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Unai Emery has been sacked as Arsenal manager. Arsenal’s 2-1 Europa League loss to Eintracht Frankfurt was the final straw for club chiefs, culminating in the club’s worst run of results for 27 years.

Mauricio Pochettino has been sacked by Tottenham Hotspur just six months after leading the club to the Champions League final.

With the euphoria of the 4-2 win against Hungary last Saturday night behind them, the players are looking to qualify for the competition’s Round of 16 when they play Ecuador this evening in Goiania.

Inspite of the two draws secured by the Super Eagles during the recent FIFA windows following 1-1 scoreline with Ukraine and the high profile friendly match against Brazil over two weeks ago, Nigeria still dropped by one spot in the latest…

Nigeria's Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, has approved the refund of $135,000 to world athletics body - IAAF. The money is the overpayment made to the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) two years ago. Despite promises by…

Despite giving it a good and praiseworthy fight, the Super Eagles B were undone by heavy deficit from the first leg and failed to qualify for next year’s African Nations Championship finals after a 3-4 aggregate loss to Togo’s Sparrow…

Tennis star, Rafael Nadal marries his childhood sweetheart, Xisca Perello at a stunning venue in Majorca on Saturday. Nadal, the 19 time Grand Slam winner, has been spotted around the wedding venue this week as preparations go into over…

His story. Tiger Woods is writing his first-ever memoir, Back, to set the record straight on his life and career, HarperCollins Publishers announced on Tuesday, October 15. “I’ve been in the spotlight for a long time, and because of…

15 year-old American Teenager, Coco Gauff becomes the youngest player to win a WTA title in 15 years with victory in the Linz Open. The 15-year-old American beat Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 1-6 6-2 and is projected to move inside the world’s…

Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos has written his name into the history books to become Spain’s most-capped player ever. Ramos started Spain’s Euro 2020 qualifier on Saturday night away at Norway, making a staggering 168th appearance for his…

Lagos State is ready to host participants and visitors coming for Under-20 Women’s World Cup that will be hosted by Nigeria in 2020, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu assured on Saturday. The Governor said the State has started to put all…

Sergio Ramos broke the Spanish international appearances record on Saturday as he won his 168th cap against Norway to overtake Iker Casillas. The Spain captain was named in the starting line-up in Oslo for the Euro 2020 qualifier by…

Former manager for Leicester City and Chelsea, Claudio Ranieri has been appointed as manager for Italian club side, Sampdoria. It is Ranieri’s 20th managerial appointment and a ninth spell as a boss in Italy’s top flight. Ranieri…

Local and International football scouts are converging on Abuja for a football tournament organised by Galaxy Sports Development to select talented young footballers for local and international signings. The tournament which is a…

Former Chelsea and Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech has signed for Guildford Phoenix ice hockey team. The Czech shot-stopper will make his debut on Sunday after penning a one-year deal with the Phoenix. Cech has been training with the…

Five-time champions, Nigeria, has landed in the host nation Brazil, for this year’s FIFA U-17 World Cup finals holding from Oct. 26 to Nov. 17. A statement from the Director of Communications, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ademola…

Former UEFA president Michel Platini is finally free to return to football next week when his four-year ban for ethics violations ends, although he remains linked to a corruption investigation in his home country relating to the 2022 World…

African long jump champion, Ese Brume, won Nigeria’s only bronze medal at the IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar yesterday as curtain fell on the 17th edition of the track and field competition. On a day Nigerians were looking for…

Nigerian boxing champion, Israel Adesanya has emerged the new undisputed UFC Middleweight Champion. Adesanya knocked out his opponent, Robert Whittaker at the championship fight which held in Melbourne, Australia in the early hours of…

Nigerian midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and his team Leicester city bowed to James Milner’s stoppage-time penalty as they lost by 2 goals to one at Anfield. Liverpool have now maintained their 100 percent winning start to the Premier League…

Aston Villa recorded a thumping, much-needed victory at Norwich City as Dean Smith’s men put five past the Canaries. Wesley brushed aside his doubters to set the claret and blues on their way with a first-half brace, and could have had…

Jurgen Klopp snapped back at questions on Mohamed Salah after Liverpool claimed their victory over Leicester with a stoppage-time penalty. Salah could not stay on the pitch for the late penalty after being caught by…

Bayern Munich suffered their first Bundesliga defeat of the season against Hoffenheim just four days after their 7-2 Champions League win at Tottenham. Sargis Adamyan scored twice for Hoffenheim to secure their first ever win at Allianz…

Another Nigerian has made history by running the third fastest time in the world to win the 400m World title for Bahrain. In what has been described as the biggest upset of the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Salwa Eid Naser defeated…

Hosts Cote d’Ivoire battled African champions Super Falcons of Nigeria to a 0-0 draw on Thursday in Abidjan in the third round first leg match of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics qualifiers. The match at the Parc des Sports de Treichville saw…

The striker’s American team has confirmed the passing of the former Golden Eaglets and Flying Eagles skipper Former Nigeria, Genclerbirligi, and Trabzonspor striker Isaac Promise has passed away at the age of 31. Austin Bold FC…

Liverpool were fined 200,000 pounds for fielding an ineligible player in their League Cup third-round victory over MK Dons last week. The Reds, however, avoided expulsion from the competition, the Football League (EFL) said on Wednesday.…

Noah Lyles produced a superb performance to win the world 200 metres title in his first major championships on Tuesday. The 22-year-old American — who has earned comparisons with retired Jamaican legend Usain Bolt — went clear at 50…

Luis Ortiz is planning on making sure he finishes the job when he hurts WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in their rematch on November 23 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ortiz (31-1, 26 KOs) was unable to put…

Divine Oduduru returned to the starting line on Sunday for the 200 meters at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, after he won his appeal against disqualification. Blessing Okagbare will also be at the starting line for the same…