Falconets edge South Korea at U20 Women’s W’ Cup

A late goal by Flourish Sabastine earned Nigeria’s Falconets victory against the Korea Republic at the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia early hours of Monday. In a game where goal-scoring opportunities were far reaching, it was the Nigerian girls that made the most […]

Conte insists Osimhen not part of Napoli’s plans

Napoli manager Antonio Conte has reiterated that Nigerian international Victor Osimhen is no longer part of the club’s plans and will not be reintegrated into the first team, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Osimhen was expected to leave the Partenopei during the transfer window after the striker […]

Minister hails Bolaji for Nigeria’s first Paralympic medal

The Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh, has hailed Eniola Bolaji for winning Nigeria’s first medal at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Bolaji, on Monday, won bronze in the Para badminton Women’s singles SL3 event after defeating Kozyna Oksana of Ukraine 21-9, 21-9. With the feat, […]

England appoints Lee Carsley Three Lions interim manager

Lee Carsley, the current England under-21 manager, will temporarily take charge of the men’s senior team, the English Football Association has announced. The news was revealed in a Friday statement on the FA’s website titled “Lee Carsley appointed as England men’s interim head coach. Also, […]

Ofili switches focus to relays, says job not done

Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili has shifted her focus to the women’s 4x100m relay after finishing sixth in the women’s 200m final at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Ofili, who competed from lane nine, clocked 22.24 seconds, just 0.04 seconds behind bronze medallist Brittany Brown of the […]

‘Osimhen won’t take pay cut to join Chelsea’

Football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has confidently stated that Victor Osimhen will not take a pay cut to facilitate his move to Chelsea, The PUNCH reports. The Italian hinted that Chelsea’s pursuit of the Napoli striker could allegedly ‘go down to the final week of […]

Paris Olympics: Chukwuma faces tough 100m semis

Nigerian sprinter Rosemary Chukwuma has been pitted against stronger oppositions for Saturday’s (today) women’s 100m semi-finals at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Punch Sports Extra reports. The 22-year-old will go against reigning world champion Sha’Carri Richardson, five-time world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, one-time Diamond League […]