Category: Sport

The proposed European Super League collapsed on Tuesday after Premier League clubs withdrew from the deeply divisive project following a furious backlash by fans and threats from football authorities.Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal were six of the 12 leading clubs to initially sign up to the breakaway competition designed to guarantee […]

Kelvin Ekerete Kano Pillars new high-profile signing, Ahmed Musa, is set to miss over 80 per cent of the team’s away matches as the second stanza of the Nigeria Professional Football League begins April 28, The PUNCH reports. The announcement of the Super Eagles captain as Pillars’ new signing elicited excitement among fans of the […]

Taiwo Ojoye Anthony Joshua has told Floyd Mayweather and Wladimir Klitschko they are ‘always welcome’ to help him prepare for his blockbuster heavyweight showdown against Tyson Fury.WBA, IBF and WBO champion AJ’s undisputed showdown with WBC king Fury is set to be announced in the coming week after it was revealed it would take place […]

Ebenezer Bajela Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu on Monday entered the history books as the country’s first major political office holder to win a football gold medal at the National Sports Festival, after leading Team Edo to a 3-2 win over Team Lagos in the final of the men’s football event of the 20th […]

Johnny Edward Kelechi Iheanacho’s superb first-time volley away at Burnley has been named Leicester City’s Goal of the Month for March, The PUNCH reports.The award comes after he was named the Premier League’s player for the month of March.Iheanacho’s strike beat goals from Ayoze Pérez, Youri Tielemans, Shannon O’Brien, Esmee De Graaf and Sam Tierney.The […]

Ebenezer Bajela Chairman, Local Organising Committee, and Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, says following a discussion with the Federal Government, the ongoing 20th National Sports Festival will no longer be called off midway into the competition. There had been confusion over the continuity of the festival after the LOC announced that they would […]

Sodiq Oyeleke Instead of 12 days, the National Sports Festival will end after seven days over the failure of the Federal Government to release fund.The Coordinator of Media and Publicity, National Sports Festival, Ebomhiana Musa, made this known to The PUNCH . In a statement on Wednesday night, he confirmed that the decision was taken […]

Johnny EdwardNigeria moved four steps up from 36th to 32nd in the latest FIFA World Ranking for the Month of March, The PUNCH reports.The FIFA Ranking point for each team is now calculated to two decimal places to enhance precision, according to a statement from FIFA. The ranking released on Wednesday, had the Super Eagles, […]

Adeyinka Adedipe Benin City, the Edo State capital, is agog, as the 20th edition of the National Sports Festival begins on Friday (today), with 8,000 athletes expected to vie for honours in 40 events.The festival was initially scheduled for March 20 to April 6, 2020 but was called off following the outbreak of the coronavirus […]

Johnny Edward4 Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has expressed fears over the possibility of including home-based players in his team ahead of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, The PUNCH reports. The 67-year-old Franco-German named Enyimba goalkeeper John Noble in his 24-man squad and invited Adekunle Adeleke and Anayo Iwuala as replacements for Kenneth Omeruo and […]