NDUBUOKE AND TASK OF REVIVING SPORTS IN IMO STATE

Chief Fan Ndubuoke chairman, renowned sports journalists and Sports Administrator, has been cleared and confirmed the Chairman of Imo State Sports Council of the commission by Imo State House of Assembly. His emergence followed the passage of a bill creating Imo State Commission

Former Nigeria international dies at 36 after brief illness

Former Nigeria international dies at 36 after brief illness – Sports communities mourn Tears have continued to flow freely after the announcement of the sudden death of former Super Falcons forward, Ifeanyichukwu Chiejine by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) after what was described

FOREIGN TABLOID: NOU DEAL PSG reject Barcelona transfer bid for Neymar but are ‘open to loan deal with £200m obligation to buy’

BARCELONA have had a transfer bid for Neymar rejected by PSG, but have been told the Brazilian is available on loan. The forward has been pursuing a move away from the French capital all summer with La Liga giants Barca and Real Madrid

Costly Sex: I paid £375,000 to silence woman who accused me of rape, Cristiano Ronaldo admits

Cristiano Ronaldo’s lawyers have said for the first time that the footballer did pay a woman who accused him of rape €375,000 to settle the allegations made in 2009. Kathryn Mayorga filed a lawsuit in a state court last year in an effort

2019 FIBA: D’Tigress are African Champions

  Nigeria’s D’Tigress have emerged champions of the 2019 FIBA Afrobasket Championships in Dakar, Senegal. D’Tigress edged hosts Senegal 60-55 points in the final to retain the title they won in 2017 and their fourth overall. According to Channels Television, D’Tigress began the

FIFA LIFE BAN: “I have done nothing wrong” – Siasia reacts

Reacting to the FIFA life ban against him over bribery and match fixing scandal,  former Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has denied the allegations of bribery and match manipulations from the World Football Governing body. According to Vanguard Newspaper, Siasia also said that